2025 Zhenba Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in May)

〰️ Nestled deep in the folds of southern Shaanxi lies a forest homestay kissed by clouds: the Happy Mountain Forest Living Park. Open the window to a sea of clouds over the tea fields of the Ba Mountains. The detached villas are hidden in the forest, and the infinity pool hangs over the mountains. You might think you've wandered into Southeast Asia, but it has more lush greenery and tranquility than the tropics. - 🏡 Celebrity-Approved Spot I heard that Wang Anyu and Wei Daxun came here recently to film a show and were the first to stay at the Happy Mountain homestay! After its official opening on May Day, I finally got the same heavenly residence. In the morning, brew a pot of alpine tea, and in the evening, jump into the pool to chase the sunset. The mountain breeze carries the aroma of tea through the hall, and even breathing becomes poetry. - 🌿 Live in the Scenery The homestay's room types are like fragments cut from a painting. ▫️Forest Cabins: Limited to 5 cabins, open the window to see the forest sea surging. The duplex loft is suitable for the whole family to lie down and relax. ▫️Hot Spring Suites: Detached courtyard with a private garden, where mountain stones and logs intertwine, as if living in the texture of nature. ▫️Three-Bedroom Courtyard: With its own kitchen and card room, three or five friends can gather around the stove for a night talk, and the mountains and fields also have the warmth of home. - 💦 Infinity Pool × Mountain Romance The pool is a stroke of genius here! Lying on the clear blue water, clouds flow through your fingertips, the distant mountains are like ink, and the nearby tea gardens stretch out. Order a freshly ground coffee by the pool, and you can't tell whether people are in the scenery or the scenery is in the painting. - 🍃 Details and Down-to-Earth Atmosphere ▫️Dyson hair dryer, herbal care, smart projector... Wild luxury and refinement are not contradictory. ▫️The local chefs at the mountain restaurant have superb skills, and the cured pork fried with bamboo shoots and Zhenba sour soup fish offer a taste of the Qinba flavor. ▫️The housekeeper aunt is as warm as the mountain sunshine, and even helps you to arrange your luggage properly. - 🚗 Zhenba Roaming ▫️Tianxuan Tiankeng: A geological wonder of hundreds of millions of years, where the starry sky falls into the deep valley, a paradise for hikers. ▫️ Caoba Scenic Area: Gesang flower sea and shepherd's long tune, this is the grassland closest to the clouds. ▫️ Bashan Jade Cave: Stalactites play the moonlight song in the depths of the earth, mysterious and majestic. - 📍 Transportation Tips ▫️Self-driving navigation to "Happy Mountain Forest Living Park", about 4.5 hours from Xi'an. ▫️Take the high-speed train to Hanzhong Station, and a chartered car will take you directly in 80 minutes. The mountain road is winding but worth it. - There is no hustle and bustle of Southeast Asia here, only the heartbeat of the Daba Mountains. If you are tired of the crowds, you may wish to hide in the mountains and seas and be a mountain dweller for a day. - #

The golden holiday is approaching again. If you don't want to see crowds of people and avoid the troubles of highway traffic jams, and just want a peaceful and quiet leisure time, you can arrange a four-day, three-night leisure trip to southern Shaanxi. Departing on October 2nd, we proceed leisurely. The first stop is to view the 'Water Forest,' taste Xixiang hot rice noodles, Zhenba Tujia cuisine, and stay overnight at Zhenba Hotel. On the morning of October 3rd, we head to visit the 'High Mountain Grassland.' Unfortunately, it rains continuously, so we can't enjoy the entertainment activities, but the scenery of the mountain top in the rain has a unique charm, and we admire the spectacular sea of clouds. In the afternoon, we visit the northernmost Miao village 'Leijiazhai Ancient Miao Residence and Shenlong Cave,' and stay overnight at a hotel near the scenic area. Perhaps all the tourists went to other attractions, so we had the place to ourselves . On October 4th, we traverse the winding paths in the Qinling Mountains to explore the Tiankeng group near Shuanghekou Village, which is breathtaking; the natural primitive forest makes one linger. In the afternoon, we change our plan and head to Shiquan to satisfy our taste buds with 'Shiquan Stone Pot Fish.' In the evening, we stroll along the old street of Shiquan—along the river for sightseeing, feeling relaxed and free. Isn't this the life we want ? On October 5th, we return to Xi'an, with smooth traffic all the way. This has been the most relaxing golden holiday trip in years.

Hanzhong is definitely one of the most suitable places for leisure travel in Shaanxi, thanks to its excellent location straddling the north-south border and its historical status as the birthplace of the Han Dynasty. This city boasts numerous beautiful natural sceneries and historical cultural relics, truly a collection of too many fun and delicious places. And today, I'm sharing with you the travel destination of Zhenba County, located at the Sichuan-Shaanxi border. Although it's less known, it's worth making a special trip for. Not only does it have beautiful rapeseed flower seas, but also a stunning heart-shaped sinkhole, as well as the northernmost Miao village in China, cave Miao dwellings, rich cuisine, and mountainous scenery, all worth a visit. Zhenba travel check-in route 1️⃣ County Town Zhenba County Town is situated in a mountain valley and is distributed in a long strip. There is a huge folk song square in the town, which is also the liveliest place at night. You can go for a stroll; of course, my favorite is the 'morning market.' Every morning, Xinglong Street is filled with stalls for hundreds of meters, offering various delicious snacks and interesting agricultural products to taste and see, and it's full of the atmosphere of human life. 2️⃣ Miao Altar The Miao Altar is just a 20-minute drive from the county town. It is a huge Miao cultural sacrificial altar with a solemn and majestic overall shape. Exquisite stone pillars stand on the altar, along with various mysterious patterns and reliefs worth exploring. Moreover, the Miao Altar is also a high point around the county town, where you can overlook the town's scenery from the roadside, which is quite a unique experience, especially since Zhenba County Town is indeed very beautiful. 3️⃣ Salt Field Town This is a great place to enjoy rapeseed flowers every spring. Thousands of acres of rapeseed flower seas surround the town, and there is also an old street in the ancient village of Xiangdong. Walking into the village, you can see various old wooden attic buildings, especially a century-old house built in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China and a stone archway that are particularly eye-catching. You can go in and visit, and the landlord is a very kind old lady. These buildings are scattered among the fields, which also grow some vegetables, giving off a strong sense of life. 4️⃣ Litang Village Although the rapeseed flower sea here is not as large as in other towns, it is a great place to check in all year round. The village has created many internet-famous check-in elements, such as photogenic bird nests, tents, cultural and creative banners, small windmills, etc., as well as artistic check-in points like 'I miss you so much in Litang, get rich freely, congratulations on getting rich,' which are very suitable for young people to take photos and check in. 5️⃣ Yudu Town Yudu Town was once named Yuduba because fishermen set it up as a ferry, and it has now become a famous 'small town planning and construction demonstration town' in Hanzhong. The vast rapeseed flower sea surrounds the town's streets, especially when standing on the tea mountain overlooking the panoramic view of Yudu Town, it is definitely an unforgettable beautiful rural scenery. 6️⃣ Qingshui Town This is a town with very rich tourism resources and is also the northernmost Miao settlement in China. In addition to Miao customs and cuisine, the town also has a Miao memorial hall and the ancient Miao dwelling cave site of Leijiazhai. While enjoying the beautiful rural scenery of Hanzhong, you can also learn about the culture of the northern Miao people. 7️⃣ Liba Town Liba Town is the main venue for the annual 'Most Beautiful Rapeseed Flower Festival' in Zhenba. The open spaces inside and outside the village are all planted with beautiful rapeseed flowers. In front of and behind the flower sea, there are rows of local characteristic dwellings, set against the green bamboo forests on the hillside, forming a bright and colorful Basha spring scene, truly breathtaking and worth a special trip. 8️⃣ Sanyuan Town Did you know? Zhenba also has a heart-shaped sinkhole that has been featured on CCTV. The sinkhole group in Sanyuan Town of Zhenba County includes Tianxuan Sinkhole, Daodong, and Quanziya Sinkhole, among many other landscapes. The most shocking is the Tianxuan Sinkhole, also known as the famous heart-shaped sinkhole, with a maximum depth of 183 meters. Inside the sinkhole, there are white ice stalactites, and the view from the bottom of the sinkhole after descending with a drone is extremely shocking. 9️⃣ White River A clear stream quietly flows through the mountains, with a historic bluestone ancient bridge spanning over it. Along the way, there are towering ancient trees and various flowers and plants, and deeper in, there are beautiful waterfalls. This ancient path is definitely a great place for summer retreat and leisurely hiking. Zhenba has very rich tourism resources, including delicious rural food that blends northern and southern styles. There are sceneries worth visiting all year round, and Zhenba is also conveniently accessible by highways that connect to various places. Find some time to plan a trip and check in to Zhenba for tourism~

People often say that spring in Hanzhong belongs to the rapeseed flowers. However, that is not the whole truth. Although the golden rapeseed fields are dazzling, the verdant tea gardens also occupy half of Hanzhong's spring scenery. One of the thirty most beautiful tea gardens in the country, the Zhenba Yixi Chun Ecological Sightseeing Tea Garden, a national AAA-level Chuqi Source Scenic Area, offers the pristine beauty of nature that seems like a tender love letter from spring to the world. It attracts many beauties to check in, take photos, and strut their stuff.

This place is known as "China's most beautiful rapeseed flower sea" - the Treasure Village 🚗 The pear blossoms in Sanyuan Town should not be missed either, with the pear blossoms in spring being as white as snow and looking very gentle~ In addition to flowers, there are also mysterious sinkhole and karst cave wonders! And various free attractions 🆓 Coming here for a vacation, you can not only pick tea 🍵 but also see rapeseed flowers, visit Miao villages, participate in flower sea folk song festivals, and experience the Liba long street banquet 🥳 - 📍Shaanxi Province, Hanzhong City, Zhenba County - ✔️ Sinkhole Geological Group The spectacle of sinkholes and karst caves such as the Kast landscape is really shocking, and the key is that here: Lingbing Cave, Tianxuan Sinkhole, are all free of charge! It's really conscientious - 📍 Sanyuan Town Lingbing Cave The Zhenba sinkhole group also has its own characteristics! Tianxuan Sinkhole, Lingbing Cave Sinkhole, Quanzi Cliff Sinkhole are all hidden deep in the Bashan Mountains. The unique karst landscape is hard to see elsewhere. Sanyuan Town is the most concentrated, known as "the world's most beautiful sinkhole". Friends who are interested must not miss it‼️ Yudu Town's Huaguo Village's Bashan Jade Karst Cave is a super worthwhile place to go in the Hanzhong area, a very typical karst lava landscape. Here you can see all kinds of stalactites, stalagmites, and stone pillars in various forms. At this moment, the text in the textbooks is truly visualized~ - 🍵 Tea Picking In Xinglong Town and Yanchang Town, there are many tea gardens, and if it's a family trip, you can bring the elderly or children to experience the joy of tea picking! -

"The plain is yellow with rapeseed flowers, and the spring beauty intoxicates the Ba Mountains," the rapeseed flowers of Zhenba can be described as "one town connected to another," covering almost every corner of the county. In addition to the previously mentioned Yudu Town, the neighboring Yanchang Town is also suitable for viewing rapeseed flowers~ 📍Location: Yanchang Town, Zhenba County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province 🎫Ticket: Free 🌟Vast Flower Fields: If Yudu Town is suitable for climbing high and looking far to appreciate the pastoral landscape, then the rapeseed flowers of Yanchang Town are suitable for close-up viewing. Because there are not many residential buildings in the flower sea, but densely packed rapeseed flowers form continuous patches. Walking along, there is always a touch of golden yellow accompanying you, as if you have entered a grand feast of spring 🌟Grain and Oil Base: Although the rapeseed flowers of Yanchang are connected in patches, there are also ridges and roads in the flower sea for photo opportunities, giving the same feeling of being in the midst of the flowers. Do not enter or trample on the rapeseed flowers at will, as this place is not only for viewing but also a grain production base! 🌟Contrast of Red and Yellow: If there is anything special about the rapeseed flowers of Yanchang Town, it is that many places also grow peach blossoms or crabapple flowers. The pink and golden colors clash vividly, together outlining this touch of spring beauty~

The rapeseed flowers are in full bloom, so a trip to Hanzhong is a must. It's an impromptu rapeseed flower journey with friends, and we captured life photos exclusive to spring! - I've been to Yang County before, but this time we went to Zhenba in Hanzhong Town, a 5h drive from Xi'an straight to Liba Town. Vast expanses of rapeseed flower seas, with distant green mountains and white farmhouses, create a layered and interwoven tapestry, forming a picturesque scene. Here are a few tips I've summarized for those planning a trip soon: - 📍: Liba Town, Zhenba County, Hanzhong City 🚗: About 5h drive directly, or take the 🚄 for 1h to Hanzhong, then transfer to a 🚌 for about 3.5h to reach Liba 📷: There are many rapeseed flowers here, covering a large area. It's pretty much guaranteed to get good photos anywhere, and there are paths through the flower sea, making it easy to capture the feeling of being amidst the flowers. 👕: Wear light-colored clothing, white, green, blue all match well, and denim stands out as a contrasting color to the rapeseed flowers, making it particularly eye-catching. It's best to bring some small props to enhance the photos, such as fans, hats, canvas bags, windmills, etc. - Lastly, I want to mention the local delicacies. Hanzhong's 'mianpi' (wheat starch noodles) are very tasty, and the most characteristic foods of Zhenba are cured meat and 'shuhuacai' (a type of wild vegetable available only in spring). The stir-fried cured meat is so good you can eat it meal after meal without getting tired of it, and 'shuhuacai' is hard to find elsewhere. You can look for 'Youju Farmhouse Dishes'—I've personally tested and can vouch for its deliciousness.

Why don’t you come to Hanzhong Zhenba to enjoy the sea of ​​flowers this spring! Finally, I got off to "Little Jiangnan" as I wished. Among the many rapeseed flower sea attractions, Hanzhong Zhenba must have a place. The flower sea here is hidden deep in the mountains and on the terraces... The best way to chase the flower sea here is to drive by yourself. Unlock them one by one from the northwest to the southeast. "🚗Self-driving route" Zhenba Heihuliang National Forest Park Observation Deck → Jiujiabang Village Tiaoyutai → ~ Yanchang Town Xiangdong Village Old Street → Yanchang Town Thousand Acres of Rapeseed Sea ⭕️Heihuliang: You can overlook the entire Zhenba County. It is a small town sandwiched between valleys. It has a pleasant climate and is a very healthy "Jiangnan" town. ⭕️Jiujiabang Village Tiaoyutai: The first viewing platform along the way where you can overlook the sea of ​​rapeseed flowers halfway up the mountain. There is a tea garden at your feet and a very wide field of flowers in the distance. The terraced golden carpet gives you the visual sense that the whole city is covered with golden armor. ⭕️Old Street of Xiangdong Village, Yanchang Town: An ancient village where you can still see the old wooden attic buildings of that time, located in the mountains surrounded by scattered flower piles. ⭕️Thousands of acres of rapeseed flowers in Yanchang Town: You can walk on the trail in the middle of the flower sea, surrounded by the endless sea of ​​flowers, and enjoy the flowers up close and take portraits