Gaozhou to Chenzhou: 3 places on the Misty River route
Explore the scenic route through Chenzhou, Hunan, covering 547 kilometers. This interactive map traces a path through one of China's most atmospheric river regions, known for its misty landscapes and fairytale scenery.
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- Places
- Start
- Xiaodongjiang River
- End
- Chenzhou
- Stops
- 3
- Video author
- travmap
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Stops on this route
- Xiaodongjiang River — A narrow 10-kilometer river valley in Dongjiang Lake Scenic Area famous for ethereal advection fog and dreamlike mist rising at dawn and dusk.
- Dongjiang Lake Scenic Area — A scenic reserve in Chenzhou, Hunan featuring the Xiaodongjiang River valley with year-round cold water creating seasonal misty landscape phenomena.
- Chenzhou — A prefecture-level city in southern Hunan province, home to the Dongjiang Lake Scenic Area and the famous misty Xiaodongjiang River.
Video on this route
China’s Misty River is Too Perfect to Be Real — A Hidden Fairyland