My favorite travel destination so far has appeared! A true hidden paradise

🌿Who fell in love with the "Anling Rong's hometown" after watching "Empresses in the Palace"? Songyang in Lishui, Zhejiang—this hidden gem named one of "2024's Best Travel Destinations" by National Geographic weaves terraced fields, sea of clouds, thousand-year-old villages, and intangible cultural heritage tea into a real-life "Peach Blossom Spring." This 5-day, 4-night immersive guide helps you escape the rat race and turn your time into poetry. 🚄【Transportation Guide】 📍 Main Transportation: - Nationwide→Quzhou/Lishui (direct high-speed rail), then bus to Songyang (about 1.5 hours) - Recommended route: Enter via Quzhou→Songyang→Nanxi River→Exit via Qingtian, no backtracking ⚠️ Important reminder: Mountain transportation is limited, recommend hiring a car/joining a tour (200-300 yuan daily average) to avoid delays from infrequent public buses 🌅【5-Day Slow Living Schedule】 Day 1: Ancient City Vibes · Knocking on the Door of Paradise 🌌 Quzhou→Songyang - Morning: Visit the "Southern Confucian Holy Land" Quzhou Confucian Temple, see the tranquil blend of Song Dynasty architecture and ancient trees - Afternoon: Stroll through Songyang Old Street, watch handmade shoe-making at "Cheng's Cloth Shoes," try the sweat-inducing salt-stewed chicken at "Hundred Immortals Noodle House" (mildly spicy! mildly spicy!) - Evening: Stay at "Cloud Seeker" guesthouse in Yangjiatan, open the window to see terraced fields under starlight Day 2: Ancient Village Dreams · Where Time Ties a Knot 🏡 Yangjiatan→Youtan Village→Songzhuang Village→Chenjiapu Village - Yangjiatan: At 6:30am, photograph the "Golden Potala Palace," as sunlight grazes the earthen yellow cliffs and terraced fields like a stairway to the clouds - Songxuan Ancient Path: Follow herb masters collecting mugwort and calamus, filling baskets with mountain scents (experience price: 80 yuan/person) - Chenjiapu Village: Read "Rural China" at the cliff-side avant-garde bookstore, order a "Mountain Mist Latte" at Flock of Birds Cafe, watch cloud waterfalls flow through valleys Day 3: Nature Therapy · Exchange Breaths with Nature 🌄 Chenjiapu→Qixingdun→Baiyingu - Qixingdun Cable Car (80 yuan round trip): Summit at 9am to see "rolling sea of clouds," lucky visitors might capture the "Buddha's halo" phenomenon - Baiyingu Hiking: Take kids on the "Wujian Waterfall Trail," drink Dragon Boat Festival tea under century-old tea trees at Kenggen Stone Village, listen to "silver mine stories" from villagers - Evening: Stay at "Original Tree Embrace" in Baiyingu, soak in private hot springs under the stars, capture panoramic guesthouse views the next morning Day 4: Terraced Field Pastoral · Enter a Divine Painting 🌾 Baiyingu→Nine Curves Cloud Ring→Qingtian→Nanxi River - Nine Curves Cloud Ring: In May's irrigation season it's like a mirror reflecting the sky, October brings golden rice waves; wear a white dress on the field ridges for instant National Geographic cover shots - Qingtian Water Highway: Visit "Zhejiang's Little Erhai," where the highway extends into the Ou River; rent electric bikes for amazing photos (30 yuan/hour) - Nanxi River Bamboo Rafting: Take an evening raft to "Lion Rock," watch fishermen cast nets startling egrets as sunset turns the river amber Day 5: Ancient Village Slow Rhythm · Pack Relaxation for Home 🍃 Tanlin→Nanxi River Ancient Village→Return - Tanlin Secret Paradise: Walk barefoot on pebbles, take forest-style photos at "Nanxi River's Little Iceland," catch fish in streams during summer - Yantou Ancient Village: Follow guides through "Lishui Street," listen to Yongjia Kunqu Opera at "Qinshan Academy," try freshly baked wheat cakes (preserved vegetable and meat filling is the best) - Afternoon: Enjoy afternoon tea on Tanlin lawn, drink local bayberry wine while waiting for an unexpected mountain rain 🍵【Culinary Secrets of Southern Zhejiang】 ✅ Must-eat List: - Songyang: Salt-stewed chicken (adjustable spiciness), She rice (mugwort+glutinous rice+cured meat), Qingming rice cake - Nanxi River: Wheat cakes, Jin powder noodles, Lantern cakes (crispy outside, chewy inside with radish filling) - Qingtian: Western food! "Michelangelo" on the 2nd floor of the Overseas Chinese Import Mall, steak+wine averages 80 yuan per person ⚠️ Spice warning: Songyang dishes are spicy by default; Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai friends remember to say "no spice" 📸【Photo-taking Weapons】 - Outfits: Neo-Chinese/forest style (white cotton linen dress, light blue shirt), straw hat for Yangjiatan Village, woven bag for terraced fields - Golden hours: ✔️ Yangjiatan sunrise (6:00-7:00, golden cliff walls) ✔️ Nanxi River sunset (18:30-19:00, bamboo raft silhouettes) ✔️ Chenjiapu Village mist (morning after rain, like fairyland) - Hidden photo spots: Songzhuang Village "suspension bridge" for village panorama, Nine Curves Cloud Ring "Viewpoint No. 3" for S-shaped terraced fields 🏡【Accommodation Aesthetic Guide】 - Yangjiatan: Cloud Seeker (cliff-edge infinity pool, 600 yuan per person) - Chenjiapu: Flying Vine Collection (next to avant-garde bookstore, floor-to-ceiling windows with mountain views, 1,200 yuan per person) - Nanxi River: Yueting Nan Residence (renovated century-old courtyard, healing rice field pool, 800 yuan per person) ❤️【Why You Must Go】 While cities measure life by 996 work schedules, Songyang tells you with its "morning clearing weeds, returning with hoe under moonlight" rhythm that: time can be slow, happiness can be light. Here, terraced fields are Earth's poetry, ancient villages are time's way stations, and even the air carries the herbal scent of "take it slow." If you want to escape the "fast era," come here. Stay in rammed earth guesthouses, gather spring tea with old tea farmers, write a postcard by the cliff window of an avant-garde bookstore, let mountain winds carry away anxiety and streams wash away fatigue—perhaps this is the ultimate meaning of travel.