Just checked out! I didn't want to leave, and the kids didn't want to leave either.

The Qingye Homestay in Jande is a model of contemporary homestay aesthetics. The designer cleverly retained the original building's sloping roof structure, but reinterpreted it with more fluid lines, giving the traditional residential form a modern vitality.

The walls are finished with Jande's unique "Zijin soil," which presents subtle color changes under different lighting angles. The furniture is mostly made of teak, brass, and other materials, and is distressed to create a harmonious resonance with the building's own sense of history.

The rooms range in size from 45 to 120 square meters and are equipped with floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows and private viewing terraces. The 270-degree glass curtain wall brings the magnificent scenery of the confluence of the three rivers into the room. The bathtub is made of natural basalt, and the indoor hot spring water comes from Jande's local mineral springs. Even the bath products are a custom series made with Jande pomelo as the raw material, and the bedding is made of a linen and organic cotton blend.

Breakfast includes Jande's signature tofu buns and Yanzhou shortbread with freshly ground soy milk. For lunch and dinner, you can taste the "Nine Family Fish Head King" made with wild fish and shrimp from the three rivers, or the seasonal vegetarian feast cooked with alpine vegetables from 800 meters above sea level.

The infinity pool is parallel to the outline of the distant mountains, and you can swim and stargaze on summer nights. There is also a deep relaxation experience designed using the principle of sound wave vibration, and local Jande bamboo weaving and wood carving artists are invited to teach on-site every month.

The homestay is a 15-minute bike ride from Meicheng Ancient Town: a well-preserved Ming and Qing dynasty Huizhou-style architectural complex and the site of the Yanzhou government; Yuquan Temple: a Buddhist holy site founded in the Tang Dynasty, with two thousand-year-old ginkgo trees in the temple that can be called living cultural relics.

Post by EphemlEfferves | May 3, 2025