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🌄 2-day family trip in Shangrao! Exploring "China's most beautiful countryside" with kids in this picturesque landscape~ 📅 Day1 First taste of green mountains and clear waters 🌅 Morning: Huangling's Autumn Sun-Drying spectacle ✳️ Huangling Scenic Area (Arrive at 8:00 when it opens!) Taking the cable car feels like riding clouds ☁️ Kids marvel at the colorful agricultural "paintings" at the Sun-Drying Village, shouting "Mom, did the rainbow fall down?" 🌈 Must-try: Terrace zipline - kids screamed with joy saying it felt like riding a rainbow boat 🛶 🍳 Noon: Wuyuan farmhouse cuisine ✳️ Tianjie Restaurant (11:30-14:00) Must-order: Wuyuan red carp! 🐟 So tender it falls apart at chopstick touch. Kids said "Tastier than kindergarten fish!" The accompanying bean curd dish is as smooth as cream 🌇 Evening: Wunvzhou nightscape ✳️ Wunvzhou Resort (Light show at 19:30) Free! Free! Free! 🌃 Waterfront iron-sparks show + Huizhou-style architecture light display left kids awestruck: "Did stars fall into the water?" Got tongue burned getting too close to sparks - equal parts hilarious and frustrating 🤣 📅 Day2 Mountain and cave adventure day ☀️ Morning: Sanqingshan sea of clouds ✳️ Sanqingshan Cable Car (Fewer crowds before 9am) Clouds swirling like fairyland during cable ride 🗻 Kids struck kung fu poses before the "Giant Python Peak", declaring themselves "Mountain Kings" 🐍 Bought 10-yuan tea eggs while queuing - kids devoured them shell and all 🍱 Noon: Shangrao chicken leg feast ✳️ Old Train Station Chicken Leg Stall (11:30-13:30) Must-order: Giant chicken legs! 🍗 15-yuan legs bigger than heads - greasy-faced kids still mumbled "Want more!" 😂 Kind vendor gave extra skewer to cute kids 🌆 Evening: Gexian Village hot springs ✳️ Gexianshan Hot Spring Resort (Opens at 18:00) 15-yuan kids' pool is a steal! ♨️ Giggled nonstop in "fish pedicure" pool - skin became smooth as peeled eggs 🥚 Hot spring eggs (10 yuan/3) have bouncy whites like rubber balls 🏨 Accommodation recommendation 👉 Shangrao Wanda Realm Hotel ✔️Features: Themed kids' rooms + pool! ✔️Why: Dinosaur tent in room 🦕 Shallow pool area - kids called it "water-spraying dino nest" 🚌 Transportation tips ✅ High-speed rail: Hangzhou East→Shangrao (2hrs), 30-yuan taxi to scenic spots 💢 Challenge: Sanqingshan's steep steps - bring hiking sticks/knee pads for kids 💡 Tips ❗️Play "spot the sun-drying colors" while queuing for Huangling cable car ❗️Bring mosquito repellent - Sanqingshan's grass mosquitoes are vicious ❗️Waterproof phone case for hot springs - kids' underwater videos look awesome 🍜 Must-eat food list 1️⃣ Wuyuan red carp: Ruby-red like gemstones 2️⃣ Shangrao chicken legs: So meaty it hurts your jaw 3️⃣ Dengzhan guo: Rice-flour lantern snacks 4️⃣ Qingming guo: Sweet mugwort glutinous cakes 5️⃣ Yanshan hot noodles: Spicy enough to make you pant 6️⃣ Gexianshan hot spring eggs: Egg whites like jelly 💰 Expense breakdown Tickets: ? yuan (recommend online combo tickets) Food: 200 yuan Accommodation: 400 yuan (1 night) Miscellaneous: 150 yuan Total: ~750 yuan (with spare change for tea egg souvenirs!) Shangrao is truly a gem! 2 days packed with "sun-drying + caves + hot springs" - kids get to be mountain kings and hot spring dumplings ♨️ Huangling's rainbow villages take your breath away, Sanqingshan's clouds look like cotton candy, plus endless snacks to stuff your kids! Come unlock this "fairy tale landscape" journey~ 🌈💖 Don't forget videos - guaranteed 100+ likes! PS: Wunvzhou offers free Hanfu costumes - stunning photos in ancient attire 👘 Kid insisted on being "little emperor" in dragon robe while mom got demoted to "imperial maid" - hilarious 🤣
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