Songyang, Lishui, Zhejiang: Stay on the Cover of National Geographic for Just 500 RMB per Person!

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🚗 Transportation
👉 Take the high-speed train to Lishui Station → Taxi to Songyang County (Shared ride: 50 RMB/person, 1.5h)
🛵 Local Tip: Rent an e-bike for 30 RMB/day (The mountain roads are more thrilling than Akina Pass!)
⚠️ Avoid Scams: Don’t fall for "800 RMB private car" scams! Take the rural bus for 6 RMB directly to ancient villages ✅

📸 Must-Visit Spots with Exclusive Access
🍄 Yangjiatang Village: The "Golden Potala Palace" (stunning at dusk), check out the couple tree at the village entrance 🌳, and capture drone shots.
🍄 Chenjiapu Village: Cliffside Pioneer Bookstore 📚, visit the glass viewing platform for sea of clouds + hand-brewed coffee ☕.
🍄 Songyang Old Street: A living "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" painting 🏮, photograph the blacksmith shop’s morning bustle (8 AM).
🍄 Damushan Tea Plantation: Cycle through Asia’s largest tea garden 🚴‍♀️, snap "Kikujiro’s Summer"-style photos at the tea pavilion.

💡 Photography Hacks:
➊ Bring a clear umbrella! Misty rains create dreamy scenes ☔️.
➋ Wear indigo-dyed dresses 👗 against the earthy yellow walls.

🏡 Accommodation: Stay in Ming-Qing Era Houses for 100+ RMB
✅ Flying Birds Homestay: Bookstore-themed · Stargazing terrace 🌌 (158 RMB), mention "Songyang Koi" for free postcards.
✅ Yunshang Pingtian: Artist-renovated rammed-earth house 🎨 (128 RMB), free Hanfu experience.
✅ Old Street Lodge: Window views of the blacksmith shop 🔥 (88 RMB), includes traditional brown sugar workshop voucher.

🍜 Foodie Heaven: Cry-worthy meals for 20 RMB/person 😭
🔥 Carb-Loaded Trio:
✔️ Baixian Noodle House:
🍜 Wine-fermented large intestine noodles, 15 RMB (100-year-old wood-fired stove!).
✔️ Xu’s Salt-Baked Chicken:
🐔 Paper-wrapped chicken leg, 25 RMB (savory and juicy, perfect with rice).
✔️ Old Street Fried Dough Sticks:
🥖 Freshly fried dough sticks + salty soy milk, 6 RMB (opens at 5 AM).

🍵 Hidden Dessert:
❣️ Peach gum red bean soup, 8 RMB (simmered by grannies in Ming-Qing courtyards).

⚠️ Local’s Blood-and-Tears Advice
📣 Mosquito Defense:
→ Buy local mugwort sachets (5 RMB each, better than Six God).
📣 Avoid Crowds:
→ Tour groups arrive after 10 AM on weekends, visit Thursday-Friday.
📣 Secret Perks 🧧:
→ Sunset photos at Shimenwei Covered Bridge (locals’ wedding hotspot).
→ Touch 100-year-old indentures at the Contract Museum (free but shady 🍃).

"While cities hustle over PPTs, I wait for an oil lamp to light up at dusk in Songyang—this is the budget-friendly joy of time-travel dramas!"
🎒 Bonus:
Bring a sketchbook! Collect limited-edition landscape stamps at Pioneer Bookstore 🏞️.