A hidden gem for travel, a utopian ancient town in the misty and rainy Jiangnan region

🏯✨Shouzhuo Garden is said to be the relocation place of the descendants of Tao Sizhi, the second son of Tao Yuanming, a famous poet of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Tao Yuanming may have never thought that his 'Peach Blossom Spring' would be so popular in today's society. Like most people, I yearn for poetry and the distance, and am fascinated by the magical utopia described in the text.

🏯✨The houses in Shouzhuo Garden are still these Huizhou-style buildings, but they are more grandiose than those traditional ancient villages. Each household's courtyard has been expanded, which is actually not seen in ordinary Huizhou-style buildings. Think about Hongcun and Xidi, the houses are all built next to each other, each household is a two or three-entry layout, the lighting basically relies on the patio, and there is no such large courtyard.

🏯✨Stepping out of the courtyard, what comes to your face is a small pond as flat as a mirror. It seems to have created a Peach Blossom Spring version of the Sky Realm. The reflected mountains and green bamboo forests are all divided into two and reflected on the water surface. In this small garden, it encompasses endless wisdom, as long as you are

🏯✨The deeper you go in Shouzhuo Garden, the more you discover that this garden is becoming more and more full of lively fairy spirit. There are always those different sceneries hidden in front of the house and behind the house. Here, it seems that the body has escaped from the shackles of the world, and the thoughts are also free to soar.

🏯✨The black and white of Huizhou-style architecture are versatile colors. Whether it's sunny or rainy, blue or gray, they all have a unique flavor when paired together. The horseshoe wall stands proudly in the regular white wall, making the building more layered. The cloudy and rainy weather is misty, and coupled with the fewer tourists in the scenic area, it really feels a bit of the meaning of being far away from the world.

Post by ThalassaThornhill234$ | Dec 24, 2023