10 Days in Changde
Ten days for the 5A peach-blossom area, Hunan's 2,099 m roof, the 21.8 km² lake and Chengtoushan's old walls, plus honest neighbor days at Zhangjiajie and in Anhua's tea country.
Quick Answer
Is 10 days enough for Changde?
10 days lets you go beyond Changde's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Changde guide
10-day Changde itinerary at a glance
Use our full Changde travel guide as the base and adapt it to 10 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
Arrival & Poem Wall
Nearly 3 km of carved poems along the Yuan River — certified in 2000 — then rice noodles and pot-stewed dishes on River Street.
- changde poem wall
- changde river street
Taohuayuan Day One
The 5A area since 2020 with a core zone of roughly 20 km²; walk the Qin-brook route and read the 1,600-year-old fable it retells before you go.
- changde taohuayuan
Taohuayuan Day Two
The mountain side plus, in season, the evening river-show — the water staging takes the whole night slot.
- changde taohuayuan
Chengtoushan Day
About 1.5 hours north to Li county for the walled settlement of some 6,000 years and China-old paddy remains, back by dinner.
- changde chengtoushan
Liuye Lake Day
A slow day on the 21.8 km² lake — boats, lakeside cycling, marina strip — after the first long drives.
- changde liuye lake
Hupingshan Overnight
Around four hours northwest into Shimen county, to the reserve below Hunan's highest peak at 2,099 m; valley walk at arrival, gate-town overnight.
- changde hupingshan
Hupingshan & Back
A short morning trail under the 2,099 m summit, then the four-hour return — mountain roads need daylight, so leave by early afternoon.
- changde hupingshan
Zhangjiajie Day (neighboring city)
An honest neighboring-city day — Wulingyuan's 3,000-plus sandstone pillars sit in Zhangjiajie, about two hours northwest by rail on the line opened in December 2019 — start at dawn or, better, overnight there.
- zhangjiajie wulingyuan
Anhua Tea Day (Yiyang)
An honest neighboring-city day — the dark-tea county of Anhua lies under neighboring Yiyang, around two hours east by road — for tea estates, cane-packed columns that can weigh some 36 kg and old trade paths.
- yiyang anhua tea country
Slow Morning & Departure
A last River Street breakfast and poem-wall stroll, souvenir rice noodles, then the station.
- changde river street
Budget for 10 days in Changde
| Tier | Per day | 10 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $500–$800 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $1,000–$2,000 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $3,000+ |
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