The Spring Festival is getting closer~
Friends who are busy with various work at the end of the year,
Are you like the editor, who still has no time to plan a Spring Festival trip?
Since we are not ready for a long journey,
why not take a self-driving trip at any time!
Just in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, there are also many charming scenery, waiting for you to experience~
Looking for an ancient town with a strong New Year flavor
Have a taste of the old roots
ShaoxingAnchang Ancient Town || The rich aroma of sauce is tantalizing to the stomach
The familiar sauce smell hangs on the promenade near the water, and it shines an attractive red color in the sun. Anchang Ancient Town in the twelfth lunar month is the most interesting place in the south of the Yangtze River. Duck sausage and a glass of old wine, the New Year here has just begun.
As soon as you step into Anchang, the strong fragrance of sauce wafts in the old streets of the ancient town. On the narrow corridor, there are densely hung ducks, dried fish, bacon, sausages, and even a whole cured pig head...
There is a faint fragrance of rice wine in the air, and the lingering crows on the flowing water. The tented boat and the loud opera tunes on the stage all have the effect of calming people down. Although Shaoxing is no longer what Lu Xun once wrote about, it is still calm, gentle and intriguing.
Not only are foodies’ favorite sauces here, but the authentic tradition still shines. Lively waterside social operas, classic Yue opera performances... It's like taking us through time, staying in the past, deeply integrated into the blood of Anchang, and becoming a charming scenery.
Tips:
1. Self-driving routes: Hangzhou Bay Ring Expressway - Shanghai-Kunming Expressway - Hangzhou Bay Ring Expressway - Hangzhou-Ningbo Expressway - Anchang Ancient Town
2. If you only visit Anchang Ancient Town, you do not need to buy tickets. However, there are 6 exhibition halls (Shiye Hall, Stone Sculpture Hall, Bank of China Former Site, Cultural Hall, Folk Customs Hall, Suikang Bank), and the combined ticket is 35 yuan.
3. Recommended delicacies: skewered sausages, sauced duck, stinky tofu, pulled white sugar
Deqing Xinshi Ancient Town|| Praying for blessings in the coming year. Because in ancient times, eating pork meant a prosperous life.
In addition, Xinshi’s mutton is also outstanding. Xinshi mutton is famous for being crispy but not rotten, fat but not greasy. It has been selected into famous Chinese recipes. The cooking method is also very exquisite, using tender Hu sheep, braised over charcoal fire, and refined with soy sauce, rock sugar, red dates, ginger, pepper and other ingredients. It is characterized by bright red color, thick juice and tender meat, crisp but not rotten, fresh and delicious, with good color, aroma and taste. It is a century-old traditional famous dish of Huzhou.
Tips:
1. Self-driving route: Hangzhou Ring Expressway - Shanghai-Kunming Expressway - Exit from Chang'an /Chongfu Exit, keep right and enter Chang'an Interconnect - Chongchang Line - Detong Line - Huandong Road - Jianjian Road - Ningxia Road - Arrive at the end point, Xinshi Ancient Town
2. Attractions: Adult ticket price is 50 yuan, online ticket sales are 30 yuan. (Tickets include: Zhong Zhaolin’s Former Residence, Museum of Culture and History, Lu Xian Tower, Liu Wang Temple, Silkworm Cultural Center, Juehai Temple, and Folk Art Museum) Scenic area opening hours: 8:30-11:00 12:30-16:20
3, New Year’s goods : Lamb in sauce, lamb tail with fine sand, crispy duck, red bean glutinous rice, tea cake, malted wheat dumplings.
Zhoushan Dongsha Ancient Town || The mutton here is unique
Different from the small bridges, flowing water, white walls and black tiles of Jiangnan Ancient Town, Dongsha, located on Daishan Island , has a unique fishing village style. Dongsha is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the sea on one side. It is an ancient fishing town. It was once a famous fishing port in Zhoushan and a prosperous economic center.
Stepping into Dongsha Ancient Town, the long alleys, quaint courtyards, and time-honored shops all retain a strong flavor of life. The well-proportioned houses are full of layers, and the Ming and Qing architecture has a classical style and a long history. Come here to hang out, bask in the sun, and be in a daze for a while, or go to the teahouse to make a cup of tea and watch the waves rolling up and down under your feet, and time passes by like this.
Since it is on an island, it is natural to taste fresh seafood and experience a "fisherman's fun". Yellow croaker, hairtail fish, swimming crab, jellyfish, snails, sea melon seeds... and the local representative dish faucet fish boiled tofu soup are all worth trying to feel the freshest taste of nature.
Tips:
1, self-driving routes: Hangzhou-Ningbo Expressway - Hangzhou Bay Ring Expressway - Shenhai Expressway - Ningbo-Zhou Expressway - Yadong Line - Dingma Line - Yangang Middle Road - Bingang Road ——Gangxi Road——Xu Fu Avenue - Gaoshuang Line - East Front Line - Gaodong Line - Dongsha Ancient Town
Seek good luck in the new year
Go to these holy places of prayer to make a wish
Santianzhu, Hangzhou || Lingyin is too noisy, so it is better to go to Santianzhu.
Tourists like to visit Lingyin, but locals will go further south: Lower Tianzhu Fajing Temple, Middle Tianzhu Fajing Temple, Upper Tianzhu Faxi Temple... ancient temples thousands of years ago, Even the name is so classic and elegant.
As the old saying goes, for the Qiantang Buddhist Temple, Tianzhu is the winner; there are three Tianzhu, and Tianzhu is the most successful. Shangtianzhu Faxi Temple, located at the foot of Baiyun Peak, was first built in the Jin Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and flourished in the Song Dynasty. It is the origin of White Guanyin. In the first month of the year, the temple is also full of joy, with red lanterns hanging in strings from tall branches. The five-color prayer flags in the courtyard flutter in the wind, which are both solemn and colorful.
In Shangtianzhu, I stop every five steps and rest every ten steps. It’s not because my feet are tired, but because there are too many aphorisms in the temple, which are worth reading. In addition, the vegetarian food here is also very special. It is simple and has the most authentic taste of the dishes~
Tips:
Address: Near No. 80 Beishan Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
TaizhouGuoqing Temple|| The journey of health care
Guoqing Temple was built in the 18th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty. It is taken from the saying that "if the temple is completed, the country will be clear".
Walking slowly along the tree-lined path, the "ancient temple of the Sui Dynasty" Zhaobi and the mountain gate of Guoqing Temple stand quietly, like two kind-hearted old men, smiling to welcome visitors from all directions. There is a Sui plum tree and a Sui pagoda in the temple. 18 nanmu arhats carved in the Yuan Dynasty still glow with golden light. Here, Master Zhizhe founded the Tiantai Sect, the first sect of Sinicized Buddhism in China, and Guoqing Temple became the ancestral home of Japanese and Korean Buddhism.
Come to Guoqing Temple, listen to the eminent monks expounding Buddhist wisdom, and drink a cup of fragrant Buddhist tea. It is really a nourishing experience for the mind and body. If time permits, you can also stay in the temple for a while, listen to morning bells and evening drums, eat vegetarian meals, and experience the most authentic Zen culture.
Tips:
Special delicacies: dumpling tubes, crystal cakes, pork wheat cakes, and egg white sheep tails.
Ticket: Temple ticket is 5 yuan (you need to buy Tiantai Mountain mountain ticket for 10 yuan before entering the temple)
Address: Guoqing Road, Guoqingsi Village, Tiantai County, Taizhou City
Zhoushan Putuo Mountain || Haitian Buddha Kingdom
There are fairy mountains on the sea, and the mountains are in the ethereal world - Putuo Mountain is known as the "Haitian Buddha Kingdom" and the "Sacred Land of the South China Sea". Surrounded by the sea, it has beautiful scenery and unique phantoms, and is known as "the first pure place in the world".
Come to Putuo Mountain, Puji Temple , Fayu Temple and Huiji Temple are the two most popular temples in the area. The trails on Foding Mountain, Baibusha and Qianbusha listen to the Zen sounds and waves. The beauty of intertwining, or eating a vegetarian meal with a pious heart, all contain the tranquil artistic conception of Buddhism.
There are local B&Bs in Xishan New Village and Longwan New Village in Putuo Mountain. If you stay for one night and feel like a real islander, a visit to Putuo is not in vain.
Tips:
1, self-driving route: Hangzhou-Ningbo Expressway - Ningbo /Taizhou/G92 South Line - Hangzhou Bay Ring South Line - Ningbo Ring Expressway - Zhoushan Cross-Sea Bridge - Provincial Highway 72 - National Highway 329 towards Putuo Zhujiajian direction - Zhujiajian Centipede Zhi Wharf or Shenjiamen Banshengdong Wharf
2. If you drive there by yourself, you can park your car at the pier. In the parking lot, cars cannot drive to Putuo Mountain. There will be some people claiming to be eminent monks around the parking lot who offer to give you things. Be sure not to accept them, otherwise you will end up spending a lot of money.(Parking lot cost: 30 yuan/day)
Wuxi Lingshan || Go to Lingshan to pray, or you can take a stroll in Nianhua Bay
After 3 hours of driving, you can reach Nianhua Bay, the peach blossom garden of Eastern Zen.
This is a resort town full of Zen, known as the "must-visit Oriental Zen Land". It is located at the foot of Lingshan Mountain and on the shore of Taihu Lake in the Wuxi Lingshan Scenic Area . Every brick and tile, every mountain and every stone has been carefully designed by craftsmen. Walking on the streets of the town, passing by the quaint shops, has the shadow of ancient Chang'an.
In addition, Wuxi is the place where Buddhism in the south of the Yangtze River is concentrated, and every corner is full of Zen. The Lingshan scenic spot consists of three major wonders: the "bigness" of the Lingshan Giant Buddha, the "wonder" of the Kowloon Bath, and the "specialness" of the Lingshan Brahma Palace. The majesty of Lingshan has shocked many people. When praying for blessings in the New Year, in addition to going to Nianhua Bay to feel the Zen, you can also go to Lingshan Mountain to pray with your family!
Tips:
1, self-driving route: Changshen Expressway - Dubian Line - Huan Taihu Road - Meiliang Road - Lianfeng Road - Huanshan West Road - Lingshan Town·Nianhua Bay (the whole journey is about 2 hours and 30 minutes)
2, Nianhua Bay ticket: 80 yuan
3. In addition, there is now a free shuttle bus to and from Lingshan Scenic Spot in Nianhua Bay. If you plan to go to both places, It is recommended to purchase an annual pass (199 yuan) which is more cost-effective. The ticket to Lingshan Scenic Spot is 210 yuan.
Find a secluded place to live for a few days
Enjoy the time for yourself and your family alone
Tonglu’s secret mountain village|| Taoyuan people deep in the mountains
Deep in Daijia Mountain in Xinfeng Ethnic Village, Shexiang, along the quiet mountain road, the further you go, the more remote you get. Just when you are worried that there is no way, suddenly a small mountain village in the secret realm of the valley appears in front of you. In front of me: several small yellow and white houses House, facing terraced fields, backed by bamboo forest, surrounded by clouds and mist, with streams flowing down from the mountain stream next to the house...
Just like the name, the secret realm seems to have a magic power that penetrates memory - moving clouds, flowing water, bamboo forest, and starlight, it will satisfy you All yearning for life in the mountains. The most desirable thing is the single-family cabin deep in the yard, with handmade toothbrushes with log handles, straw slippers, retro ceiling fans, and bedside radios... The mountain life you want is restored to the extreme for you!
On a winter night, I would warm myself by the fire and read a book. I would add more firewood from time to time to keep the fire strong. Sometimes I would look at the lonely scenery outside the window, dotted with stars, and my imagination would be intoxicating.
Address: Daijiashan, Xinfeng Ethnic Village, She Nationality Township, Tonglu, Hangzhou
Lishui Songyang Guoyunshanju || Looking at the sea of clouds on the top of a high mountain
In Xikeng Mountain, a clean land with few people, but there is a family living there A petty bourgeoisie B&B in the clouds. Under the sea of clouds within reach, above the canyon dotted with stars, these are the days of living in Songyang Guoyunshan Residence.
Sitting on the terrace, the clouds and mist rush up from the valley like waves, giving people a feeling of living in the clouds, as wonderful as a city in the sky. The fog lifts, and the outline of a village slowly appears before your eyes, including terraced fields, houses, and stone roads.
It is said that you can see 8 postures of clouds in Guoyunshanju. Therefore, the owner of the B&B named the 8 rooms in Guoyunshanju 8 Clouds. There are 6 double-bed rooms and 2 standard rooms in the B&B, 3 of which are equipped with bathtubs. You can soak in a pool of mountain water and watch the sea of clouds during the day and count the stars at night. It's so relaxing.
At night, looking down the mountain is the brightly lit county town. This feeling of being far away from the city makes people temporarily forget about the outside world, but the dots of lights remind them that they are still in the world.
Address: Xikeng Village, Sidu Township, Songyang County, Lishui City
Wenzhou Yongjia Xuli || As if entering utopia
"Xuli" is a "Chinese rural life brand" created by Xiao Xiong, a post-80s girl, located in Yongjia Ming'ao Zhengshan Village is a country house that breathes together with the mountains, forests and vegetation.
When you come to "Xuli", you feel like you have entered a utopia. This is a home that returns to your true nature, and it is also the most energetic B&B to experience nature.Every guest staying in the hotel can feel the changing seasons of the earth without leaving the guest room. The timing of sunrise and sunset changes. Seas of clouds, bamboo forests, and pastoral fields are intertwined into paintings, as well as the traces left by our ancestors on this land thousands of years ago. "Ming'ao Terraced Fields"......
"Xu Li" does not seek to be gorgeous. Ancient utensils, wooden and brick houses, wooden boards that make noise, slippery stone slabs and unknown but familiar grass and insects on the roadside. Of course, there is also the smell of earth and the musty smell of the rainy season... People breathe with nature.
Address: Zhengshan Village, Qiaoxia Town, Yongjia County, Wenzhou City
Taking advantage of the holiday, why not take your family with you,
go out for a vacation, pray for blessings,
spend a wonderful Spring Festival together~
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