Nanjing Surrounding Self-Driving Tour Two-Day Trip Recommended Attractions

Here are several attractions around Nanjing that are highly recommended for self-driving tours. Spring is the best time to travel and enjoy the flowers. We recommend that you go to Nanjing Li Shui Fu Jia Bian, Anhui Jiuhua Mountain, Anhui Xianyu Mountain and other attractions.

1、Nanjing Li Shui Fu Jia Bian

【Route】From Nanjing, take the Airport Expressway, then take the Ning Gao Expressway and turn left at the first toll booth for 2 kilometers to reach Tianshengqiao.

【Food】Specialty products include plum products, Shiqiu dog meat, Honglan rice cakes, Honglan beef, organic vegetables, black chicken blue-shelled eggs, etc.

【Tour】Fujiabian Agricultural Science and Technology Park has 10,000 mu of plum and peach blossoms. Strolling through the park, people are intoxicated. The general public can not only appreciate the charm of a paradise and the beautiful scenery of nature, but also taste local specialties. Now is the season when strawberries are ripe. Citizens can also pick strawberries in the strawberry planting greenhouses by themselves, fully enjoying the fun of a rural harvest. On your way back, you can also go to Li Shui County, visit Wu Xiang Temple on Wu Xiang Mountain, known as the “First Scenic Spot in Jiangnan”, visit Fengquan, cliff inscriptions and then go to Tianshengqiao Scenic Area, known as the “Small Three Gorges of Jiangnan”, to visit the Qinhuai River source Yanzhi River, Phoenix Well and other attractions.

2、Anhui Jiuhua Mountain

【Route】Nanjing – Ring Road – Ningma Expressway – Pass Ma’anshan – Wuhu – Fanchang – Tongling – Qingyang – Exit from Guichi Expressway – Qingquanling – Wuxi – Turn left to enter Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area

【Itinerary】230 kilometers

【Food】Anhui local cuisine, substantial, with heavy flavors.

【Tour】Jiuhua Mountain’s human and natural landscapes complement each other, with 94 large and small temples, including national-level key protected temples such as Huacheng Temple, Jiyuan Temple, Ganlu Temple, Baisuigong, etc., as well as dozens of breathtaking natural landscapes such as the Natural Sleeping Buddha, Tiantai Xiaori, Huatai Qijing, Dapeng Tingjing, Minyuan Bamboo Sea, Guanyin Chuhai, etc.

Have lunch and try the special vegetarian dishes of the Buddhist holy land. In the afternoon, start to visit Jiyuan Temple, Huacheng Temple, Dabei Hall, Baisuigong, and the Flesh Hall. After dinner, sleep soundly in the peaceful and harmonious atmosphere of the Buddhist kingdom. Get up early the next day and pray for peace and happiness for your family in the morning light. Then you can take a small transportation to visit Fenghuang Song, Gujing Baitai, Tiantai Zhengding, and Yixiantian.

3、Anhui Xianyu Mountain

【Route】Nanjing – Ring Road – Ningma Expressway – Pass Ma’anshan – Wuhu – Nanling – Qingyang – Arrive in Shitai County

【Itinerary】350 kilometers

【Food】Mainly farmhouse meals, specialties include Yipin Pot, Grass Chicken Soup, uniquely crafted pickled peppers, etc. This place also has a variety of wild vegetables, small fish and crabs, etc. The famous Shitai County Xianyu famous tea is also produced here.

【Tour】Xianyu Mountain is in the same mountain range as Huangshan Mountain. It is known for its magnificence, wonder, danger, and beauty, and is a “fairyland on earth” full of fairy spirit. Here, the trees are lush and green, covering the sky and blocking out the sun; the streams flow in the valleys, and the blue pools are like jade. What is even more unique is that the stones at the bottom of the valley are mostly red and green colored strange stones. Such ecological beauty can best be summed up in the two ancient poems, “Birds sing and the forest is even quieter, springs ring and the mountain is even more secluded”. Xianyu Mountain is not only beautiful in natural scenery, but also an ecological paradise where various animals and plant communities live in harmony. Among the abundant forests, there are many species of plants under national protection. It is also a paradise for birds and beasts to live and reproduce, such as cloud leopards, black muntjac, macaques, short-tailed monkeys, pangolins, golden pheasants, and long-tailed pheasants, which are rare birds and beasts. The ancient and profound cultural heritage is also a characteristic of this place, including the ancient Huizhou Road built in the Tang Dynasty, the temple ruins of the “Cao Dong Zhengzong” sect, one of the five major sects of Buddhist Zen, as well as imperial inscriptions, and the authentic “Qing’an Pagoda Inscription” handwritten by Wang Daokun, the Minister of War in the Ming Dynasty … There is also Tianfang Rich Selenium Village, one of the three major rich selenium villages in China. Its selenium content ranks second in China, between Ziyang, Shaanxi and Enshi, Hubei, and can enhance human immunity, which is quite magical.

Interested friends can also go rafting on the Qiu Pu River. This Qiu Pu River, which originates in Shitai County, is known as the “Poetry River”. It is nearly 10 li long, with nine twists and turns, quiet and magical. There are many waterfalls distributed along it, the most magnificent being the Huangyan Waterfall, which is over 70 meters high and over 20 meters wide. It is like a huge white jade ribbon, cascading down from the cliff, pouring into the mountain blue pool, rising white mist, majestic and spectacular. In addition, you will pass by Wuhu on your way home at night. You can taste the local drunk shrimp and Yangtze River flower fish, which will definitely make you feel that your trip is worthwhile.

4、Zhenjiang Jinshan

【Route】Get off at Zhenjiang along the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.

【Itinerary】About 90 kilometers

【Food】Zhenjiang Braised Pork, Zhenjiang Steamed Noodle Soup

【Tour】Jinshan is located in the northwest of Zhenjiang City, with an altitude of 43.7 meters and an area of 41.6 hectares. Jinshan is a scenic spot with secluded beauty and natural beauty. It has been one of the most famous sightseeing places in China since ancient times. In ancient times, Jinshan was an island standing in the middle of the Yangtze River, known as “a beautiful lotus in the heart of the river”. Zhang Hu of the Tang Dynasty described it as “a glimpse of trees in the middle of the river, and the sound of bells heard on both sides”. Shen Kuo of the Northern Song Dynasty praised it as “towers on both sides of the water connected, north and south of the river are like mirrors in the sky”. It was originally an island in the Yangtze River, but due to the “flow of the great river to the east”, it became connected to the mainland around the late Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty (1903).