Shanghai high-speed train 2h direct! Xiandu light luxury secret getaway for a refreshing trip with your besties!

Girls! A spontaneous summer trip is just too tempting! 🚄 Take the Shanghai high-speed train 2 hours straight to Jinyun, stay in a countryside boutique hotel like those in Kyoto, drink tea and play with cats under Dinghu Peak, here’s a divine travel guide for you👇

🏡 Kyoto-style light luxury boutique hotel
▪️ Near Yunlishe: A secluded paradise recommended by "Travel + Leisure"! Japanese dry landscape garden + panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows, open the window in the morning to see the sea of clouds at Dinghu Peak, as if living on the set of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" 🌿
▪️ Hidden perk: Free Hanfu experience! Wear a furisode kimono and shoot a "bamboo forest playing the zither" masterpiece, the homestay hostess helps with hair styling, super thoughtful
▪️ Afternoon tea perfection: Anji white tea brewed with mountain spring water + freshly baked Jinyun sesame cake, sit on the terrace and watch the clouds roll by ☁️

✨ Lazy itinerary
▫️ 07:00 Zhutan Mountain morning mist: Private car pick-up! Watch old farmers lead cattle across Shiliang Bridge, the mist spreads like an ink painting, wear a white dress for a "fairy-like" photo
▫️ 10:00 Dinghu Peak summit: Take the cable car 5 minutes to the top! Overlook the "world’s number one bamboo shoot" stone pillar, shoot a "person in the clouds" wide-angle photo
▫️ 15:00 Xiao Chibi rafting: Bamboo raft glides over emerald water, the boatman tells the legend of "General’s Rock," use a GoPro to capture "wet and screaming" videos
▫️ 19:00 Starry sky BBQ: BBQ on the homestay’s backyard lawn! Grill local yellow cattle + chilled yangmei juice, eat while counting the Milky Way 🌌

🍜 Taste of Xiandu
✅ Jinyun sesame cake: Freshly baked preserved vegetable and pork cake! Crispy and flaky, paired with seaweed soup
✅ Tushuang noodles: Handmade noodles with wild grouper, so fresh your eyebrows will fall off
✅ Fermented rice walnut soup: Sweet, glutinous, and warming, you can pack it in vacuum bags to take home

Post by Lucas~Bell93 | Jul 6, 2025