Yanling County, Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province — the resting place of Yandi Shennong, the ancestor of the Chinese nation, and an ecological barrier on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. It boasts distinctive scenic spots such as Yandi Mausoleum (National 5A-level Scenic Area), Shennong Valley National Forest Park (National Nature Reserve), Lingfeng Peak (the highest peak in Hunan), Red Army Slogan Museum, and Miquan Academy. Integrating ancestral culture, primitive ecology and red genes, experience the profound charm of "Cultural Yanling · Ecological Pearl" in 2 days.
Seeking roots and offering sacrifices, red memory recollection, exploring secret realms
Pay homage to Yandi Mausoleum in the morning to trace the root of Chinese civilization; visit the Red Army Slogan Museum at noon to revisit the revolutionary years; stroll around Miquan Academy in the afternoon to experience the inheritance of cultural context in the border area of Hunan and Jiangxi.
Explore Shennong Valley in the morning, indulge in the primitive forest and waterfalls; challenge Lingfeng Peak in the afternoon, climb to the top of Hunan's highest peak to overlook the mountains, and end the Yanling tour.
A traditional famous dish of Yanling, select local old tofu, cut into squares, hollow out the middle, fill with minced pork, shiitake mushrooms, dried shrimps and other fillings, fry until golden and then braise. It is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with delicious fillings, and the tofu is full of soup. It is a must-have for festival banquets, reflecting the characteristics of Hakka food culture.
A creative banquet made with Yanling yellow peaches, a national geographical indication product, including dishes such as yellow peach salad, yellow peach sweet and sour pork, and yellow peach tremella soup. The yellow peaches have plump flesh, sweet and sour juice, integrated into traditional Hunan cuisine cooking, retaining the fruit aroma and having Hunan flavor. It can be tasted during the yellow peach season from July to August.
A specialty food of Shennong Valley, glutinous rice, bacon, peas, etc. are put into fresh bamboo tubes, sealed and roasted over fire until cooked. The rice has the fragrance of bamboo and meat, soft and glutinous, which is the signature of farmhouses in the scenic area. You can experience making it by yourself and feel the wild fun of the mountains and forests.
A traditional snack in Yanling, pick fresh mugwort leaves in spring, blanch them, knead with glutinous rice flour, wrap with fillings such as shredded radish, dried bamboo shoots, and bacon, and steam. It is green in color, soft and glutinous in taste, with the fragrance of mugwort leaves. It is both a homemade snack and a seasonal food during the Qingming Festival.