Travel Notes | A quick trip to Wuyi Mountain

After coming down from Tianyou Peak, I decided to travel from near to far, and first went to the nearest Huxiao Rock. When we got on the commuter bus to the scenic spot, the driver told us that Huxiao Rock and Yixiantian were on the same line. Most of us got off at Yixiantian. After visiting Yixiantian, we walked to Huxiao Rock and then got on the bus again. We also chose this route. line.
Following the flow of people in, I saw a path under the protruding rocks. A tall person had to lower his head when walking over it. He smiled and said to his daughter, "Just walk through here," meaning to let her know that she must bow her head where she should. After walking a few steps, I heard a tour guide calling his team back, saying that the sky was on the left and that they had to walk in another direction from here. I quickly called my daughter and the others back.
A line of sky is actually the gap between two stone walls. Go up the steps. When you first enter, you can still turn around, and thinner people can even pass by in the wrong direction. Slowly, the gap became narrower and darker, and I could only rely on my feeling step by step. The rock wall was high and the gap was impenetrable. The rock wall was wet, and drops of water dripped down from time to time. I turned sideways first, then turned to a full body, then took the shoulder bag in my hand, and then turned sideways, the camera had to be raised to my head along with the shoulder bag.
There were a few fat guys who went in together. Their accents sounded like they were from Sichuan. From time to time, I heard them saying, "You can't live without living." When our family walked out of the first line of sky, I deliberately slowed down to see what state they were in when they came out. After waiting for three or two minutes, I didn't see them coming out, so I had to leave. He must be covered in mud and water stains from the rock wall. It seems that it would be better to lose weight.

I originally wanted to walk back from the bottom of the rock, but I had to give up when I encountered a large flow of people.
From Yixiantian to Huxiaoyan, it is a winding path in the valley. Most of it is paved with stone slabs. In places that have not been exposed to the sun, the stone slabs are still wet, and there are moss in some places. If you are not careful, they are a little slippery.
The mother and daughter were not far in front of me, arguing about whether to take off their thick clothes. I heard it funny from behind. It’s nothing. I don’t feel hot. Just wear it if you want. Eat salty radish and feel cool. Seriously, I don’t care. The temperature rose a lot. I was called a snake and became a daughter all the way, so I finally took off my cotton-padded clothes.
The valley is full of big trees, and there is a gurgling stream on one side of the road. In this season, the water is not big, and there is only the occasional sound of water. The wider areas have been opened up into tea gardens. There are signs of a certain tea farm hanging everywhere. The signs of several well-known tea farms are hung on the edge of a small piece of land. I don’t know if there are other plots of land elsewhere. , otherwise, the output will definitely be seriously inconsistent with the sales volume under its name.

At about 11 o'clock, we arrived at the foot of Tiger Roaring Rock. The mother and daughter felt a little tired and didn't want to go up. That's fine, I'll let them eat something here, drink some water, and take a rest first. .
Tiger Roaring Rock is a slightly inverted red sand cliff. There is a natural platform about 200 meters long under the wall. The widest part is 7-8 meters. The platform is engulfed in the stone wall at the far end. A temple was built on the mountain. I walked up the steps in front of the temple and saw a tall Guanyin statue. I vaguely heard from tourists that it was carved by someone who donated it not long ago. To get to that step, you must first pass the Guanyin Statue.
Maybe I am afraid of being exposed to the sun. There were not many people on the platform, so I walked to the end calmly. I didn’t seem to find anything special. I walked around in a circle and went down the mountain.

Coming out of Huxiaoyan, we went directly to the Jiuqu River. Maybe it was because she had walked a little too much, but my daughter didn’t want to go to the river. But seeing that I was more determined, she followed me. The water flow here is very gentle, the main river channel is on the other side of the river, and Jade Girl Peak stands on the edge of the green water.
The midday sun made me feel dizzy, and my interest in traveling was greatly reduced. I walked around by the river, and then took a car to Shuiliandong in a dizzy state.

Shuilian Cave is far away from Huxiao Rock. It took me a while to get there, but not many people came. The parking place was quite far away from the tourist attractions, and it was still uphill all the way.
On the way, I met the tourists who had argued with the waiters at the hotel the day before, but ignored them. There is a cliff on the road, about 20 meters high, with a thin stream of water flowing down, and some tourists are playing there.
After walking for another 3 or 5 minutes, there was a sign in front of the road indicating that the road was under maintenance. On the mountain on the right was the Water Curtain Cave. At this moment, my daughter felt more motivated and said she would go and have a look. But this time, it was terrible. Tell us what disappointment means. In the tea garden, after walking upward for less than ten minutes, the Water Curtain Cave appeared, but there was no water curtain at all. We thought we had made a mistake. In the square in front, the vendors who raise pigeons for tourists to take pictures for a fee are also lazy. The number of tourists can be counted with one's fingers.
Returning to the bus stop again, the staff at the bus stop told us that if we wanted to see Dahongpao and then go bamboo rafting, our time was a little tight, and there was no direct commuter bus.
Dahongpao is very famous, and we all wanted to see his face. After waiting for a long time, the bus finally arrived. After getting off the bus, we walked quickly. It can be said that we didn’t see anything along the way, just for Dahongpao. go.
It is about 2 kilometers from the bus stop to the location of Dahongpao. In fact, Shuiliandong can be reached from a small road, which is less than 5 kilometers. The round trip by car is more than 4 kilometers, plus waiting for the bus. It took more time to take the bus than to walk there, and I didn’t find this route because the directions were unclear.
As the tour guide said, Dahongpao is very short, which disappoints many tourists. Dahongpao, which has been growing for more than 300 years, has grown on the cracks in the rock wall. There were originally 6 plants. Later, 2 died. Another plant was replanted and another was transplanted. There are now 5 plants in total, but they are no longer among these 5. Tea is picked from the tea tree. Therefore, none of the Dahongpao products on the market are produced here. The Dahongpao Scenic Area contains the largest Buddhist temple in Wuyi Mountain, Tianxin Yongle Temple. Due to tight time, we didn’t even bother to go for a walk.

When we got on the scenic spot commuter bus again, it was almost 2:30, and the driver comforted us and said that we had enough time, so there was no need to rush. Originally, this bus was going to the south gate of the scenic spot first. We were switching to other vehicles. After passing several scenic spots, there were only three of our family left in the bus. The driver said that he would take us directly to the Bamboo Raft Pier. Yes. I really didn't expect this, and I'm very grateful.
The car drove quickly and arrived at the pier at about 2:52 or 3, which was still 7 or 8 minutes before the agreed time. There were not many people at the pier, 6 people per bamboo raft, which is not enough for individual travelers. To piece together each other. There is a fee for adults and children. There was a young couple whose children were free of charge, but the bamboo raft staff made sure that the children paid for the tickets and did not give them seats. In this way, there were 7 people from 3 families on our bamboo raft.
The ticket for the bamboo raft is already very expensive, but the explanation of rafting down requires an additional fee of 20 per person, otherwise it will not be taught. The people holding the rafts kept urging everyone to stay on a certain sandbank so that they could be charged according to the length of stay. This was a completely different world from the commuter bus.
Going down the river, there are nine twists and turns, sometimes turbulent, sometimes quiet. Turbulence and sharp turns often coexist. It is indeed not easy to hold a raft well. Many reefs on the shore and in the middle of the river are covered with raft poles. hole.

5 At about 10:00, we finished our one-day trip to Wuyi Mountain. It was very hasty, and we just ate some dry food at noon. We planned to stay in Zhenghe County, 120 kilometers away, at night, so that we could rest early, but we had to get up early in the morning. After driving out, we changed to Fu'an City, which was about 100 kilometers away, because there was no express hotel we wanted in Zhenghe and my daughter wanted to sleep more the next day. Fu'an was a good start and there were rooms, so we changed to Fu'an.
After we settled down, it was almost 8 o'clock and we wanted to have a hot meal. My daughter said there was a restaurant that cooked pork ribs opposite the hotel. She saw it when she first came to the hotel. Luckily, the owner of the restaurant was also very friendly and brought a large pot of pork ribs, which tasted very good.
Be a little extravagant, after all it’s the first day of the new year.