Time flies, and it’s winter again. The scenery in winter is very beautiful, you definitely can’t miss it. In winter, everyone also likes to go on self-driving tours, but you must pay attention to safety when driving in winter. There are many beautiful self-driving routes in winter, and here are a few recommendations for you.
1. Anhui Small Loop
Immerse yourself in the poetic autumn scenery all the way
The most tasteful autumn is in the ancient villages, and the most simple and beautiful ancient villages in China are in Anhui. Hidden here for thousands of years, CNN calls it “the most beautiful place in China”, with black tiles and white walls, bridges and flowing water, and a touch of red leaves, it is full of imagination.
As early as November, it is as beautiful as a colorful oil painting: ancient villages, colorful forests, and poetic fog… Every shot is like an ancient and elegant scroll painting!
If you don’t know where to go in late autumn, go for a walk in Anhui. Come here at this time, find a small village to stay, in the morning, open the window, the red leaves of the distant mountains are hidden in the white gauze tent; every village is a painting, every step is a scene.
Recommended self-driving route:
Qinglong Bay → Anhui Sichuan-Tibet Line → Peach Blossom Pond → Chaji Ancient Village → Dongsongling → Yixian County → Hongcun Village → Tachaun Village → Xin’an River Waterway Gallery → Yangchan Tulou → Changxi → Shitang → Poshan Village
Best season: November
2. Yunnan Western Loop
A self-driving destination that is both beautiful and challenging, the best time is coming
Yunnan Western Loop, the most beautiful self-driving line in Yunnan, because it connects the beautiful Nujiang Road and the Degong Road, the scenery along the way is both beautiful and challenging, making countless old drivers unable to stop. Especially in the autumn and winter seasons, avoiding the rainy season in Yunnan when landslides and debris flows are frequent. It’s the best time to go on this loop.
Along the way, you will travel through the Nujiang Grand Canyon, countless scenery unfolds on both sides of the Nujiang River, and you will occasionally travel through the clouds, like a fairyland, it is truly “the car is on the road, people are in the painting”. Along the way, you will also go deep into the secret realm of western Yunnan, visit the heaven dwelling place that people envy, the primitive villages of Binchongluo, Qiunatong, Wuli Village, etc.
Everything here is mysterious and fresh, and every beauty is waiting for your exploration!
(Dry season: October – April next year)
3. The Yellow River Road
Enjoy the various scenery of the Yellow River all the way
You may have heard of Highway 1 in the United States, but China also has a Highway 1, which was officially opened to traffic three years ago, with over 800 kilometers of high-value, but little-known Yellow River Road. As the name suggests, the Yellow River Road is a self-driving line in Shaanxi that winds along the Yellow River, and it looks even more majestic and magnificent in autumn and winter! If you like the mighty Yellow River, then you should go on the Yellow River Road; if you like the local customs of the Sanqin land, then you should go on the Yellow River Road.
Because, understanding this road means understanding half of the Yellow River! Along the way, the Yellow River flows past the window, and the roar of the river water resounds in your ears. It connects more than 50 tourist attractions and more than 30 agricultural characteristic industrial parks.
Because, after walking this road, you will get to know half of Shaanxi! Along the way, countless ancient towns full of history, majestic martial arts holy mountains, and enchanting wetland fairyland, leaving a lasting impression.
Recommended self-driving route:
4. Hainan Island Loop
The most beautiful seaside self-driving in autumn and winter
In late autumn and early winter, when the weather starts to cool down, it’s time to go to Hainan for a self-driving trip. It seems to have nothing to do with winter, even though it’s already cold and bleak everywhere else in the country, you can still drive with the car doors open and enjoy the breeze here, which is simply enviable for people in the north.
Along the way, coconut wind and sea charm, beaches and reefs, Nanyang arcade, tropical rainforest, Li Miao customs, primitive villages, you can imagine all the beauty here! After driving through Hainan, you will realize that mystery is “the sea stretches to the horizon, clouds are the shore”.
Recommended self-driving route:
Hainan East Line: Haikou–Wenchang–Qionghai–Wanning–Lingshui–Sanya;
Hainan West Line: Haikou–Danzhou–Changjiang–Dongfang–Yacheng–Sanya;
Hainan Middle Line: Haikou–Tunchang–Qiongzhong–Wuzhishan–Lishui–Sanya.
5. Guangdong Northern Guangdong Small Loop
Guangdong’s most beautiful scenic avenue in autumn
Many people say that Guangdong is a province without autumn. But those who have been to northern Guangdong in autumn will definitely redefine Guangdong’s autumn. Compared to the well-known scenery of Guangdong’s coastal areas, the northern Guangdong land, which represents the Lingnan scenery, does not seem to have any deeper impression, but there, the most beautiful mountain and water scenery in Guangdong is hidden.
When you drive here, you will find that Guangdong also has golden ginkgoes, bright red maple leaves, emerald ancient camphor trees… You will find that Guangdong also has magnificent canyons, majestic peaks, enclosed houses and watchtowers, ancient towers and farmhouses…
Driving slowly in such leisurely countryside and mountains, the scenery is beautiful all the way, no wonder many people want to go back again and again.
Recommended self-driving route:
Guangzhou——Conghua——Conghua Shimen Forest Park——Yunji Mountain——Yingde Tianmengou——Ruyuan Grand Canyon——Shaoguan City——Nanxiong Ginkgo Village——Meiguan Ancient Road——Shaoguan——Nangang Yao Village——Ou Family Terraces
6. Northeast Asian Snow Road
China’s most dreamy self-driving road in winter
Northeast Asian Snow Road, although it is not very famous, even rarely enters the public’s eye, but it is the most dreamy road in China in winter.
While driving, you can deeply experience the unique white of the Northeast, the vast snow covering the road, the bare birch forests on both sides are connected to each other, the picture of the sea of trees and snow is more beautiful than the ink painting of Jiangnan.
It connects the most beautiful winter scenery in the Northeast, the ice sculptures of Harbin, the skiing of Yabuli, the snow viewing of Xuexiang, the sea of trees and snow valley of Fenghuang Mountain, and it is the most beautiful road that countless self-driving lovers flock to in winter. If you want to see the snow in winter, try this snow road.
Recommended self-driving route:
Harbin—Yabuli—Suiman Expressway—Snow Road Starting Point—Xuexiang—Erlang River—Moyan Road—Jingpo Lake
7. Dali Wuliang Mountain Cherry Blossom Valley
Encounter China’s earliest “spring”
In the season when the north is covered in snow and the south is full of colorful leaves, the most unexpected spring in China has quietly arrived. In December, 2,000 acres of winter cherry blossoms in Dali Wuliang Mountain will bloom as scheduled.
Walking into the romantic tea garden of cherry blossoms, you will see that in the embrace of the mountains, red tassels are against green tea, dotted and connected into pieces, which are even more dazzling under the sun. If you’ve seen enough of the colorful leaves and snow, go to the cherry blossom valley to see the flowers this winter!
Recommended self-driving route:
Dali—Nanjian——Wuliang Mountain
Flowering period: From the end of November to the beginning of December every year, about 25 days (the flowering time depends on the climate of each year)
8. Siming Mountain Winding Road
Zhejiang’s most beautiful winding road in autumn
Zhejiang’s autumn is not only the comfortable Jiangnan town, but also the “god-level winding road”, it is the Siming Mountain Road in Yuyao, known as the most beautiful road in Zhejiang in autumn.
Siming Mountain winding road is not simply a self-driving line. Here, there are not only ginkgo trees and red maple leaves all the way, but also autumn colors that are stunning! There are also ancient villages with white walls and black tiles, persimmon trees full of branches, attracting a large number of tourists to sketch and take pictures every year. When you drive towards the top of the endless Siming Mountain, it’s as if you are driving in an oil painting. From the green at the foot of the mountain, the red on the mountainside, and finally the gold at the top of the mountain… all the way is colorful.
Coordinates: Siming Mountain, Yuyao, Ningbo, Zhejiang
Best time: November, redwood forest in December
9. Ya’an-Xichang Expressway
The road in the clouds, the scenery along the way is amazing
Ya’an-Xichang Expressway, a highway that has won countless accolades: It is known as the “Ladder Expressway”, “Expressway in the Clouds”, “A Miracle in the History of Chinese Architecture”, “A Paradise for Bridge Enthusiasts”, “A Photographer’s Favorite Place”…
Starting from Ya’an and ending in Xichang, it combines “danger, steepness, difficulty, magnificence, and wonder”. While driving, you will not only be immersed in the breathtaking scenery along the way: crossing the Qingyi River, Dadu River, Anning River, there are as many as 270 bridges… You will also fall in love with the destination, the “city where spring rests” – Xichang: not only has the beauty of Kunming and Dali, but also the delicious food of Chengdu and Chongqing.
10. Hubei-Chongqing Border Red Leaf Avenue
The perfect place to enjoy the red leaves
In November, if you like red leaves, you can go for a walk on the Hubei-Chongqing border, because at that time, the red leaves of Shennongjia and the Three Gorges will enter their peak viewing season.
The most surprising thing is that there is a top-level self-driving line hidden from Chongqing Wushan to Shennong Jiulong Lake, known as the Chinese version of the Grand Canyon, the Chongqing Shangri-La. The entire route is over 60 kilometers long, and everything is paradise!
Take a trip and you can see enough of the red leaves of the Three Gorges and the autumn colors of Shennongjia in one trip.
Self-driving route:
Chongqing Main City → Guandu → Wushan → Three Gorges → Dachang → Pinghe → Dangyang → Dajiuh Lake
Red leaf viewing time: From mid-November to the end of December
11. Zhejiang-Fujian Border
Hiding ancient villages more ancient than Anhui
Sometimes in autumn and winter, it is also a lazy season. If you, like Uncle Che, want to find a place to stay quietly for a few days at this time, and feel that Anhui is too popular, you can go to the Zhejiang-Fujian border.
There are ancient villages that are no less than those of Anhui, with the most original ancient and mysterious charm. Those ancient villages that are still alive make you want to live there immediately for a few days and experience the long-lost rural life.
There are rolling clouds like Huangshan, with a very high forest coverage rate, making you want to go there immediately for oxygen.
There are also hidden delicacies that are forgotten in the mountains, and a culture that is still alive, making people addicted to it.
Self-driving route:
Quzhou——Longyou——Suichang——Songyang——Longquan——Songxi——Jian’ou——Pingnan——Fuzhou
12. Guizhou Southeastern Ethnic Loop
Ancient towns with ethnic characteristics are very tempting
In the last two months of 2020, if you want to visit ancient towns and experience different ethnic customs, go to Guizhou Southeast.
Here, you can go to the Xijiang Thousand Households Miao Village, see thousands of lights, and go deep into the local customs.
You can also see the terraced fields like a canvas spread out in the mountains and wilds, go to Zhenyuan Ancient Town, and clear away your fatigue in the white walls and black tiles.
Self-driving route:
Guiyang → Kaili → Langde Shang Village → Xijiang Thousand Households Miao Village → Jianhe Hot Spring → Zhenyuan Ancient Town → Guiyang
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