Phoenix Ancient City is a national historical and cultural city. It was once praised as the most beautiful small town in China by the famous New Zealand writer Rewi Alley. It is adjacent to Dehang Miao Village in Jishou, Mengdong River in Yongshun, and Fanjing Mountain in Guizhou. It is the only way between Huaihua, Jishou, and Tongren in Guizhou. As a national historical and cultural city, the scenery of Phoenix organically integrates natural and humanistic features into one place. The heavy feeling after perspective may be the essence of its charm that attracts tourists from all over the world. This "Phoenix Ancient City" was once called one of the most beautiful small towns in China by New Zealand writer Rewi Alley. It was built during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. This "Pearl of Western Hunan" is truly "small", so small that there is only one decent road in the city. East-West Street, but it is a green corridor. 1. Transportation issues when traveling from Chongqing to Fenghuang Ancient City: First take a train to Huaihua, and then take a bus to Fenghuang Ancient City.

1. ***16 trains from Chongqing to Huaihua_Train time and fare inquiry

All train departures - arrival and departure times - arrival model operating time and mileage reference fare K585 / K588 Chongqing North - Huaihua 00 : 45 - 10:06 of the same day, air-conditioned express, 9 hours, 21 minutes, 602 kilometers, hard seat 82, hard sleeper, 155 K421 / K424 Chongqing North - Huaihua 01:30 - 11:03, the same day, air-conditioned express, 9 hours, 33 minutes, 602 kilometers, hard seat, 82 hard sleeper, 155 K191 / K194 Chongqing North - Huaihua 04:40 - 15:03 of the same day, air-conditioned express, 10 hours, 23 minutes, 602 kilometers, hard seat 82, hard sleeper 155 K72 / K73 Chongqing North - Huaihua 08:00 - 16:19 of the same day, air-conditioned express, 8 hours, 19 minutes, 602 kilometers, hard seat 82 Hard sleeper 155 1246 / 1247 Chongqing - Huaihua 09:28 - The next day 04:30 Express 19 hours 2 minutes 920 kilometers Hard seat 59 Hard sleeper 130 K201 / K204 Chongqing North - Huaihua 13:00 - 21:18 Air conditioning express on the same day 8 hours, 18 minutes, 602 kilometers, hard seat, 82, hard sleeper, 155 K578/K579, Chongqing North - Huaihua, 15:16 - 23:39 on the same day, air conditioning fast, 8 hours, 23 minutes, 602 kilometers, hard seat, 82, hard sleeper, 155 K775/K778, Chongqing North - Huaihua, 16:24 - The next day 00:17 air-conditioned express 7 hours 53 minutes 602 kilometers hard seat 82 hard sleeper 155 1249 / 1252 Chongqing - Huaihua 16:36 - the next day 10:02 air-conditioned general express 17 hours 26 minutes 920 kilometers hard seat 106 hard sleeper 208 K686 / K687 Chongqing North - Huaihua 17:00 - The next day 03:35 Air-conditioned express 10 hours 35 minutes 602 kilometers Hard seat 82 Hard sleeper 155 K785 / K788 Chongqing North - Huaihua 18:40 - The next day 05:26 Air-conditioned express 10 hours 46 minutes 602 kilometers hard seat 82 hard sleeper 155 K334 / K335 Chongqing North - Huaihua 19:46 - The next day 04:46 air conditioning fast 9 hours 0 minutes 602 kilometers hard seat 82 hard sleeper 155 K652 / K653 Chongqing North - Huaihua 21:01 - The next day 05:56 fast 8 hours 55 minutes 602 kilometers hard seat 47 hard sleeper 99 K835 / K838 Chongqing North - Huaihua 22:31 - the next day 07:56 air conditioning fast 9 hours 25 minutes 602 kilometers hard seat 82 hard sleeper 155 K426 / K427 Chongqing North - Huaihua 23:05 - 12:26 the next day fast 13 hours 21 minutes 602 kilometers hard seat 47 hard sleeper 99 K530 / K531 Chongqing - Huaihua 23:59 - 15:50 the next day air-conditioned fast 15 hours 51 minutes 920 Kilometers 120 for hard seats and 222 for hard sleepers. 2. Take a taxi from the exit of Huaihua Railway Station (the cost is only a few yuan) to Huaihua West Bus Station. There are direct buses from Huaihua to Phoenix (7 a.m. to 6 p.m.). Time About 3 hours, fare is 35 yuan/person 2. Time arrangement: It is best to avoid the National Day Golden Week, there are too many people on holidays; if you plan to go for leisure, you can decide by yourself, it is indeed a good place for leisure; if it is general sightseeing For travel, two to three days are enough.

Then stir-fry the sour chilies and garlic pickled in a jar, and sprinkle some chives after taking it out of the pot to make a local specialty snack that is full of color, aroma and taste. Xiangxi Rice Cake Tujia people have a saying of "Twenty-eight, making cakes". Whenever the Spring Festival comes, at the end of the twelfth lunar month, every family will make glutinous rice cakes. According to local chronicles: "The glutinous rice is pounded like mud in a stone trough, and pressed into a ball, shaped like a full moon. The larger ones are 1 foot 5 in diameter, and the ordinary ones are about 4 inches, and vary from 3 to 8 minutes thick." Small glutinous rice cakes After finishing, the women who are most skillful in making glutinous rice cakes will make several more large glutinous rice cakes, ranging from three to five kilograms in size to more than ten kilograms in large size. This is called "broken cage cake", which symbolizes "abundance of grain" and shows the generosity of the Tujia people. Making glutinous rice cakes is a labor-intensive physical activity. It is usually done by young men. Two people stand opposite each other, first kneading and then beating. Even in the ice and snow, they still have to sweat. Making glutinous rice cakes is also very particular. Stick beeswax or camellia oil on your hands, rub the lumps first, and then press them with your hands or a wooden board to make them smooth and beautiful. Xiangxi Bacon The Miao family has a habit of smoking bacon every other year. Every year when the New Year is approaching, the New Year pig is killed, cut into pieces of three to five kilograms, rubbed with salt and various spices and marinated for three to five days. After the salt and spices have soaked into the meat, it is then threaded with bamboo or rattan sticks. Hang the skewers on the fire pit and slowly smoke them with fireworks. Better smoked bacon can generally be stored for more than half a year. If smoked and baked with orange peels, the bacon oil will be red in color, red in color and translucent, with no soot, and the color will look even more beautiful. Bacon must be washed before cooking, cooked, steamed until soft, and then sliced. It can be eaten directly dipped in sour soup and spicy pepper, or stir-fried with seasonings. It has a unique aroma and a good color. Phoenix pickled radish Phoenix pickled radish is unique. In the urban and rural areas of Phoenix, wherever there are people coming and going, there will be stalls selling pickled pickled radish. Phoenix people, regardless of age or sex, whether they are scholars or farmers, all like to eat pickled pickled radish slices and pickled radish stems dipped in bright red spicy sauce. There are many ways to make pickled pickled radish. Each family has its own secret recipe and refuses to share it with others. When done well, it is sour yet sweet, sweet yet fragrant, and coupled with the spiciness of chili peppers, this taste can only be tasted and cannot be described in words. .