10 Days in Loudi
Ten days at small-city pace: the Zeng residence, Meijiang geopark, three Xinhua days, Boyue Cave, plus Shaoshan in Xiangtan and Tantou print village in Shaoyang, both labelled.
Quick Answer
Is 10 days enough for Loudi?
10 days lets you go beyond Loudi's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Loudi guide
10-day Loudi itinerary at a glance
Use our full Loudi 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 & Loudi city
Settle in near Loudi South station, see the city museum's regional-history rooms, then an evening walk by the Lian river with a bowl of Xinhua sanhe soup.
- loudi city museum
- loudi lian riverfront
Shuangfeng — memorial & residence
The county-town memorial presents the life of Cai Hesen (1895-1931). About 40 km further southeast, Fuhou Tang — begun in 1865 and nationally protected since 2006 — pairs its courtyards with book towers that once held some 300,000 volumes.
- loudi caihesen memorial
- loudi fuhou tang
Meijiang geopark
About an hour northwest in Lianyuan: the Guanyin Cliff temples, the Xianren Fu caverns, the Saihai pool and a five-kilometre limestone wall known as the 'ten-li gallery'. The loop road links the sights at an easy pace.
- loudi meijiang geopark
Neighbour day — Shaoshan, Xiangtan
An honestly labelled neighbour day — Shaoshan lies about 90 km east, in Xiangtan prefecture. The brick house where Mao Zedong was born in 1893, the memorial halls and the statue square are seen on a free reservation; crowds peak on national holidays.
- shaoshan
To Xinhua — cave & old street
Drive west about 100 km to Xinhua county town and drop the bags, then the 4.66-km Dragon Palace cave 28 km out, with its boat ride on the underground river; Xiangdong Street's red-broth beef noodles finish the day. Overnight in Xinhua.
- loudi meishan longgong
- loudi xiangdong street
Ziquejie terraces
Over 2,000 years of rice planting across some 5,300 hectares of Shuiche terraces between 500 and 1,200 m, fed by hillside springs rather than dams. Watch the light move from the Yueyashan and Baguachong lookouts and walk Zhenglong village; second night in Xinhua.
- loudi ziquejie terraces
- loudi zhenglong village
Daxiongshan forest park
About an hour north of the county town, the national forest park climbs toward Jiulongchi at 1,622 m — the highest point of central Hunan. Legend has it the warrior chief Chiyou made these ridges his home. Overnight in Xinhua again.
- loudi daxiongshan
Boyue Cave & back to Loudi
On the road back east, stop in Lengshuijiang for the Boyue Cave, where the 1986 Journey to the West TV series filmed its Water Curtain scenes; an underground river runs through the chambers. Reach Loudi by evening.
- loudi boyue cave
Neighbour day — Tantou, Shaoyang
Another labelled neighbour day, and a long one — around three hours each way by car to Tantou in Longhui county, where workshops still pull woodblock New Year pictures, on China's first national intangible-heritage list in 2006.
- shaoyang
Markets & departure
A market breakfast, a last slow loop by the Lian river, then the HSR from Loudi South — Changsha's airports and hubs sit under an hour away by train.
- loudi city markets
- loudi lian riverfront
Budget for 10 days in Loudi
| 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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