Where to go for a self-driving tour around Changzhou

There are many great places for self-driving tours around Changzhou. Do you know any? If not, let’s take a look. We will recommend some attractions that are worth visiting for self-driving tours.

1、Liyang No. 1 Highway

Liyang No. 1 Highway is one of the first batch of Jiangsu Provincial Tourism Scenic Roads. It is 365 kilometers long and connects 98 administrative villages, 312 natural villages, over 220 rural tourism attractions, 23 beautiful villages and characteristic rural villages, and quickly connects 7 counties and cities. Traveling to Liyang “No. 1 Highway” has become a travel method with a touch of sentimentality. The most beautiful rainbow section is a romantic and warm section of the road, dotted with red, yellow and blue, extending to the end of the road, bright and mysterious.

Route 1: Dongyuan Line – Shexu Line – Pingheng Line

Nodes: Tianmu Lake, Shisiyuan, Sansheng Village, Pingqiao Stone Dam, Songling Station, Bamboo Sea Drifting, etc.

The Dongyuan Line is easy to find, right next to the Tianmu Lake Tourism Resort, close to the Hantian Hotel. It is a rural highway that was widened and renovated starting in 2008. After years of continuous improvement and perfection, it has now become one of Liyang’s classic rural tourism highways. Along the way, there are large-scale farms like Shisiyuan, and ecological homestays like Sansheng Village, all of which are good choices.

Make some Liyang zagan on the earthen stove, fry some golden-yellow country eggs, there is a river at the entrance of the village, those who like fishing can also fish and cook, so fresh that your eyebrows will fall off.

It is convenient to turn from Dongyuan Line to Shexu Line and then to Pingheng Line. Pingqiao Stone Dam, which everyone is familiar with, can be reached from Pingheng Line. In addition, there is a Songling Station along the way where you can rest.

If you have children, you can drive a little further north and go to Bamboo Sea Drifting, which is also nearby. The starting point of rafting is Songling Village, the end point is Shang Hengjian Village, with a total length of 4.8 kilometers, about 2.5 hours of rafting, here the water flow is sometimes slow and sometimes fast, there are nearly 20 river bends, the largest drop is nearly 50 meters, it will definitely let you and your children have fun going home.

2、Jiaoxi Ancient Town

Jiaoxi Ancient Town is a town with over 700 years of history. It is also the best preserved ancient town in Changzhou with its Jiangnan style. Jiaoxi has hundreds of well-preserved Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings. The “One River, Four Bridges, Five Streets, Thirteen Lanes” are still intact. Some old food shops are hidden in the streets and alleys, and you can smell the fragrance of mutton as you stroll through them. Accompanied by the Longxi River, the ancient town is distant and peaceful, making people feel comfortable.

Features: leisure, sightseeing, visiting ancient sites, red tourism, ancient towns, ancient buildings

Bus route: Take bus No. 15 from Changzhou Passenger Transport Center to Jiaoxi.

3、Menghe Xiaohuangshan

Menghe Xiaohuangshan is located in Menghe Town, a historic and cultural town in Changzhou City. It has the only mountain forest resources in Xinbei District and is rare in the whole city. Lush trees, clear pools, winding mountains, and wisps of smoke, it is like a paradise.

4、Taihu Bay

Taihu Bay is located in Xueyan Town, Wujiang District. The scenery of Taihu Bay in Changzhou is even more vibrant under the blue sky. Driving a small car by the Taihu Bay lake, humming a tune, feeling the lake breeze outside the window, watching the vast and continuous mountains meet the sky, for a while, forget your troubles.

Surrounding attractions: Xixi Valley, Taihu Bay Camping Valley, China Filial Piety Garden, etc.

5、Xiangu Village

Xiangu Village is located in the core area of Maoshan Tourism Resort. It relies on the natural mountains and waters of Maoshan. Here, the mountains are green and the waters are clear, and the scenery is pleasant, like a fairyland.

Surrounding attractions include Qianyuan Temple, Sanqing Temple, Huaxia Baoshengyuan, Oriental Salt Lake City, No. 1 Farm, etc.

6、Oriental Salt Lake City

Location: No. 9 Fangxian Road, Xuebu Town, Jintan City, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Changzhou Oriental Salt Lake City is located in Maoshan, a famous Taoist mountain in China. It is based on the local culture of Jintan and has created the country’s first landscape cultural tourism resort. Surrounded by green mountains and clear waters, it adopts the architectural style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, with ancient streets and alleys, simple and quiet, suitable for leisure and vacation. It is beautiful like an oil painting during the day, and when the lights come on at night, it is like a dream back to the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

7、Chajiawan

Chajiawan is located in Zhenglu Town, Tianning District, Changzhou City. It is one of the first batch of 7 beautiful village demonstration areas (points) in Changzhou. Chajiawan is surrounded by mountains on two sides and water on two sides. Eighteen rivers crisscross, forming a natural water network, dividing the entire village into thirteen natural villages among the mountains, rivers, fields, and gardens. It is a condensed Jiangnan rice paddy town, and even more a romantic and warm landscape painting of mountains, rivers, and fields.

8、Meilin Village

Meilin Village is located in the eastern part of Xixiasu Town, Xinbei District, bordering Chunjiang Town to the east, Menghe Town to the north, and Luoxi Town to the south. Meilin Village has a profound historical and cultural background. It has a Confucian Temple with a history of 500 years, a Donglin Temple with a history of 200 years, and the Meicun Ancient Opera House. In the spring, Meilin Village is full of peach blossoms and willows, and golden canola flowers are scattered in the fields and by the river, making it an excellent choice for tourism.

9、Gaocun Old Street

Address: Chunxi Town, Gaocun County, Nanjing City

Features: One of the best preserved Ming and Qing Dynasty streets in Jiangsu Province

Special products: mass-produced cloth shoes, feather tribute fans, pearl jewelry, Yuquan stoneware, dried tofu, flavorful cakes, Yunxi fragrant goose, Gucheng Lake crabs, slow city leaf paintings, etc., among which feather tribute fans are famous.

Gaocun Old Street is home to a cluster of Ming and Qing Dynasty architectural groups. These ancient buildings are arranged along the water, with white walls, blue tiles, and flying eaves and curled corners. They have been praised by scholars and tourists at home and abroad as “a microcosm of Eastern civilization” and “a treasure trove of ancient architectural art.”

10、Wuzhen Water Town

Address: Northern part of Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province

Features: One of the four famous towns in Jiangnan, a land of fish and rice, a silk weaving center.

Special products: Wuzhen sister-in-law cake, Hangbai chrysanthemum, Sanbai wine, blue-print cloth, Tongxiang cotton, Tongxiang pickled vegetable. There are many places worth visiting in Wuzhen, not only historical and cultural sites such as the Mao Dun Former Residence, Hundred Bed Pavilion, Huiyuan Pawn Shop, but also many traditional residential areas and workshops on the old street, such as the Xiangshantang Pharmacy, Hongyuantai Dyeing Workshop, Pastry Workshop, Cloth Shoe Workshop, etc.

Wuzhen is a place where people want to fall in love. You’d better go there with your loved one, take a slow stroll, enjoy the scenery, bask in the sun, listen to the gurgling water, watch the slow flow of time. You may want to see: Must-see places in Changzhou

11、Yaowan Ancient Town

Address: Yaowan Town, Xinyi City, Xuzhou

Specialty snacks: Yaowan mung bean cake, sweet oil, osmanthus cloud cake

Located at the confluence of the Grand Canal and Lake Luoma in Xinyi City, Jiangsu Province, it is a water town with a thousand years of history and national fame. It is known as the “Golden Triangle of the Golden Waterway” and the “Little Shanghai of Northern Jiangsu”.

12、Huangqiao Ancient Town

Address: Huangqiao Park Scenic Area, Taixing City

Special products: Don’t miss Huangqiao sesame cakes

The song of Huangqiao sesame cakes has been sung throughout the north and south of the Yangtze River. The Huangqiao Battle, which shocked the world, added new brilliance to the history of Huangqiao. Every step you take in Huangqiao, you are overwhelmed by a strong sense of history.

13、Dangkou Ancient Town

Address: Hengfang Road, Ehu Town, Xishan District, Wuxi City

Features: A Jiangnan water town with small bridges, flowing water, fresh and elegant, and many relics

Filial piety is prevalent here, with rich natural resources, a beautiful environment, and many famous people. The rivers and lakes are crisscrossed, the bridges are small and the water is flowing, the environment is elegant, and the old taste of the Jiangnan water town is exuded in the depths of the ancient alleys.

14、Chaji

Address: A village under the jurisdiction of Taohuatan Town, Jingxian County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province

Features: Small bridges, flowing water, fresh and elegant, one of the largest existing ancient residential groups in China.

Although there are also small bridges and flowing water in Jiangnan, those have been trampled and ruined by countless visitors, while Chaji remains like a country girl, untouched. The village still preserves the only Yuan Dynasty building – Degong Hall, the most complete Ming Dynasty building – Aiyuetang, Erjia Temple, and many Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings are well preserved.

Its dilapidated and decadent beauty allows one to see the glorious history of China’s rural era. When you arrive in Chaji, it is easy to think of Peach Blossom Spring. “Green hills lie across from the western city, spring water surrounds Cha village.”