Scenic spot introduction:
Lu'an Tongluozhai Scenic Area is famous for its four unique features: "strange pines, strange rocks, sea of clouds, and hot springs". It enjoys the reputation of "Little Huangshan Mountain in the North of the Yangtze River" and is one of the main scenic spots of the Dabie Mountains National Geopark. The pristine mountains and waters in Tongluo Village, as well as the wild game and wild customs, make it a curious place for geological adventure tours and an ideal holy land for eco-tourism.Attractions distribution:
Tongluozhai Scenic Area is located in Shangtu Town, Huoshan County, in the hinterland of the Dabie Mountains. The scenic spot consists of three parts: the mountainous landscape of Tongluozhai, the Mancao River Grand Canyon and the Tongluozhai Hot Spring. It mainly includes Nantianmen, the Grand Canyon, the idols playing in the water, Tongluo Lake, Guanyin Sitting Lotus, Crucian Carp Back and other scenic spots as well as stone. The forest landscape is covered with exotic pine trees such as Tutu pine and Stone pine. They have different features and characteristics, and are beautiful in all seasons.Scenic spot qualifications:
National 3A scenic spots, provincial scenic spotsScenic spot features:
Mountaineering, adventure, sightseeing, ruins, famous mountains, strange rocks, lakestravelling guideline:
There are seven scenic spots with a radius of about 50 kilometers centered on Tongluozhai, namely Yanzi River Grand Canyon, Tiantangzhai, Nanyue Mountain, Foziling, East Stalagmites, Nanwudang in Hubei Yingshan and Longtan Gorge Rafting. Two-day tour to Tongluo Village and Foziling, two-day tour to Tongluo Village, Hubei Nanwudang, and Longtan Gorge rafting tour, two-day tour to Tongluo Village, Yanzi River Canyon, and Tianshui Stream rafting tour, two-day tour to Tongluo Village and Jianghuai Rift Valley Day trips are very popular.
Tour route:
One-day trip to Tongluo Village: Qianmen → Tongyou Bridge → Watch the Splashing Jade Waterfall → Fairy Game → Face the Stone → Nantianmen → Guanyin Sitting on the Lotus → Nailed Stone Pine → Elephant Playing in the Water → Qujunguan Pass → Jianmei Pass → Yifu Pass → Suspension Bridge → Compatriot pine → Tianlun pine → Sister pine → “Looking past the autumn man’s return (pine)” → Dabie Mountain Folk Culture Garden → Tongluo Lake → Lover’s Valley → Emperor Wu’s Labyrinth → Tongluo Stone Wall → Huatuo Jiu → Yunxiao Stone.
Two-day tour to Tongluozhai:
D1. Overlook and explore the Macheo River Grand Canyon attractions, visit the Xiufeng attractions, and learn about Dabie Mountain’s local products and scenic tourism features Products, live in scenic spots.
D2. (Morning) Watch the sea of clouds and sunrise → watch the splashing jade waterfall → divine elephants playing in the water → Guanyin sitting on the lotus → Nantianmen → Lianli pine → nail stone pine → Dabie Mountain Cultural Garden → Tongluo Lake.
Best time to visit:
Spring and Summer
Shopping recommendations:
(Shopping) General cuisine, yellow bud tea, river fish, red lantern pepper.
(Gourmet food) Lily powder, mushrooms and fungus, rice wine, smoked red tofu.
Scenic spot location:
China>Anhui Province>Lu'an City>Huoshan County>Shangshi Town
How to get there:
Bus route: You can take a train or long-distance bus to reach Lu'an. Take the long-distance bus at Lu'an South Passenger Transport Station to Huoshan County, then transfer to the shuttle bus in the direction of Taiyang, and get off at the scenic spot on the way.
Self-driving route:
1. Direction to Hefei: Take the Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway, transfer to Jiguang Expressway at Xuji hub, and exit from Huoshan/Shucheng exit; drive along G105 → S318 → S209 That’s it.
2. Nanchang direction: take Changjiu Expressway → Huangxiao Expressway → Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway → Jiguang Expressway, exit at Laibang/Yuexi/G318 at Shuanglong Taiping Bridge; just follow G318 → S209.
Scenic area map:
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Ticket prices for Tongluozhai:
50 yuan/person;
Children under 1.0 meters in height are free of charge for military personnel and disabled persons with certificates; children between 1.0-1.4 meters in height are half-priced with teachers' certificates.
