Qinchuan Ancient Town｜700 Years of Tears of Jiangnan

🌿Qinchuan Ancient Town Super Guide｜25 Secret Rules for Encountering 700 Years of Time🌿

✅ Basic information
📍 Coordinates: Qinchuan Village, Langchuan Township, Chun'an County, Hangzhou (40km from Qiandao Lake Station)
🚗 Transportation:
① Navigate to "Qingchuan Ancient Village Parking Lot" (free)
② High-speed rail → Qiandao Lake Station → Passenger Transport Terminal → Xinqiao Pailou Station (see the comments section for transfer instructions)
🕒 Recommended duration: 1 day and 1 night (strongly recommended to stay at a riverside B&B)

🔥 Top 5 must-do lists
1️⃣ Wade barefoot across the Qinchuan River in the early morning (water temperature is 18℃ all year round)
2️⃣ Count the 24 ancient bridges and find the Qixian Bridge with the Big Dipper engraved on it
3️⃣ Drink freshly ground soy milk in the side yard of Wang's Ancestral Hall (limited supply at 7:30 daily)
4️⃣ Use telephoto to capture the composition of the horse head wall and the ancient camphor tree
5️⃣ Visit the ancient village at night and listen to the night watchman knocking the gong (starting at 21:00)

📸 Tips for producing films
▫️Golden time: Tai Chi light spot at Yixiu Bridge at 16:23 on the summer solstice/morning fog on the winter solstice
▫️Unpopular camera position: The Ming Dynasty drainage canal behind the five conjoined ginkgo trees
▫️Props suggestion: Borrow bamboo fish baskets or wooden laundry mallets from villagers

🚶♀️ Highlights Route
07:00 The ancient camphor tree at the entrance of the village welcomes the morning sun
08:30 Watch the light show at the Wang Clan Ancestral Hall
10:00 Walk along the river and count the bridges to the Wedding Bridge to listen to stories
12:00 Eat wood-fired rice at Guangyu Hall
14:30 Sketch on the east wall of Zhaoling Temple (bring your own painting tools)
17:00 Watch the pine needle spectacle at Qixing Bridge (Summer only)
19:30 Watch the stars and listen to the water at the Café on the Stream

🍜 Food Radar
✔️ Traditional method of stuffed tofu (at the end of the village, Grandma Zheng’s)
✔️ 24du rice cake (only available in the twelfth lunar month)
✔️ Brook Grouper Soup (recommended with corn tortillas)
⚠️ Mine avoidance guide: The third instant coffee shop at the entrance of the scenic area

🏡 Accommodation Tips
🔸First recommendation: "Riverside Residence": Open the window to see the Ming Dynasty stone arch bridge
🔸Peak season tips: Contact the village chief’s unused rooms (50 per person including breakfast)
🔸Special experience: Emergency accommodation in the ancestral hall (exclusive for rainy season)

🎁 Souvenir Guide
▪️Ancient camphor tree seed sachets (can be made at the Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshop on Wednesday)
▪️Hand-drawn map of "Qingchuan Hundred Scenes" (need to be exchanged for tea)
▪️ Postcard with "Qingchuan Ancient Camphor" postmark

⚠️ Tips for avoiding pitfalls
❗GPS fails at Zhaoling Temple Fair, download offline maps in advance
❗Wear soft-soled shoes! The bluestone pavement is more stimulating than the acupressure mat
❗Do not feed guard dogs casually, their ancestors have been guarding the house for 300 years

🌸 Four seasons only
March: Wisteria flowers flood the Horse Head Wall
June: Firefly Valley (needs villagers to lead)
September: The autumn sun drying scene appears on the roof of the ancestral hall
December: Follow the aroma of bacon to find the hidden kitchen

💡 Hidden gameplay
① Bring a copy of Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains to compare with the real scene
② There is a surprise in the conversation with the village elders in classical Chinese
③ Collect 7 door knocker patterns to unlock a mysterious gift

When you count to the 13th pebble with fish patterns on the Jichuan Bridge, remember to look up - the crooked "王" character carved by a child 700 years ago is smiling deep in the moss. The time here does not pass linearly, but grows in a spiral at the speed of the annual rings of a camphor tree.