Fenghuang

We took a 4.5 hour bus ride south of Zhangjiajie into a village made up of houses on stilts built along a river. The canals & gondoliers, the narrow, winding, cobblestoned alleyways, and even the street vendors reminded us of Venice.

The photos make Fenghuang look more peaceful and serene than it is: the nightlife here is one of its major selling points (bars & clubs abound) and though I found myself wishing it was less tourist trappy and commercial, I can't deny that Fenghuang is rather pretty.