Hidden Gem City - Deyang

Hidden gem city, Deyang, encounter stone carving art, and wander through Donghu Redwood Forest. This treasure city, secretly cherished by Chengdu locals, boasts the profound heritage of ancient Shu civilization and a visual feast created by the collision of redwood forests and stone carving art. Every snapshot looks like a movie scene! 🌿 Donghu Mountain Park · Autumn Limited Oil Painting Exhibition When the 2000㎡ redwood forest is dyed with golden-red filters, the secret viewing code cherished by Deyang locals is right here! Walking along the wooden boardwalk, sunlight filters through the canopy, light spots dance on the red and yellow intertwined leaves, and the reflection on the lake feels like stepping into Monet’s garden. Sitting by the lake feeding red-billed gulls, the breeze carries the fresh scent of pine needles, making every breath a pleasure. 🖼️ Stone Carving Park · A Thousand-Year-Old Art Gallery Who says you have to fly to Southeast Asia to see the "Little Angkor Wat"? The 1080-meter-long relief wall at Deyang Stone Carving Park brings history into reality! Running your fingers over the textures of the "Chinese Soul" group sculpture, the story of Yu the Great controlling the floods flows on the mottled stone surface. When ginkgo leaves fall on the shoulders of the 12 zodiac reliefs, you can almost hear the breath of the ancient Shu ancestors. Sitting in a teahouse at dusk watching pigeons fly past stone pillars, even time seems to slow down. 🍜 A Feast of Local Flavors: Double Healing of Carbs + Intangible Cultural Heritage • At the old rice noodle shop on Wenmiao Street corner, beef sauce wraps around coarse rice noodles, spicy enough to make your eyes water but you can’t stop eating • Mutton soup with fermented glutinous rice at Xiaoqing Ancient Town, milky white broth floating with goji berries, warming you from the stomach to the heart • Late night at Zhonggulou Night Market, the caramelized fragrance of sugar-coated fried dough mixed with the milky aroma of egg cakes—this is the soul BGM of Sichuan night markets 🚄 Lazy Traveler’s Guide ✔️ Chengdu East Station → Deyang Station only 26 minutes (high-speed rail ticket 20 RMB) ✔️ 10 minutes by taxi to Donghu Mountain, 15 minutes to Stone Carving Park ✔️ Stay at a guesthouse near Wenmiao, with red walls, ginkgo trees, and city night views right outside your window When the ginkgo leaves start to fall, Deyang’s autumn is just reaching its peak. This city, which has history carved into its very bones, is inviting the world to experience autumn through the brilliance of redwood forests and the depth of stone carvings.