The place that blew up my social media feed isn't in Xinjiang—it's Anji, Zhejiang!
by Parker Jennifer Jenn
May 15, 2025
1. Anji |Bamboo Forest + Panda Double Heal
As the "Town of Bamboo in China", Bamboo Expo Garden is definitely the soul attraction of Anji! The large green bamboo forest is like green waves. Walking on the forest path, you can smell the fragrance of fresh bamboo. The sunlight shines through the bamboo leaves. The photos are all forest-style cinematic blockbusters
There is also a panda pavilion hidden in the park! Seeing the round pandas lying on the ground eating bamboo, nibbling until the crackling sound, so cute that the heart melts (recommended to go in the morning, pandas are more lively). Families with children can experience digging asparagus and making bamboo art. Adults can drink a cup of bamboo latte at the Bamboo Cafe and immerse themselves in the bamboo culture
2. Jiangnan Tianchi | Romantic collision of mountains and rivers + starry sky
In the afternoon, go to Jiangnan Tianchi. The scenery of mountains and rivers is so healing! If you come in autumn and winter, you can experience the "snow happiness of southerners" at the summit ski resort; in summer, you can take a cruise to watch the sparkling lake surface, and the evening breeze is super comfortable
Don't miss the surrounding astronomy science museum! At night, you can observe the stars with professional telescopes, and the galaxies are so clear that you can reach them. Star lovers are ecstatic (remember to check the weather in advance for a better observation experience on sunny days).
3. Hidden Dragon Hundred Waterfalls | Natural air conditioning in the waterfall complex
The next day we hit the Tibetan Dragon Hundred Waterfalls, one of the largest waterfalls in Zhejiang! Multi-level waterfalls pour down from the top of the mountain, and the water vapor rushes from the top of the mountain. In summer, the body sensation drops directly by 5°C, which is called "natural air conditioning"
🍲The "Bird's Spirit Earth Restaurant" highly recommended by locals
You must go when you get tired of playing! I like to come here for dinner parties. The dishes are "Anji local flavor + creative fusion", so you won't be fooled in your blind spots!
🔥 Must order sign
- Stinky osmanthus: smell "stinky" eat fragrant! The fish meat is so tender that it falls apart with a chopstick. The soup absorbs the freshness and fermented aroma of the osmanthus fish. You can eat two bowls of it with rice. Heavy taste lovers are ecstatic
- Stone pot vine pepper beef pellets: stone pot served still "sizzling" sound, denim pellets wrapped in the vine pepper's hemp aroma, bite open is bursting juice tender, with green and red chili, the more you eat more addictive, eat three bowls of rice is not a dream!
- Hang Pepper Beef Fillet: Beef slices are cut thick and thin just right, Hang Pepper slightly spicy to enhance the fragrance, high heat quickly fry lock the meat juice, tender to bite like eating tofu, one of the fastest dishes to clear the plate ~
(There are also golden mouthful crispy outside and soft inside, fish jumping dragon gate fresh and spicy, boiled shrimp fresh and sweet Q bouncy ... the menu of the dishes closed eyes point, per capita 80+ eat to hold the wall out!)
📌 Nanny-level strategy
1. Transportation: Anji attractions are scattered, self-driving is recommended. Public transportation is available, but during peak season you may have to wait
2. Itinerary:
- Day1: Bamboo Expo Park → Jiangnan Tianchi
- Day2: Hidden Dragon Hundred Waterfalls → Bird's Spirit Earth Restaurant → Return
3. Food Tips:
- Bird's Spirit Rice Point has to queue up, you can book in advance or go at the wrong peak
- Order dishes to be recommended by the boss, and you can get a free drink when you take a picture
Anji is really a place that "you will miss it once you go", the breeze of the bamboo forest, the coolness of the waterfall, the fragrance of the local restaurant...everything touches people's hearts!
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