This small Jiangnan town that fascinated Su Dongpo is actually the ultimate destination for family trips?

💥Are you still wandering around crowded ancient towns in Jiangnan?
💥Did you know that just 1.5 hours from Hangzhou lies a hidden treasure town that has captivated poets and scholars for centuries?
💥Why is Yixing considered the hidden ace for family trips around Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai?

👉🏻Follow me to unlock the perfect Yixing travel guide, guaranteed to have your friends bombarding you with questions!

📍【2 Days 1 Night Divine Itinerary】
🌟Day 1: The Symphony of Zen and Bamboo Sea
✔️Morning: Dajue Temple — The Buddhist ancestral temple personally built by Master Xingyun, where you can take your kids to experience the perfect blend of Eastern aesthetic architecture and Buddhist culture
❗️Question: Why is the vegetarian meal here said to bring a sense of happiness?
✔️Afternoon: East China’s Largest Bamboo Sea — Stroll through the secret realm of tens of thousands of bamboo trees, and take the popular mini cable car to overlook the rippling bamboo waves
💡Sneak peek: Deep inside the bamboo sea hides a glass skywalk observation deck!
✔️Dusk: Yunhu Sunset — Capture the golden half hour and shoot stunning sky mirror photos

🌟Day 2: The Collision of Art and Everyday Life
✔️Early Morning: Longbei Mountain Forest Park — Take a forest bath among the dawn redwoods, fully immersing in a fairyland green scene
✔️Morning: Taoer Factory UCCA Art Museum — One of only four top-tier art museums worldwide! An industrial style and art crossover feast
💥Highlight: Hunt for handmade purple clay crafts at the weekend market, and bring home Jiangnan’s exquisite craftsmanship for just a few dozen yuan
✔️Afternoon: Shushan Ancient South Street — Enjoy coffee at Dongsi Café on this thousand-year-old purple clay street, and catch a live kiln opening by intangible cultural heritage inheritors
🤫Secret: At a certain corner of this street lies Su Dongpo’s favorite scenic spot?
✔️Night: Dongpo Pavilion Lighting Ceremony — Travel through a thousand years to converse with Mr. Dongpo, overlooking the twinkling lights of Yangxian

🎯【Top 3 Must-Do Experiences】
1️⃣ Spend a whole day playing with your kids at Yaohu Town Water Park, and be amazed by the newly opened Purple Clay Museum where tradition meets modernity
2️⃣ Stay at Longyin Xishan Hotel, wake up to birdsong in the morning, and savor a pot of Yangxian tea by the stream
3️⃣ At 7 AM on Longbei Mountain, enjoy the tranquility of the entire dawn redwood forest, where every snap is a green forest masterpiece

🚗【Travel TIP】
⚠️Key point: Attractions are scattered! Driving is the way to go!
1.5 hours direct from Hangzhou, 2.5 hours from Shanghai

💌【A Note for Those Ready to Depart】
While other tourists are still struggling in the crowds of Suzhou and Hangzhou,
you will already be picking tea and making pottery with your kids in the mountain bamboo sea,
learning purple clay skills from intangible cultural heritage masters on the ancient street.
This unique artistic family experience
is the most worthy travel badge to show off this summer!

🔥Final soul-searching question:
In today’s world of crowded trendy travel spots,
why do you still choose Yixing?
Because here lies the truest Jiangnan charm —
slow, elegant, fun, and full of character

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Post by StarryNight123456789 | Oct 10, 2025

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