Post-Gaokao Escape: Bring Your Kids to the Ancient Mingyue Bay Village for an Oxygen Boost!

Just finished tearing up exam papers? Switch to "scenery mode" in Mingyue Bay Ancient Village!

✔️ Walk on 800-year-old polished bluestone paths—every step traces the texture of time.
✔️ Hug the 1,200-year-old ancient camphor tree🌳—its bark hides millennia of shade.
✔️ Watch Taihu Lake waves lap the ancient dock—the tangerine-hued sunset is breathtaking😭.
✔️ Wander narrow alleys and stumble upon grannies sun-drying bamboo shoots—the mix of earthy life and herbal scents instantly relaxes tense nerves.

Lake breezes sweep away stress—100% green energy recharge!🔋

2️⃣ Must-Try Farmhouse Dishes💦: Just steps from the village exit!
【Yangmei Restaurant】🏞️—10m walk from the village exit.
▫️ Pepper Chicken Clay Pot🍗 (Signature dish!)
Lid off, aroma explodes—free-range chicken + secret black pepper sauce🔥, so tender you’ll lick the plate!
▫️ Braised Eel🐟 (Soul of Jiangnan!)
Sticky, glossy sauce—meat falls off the bone💥. Freshness that’ll knock your socks off!
▫️ Shrimp with Gorgon Fruit🍤 (Seasonal crunch!)
Hand-peeled shrimp + plump gorgon fruit—a sweet, bouncy bite of early summer🌿.
▫️ Stir-Fried Reed Root with Pork🌱 (Crispy & refreshing!)
Taihu-exclusive wild veg—tangy and spicy, a rice-devouring must!

4️⃣ Gaokao Exclusive Perks🎓:
✅ Lakeside window seats🌉: DM @restaurant with "Gaokao freedom" for priority booking!
✅ Show exam admit card for free dried yangmei—a sweet-sour finale.
✅ Secret hack㊙️: Mix clay pot chicken juice with rice—so fragrant you’ll inhale three bowls!

Post by Savannah Bailey Ellie | Jun 8, 2025

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