Summer Cooling | Cuan Dixia Village - The filming location of 'The Warlords', the 'One Line Sky' is really cool
🏕When it comes to Cuan Dixia Village, many people are familiar with it. My last visit was in the winter of 19, with temperatures around minus 5.6 degrees. The entire village had only a few of us, a bit desolate. The fragrance of the landlady's grilled fish could be smelled from afar, and the lazy kittens roamed around the large courtyard, acting like a living map, occasionally leading you a bit of the way before lying down to find a place to sleep.
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🌥The weather last week was constantly changing, and you never knew when it would start pouring rain. Luckily, it was very refreshing. It took an hour and a half from the city to Cuan Dixia, and the mountain roads were very easy to navigate. It should have been the peak tourist season in Beijing, but we accidentally had the place to ourselves.
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🏞I'm very familiar with the village, so I went straight to the viewing platform, which is located at the first village entrance on the left. I wanted to see the green paths winding through the mountains and the distant houses intersecting, the neat terraced fields making the village more playful, and the gradient-colored grass looking uneven from afar, adding a bit of spirituality.
⛺️The village is divided into several key attractions:
One Line Sky✅
The natural barrier of Cuan Dixia Village, a crevice over 100 meters long, is known as a natural wonder and has a unique landscape, earning it the name 'One Line Sky'. Hiking through this narrow crevice, you can feel the natural wonder of nature's craftsmanship.
Wealthy Family Courtyard (Guangliang Courtyard)✅
Located at the highest point on the central axis of the village, with two sections, front and back. The front courtyard has three spans: east, middle, and west, with a total of 45 rooms, and the gatehouse is exquisitely decorated. Experience the luxurious life of the wealthy merchants of the past.
Dragon King Demon-Subduing Temple✅
Locally known as the Big Temple, located on the eastern hillside of the village, it is a building with religious significance. Praying for blessings in the temple is a tradition of the local villagers.
Siheyuan Screen Wall✅
For the local independent courtyards, the screen wall is an indispensable part of the layout, representing their good intentions and hopes.
🌴The One Line Sky in summer, a green beam of light, brightens up the entire canyon. Can you imagine an action-packed fight scene, and will the distant racing cars meet again easily? We'll wait and see.
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🌧On the way back, it started to rain very suddenly. We had to find a temporary place to rest, which turned out to be a coffee shop that opened in the past two years. At the entrance of the courtyard, I could see the TV, bicycle, thermos, and old clothes and cans from my childhood. The style is very traditional, with an antique flavor. I believe the owner must be a 'naughty boy'!
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🌬We set off while it was still raining a bit. The coffee shop owner said if you look up from the small courtyard, you can see 'Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity', a very magical scenery, where turtles and bats clearly appear in the sky.
🚘Transportation
🚖Route: Follow the G109 national highway, enter Zhaibai Road, and drive 5.3 kilometers along Zhaibai Road to reach Cuan Dixia Village. The journey is mostly mountain roads.
🅿️Parking: Free parking in the village, and there are charging stations at the village entrance, convenient for electric vehicle users.
🚌Public Transport
🚇Take bus 892 from Subway Pingguoyuan Station to Zhaitang Station, then transfer to a vehicle to get there.
🎫Ticket: Currently free to visit
🏨The village has restaurants, homestays, and coffee shops.
🌊Walking in the corners of the village, the distant clouds are faintly visible, as if you are in the south of the Yangtze River, with the ink painting-like mountain scenery, especially matching this village. This scene should only exist in the mountain village, as they say. When I came, I was worried about the rain, but around the corner, I encountered a sea of clouds.
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💫Life is like this, bringing you new surprises and hopes when you are caught off guard and in a hurry. Going out on a rainy day is not bad at all, instead, the sunny doll took a break today, and the cloud sea baby went to work. You say, don't change the day of departure, who knows how many surprises you'll encounter!
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🌈I'm willing to call every unexpected moment in life a 'magical power'. Life always has a bit of sweetness, making you forget the temporary displeasure, and then another village appears, bright and full of flowers.