The Songyang ancient villages in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province have entered the world's eyes with a mysterious atmosphere of ancient civilization. What everyone is chasing is no longer the bustling hustle and bustle, but the long-lost tranquility and peace. In this place deep in the mountains and far away from the water, thousands of ancient villages stand tall.
The ancient villages and old streets in the south of the Yangtze River that have been formed over hundreds of years will make your eyes light up and make you feel inexplicably excited. Here is a detailed guide to share with you.
In Songyang, clouds and mist can be seen more than 200 days a year. You can find a B&B to stay for a few days and watch the clouds rolling in, the sunset and the sunrise.
In Songyang, the mountains are winding, the landscapes are beautiful, the people are enthusiastic, and the folk customs are simple. Every shot you take is endlessly charming.
Songyang’s eight mountains, one river and one farmland, more than 100 relatively well-preserved ancient villages, a sea of ??10,000 acres of tea, and a vast sea of ??clouds...everywhere is worthy of slowly sipping tea, and these secluded places cannot be missed.
The scenery of Songyang has gone through more than 1,800 years of vicissitudes, but it still retains more than a hundred traditional villages with a complete layout.
Here, there is the last pastoral area in the south of the Yangtze River, with a large number of historical architectural remains and profound farming culture, making it full of vitality in a classical atmosphere and pastoral scenery.
Songyang · Ancient Village retains nostalgia in memories. There are more than 100 ancient villages with different styles. It is not only the lifeblood of Songyang, but also the hometown that people yearn for.
Yellow walls, black tiles, and horse-headed walls on stilts are scattered among the green mountains and beautiful waters, entangled in the mist and chirping birds every day.
Withered vines, old trees and dim crows, small bridges and flowing water, people's houses, the sunset, heartbroken people are at the end of the world, mistaking a foreign country for their hometown. When the ancient villages slowly disappear little by little, Songyang helps us retain the nostalgia in our memories 1.
The mottled yellow mud walls of Yangjiatang tell the story of the countryside over time.
The scene that went viral on Douyin is here, as if you saw an old man holding a scalper at the entrance to the village when you were a child.
2. The more than 100 mud-roof houses in Henggang Village are surrounded by green pines, 1,500 acres of green bamboo, and the mist. They are the most simple rural atmosphere.
There is a Zhuyuan Gorge waterfall group deep in the mountain forest. With its steep mountains, strange rocks, beautiful water and secluded pools, it was included in the first batch of "Top Ten Green Valley Canyons in Zhejiang Province".
3. In Xikeng Village here, the rain is continuous, and the clouds and mist rise from the mountains, lingering around the small village, like a fairyland.
4. Entering the first village here, Jieshou Village, that ancient post station seems as prosperous as yesterday.
5. Shicang ancient residences, ten miles of ancient houses, hundreds of miles of mountain roads, ups and downs of mountain streams, and Shiqiao Old Village, a geomantic treasure land, retain the beauty of time here.
6. In Songzhuang, which is "hidden in the mountains and unknown to people", the villagers' life of working at sunrise and resting at sunset is well preserved here.
7. Ink Houzhai Village, green mountains, ancient pines and red walls, immersive, ancient pines, red walls and black tiles, as if you are in an oil painting! 8. Yunshang Pingtian Village, the village is 610 meters above sea level.
In the evening, there is a brocade of sunset glow, so it is like "the fields are leveled above the clouds".
9. Far away from the hustle and bustle of the Huang Family Courtyard, the horse-head wall stands at random heights. The wood carving art here is so outstanding that it has been featured in "China National Geographic" several times.
10. Xi_ Street is an ancient street of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The shops on the street are continuous and the ancient style remains. It is like a contemporary "Along the River During Qingming Festival".
Wandering around the ancient villages hidden in the mountains is like entering the Peach Blossom Spring written by Tao Yuanming. The countryside of Songyang reunites with the long-lost leisure time. If the ancient villages are the lifeblood of Songyang, then the fragrant tea is the flesh and blood of Songyang.
Songyang Silver Monkey Tea is not only a major tea-producing county in Zhejiang Province, but also has the largest tea trading market in the country.
Between sunrise and sunset day after day, in the leisurely time of strolling in the courtyard, brew a pot of tea, lower your head and take a sip, watch the clouds roll in and relax, and watch the sunrise and sunset with a smile.
1. Here is the largest cycling tea garden in China - Damushan Tea Garden. You can wander freely in the rolling sea of ??tea, forget your worries and reap the innocence of childhood.
2. The Damu Mountain Teahouse deep in the tea garden, as you move around, the light and scenery from outside are introduced into the teahouse. The fragrance of tea lingers in the room, softening the time.
3. Songyin River flows through Songyang, irrigating the pastoral scenery here; ancient villages and tea gardens are scattered among the mountains and clouds, telling the long history of this place.
4. Here is the Ruoliao Primeval Forest Scenic Area, which is known as "the most beautiful forest in Zhejiang Province". The negative oxygen ions are 100 times higher than the world standard! 5. Although Songyang does not have a sea, it can have sunny beaches.
In the Shuiyun Xiangxi Scenic Area, there is a 3,000-square-meter artificial beach, where you can experience swimsuits, sunbathing, beach motorcycles, etc. in the deep mountains of Songyang.
The fields of Songyang help us find the long-lost leisure time.
Songyang·Food encounters the most simple country food. The happiest thing in Songyang is to look up at the green water and green mountains, and open your mouth to enjoy the most simple country food.
01. Tea Banquet The most special thing about Songyang is the various tea banquets, such as tea soup, tea crispy chicken, tea noodles, tea dumplings, etc. When you open your mouth, you will be filled with the aroma of tea.