The thousand-year-old terraced rapeseed flower sea on Shaoxing Fuchun Mountain is too romantic
Fields of terraced rapeseed flowers blanket the mountainside, and from the summit, the view is like a stunning spring scroll. The terraces cascade down from the mountainside, arranged in a well-ordered fashion, with the golden 'waterfalls' set against the green mountains, creating a spectacular sight. The terraced fields, which cover more than 2,300 acres and number over 23,000 of varying sizes, have a history of at least five hundred years and are all built from rocks from the Quaternary glacial relic—the 'stone glacier'.
The Fuchun Mountain Rapeseed Flower Festival starts on March 16th and is definitely worth a visit! Come to Shaoxing Fuchun Mountain to witness the charming beauty of one of the top ten 'golden flower attractions' in East China and have a romantic date with the rapeseed flowers!
📍Navigation address: Dongcheng Village, Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang
🎫Ticket: Free
✅Transportation Guide
🚌Public Transportation: Take a long-distance bus from Hangzhou, Ningbo, and other places to Shangyu, then take the 609 bus from the East Bus Station to the foot of Baihu Mountain to reach the entrance of the scenic area. Or arrive at Shengzhou Bei High-speed Railway Station and take a taxi to the scenic area for about 35 yuan. The scenic area has no admission fee, and the shuttle bus round-trip ticket is 10 yuan.
🚗Self-driving: It takes about 2.5 hours to drive from Shanghai, directly navigate to the 'Fuchun Mountain' parking lot. During weekends and holidays when it's crowded, traffic control will be implemented, and private cars are not allowed to drive up the mountain; you must take the scenic area's shuttle bus.
🍱Dining
There are three Moonlight Cafés recommended near the scenic area, offering staple foods, beverages, and snacks.
🏠Accommodation
For accommodation, you can choose Fuchun Mountain Residence or Muge Mountain Residence, which are moderately priced, provide good service, and are not far from the scenic area with convenient parking.
🌟Recommended Hiking Route
Dongcheng Village ➡️ Thousand-Year Rapeseed Fields ➡️ Stone Steps Up the Mountain ➡️ Millennium Stone Waves ➡️ Fuchun Mountain Summit ➡️ Descent and Return
Leaving the parking lot, you will arrive at Dongcheng Village, and after a stretch of road, you will see the entrance to the thousand-year terraces. After viewing the terraces, climb up the stone steps, and in half an hour, you will reach the beginning of the Millennium Stone Waves. The stone wave trail is quite long, and there is a path on the right side if you cannot climb anymore, you can retreat at any time. After experiencing the stone waves, you can continue to climb to the top of Fuchun Mountain to overlook the entire terraced fields and the surrounding mountains, then follow the signs to descend.
🌟Highlights of the Hiking Route
1️⃣Rapeseed Flower Terraces: The closest attraction to the starting point, just a few hundred meters walk from the parking lot, and going down the stairs feels like entering the world of Hayao Miyazaki. From mid-March to early April, the rapeseed flowers on Fuchun Mountain will bloom furiously.
2️⃣Glacial Stone Waves: Climb about two kilometers along the steps of the terraces, which is the steepest climb of the entire route, to reach the beginning of the stone waves, a result of the Quaternary glacial movement, where you need to climb steep rocks, presenting a small challenge.
3️⃣Quangang Ancient Village, with its distinctive high mountain ancient dwellings.
4️⃣The ancient village of Ding Mountain in the high mountains.
5️⃣The ancient Fuchun Mountain Trail, lined with cherry blossoms and various other flowers.
The hotel is separated from the temple by a wall. Wake up in the morning in the morning clock of the temple and the sound of the master's morning class chanting. Go to the ancient temple to incense. Chatting with the master, this is the first time I have met such a monk with fireworks. His persistence is easy-going, open-minded and cheerful. The peach blossoms are in full bloom, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful. Everything is worth my coming again.
The mountain is not famous, but it is worth a visit: there are thousands of terraces, magnificent; there are Dongcheng Ancient Village, wild persimmon trees everywhere; there are large stone waves at the glacier site of 3 million years ago, and huge stones like a river flowing down from the top of the mountain, magnificent. Attractions are free
The biggest feature of Fulu Mountain is Shilang. It is a pity that you don't climb Shilang when you arrive at Fulu Mountain. There are also terraces to see. If you go to the rape blossom season, it should be pretty good. Fulu Mountain still does not charge tickets. And the local area has developed some supporting measures as a scenic spot. This must be praised. It may be that it has suddenly become hot in recent years, and there are many self-driving tours on holidays. Although the security of the local village name is guiding the traffic, an oversight is easy to traffic jam.
Dongcheng Ancient Village is scattered, quiet and natural, and the courtyard of residential quarters is different in style, live separately, gather together and enjoy, along the stone-paved steps up and down, in fan-shaped shape, each lane is interconnected with each other, tea leisure walking, self-driving health preservation, there is no commercial development at present, no admission tickets, different seasons have gone N times, mountain clouds and mists tumble, peach blossom appreciation, terraced rapeseed flower. Sunflower is golden when the rice is ripe. Only when it is in the field can it feel. Photographs of wedding dresses are also very suitable. Aerial photographs of meals and accommodation are very affordable, primitive and very commendable.
The terraces are scaled up and suitable for pure treading with insufficient physical strength. The rolling stone waves are more suitable for strong physical partners, challenging and fun. Go up again, because the mountain road construction is better, you can stop at any time to look at the distance, the scenery full of eyes, it is very pleasant poetic and picturesque. Standing on the top of the mountain, you must climb the highest stone, and the mountain is a peak. If you can come to some snacks, it must be better! If you can encounter the change of the wind, it is another scenery.
The terraced rape blossoms are already in full bloom, everyone can go! My itinerary: Shanghai to Shaoxing East, Shaoxing East to Shangyu East Bus Station, to the foot of Baihu Mountain. It is very troublesome and there is no car to go down the mountain 🌚 Everyone pay attention to the time, there are very few bus shifts on weekdays. It is recommended to drive, the shuttle bus is not open due to the epidemic. I have to bring some water and food, no water! Dongcheng Village has an ancient village and you can also stroll around.