Dragon Boat Festival Road Trip Guide to Fengning Bashang Hundred Miles Scenic Route

🗺️ Itinerary 🔸Day 1: Depart from Beijing → Datan Town (approx. 3.5hrs drive). Stay at a local homestay in Datan and try their roasted whole lamb for dinner. Refuel/charge your vehicle fully - no gas stations/charging points within scenic area. EVs can recharge at Datan Service Area or "Flying Town" in the town center. 🔸Day 2: Enter via South Gate (online tickets only valid here; admission ¥120 includes Qiansongba Forest, half-price for students/seniors) → Baihuapo Flower Sea → Camel Peak's unique rock formations → Sky Terrace overlooking Qiansongba → Liuyun Ridge's sea of clouds after rain → Windmills Among Birches → Ancient Tea-Salt Fort culture → Five-Color Flower Field → Endless grasslands at "World's End" → Exit via North Gate connecting to Scenic Route 1 (total ~4hrs drive). Note: Liuyun Ridge's cloud seas only appear at dawn/dusk - start early. 🔸Day 3: Rentoudui Wetland hiking (¥80 ticket, 8km wooden boardwalk through golden lotus fields and wetland birds). Before returning, visit free Lightning Lake for lakeside horseback riding. 📸 Must-visit spots: 🔹 Baihuapo: Tibetan mesembryanthemum flowers bloom in June 🔹 Liuyun Ridge: Rolling clouds like "Castle in the Sky" - stunning wide-angle shots 🔹 Qiansongba: 280-year-old spruce forest - spot black squirrels if you can 🔹 Bright Summit: Panoramic grassland with photovoltaic windmills - pristine photo ops 🍀 Tips: 🔻 Three restrooms along route: Baihuapo, Sky Terrace, Liuyun Ridge 🔻 Don't enter via North Gate - South Gate to Huanghua Peak is one-way only 🔻 Stay at Scenic Route Lodge or Datan Town 🔻 Bring mosquito repellent - grasslands have many insects Dragon Boat Festival special! Non-overnight camping allowed in scenic area. Clear Milky Way visibility at night. Don't miss sunrise at Dongshan Summit's Cloud Grassland and Liuyun Ridge.