What are some self-driving tour destinations recommended around Wuhan? Let’s introduce some to you! Maybe you haven’t heard of many of these scenic spots like Ge Xian Shan, Xuan En County Tiankeng, Ban Qiao Daughter Lake, Long Wang Jian, and Zhu Shan Unnamed Grassland, but the scenery of these areas is truly breathtaking. Come and take a look!
1、Ge Xian Shan
The largest wild cherry blossom forest in China
Recommended reason: Located in Ge Xian Shan, Chong Yang County, Xian Ning City, you will find wild cherry blossoms covering the entire mountain. It is the largest area of wild cherry blossoms in China, yet few people know about it. You can also enjoy the spring water and Taoist culture here.
Such a wonderland exists in Hubei, with wild cherry blossoms covering the entire mountain. It is the largest area of wild cherry blossoms in China, yet few people know about it.
After a field trip by experts, it was discovered that the cherry blossoms growing on several peaks of Ge Xian Shan are all naturally derived from the original ecosystem. So far, no cherry blossom forest as large as this has been found in China, making it the largest in the country.
Many tourists who have visited Ge Xian Shan to admire the cherry blossoms have exclaimed: “It’s better to see the original cherry blossoms in Ge Xian Shan, Chi Bi City, than to see the cherry blossoms at Wuhan University.” Here, besides admiring the cherry blossoms, you can also drink a spring water on the mountain that is known as “immortal water,” and experience the historical and profound Taoist culture.
Address: Ge Xian Shan, Chong Yang County, Xian Ning City, Hubei Province
2、Xuan En County Tiankeng
290-meter-deep karst sinkhole
Recommended reason: Located in Xuan En County, En Shi City, you will find a 290-meter-deep karst sinkhole, little known to the world. The plants are dense, the flowers are fragrant, and the clear water falls from the sky and the cliffs, converging into streams, becoming the source of life for the “animal and plant kingdom” in the sinkhole.
In Xuan En County, in the western mountainous region of Hubei, there is a karst sinkhole that is over 290 meters deep, little known to the world. The sinkhole is surrounded by dense vegetation, the cliffs inside are steep and towering, and at the bottom lies a hidden, unknown “animal and plant kingdom” full of life.
Because few humans have set foot here, the bottom of the sinkhole retains a relatively independent and complete ecosystem. At the bottom of the sinkhole, sunlight shines in from the opening, clear water falls from the sky and the cliffs, converging into streams, becoming the source of life for the “animal and plant kingdom” in the sinkhole.
The sinkhole has a humid climate, ample oxygen, fragrant flowers and grasses, dozens of plants such as vines, moss, and palm trees grow interlaced, hundreds of swallows build nests and reproduce on the cliffs of the sinkhole, butterflies and other insects fly freely. The unique landforms and climatic features have created this wonder of nature.
Address: Xuan En County, En Shi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province
3、Ban Qiao Daughter Lake
Natural lake, lush pasture
Recommended reason: Located in Ban Qiao Town, En Shi City, it has beautiful grassland, wild flowers all over the mountain, cows and sheep, and lake water. This is also an undeveloped scenic spot, and the blue lake water and lush pastures still retain their most primitive and simple side.
The Daughter Lake pasture on the upstream dam of Ban Qiao Town is known as a small plain. If it weren’t for the mountains surrounding it, it would be a pastoral scene. Entering the scenic spot from the mountains, you will see a flat grassland of nearly thousands of square meters. It has beautiful grassland, wild flowers all over the mountain, cows and sheep, and lake water.
Walking along the pasture, you can see the water flowing slowly out of the Daughter Lake, winding around and entering the mountain cave on the left side of the pasture. Local people say it’s called the “White Tiger Cave”. The ceiling of the cave is full of bizarre and unique rocks.
Daughter Lake, legend has it that in ancient times, before the “Daughter’s Meeting”, girls would come to “Daughter Lake” to bathe, hence the name “Daughter Lake”. Daughter Lake is also an undeveloped scenic spot, and the blue lake water and lush pastures still retain their most primitive and simple side. Camping here is the perfect choice for outdoor enthusiasts.
Address: Ban Qiao Town, En Shi City
Route: Take a bus to Ban Qiao Town, then charter a car to Daughter Lake.
4、Long Wang Jian
Rolling meadows, natural lakes, ancient fortress castles
Recommended reason: In Huangpi, which is just over an hour’s drive from the city, there is an undeveloped place of breathtaking beauty – Long Wang Jian. It has beautiful meadow hills, natural lakes, ancient fortress castles, beauty and history coexist. It easily evokes a desire to walk through it.
Long Wang Jian is located in Zhen Zhu Ling, Li Jia Ji Street, Huangpi. The mountain is not high, the slopes are gentle, suitable for hiking, and the scenery is also good. Rolling meadows rise and fall, a stretch of green in spring, turning into a vast expanse of golden yellow in autumn, as if you were in Daocheng Yading. The most famous is the large-scale ancient fortress castle.
Long Wang Jian Mountain Fort was built to defend against bandits and pacify the people. The mountain walls are basically intact and are quite spectacular, known as the Great Wall of Wuhan. Inside the fort, there were once crisscrossing roads, now lost in the dense shrubs, vines, and wild grass.
From Wuhan, a two-hour drive will take you to the foot of the mountain. Looking up, you will see a blue sky that you haven’t seen in a long time, and in the distance, rolling meadows stretching for miles, sparkling lakes, and verdant trees dot the valleys. The air is incredibly fresh.
Looking up, the jagged mountain peak is Long Wang Jian Ancient Fort, and along the mountain ridge, a continuous stone wall, like the Great Wall, is the fort wall.
Walking up the gentle slope, you will see a vast expanse of thatch grass. The wind blows, and the thatch grass bows low, making a sound like wheat waves.
After about an hour and a half of hiking, you will pass through the collapsed gate, go around the Guanyin Cave, and reach the highest point of Long Wang Jian Ancient Fort. In the midst of the wild grass and thorns, a large area of stone-built houses appear before your eyes. They are of different sizes, some have two rooms, some are single rooms, some are connected and some are scattered, all without roofs, quietly standing on the hillside in the sunshine. They are both desolate and desolate, yet grand and majestic.
There is also a tranquil lake at the foot of the mountain: Yuan Ji Si Reservoir
This lake, which can’t be found on Baidu Maps, is hidden under Long Wang Jian. The continuous mountain body is split open here, after being tempered by the mountain body, it undergoes a natural transformation, clear and drinkable. You can also go boating and camping here.
Address: Zhen Zhu Ling, Li Jia Ji Street, Huangpi District
5、Zhu Shan Unnamed Grassland
Rolling meadows, natural lakes, ancient fortress castles
Recommended reason: This forgotten wonderland is hidden on a mountain top at an altitude of over 2500 meters, at the junction of Zhu Shan and Zhu Xi in Shi Yan City. It has remained untouched by humans and its ecosystem is very well preserved. This season, the grass is lush and stretches as far as the eye can see. All kinds of wildflowers are blooming, pheasants and wild rabbits rise from the grass from time to time, and the starry Milky Way is clearly visible at night … It is truly a paradise hidden on the mountaintop!
This forgotten wonderland is hidden on a mountain top at an altitude of over 2500 meters, at the junction of Zhu Shan and Zhu Xi in Shi Yan City. Experts have confirmed that this is the largest continuous alpine meadow discovered in Hubei Province so far. It is little known, you won’t find any information about this place online.
It is deep in the mountains, and it takes 5 hours of arduous trekking to reach it. Because it is located deep in the mountains and at a high altitude, it is difficult to find a way up, and local indigenous villagers must lead the way by splitting the mountain to reach it.
Standing on the top of the grassland, you can see vast stretches of green blankets extending to the sky between the gaps of the surrounding mountains, above the continuous dark green forest.
Because it has remained untouched by humans, its ecosystem is very well preserved. This season, the grass is lush and stretches as far as the eye can see.
What makes this grassland more amazing than others is that on the vast green carpet, all kinds of wildflowers are blooming, and pheasants and wild rabbits rise from the grass from time to time…
The nights here are quiet and peaceful, the stars are dotted, the Milky Way is faintly visible, not a single light can be seen, full of mystery.
Address: A mountain top at an altitude of over 2500 meters, at the junction of Zhu Shan and Zhu Xi in Shi Yan City, Hubei Province
6、Chai Bu Xi Grand Canyon
Mountain ranges, breathtaking canyon
Recommended reason: Located in the eastern part of Wu Feng Tujia Autonomous County, Yi Chang City, Hubei Province, you will find breathtaking sights everywhere you look. Deep in the valley, layers of mountains overlap, the scenery is magnificent. You can also walk on the glass bridge to admire the mountain scenery.
Walking into Chai Bu Xi, along the cliffs, along the winding paths, you will find breathtaking sights everywhere you look. The gurgling streams winding through the depths of the mountains are like strings lightly plucked and hummed, and deep in the valley, the layers of mountains overlap, rolling up and down.
Mist and haze hang in the air; towering cliffs and strange rocks, strange in shape, stand majestically in rows; the mountains are covered with green forests, casting a thick shade; exotic flowers and plants compete for beauty, intoxicating the cliffs.
Standing here, you will experience the artistic conception of “Three thousand feet of jade peaks are cut, ten thousand feet of rocks are pierced through the sky, the shadow of the peaks is inverted in the sky, and the fragrance of a hundred flowers is contained in the distant ravine”, deeply admiring the wonder of nature.
The vegetation in Chai Bu Xi Canyon is particularly rich. Long ago, the people in the canyon below would cut down the wood below, tie it into bundles, and send it down the creek to Yu Yang Guan to sell. Chai means firewood and Bu means wharf. Therefore, Chai Bu Xi got its name.
Three thousand peaks, peak after peak, daughter’s red. You can’t imagine how beautiful the spring of Chai Bu Xi is. You have to come and see it with your own eyes to know.
Address: Chai Bu Xi National Forest Park is located in the eastern part of Wu Feng Tujia Autonomous County, Yi Chang City, Hubei Province. It borders the 800-mile Qing Jiang River to the north, Wu Ling Yuan and Zhang Jia Jie to the south, the Jian Han Plain to the east, and the mountains of western Hubei to the west. It is 100 kilometers away from the Three Gorges Dam.
7、Da Jiu Hu
Hubei’s Hulunbuir, Sphagnum Swamp
Recommended reason: Located in Shen Nong Jia Forest District, Hubei Province, the large expanse of natural grassland is known as Hubei’s Hulunbuir. It is the only subtropical subalpine Sphagnum swamp in central China, and it is also home to rare animals such as storks, cranes, and sika deer.
It takes about half an hour to drive from Caoping to Da Jiu Hu. It is known as the “alpine plain” and is called Hubei’s “Hulunbuir” and “Shen Nong South”.
Da Jiu Hu was formed by the combined effect of karst, glaciers, and running water, making it the only subtropical subalpine Sphagnum swamp in central China, and even at the same latitude (31° North) globally.
The swamp area is home to rich alpine meadows and swamp fern plants, as well as rare animals such as storks, cranes, and sika deer.
Address: Southwestern part of Shen Nong Jia Forest District, Hubei Province, 28km from Mu Yu Town. Located at the junction of Chongqing and Hubei.
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