Depart from Chongqing North, arrive in 2 hours! Wushan 2-day 1-night fairy tale guide
✨ Take a boat to see the gorge + devour grilled fish, this is what weekends should be like! — A fairyland town hidden in the Three Gorges, 99% of Chongqing people haven’t fully explored it!
🚄 Travel blast! A mountain and water secret spot you can reach in a nap!
✅ Must-see for high-speed rail travelers🚄:
Choose the 8:30 AM G8612 train departing from Chongqing North Station, arriving precisely at Wushan Station in 2 hours! Watch the winding tributaries of the Yangtze River from the window, wake up and dive into the fairyland✨~ After getting off, strongly recommend taking a taxi (about 20 yuan) to the county town. Although the bus is cheaper, it runs infrequently. If you’re in a hurry, go straight for a taxi!
✅ Return trip tips📌:
Buy return tickets after 3 PM! Recommended train G8623, so you can play to your heart’s content before leaving~ Remember to buy tickets one day in advance, as weekends and peak seasons sell out quickly!
🏨 Accommodation guide: Spend little, stay in a room with a river view and great quality!
✨ Prime county town choice: Recommended to stay near the Municipal Square, with a food street downstairs and a 10-minute walk to the pier! The best cost-performance options are here—
🏨 Vienna Hotel (Wushan Branch): 210 yuan/night including breakfast! Rooms are very spacious, some with distant views of the Yangtze River. There’s a popular grilled fish restaurant downstairs, a blessing for the lazy😉~
🏨 Jiangshan Hongye Hotel: Choose this if your budget allows! Genuine first-line river view rooms, breakfast includes Wushan specialty bao noodles, perfect for photography lovers📸~
📸 Exhaustive guide! Must-visit Wushan routes (with pitfall avoidance tips)
🌊【Day 1: Gorge secret spot + night market fireworks, instantly stepping into an ink painting!】
🍜 Breakfast must-try! Wushan Bao Noodles
Thinner and fresher than wontons! Recommended “Old Brand Bao Noodles,” with broth simmered from pork bones, sprinkled with scallions and pepper, 10 yuan a bowl, drink it to the last drop😭~
🚢 Main event: Small Three Gorges boat tour (afternoon session is forever the best!)
▪️ Boarding guide: Ticket exchange at the Visitor Center at 1:30 PM, departure at 2 PM sharp🚢! Basic ticket 115 yuan round trip, strongly recommend adding 20 yuan for the second-floor deck!
▪️ Fairy experience: Freely take photos on the open-air second-floor deck! The steep green mountains flank the canyon, the water is emerald green like jade, egrets fly up as the boat passes, every shot looks like a computer wallpaper📸~ The boat stops midway for visitors to photograph the “Bawu Gorge Hanging Coffins,” and the captain’s millennium-old legend stories are super immersive!
▪️ Hidden trick: Bring some bread crumbs! When the boat moves, many red-billed gulls chase it, tossing food makes the birds fly in a flock, creating an amazing atmosphere✨!
🌙 Night market street food: Riverside Road Teppanyaki vs Grilled Fish Battle!
▪️ Teppanyaki recommendation: Don’t go to “Shuai Yi Bei”! The local secret “Hu Ji Teppanyaki” is the real top choice! Pork belly wrapped in lettuce, garlic ribs grilled crispy outside and tender inside, about 50 yuan per person to eat until full, remember to choose “medium spicy” for the right flavor🌶️~
▪️ Must-order late-night snack: Grilled pig brain at Riverside Road night market! Covered with garlic and chili, tender like tofu, paired with a cold beer, eating late-night snacks while enjoying the river breeze—this is what weekends should be like~
🏔【Day 2: Chasing the sea of clouds at Shennv Peak + authentic grilled fish to finish perfectly!】
🌄 Rush at 6 AM! The sunrise at Shennv Peak is amazing
▪️ Travel tip: Don’t trust drivers who overcharge! Taxi from the county town to Shennv Peak Scenic Area entrance costs about 40 yuan. When descending, ask the park security to call a taxi, they won’t rip you off!
▪️ Tour route: 75 yuan ticket includes sightseeing bus + cable car🚡! First take the sightseeing bus to the cableway station, then the cable car directly to Shennv Peak viewing platform. If lucky, you can see the sea of clouds flowing over the mountain tops, like walking in heaven☁️~
▪️ Best photo spot: The cliff walkway next to the “Shennv Ying Wu Yang” stone tablet! Outside the railing is a bottomless abyss, taking photos when the sea of clouds drifts by will instantly create a fairy tale masterpiece✅!
🍢 Lunch: Hidden gem snacks in the old alleys of the county town
▪️ Wushan Liangxia (cold shrimp): “Peng’s Liangxia” is a must-eat! The brown sugar is freshly boiled by the owner, the cold shrimp is bouncy like jelly, sprinkled with crushed peanuts, a bowl in summer instantly cools you down🧊~
▪️ Radish dumplings: A small stall at the entrance of Dananmen Vegetable Market! Radish shreds wrapped in batter and fried golden, crispy outside and tender inside, dipped in chili sauce, 5 yuan for 2, very satisfying!
🐟 Ultimate hit: The authentic top grilled fish in Wushan!
📍 Highly recommend “Yangyang Grilled Fish”: A 20-year-old old brand! Freshly killed and grilled bighead carp (about 3 jin, 90 yuan), choose the “spicy + pickled chili” double flavor, fish is crispy outside and tender inside, recommended sides are konjac and bean sprouts, soaked in the sauce is amazing! Compared to grilled fish in Chongqing main city, this has more of the Three Gorges’ fiery atmosphere, after eating you’ll even want to pack the chili to go😋~
📌 Local secret tips (save to avoid pitfalls!)
1️⃣ Best time to visit: April-May for azalea seas, November-December for Wushan red leaves, now is perfect to avoid crowds!
2️⃣ Photo gear: Wear a light-colored long dress at Shennv Peak, bright-colored jacket for Small Three Gorges, very matching with green mountains and water~
3️⃣ Must-bring items: The boat deck is windy, bring a light jacket; Shennv Peak walkway has many steps, wear non-slip shoes!
4️⃣ Hidden play: If you have time, spend 20 yuan to take a ferry to the opposite “Dachang Ancient Town,” quieter than Lijiang, and you can buy handmade cloth shoes👟~
💥 Such a Wushan, aren’t you rushing to go?
2 days 1 night to check off the gorge, ancient town, and food, with convenient high-speed rail direct access~
Save this guide and next weekend invite your girlfriends or partner to be a “Shennv” in Wushan!
(Secretly say: When you see the red-billed gulls, remember to make a wish, it’s super effective✨!)