Southern Shaanxi Ziyang — China's Selenium Valley, Land of Folk Songs. Stroll through endless tea mountains, drift along the Hanjiang Gallery, visit the thousand-year-old Taoist sacred site, and experience the selenium-rich life at latitude 32°N. A 3-day in-depth tour featuring tea culture, landscape sightseeing, and folk customs.
Seek Taoism on immortal mountains, trace the ancient tea-horse road, raft on Han River tributaries, savor selenium valley delicacies, and experience Ziyang's unique landscape and humanistic charm.
Arrive in Ziyang, check into a tea mountain homestay, then summit Wenbi Mountain, visit the largest Taoist temple in southern Shaanxi — Zhenren Palace, stroll along the ancient tea-horse road ruins in the evening, and experience tea picking and processing.
Full day exploring Leigutai Forest Park. Hike through primeval forest in the morning, visit the Ming-Qing Five-Province Guild Hall in the afternoon, and enjoy a national intangible cultural heritage Ziyang folk song performance in the evening.
Experience thrilling Renhe River canyon rafting in the morning, visit Wafangdian ancient town tea market in the afternoon, buy selenium-rich tea, black pottery and other specialties to conclude the trip.
National intangible cultural heritage dish. Layers of free-range chicken, pork trotters, lotus root and other ingredients are placed in an earthen pot and steamed for 8 hours. Tender meat and rich broth, the highest standard for entertaining guests.
Han River small shrimp cooked in Ziyang Maojian tea broth, blending tea fragrance with shrimp freshness. A locally created specialty dish.
Traditional Ziyang snack. Corn paste fermented and baked until crispy outside and soft inside. Can be eaten with fermented bean curd or chili sauce, carrying a subtle wine aroma.
Using Han River silver carp and yellow catfish as main ingredients, prepared as sour cabbage fish, bean paste fish, fish ball soup and other whole-fish dishes that highlight the natural flavor of the ingredients.