Yixing is not only famous for its purple clay teapots during a 2-day and 1-night trip, but also has a little-known secret spot!

Yixing is not only famous for its purple clay teapots during a 2-day and 1-night trip, but also has 7️⃣ little-known secret spots!|||

What charm does the city of Yixing have that made Mr. Su Dongpo stop by? After spending two days and one night, I explored this small city known for its purple clay teapots!
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🔶Tour route:
Dongpo Academy—Shushan Nangu Street—Tao Factory No. 2—Dachao Mountain Mini Great Wall—Dongpo Pavilion—Yangxian Lake—Twenty-three Bays
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🅿️1⃣️: Navigate to "Dongpo Academy"
Originally named "Dongpo Thatched Cottage" and built during the Song Dynasty, it has been reconstructed through the dynasties and now serves as a local primary school. Of course, its landscape and architecture also attract many tourists!
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🅿️2⃣️-3⃣️: Navigate to "Dingshan Mini Great Wall/Fuyuan Zen Temple"
Who would have thought that a mini Great Wall is hidden in a small city in Jiangsu, and it's a free attraction where you can enjoy a panoramic view of Tai Lake from the heights!
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🅿️4⃣️: Navigate to "Tao Factory No. 2"
A newly established cultural and creative park in Yixing, which is not yet fully constructed, but inside it hides a building designed by the master architect Kengo Kuma!
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🅿️5⃣️: Navigate to "Dongpo Pavilion"
An imitation ancient building constructed on Yangxian Creek Mountain in the future to commemorate Mr. Dongpo, it is also considered one of the landmarks of Yixing!
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🅿️6️⃣: Navigate to "Shushan Nangu Street"
Just a few hundred meters away from Dongpo Academy, there is a century-old street in Yixing famous for its purple clay teapots, with an ancient and artistic atmosphere, very literary and photogenic!
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🅿️7️⃣: Navigate to "Yangxian Lake"
There is a small town by Yangxian Lake, where the gardens and buildings are like a small town in the south of the Yangtze River!
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🅿️8️⃣: Navigate to "Yixing Lake Father Twenty-three Bays"
A lesser-known hiking trail in Yixing, named Twenty-three Bays because there are twenty-three turns on the way up the mountain.
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🏠About·Accommodation
For accommodation, I chose to stay at Twenty-three Bays, next to the Tingjian·Twenty-three Bays Rock Wall Private Bath Design Homestay. The entire homestay is like a cave secret spot, built along the mountain wall, very mysterious and photogenic! Moreover, the homestay comes with a private bath♨️, and the area feels like it's deep inside a cave!!!
In addition to the private bath♨️, the public area of the homestay is equipped with an open-air cinema, tea room, underground bar, billiard room, and a coffee shop with its own reading space, fully satisfying guests' leisure and entertainment experience!