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Slow-paced small cities, a must-choose for introverts!! Fewer people, beautiful scenery

**Escape the city hustle! 6 hidden gem small towns favored by autumn colors, live in the scenery to heal your body and mind🏡** 🍂 Let's have a spontaneous autumn romance~ These fairy-tale small towns are practically tailor-made havens for introverts! 1️⃣ **Songyang, Zhejiang|A Time Capsule in the Fragrance of Rice** 🌾 📍 Address: Yangjiatang Village, Songyang County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province 💖 Love the terraced fields' morning mist at 6 AM, like falling into a fairyland! Don’t miss the cliffside bookstore in Chenjiapu Village, holding "Walden" while listening to the pine waves—best way for introverts to recharge🔋 🍜 Must-eat: Old Street’s "Wang Ji" gray juice cake + hand-ground soy milk combo, the rice fragrance mixed with brown sugar sweetness warms your heart✨ 📸 Photo spot: Cycling through Damushan Tea Garden chasing the wind, pick a handful of fresh tea buds in September and warm your hands, 100% refreshing and healing! 2️⃣ **Shaxi, Yunnan|Slow Philosophy in the Sound of Horse Hooves** 🐎 📍 Address: Shaxi Ancient Town, Jianchuan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province 🌄 The 94-year-old Grandpa Ma Guotou’s copper bell sound is so touching! After rain, hiking Shibao Mountain you might meet Yi grandmas picking matsutake mushrooms~ 🍄 Mushroom hotpot must have wild chicken oil mushrooms! Paired with grilled milk fan for a sweet and salty combo that’s absolutely amazing, can’t get enough after three plates😋 🎨 Experience: Play with plant dyeing at Zhoucheng Tie-dye Workshop, the moment the indigo juice spreads, the Cangshan Nineteen Streams flow on the cloth💙 3️⃣ **Xiapu, Fujian|Mudflat Light and Shadow Magician** 🌅 📍 Address: Xiapu County, Ningde City, Fujian Province 📷 Photographers rejoice! The silhouette of the purple seaweed racks at Beiqi mudflat is stunning, and the backlit sand patterns in Xiaohao Village at 3 PM are perfect for casual shots! 🦞 The old boatman’s tide chant is super practical: "New moon and full moon at noon tide," follow it to guarantee a full catch when beachcombing~ 🍳 Must order at the food stalls: shrimp oil drizzled mixed stew, razor clams + oyster omelet’s fresh flavor bomb will make your tongue burst with freshness! 4️⃣ **Bishan, Anhui|A Secret Realm of Books and Tea** 📚 📍 Address: Bishan Village, Yi County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province ♟️ The chess game under the old locust tree at the village entrance is full of flavor! Bishan Bookstore hides the wisdom of "self-cultivation and family harmony" in its Republic of China textbooks~ 🐟 Stinky mandarin fish with chili sauce is amazing! The fermented aroma bursts in your mouth, and the fish meat is so springy it could play ping pong🏓 👗 Hanfu fans, take note! Find a master to custom-make indigo homespun shirts, the bamboo leaf embroidery on the cuffs is true ancient-style fairy magic🧚‍♀️ 5️⃣ **Qingshen, Sichuan|Bamboo Sea Breathing Therapy** 🎋 📍 Address: Qingshen County, Meishan City, Sichuan Province 🎍 Bamboo weaving "Ruyi Basket" is addictive! Even if your fingers get scratched by the bamboo strips, you can’t stop, the sense of accomplishment beats promotion and raise~ 🐔 Bamboo charcoal slow-roasted Hanyang chicken skin is as crispy as chips! Dip it in a sauce made from wild mountain garlic + freshly ground green Sichuan pepper, so finger-licking good👅 🚂 Hanyang Ancient Town superstition: The third bamboo chair on the east side can see the Buddha light on Emei’s Golden Summit! (Believe it or not hhh) 6️⃣ **Yanshan, Jiangxi|A Thousand-Year Ink Fragrance Ancient Street** 🖋️ 📍 Address: Yanshan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province 📜 The 700-year-old ginkgo tree at Ehu Academy is spectacular! When the leaves fall, you can almost hear Zhu Xi lecturing, the cultural atmosphere is full~ 🍡 Maji rice cake can stretch! The lamp wick cake breaks open with a hidden "Fu" (fortune) character pattern, elders say it’s a talisman for travelers✨ 🌙 The paper-making technique of the Lian Si paper craftsmen is amazing! Bamboo mats dipped in water turn fibers into silk, thinner than moonlight! The intangible cultural heritage experience is totally worth it~ 💫 These fairy-tale small towns are truly healing paradises tailor-made for introverts! Fewer people, beautiful scenery, and rich culture—quickly save and check them out~
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Posted: Oct 20, 2025
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