The Ethnic Courtyard in June: A Leisure Memoir

The June wind, carrying warmth and vitality, sweeps across the mountains and settles in this ethnic-style courtyard. Morning light filters through bamboo-woven window lattices, casting dappled patterns on the carved wooden doors, awakening the slumbering courtyard. In each corner of the yard, pomegranate trees bloom vibrantly. Their fiery red flowers cluster on branches like flickering flames, strikingly vivid against the green leaves. Among the petals, bees busily weave their paths, their humming wings composing a cheerful overture for June. Beneath the trees, terracotta pots are artfully arranged, growing herbs like mint and perilla—a gentle brush against their leaves releases a refreshing fragrance that dispels the summer heat. Under the wooden veranda, colorful ethnic garments sway in the breeze. Indigo-dyed fabrics with white floral patterns flutter like flowing ink paintings, while brocades embroidered with intricate totems glisten under the sunlight. Wind chimes hanging from the pillars chime softly, harmonizing with distant mountain folk songs, painting a melody unique to this land. Heartland Villa·Wenyuan (Lijiang Ancient Town)