Enshi Pingshan Canyon · Self-Driving Scenic Photography Guide

Want to unlock the real-life version of "The Peach Blossom Spring"? Listen to me—just drive straight there! Starting from Xuan'en, step on the gas for about 130 kilometers, just an hour and a half, and the scenery outside the window gradually changes from a bustling small town to layers of green mountains. Your heart will already be drifting into the canyon ahead~ 🎫 Ticket price: 210 RMB/person (a scenic warning worth every penny!), main activity: boat in and boat out, the whole journey is like unboxing a surprise! Park your car steadily in Canyon Area A parking lot, the true "canyon first experience" starts here—you’ll need to descend about two thousand steps! Don’t panic, the bluestone path is polished shiny by time, bamboo shadows sway on both sides, and occasional bird calls pop out, as if the canyon is saying, "Take it slow, the best is yet to come." Once your legs get used to the rhythm, suddenly the view opens up: a pool of emerald-green water as clear as jade, with a wooden boat moored in the center, gently rocking, reflecting the cliffs and clouds on both sides—this is the viral "one-leaf boat" photo spot! Quickly grab your phone, turn on burst mode, every shot looks like a cinematic masterpiece~ Walk another ten minutes deeper, and you can board the boat! The oars stir the clear waves, the boat glides on the water, and you feel like you’re in a painting—the cliffs on both sides are razor-sharp, vines hang like waterfalls, and even the breeze carries the fresh scent of grass and trees. The twenty-minute boat ride feels like a slow-motion dream, until the boatman calls "shore," and you realize you’re immersed in a sea of green. Getting off the boat is the "little challenge": climb over seven hundred steps uphill, but every step offers new scenery to "hook" you—looking back, the canyon looks like a green silk ribbon wrapped around the mountains; looking forward, the light at the end of the plank road grows warmer. If your legs really give out, don’t worry, there are smiling stretcher bearers waiting by the roadside. But a little secret: the mountain sparrows you meet while climbing and the smiling faces of locals you pass are even more rewarding than riding the stretcher~ Finally, take the bus back to the parking lot, a 10 RMB optional fee. Wiping the sweat off your face and reviewing the trip: this journey, with over a thousand steps descended in anticipation, the romance of riding the one-leaf boat, the healing climb of hundreds of stone steps, even your breath filled with the canyon’s spirit—210 RMB for the ticket, what you really bought wasn’t a ticket, but a dream of "traveling inside a painting," truly captured in your eyes and heart~ 📌Tips: Wear comfortable shoes! Bring a bottle of water! Fully charge your camera! The green of Pingshan is worth catching with all your senses~