Yantianzhu Lake Day Trip by Car | A Poetic Retreat in the Southern Grasslands

| A Poetic Retreat in the Southern Grasslands. **7:00** Drive to the north gate of the scenic area. The wind turbine farm in the morning mist looks like a giant sentinel. Follow the flagstone road to find the ruins of the ancient post road of the Ming Dynasty. Occasionally, you can see horseshoe prints between the moss marks in the stone cracks. Xu Xiake once wrote here, "The ridge is densely covered with trees." **9:00** Ride horses on the grassland (CNY 200/hour). Herdsmen teach Yao horsemanship, and the rein knotting method follows the tradition of the frontier military horses. In the distance, modern wind turbines and ancient beacon towers form a dialogue between time and space. **12:00** Taste Yao bacon and bamboo rice at a lakeside wooden house, served with wild berry tea. The owner displays a replica of "Guoshanbang" and tells the story of the Yao people's migration "across the ocean." **14:30** Explore the Hobbit cabin area. The green hill cave is actually an ecological toilet. The design inspiration comes from the cave dwelling wisdom of the ancient Yue people in Lingnan. **16:00** Climb the 1,314m viewing platform. The sea of clouds sweeps over the monument of the China Hump Route site aided by the US military during World War II, and the spring grass-covered bullet marks tell a different grassland memory. ℹ️ **Efficient Guide** ▫️ Tickets are CNY 120 | Drive to "Yantianzhu Lake Grassland" using GPS navigation ▫️ Be sure to bring sunscreen/motion sickness medicine | There are many sharp turns on the mountain road ▫️ Fewer people on non-weekends | Last bus departs at 17:30 ▫️ Choose the west area for grassland tent accommodation to avoid wind turbine noise