The underestimated treasure of Jiangxi! Spend 3 days in Shangrao exploring mountains, rivers, and ancient towns—every step feels like walking into an ink painting

Shangrao Travel Guide: Don’t ask, just know you’ll be feasting in a fairyland and relaxing in ancient towns Family, listen to me—stop only focusing on Wugong Mountain in Jiangxi! Shangrao is like the heavens spilled their paint palette here and tossed in a basket of delicious food—what you get is “a scenic view at every step like a screensaver” and “one bite makes you want to settle down.” Don’t believe it? Keep reading! 🌄 Attractions to check in: Forget filters, the real scenes are even crazier than your social media posts • Sanqing Mountain: It’s best to go up on an empty stomach because you’ll be “enchanted” to the point of hiccups. The giant python rock looks like a greedy snake just popped out of the earth, the Oriental Goddess statue exudes a cool aura, and if you squat there for sunrise, when the sea of clouds rolls over the peaks, you’ll suspect you accidentally wandered into a celestial team-building event. Friendly tip: wear comfortable shoes, or your legs will shake like a sewing machine coming down. • Wuyuan Huangling: Visit during the autumn drying season when every rooftop looks like a spilled paint box—chili red, corn yellow, pumpkin orange—no need to Photoshop your photos. When the mist sprays on Huaxi Water Street, put on a Hanfu and take a few steps, passersby will think you’re an NPC drifting out of a painting. • Wangxian Valley: At night when the lights come on, the cliffside houses look like lanterns hanging in the sky. With the cheers from the bonfire party, you might feel like you’re at a market scene in a fantasy drama. Remember to find a corner to try the “shouting spring”—the louder your voice, the better. Extroverts can start singing on the spot. • Guifeng: The rocks all look like turtles, some with heads tucked in, some stretching legs. The guide says, “If you see the mountain but not the turtle, you’ve wasted your trip.” Take a boat tour around, and the Danxia mountains on both sides look like they’ve been bitten by the heavens, so oddly shaped you’ll want to give them nicknames. 🍜 Food Guide: What’s weight? Can it compare to Shangrao’s delicious food? • Fried dough sticks wrapped in glutinous rice cakes: The fried dough stick is the “tough guy,” the rice cake is the “soft girl,” wrapped together sweetly. One bite is crispy yet chewy—local breakfast staple, happiness for just 5 yuan. • Dengzhan Guo: Looks like a small lantern, soft outer skin, filling is a divine combo of shredded radish and tofu, steamed piping hot. One bite burns your mouth but you won’t want to stop, 8 yuan fills you up. • Yanshan Hot Rice Noodles: Shangrao’s “life-saving noodles,” slippery rice noodles with pork liver, kidney, and small intestines. The broth is so fresh you could lick the bowl clean. Add a spoonful of local chili, spicy enough to make you gasp but you’ll want another bite, 10 yuan to eat until full. • Wulao Guo: Green “little chubby,” mugwort flavor mixed with glutinous rice aroma. Sweet ones wrapped with sesame, savory ones stuffed with shredded radish. 3 yuan each, perfect to nibble while strolling ancient villages, very cozy. • Qingbuliang: Summer lifesaver! Mung beans, red beans, white fungus, watermelon piled like a small mountain, drizzled with syrup. One bite cools your head, 6 yuan works better than air conditioning. 🚗 Itinerary: 3 days to explore “fairyland + local life,” no tired legs or weary heart • Day 1: Cultivate immortality in Wangxian Valley Morning rush to Wangxian Valley, climb a small hill to see the waterfall, have lunch at a cliffside restaurant, eat hot rice noodles while enjoying the view. In the afternoon, dip your feet in the creek, at night wait for the lights and join the bonfire party crowd—social anxiety can be lifted by the atmosphere. • Day 2: Conquer Sanqing Mountain Get up early and take the cable car up (don’t save money here, hiking will make you question life). First see the giant python and Oriental Goddess, remember to shoot from below to make your legs look longer and the mountain taller. Have a tea egg for lunch on the mountain, walk the West Coast plank road in the afternoon, stop and daydream when the sea of clouds arrives—it’s worth the ticket even if you do nothing else. • Day 3: Relaxed food tour in Wuyuan Morning visit Huangling, learn autumn drying from the local aunties (actually just posing), take some “fairy photos” on Huaxi Water Street. Have a farmhouse lunch in the village—native chicken soup with brown rice, so tasty you’ll lick the plate. In the afternoon, take a bamboo raft at Moon Bay, the raftman will tell you “how clear the water is and how fat the fish are.” Lie back and watch the trees on both banks drift by, so comfortable you’ll want to nap. 📌 Soul-searching tips: Avoid these traps at all costs! 1. Don’t wear white sneakers on Sanqing Mountain! You’ll come down with “little gray shoes.” Sports shoes are the way to go. 2. Don’t buy specialties in Wuyuan’s scenic spots; the village shops at the entrance sell tea leaves and dried bamboo shoots cheaper and authentic. 3. Skip the trendy milk tea in Wangxian Valley; better to buy a couple more Dengzhan Guo to stash in your pocket. 4. Choose high-speed rail for transportation! There are shuttle buses from Shangrao Station to all attractions, more convenient than driving and you can enjoy free guided commentary. In short, Shangrao is a place where your eyes go on vacation and your mouth throws a party. Spend little and feel like a “celestial being.” What are you waiting for? Pack your bags and go!