Only 3 hours by car! Lesser-known destinations for self-driving trips around Shanghai

What to do during the holiday? Of course, go out and have fun! But looking at various travel websites, traveling abroad is expensive, and staying in Shanghai is not satisfactory. I have listed some inexpensive day trips for everyone, just a little over 3 hours by car, so that your social circle will no longer be lonely and lonely.

Gongyu Village

Why go to Yunnan and Sichuan to see terraced fields? Gongyu, a place that few people know about, is far away from the world and is called the "Shangri-La" of East China. Gongmeng Village is divided into Shangping Village and Xiaping Village, both of which are small villages located on a 600-meter-high mountain. Among them, the most famous scenic spot is Gongyu Rock, a giant cliff that stretches 1200 meters from east to west and is 150-200 meters high, resembling an elephant. When the morning sun or sunset shines on it, Gongyu Rock shines brightly, like a golden elephant.

West Tianmu Mountain, the kingdom of tall trees

Xitianmu Mountain is a secluded tree kingdom, with several "big tree kings" at the mountain top that can be encircled by several people holding hands. It is renowned for its beauty as the "canopy of large trees." With a natural vegetation coverage rate exceeding 95%, it is truly a forest oxygen bar. Take a deep breath of the refreshing air, wishing to carry it away in a package. This mountain has a soul, with the deep forests, majestic ancient trees, foggy clouds, murmuring streams, forming a unique natural environment. Coupled with few visitors, it feels like another world.

Mount Putuo, South China Sea Guanyin

Many aunties and mothers in Shanghai like to go to Putuo Mountain to pray during the Lunar New Year and other festive occasions. They hope to calculate their luck for the new year and have expectations for the future. Putuo Mountain is a small island in the Zhoushan Archipelago of Zhejiang, with beautiful sea and sky, unique scenery, and known as the "number one sea mountain". There are many Buddhist attractions here, where one can bid farewell to luxury and noise, seek tranquility, and experience the magnificent scenery of the Buddhist realm by the sea.
When you come to Yangzhou, you must experience the rich Huaiyang culture. You can visit the typical private garden in the Chinese Jiangnan region, Yangzhou Ge Garden. The garden is composed of stacked stones such as bamboo stones, lake stones, yellow stones, and xuan stones, forming four-season rockeries that are skillfully crafted. The stone arrangement is unique and integrates garden design principles and landscape painting theories, which is breathtaking.

Huzhou Moganshan

Winter is usually the off-season for mountain vacations, but Moganshan in Deqing is an exception. While everyone knows that Moganshan Scenic Area is a great place to escape the summer heat, with its vast bamboo forests and cool streams, have you ever been to snowy Moganshan in winter? It is truly solitary, cold, and aloof. Before the sun rises, you can come to Moganshan and witness the phenomenon of hoarfrost. It feels like being in a fairy tale world, surrounded by sparkling, translucent white.

Dongzhu Lake Wetland Scenic Area

The most significant natural wetland in southern China, Xiazhu Lake, is known for its interlacing lake surface, dense reed beds, clear water, and diverse bird and aquatic plant species. It still maintains the rustic and primitive charm of the water towns in southern China. Over 600 small islands are scattered on the lake's surface, with more than 1,000 waterways crisscrossing them. Additionally, more than 800 species of flora and fauna thrive in this area.
Hello Kitty theme park, officially opened on July 1, 2015, is located in Anji. It includes facilities such as hotels, restaurants, and entertainment, and is a natural and harmonious theme park. The concepts of warmth, fantasy, environmental protection, and creativity will run through the entire park. Here, every girl can freely dream of being a princess, and it is also great for adults to bring children to play together.
With the backdrop of lush bamboo and Tianchi, along with the continuous snowfall created by the large-scale automatic snowmaking machine, and the filming location of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in Anji's Bamboo Sea, you can experience the boundless joy of reconnecting with nature.
Hot area area of about 0.2 square kilometers, underground heat storage temperature of 40-50 degrees, overflow surface water temperature of 30-32.5 degrees, low-temperature hot water. The Daga hot spring is a colorless, odorless, slightly astringent, transparent low-mineral carbonate spring water. It is so comfortable to soak in the forest with the Bali breeze in the hot spring in winter.

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