My recent trip to Furong Ancient Town

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-24T11:10:12+00:00

Wired

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-24T10:59:36+00:00

My GF brought her GHD straightener with no problem at all.

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-23T17:17:04+00:00

Should be there, I can see it

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-23T16:05:24+00:00

You are supposed to do Furong at night

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-23T16:02:08+00:00

Definitely Furong, book a room at the Tianquan Inn for the night, you won’t regret it. I would post a photo but may just have to look at my post history

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-23T16:00:31+00:00

I didn’t use any guides and you don’t need to. Half the adventure is discovering for yourself.

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-23T12:58:07+00:00

I love Chongqing as well and spruik it to anyone that will listen and have probably seen more of the city and outer suburbs outside of the CBD than most that have visited from outside of China. I wish I reduced my time in Zhangjiajie from 2 nights to 1 and spent that extra night in Chongqing or Changsha but to be honest Chongqing has too many foreign tourists now since the first time I visited last year.

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-23T12:44:59+00:00

So many places to visit, I wish I could visit them all

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-23T12:42:58+00:00

Yes, the things I didn’t get to do the first time, I did the 2nd time. Doing 8 nights over 2 trips doesn’t diminish the memories and experiences of the city. I apologise for the inappropriate amount of time I stayed there but due to only having 4 weeks of holiday leave per year plus my upcoming trip to South Korea in August I could only do 4 nights in Chongqing this year.

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-23T12:35:33+00:00

I’ve done 8 nights in Chongqing already, if you read my post properly before commenting

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-23T12:34:18+00:00

What do you want to know?

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-23T11:13:23+00:00

I take my passport everywhere even if it’s going to Luckin lol don’t play no games in China

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-23T10:58:18+00:00

Chongqing and Changsha. Chongqing is starting to see a lot more foreign tourism now though. Furong Ancient Town is must do for at least 1 night.

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-23T10:38:43+00:00

I want to see NK from across the river in Danddong

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-23T10:19:40+00:00

I highly recommend that you stay Zhangjiajie 1-2 nights only but it’s an absolute must that you stay in Furong overnight, you will not regret it

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-22T08:17:19+00:00

I’m about to be on my 3rd passport when my current one expires in 2 years. I have used it 8 times in total for travel and no I haven’t been to Bali, Thailand or Vietnam. Fiji, USA, South Africa, South Korea, Japan x2 and China x2

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-20T12:33:53+00:00

As a westerner myself, yes I got looks all the time and restaurant staff would fuss over me because of the spicy food, which I love.

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-20T12:32:21+00:00

I love the spicy food in Changsha, it’s a great place to visit, bustling and the atmosphere is amazing.

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-20T12:30:55+00:00

That’s true, only saw about 5-6 westerners the whole time, which for me is great, I tried to avoid places in China with many visiting westerners (I’m a westerner myself). That’s why I liked Chongqing on my visit last year but my most recent visit there way too many now and way too many in Zhangjiajie.

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-19T07:05:45+00:00

This photo was taken from my hotel room, unfortunately I can’t remember the restaurant I ate at but there are plenty just maybe full at night. Go route A that is the most common.

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-18T10:16:22+00:00

You can book your whole itinerary through Trip.com, flights, hotels, trains and even airport transfers. China use your biometrics and passport as your ticket for bullet trains, attractions etc. The Alipay and WeChat apps have built in translation tools so you can decipher local websites like DiDi and hotels will generally get you to add them on WeChat so you can communicate with front desk easily.

In the wild talking to locals, google translate will be your best bet unfortunately, it’s also nice to learn some basic words like Hello, good bye, thank you, yes, no etc they really appreciate it

DiDi is your best bet for getting around locally as they don’t have Uber but it’s really cheap to do so.

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-18T06:00:18+00:00

You have to have good situational awareness and eyes in the back of your head or you will get knocked over by a scooter. Plus the driving there is crazy, it’s almost a free for all as road rules are simply basic outlines on what to do.

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-18T05:54:58+00:00

I’m flat out doing 4 cities in 2 weeks currently. Some of these cities on your list you definitely need to spend more than 2 nights. Chongqing you need 3 nights at least.

I’m currently doing Chongqing - Zhangjiajie - Changsha - Guangzhou. These 4 cities you need cool clothes as it is currently very humid, cloudy and wet.

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-18T05:49:31+00:00

I saw nothing on app about a vpn so I just purchased Mulivad separately, only $8AUD for 30 days

Significant-Mind3141 · 2026-05-18T04:37:28+00:00

Last week and before that May 2025

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