Fenghuang County Travel Tips

In order to provide a comfortable tour for visitors, China Dragon Tours provides the detailed information about useful numbers, hospitals, banks, post offices and expresses and other information related to Fenghuang Tour.

1. Useful Numbers of Fenghuang

Fire 119
Police 110
Ambulance 120
Consumers' Complaint 12315
Weather 12121
Fenghuang Chief Bus Station (0743)2151858

2. Expresses and Post Offices in Fenghuang

  • Fenghuang Post Office(凤凰县邮政局)
    Add: No. 106 South Fenghuang Road, Tuojiang Town(沱江镇凤凰南路106号)
    Tel: (0743)3228442
  • Ala Branch Post Office(阿拉邮政支局)
    Add: Alaying Town, Fenghuang County(凤凰县阿拉营镇)
    Tel: (0743)3600325
  • China Post(中国邮政)
    Add: Southwest of Jixin Government, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture(湘西土家族苗族自治州凤凰县吉信镇政府西南)
    Tel: (0743)3700002
  • Yunda Express(Fenghuang Road)(韵达快递(凤凰路店))
    Add: No. 119 Jinping Road, Tuojiang Town(沱江镇金坪路119号)
    Tel: (0743)2190162
  • SF Express(顺丰速运)
    Add: No. 59 Shiban Street(石板街59号)
    Tel: 95338
  • STO Express(申通快递)
    Add: No. 96 West Fenghuang Road(凤凰西路96号)
    Tel: 95543,4008895543
  • TTK Express(天天快递)
    Add:No. 1 Dongjingkan, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (湘西土家族苗族自治州凤凰县洞井坎1号)
    Tel: (0743)2151212
  • Best Express(百世快运)
    Add: Xiquepo Road, Tuojiang Town, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture(湘西土家族苗族自治州凤凰县沱江镇喜鹊坡路)
    Tel: 4008856561

3. Banks in Fenghuang

  • ICBC(Fenghuang Sub-branch)(中国工商银行(凤凰支行))
    Add: No. 5 Nanhua Road, Tuojiang Town, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture(湘西土家族苗族自治州沱江镇南华路5号)
    Tel: (0743)3221348
  • Agricultural Bank of China(中国农业银行)
    Add: No. 21 Fenghuang Road, Tuojiang Town, Hunan Province(湖南省沱江镇凤凰路21号)
    Tel: (0743)3226102
  • China Construction Bank(中国建设银行)
    Add: No. 23 Nanhua Road, Tuojiang Town(沱江镇南华路23号)
    Tel: (0743)3506888
  • Bank of China(Fenghuang Sub-branch)(中国银行(凤凰支行))
    Add: No. 18 Nanhua Road, Tuojiang Town, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi(湘西凤凰县沱江镇南华路18号)
    Tel: (0743)3501872
  • Hunan Fenghuang Rural Commercial Bank(湖南凤凰农村商业银行)
    Add: No. 17 Nanhua Road, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi, Hunan(湖南湘西凤凰县南华路17号)
    Tel: (0743)3221551
  • Agricultural Bank of China(中国农业银行)
    Add: West Hongqiao Road, Tuojiang Town, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi, Hunan(湖南湘西凤凰县沱江镇虹桥西路)
    Tel: (0743)3221594
  • Fenghuang Rural Commercial Bank(凤凰县农村商业银行)
    Add: No. 4 Huanwei Road, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture(湘西土家族苗族自治州凤凰县环卫路4号)
    Tel: (0743)3228061,(0743)3221551

4. Hospitals in Fenghuang

  • Fenghuang People's Hospital(凤凰县人民医院)
    Add: East Side of Yuanyuan Hotel, West Hongqiao Road, Tuojiang Town, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi(湘西凤凰县沱江镇虹桥西路源源宾馆东侧)
    Tel: /
  • Fenghuang Ethnic Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine(凤凰县民族中医院)
    Add: No. 48 Manmenkou, Fenghuang County(凤凰县南门口48号)
    Tel: /
  • Fenghuang Ala Ethnic Hospital(凤凰阿拉民族医院)
    Add: Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture(湘西土家族苗族自治州凤凰县)
    Tel: /
  • Jixin Central Hospital(吉信中心医院)
    Add: Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture(湘西土家族苗族自治州凤凰县)
    Tel: (0743)3700120
  • Fenghuang No. 2 People's Hospital(凤凰县第二人民医院)
    Add: Laershan Town, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture(湘西土家族苗族自治州凤凰县腊尔山镇)
    Tel: /
  • Fenghuang Woman and Child Health Care Hospital(凤凰县妇幼保健院)
    Add: No. 7 Xintianlong Road, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous County(湘西土家族苗族自治州凤凰县新田垅路7号)
    Tel: /
  • Fenghunag Red Cross Hospital(凤凰县红十字会医院)
    Add: Jiyuan Road, Tuojiang Town, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture(湘西土家族苗族自治州凤凰县沱江镇桔园路)
    Tel: (0743)3224120
  • Fenghuang Boai Hospital(凤凰博爱医院)
    Add: Nearby No. 43 Jiyuan Road, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture(湘西土家族苗族自治州凤凰县桔园路43号附近)
    Tel: /

5. Best Time to Visit Fenghuang

Fenghuang is a place with four distinct seasons. Therefore, it is suitable to visit all year round. Whenever visitors come here, they always have different experience in different seasons.

  • Spring: Everything comes back to life in Spring and it is moderate, which is the best time to visit Fenghuang. All the plants turns green and flowers are blooming.
  • Summer: It is the best time to visit Fenghuang Ancient Town and it is the peak season for visitors.
  • Autumn: It is the best time to experience the Catching Autumn Festival. Of course, it is a harvest season.
  • Winter: It is beautiful when Fenghuang Ancient Town is covered with snow.

6. Things to Do in Fenghuang

Characterized by spectacular landscapes, charming natural scenery and diverse ethnic customs, Fenghuang is an impressive region to visit. Fenghuang Ancient Town, known as one of "the most beautiful towns in China", is a place renowned for its natural beauty, long history, colorful ethnic culture and charming night scene. Miaoren Valley is a hiking heaven for tourists, featured green mountains, limpid alpine lakes where tourists can row a boat, grotesque gorge, elegant waterfalls and dam in Miao ethnic style. The Wanshou Palace, Wanshou means longevity in Chinese, located at the bank of Tuojiang River in Shawan Scenic Area, outside the East City Gate of Fenghuang. It is harmoniously integrated with the surrounding mountains and river, which reminds tourist of traditional Chinese painting. The Former Residence of Shen Congwen was listed as the key culture relic under provincial protection in 1991. Displaying the calligraphy work, manuscript and the portrait of Shen Congwen has become one of the most popular cultural landscapes of Fenghuang.  The “Southern Great Wall” is viewed as one of the “three tourist treasures(the Southern Great Wall, Fenghuang Ancient Town and Huangsiqiao Ancient Town)” in Fenghuang County. It is difficult to list all attractions in Fenghuang one by one. If you want to know detailed information about attractions in Fenghuang, you can see the introduction of attractions in the following. Of course, you can contact us for more detailed information. Therefore, come here, we can always find the right attractions for you according to your requirements. In fact, when you choose to go to Hunan, what you meet will be a dreamy trip.

7. How to Get to Fenghuang

Although there are no airports or railway stations in Fenghuang County, people can make a transfer from the nearest airport or railway stations to get to Fenghuang County. To some extent, long-distance bus is the best choice for visitors. Of course, self-driving is another choice to get to Fenghuang County. Visitors can choose the suitable method according to their requirements.

8. Other Travel Tips for Visiting Fenghuang

What to Pack

  • Spring: wind coat, jacket and thin sweaters.
  • Summer: In order to get a comfortable trip to Fenghuang in summer, these things are necessary, such as T-shirt, shorts, a light coat, sunglasses, a sun hat, a pair of hiking shoes. Of course, the mosquito repellant and raincoat are your best choices.
  • Autumn: wind coat, jacket and thin sweaters.
  • Winter:  thick coat and sweater, cotton wadded jacket.

What to Notice

1. In China, please had better not travel in peak seasons, such as Chinese New YearInternational Labor Day and National Day. If you want to experience the traditional festival culture, Taking a tour during the traditional festivals of China can get the opportunity to experience the festivals culture.

2. Be careful of the changeable temperature. A few chilly days could be followed by relatively hot weather. So it is better to take some early winter clothes to protect you away from the sudden low temperature.