A new tea mountain design hotel in Quzhou - Rixi Shanzhong

Soak in mountain spring water in a century-old rammed earth house! This is the ultimate secluded place in Jiangnan.
When the neon lights of the city fade into stars in the sky, we spiral up along the winding mountain road and encounter a rammed earth building in the cloud belt at an altitude of 600 meters - Rixishanzhong. This is not a traditional homestay, but an art container in the clouds that uses morning mist to make tea and moonlight to create scenery. Every corner contains the code of the designer's dialogue with nature.

🏨Hotel: Quzhou·Sunset Mountain
[RoundNails] Address: Chaping Village, Huangtankou Township, Qujiang District, Quzhou

The homestay restores the architectural style of the Song Dynasty based on the "Yingzaofashi". A whole wall of floor-to-ceiling glass is inlaid between the white walls and black tiles, framing the mountain view at an altitude of 600 meters into a natural ink painting. Nearly a hundred species of native plants are planted in the courtyard. In the morning, you can see clouds and mist wandering over the bamboo sea when you open the window, and in the evening, you can watch the stars falling over the tea fields under the corridor.

The textures of the six ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties are completely preserved. The walls are deliberately left with the mottled texture eroded by wind and rain over the past hundred years, and the wooden beams are reinforced with mortise and tenon joints. The interior is decorated with bamboo and linen fabrics and hand-made stoneware. The bathroom space is embedded with a whole piece of old bluestone, and the mirror frame is fixed with mountain vines.

The 8 guest rooms are divided into three major themes: "Yunqi/Zhujian/Xingye", and are equipped with floor heating + smart toilet as standard. We especially recommend the "Moon-viewing Suite" with a starry skylight, a 270-degree panoramic floor-to-ceiling window, a cliff bathtub, and a full set of stargazing equipment. The parent-child room is equipped with a tree house bed and an astronomical telescope. It is recommended to make reservations half a month in advance for family trips.

Shanling Kitchen follows the principle of "eating in season". In spring, try stewed ham with bamboo shoots; in summer, eat stream crabs and drunken bayberries; in autumn, cook chestnut and firewood chicken; in winter, boil old white tea for warm pot. We especially recommend the traditional method of stewing food: bury the ingredients in the embers of the stove and use the granite to transfer heat to slowly simmer for 6 hours.

The Yunhai Observatory at the B&B updates the Milky Way timetable every day. You can also go to the intangible cultural heritage workshop to experience the ancient bamboo paper making method (including plant rubbings), pick wild bayberries for free in the 2km wild bayberry forest on the back mountain (bamboo backpacks are provided), and when you are tired, you can go to the late-night canteen to try the villagers' secret wine-fermented steamed buns. The 400-square-meter cliff book bar houses more than 3,000 classic books, and its floor-to-ceiling windows face the canyon and sea of ​​clouds. The Mid-Levels Infinity Pool is open from May to October, with a constant water temperature of 28°C.

Post by ZACHARIAH KENNEDY | Mar 20, 2025