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### Wuyi: A Slow-Paced Escape into the Heart of Jiangnan In the depths of late autumn, I arrived in Wuyi, […]

### Wuyi: A Slow-Paced Escape into the Heart of Jiangnan

In the depths of late autumn, I arrived in Wuyi, Jinhua, and spent a dreamy weekend in the comfortable and low-key Jiangnan town. More than one friend has recommended Wuyi to me, suggesting a few days of leisure here, living at a slow pace, with an endless array of scenery to appreciate. In this fast-paced era, nobody seems to have the time to slow down and savor the world’s daily life. Wuyi, with thousands of years of history, boasts lush mountains and clear waters, ancient villages and towns, splendid flower fields, and extensive tea gardens. Every place you pass is a treasure waiting to be discovered. During the autumn and winter seasons, Wuyi’s abundant hot spring resources attract visitors from all directions, and the local cuisine is authentic, every bite filled with the essence of life.

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### Three-Day Itinerary in Wuyi

**Friday:**
– Arrive at the Flower Field Scenic Area
– Check in at Hua Zhi Xiu Manor Hotel

**Saturday:**
– Spend the whole day at the Flower Field Scenic Area
– Check in at Fan She Homestay at night

**Sunday:**
– Morning check-in around the homestay
– Lunch tasting Wuyi’s Top Ten Bowls
– Afternoon hot spring at Tang Feng Hot Spring

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### Accessing Wuyi

– **High-speed train station:** Wuyi North Station, only 1 hour from Hangzhou by high-speed train, and 2 hours from Shanghai
– **Self-driving:** 2 hours from Hangzhou, 4 hours from Shanghai
– **Nearest airport:** Yiwu Airport, 80 km away, approximately a 1-hour drive

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### The Backyard of Wuyi People, Flower Field Scenic Area

Upon arriving at the Flower Field Scenic Area, the romantic European scenery and splendid flower sea allow you to indulge your childlike innocence and whimsical imaginations. In the midst of prosperity, you can fall into a fairy tale dream, with a thousand acres of flower sea blooming in autumn, presenting a canvas-like palette.

**Scenic Mini-Train:**
Take a vintage mini-train, traveling through the flower fields and tea gardens, with the wind carrying a variety of rich fragrances. The colorful flower fields resemble a spilled palette, and as you walk in the Flower God Square, dance in the pink haze flower sea, and wander in the sea of intoxicating butterflies, the mini-train shuttles through the lush flower fields, with the occasional bell ringing echoing in the sky. The streets and castles with rich European charm seem like a town by the Seine River, with romantic seasonal flower seas creating a dream that encompasses all European imaginations.

**TIPS:** The newly upgraded scenic area transportation allows for easy travel between the visitor service center, the four-season flower sea, Hua Zhi Xiu Manor Hotel, and other areas. With one ticket in hand, you can enjoy unlimited rides throughout the day, bringing a more pleasant and wonderful experience.

**Duo Duo Ranch:**
A date with small animals, feeding the plump Shetland ponies with carrots, and the cute Shetland sheep quietly grazing, being chased by fluffy alpacas that resemble white clouds. The alpacas have different personalities: some are cute and slow to react, while others are very impatient and may even spit if fed too slowly. Look up to see pigeons flying in the sky, and fish swimming in the pond. Children are absorbed in playing with small animals, creating a truly healing scene.

**Go-Kart Racing:**
What is it like to race a go-kart against the backdrop of a flower field? Choose your favorite racing suit, put on gloves and a helmet, and transform into a gorgeous and handsome racer. Press the gas pedal, and go! The entire venue is supervised by multiple people, and even if you hit a wall, someone will come to the rescue immediately. It is a safe and thrilling project. The go-kart track is not short and allows for exhilarating rides through the mountains and fields. The track also carries the flower sea theme throughout, with beautiful scenery along the way.

**Love Lake Boat Ride:**
This is a project that no couple can refuse. Rowing on Love Lake, with a gentle breeze blowing, go on an adventure to the love heart island. The color of the lake water is really beautiful, a deep green as soft as satin. The heart-shaped islet in the lake fills the romantic atmosphere. This place, which relies on the scenery of lakes and mountains to express love, is highly recommended for couples to visit more often.

**Carousel in the Flower Field:**
The carousel deep in the flower field, with pure white horses rotating in the canvas-colored flower sea, the wind blowing the petals, swaying and releasing a romantic atmosphere.Flower Field Campsite:
People should stay more in places with high ceilings and always have a heart that wants to camp. On the lawn by the lake, professional camping equipment, tents, and camping tables and chairs are neatly arranged. Sit on the lawn and chat with friends, lie down and watch the clouds roll, and watch the children play freely. Spend a whole day in the flower field, drinking coffee or beer. Either way is fine.

Archery Range:
A very conspicuous building in the flower field is the archery range. It has eight archery positions and professional guidance. Experience the joy of hitting the target from a hundred steps away. Professional coaches will guide you step by step, teach you to do the movements correctly, master the method, aim! Fire! Experience the charm of archery sports.

Horse Riding at the Equestrian Center:
I haven’t seen such a clean and fresh equestrian center for a long time. Every scenic area has a horse riding project, and this one looks better for taking photos. The black horse of the host family is very handsome! In fact, for those of us who do not know how to ride a horse, we just need to ride slowly around and take some photos to get our money’s worth! For children, there will be a coach accompanying the horse riding. For adults, you have to fully entrust yourself to the horse, haha.

European Commercial Street:
The ‘European town’ resort covers an area of more than 6000 acres, providing a one-stop play experience. The houses with macaron colors are very similar to the illustrations in fairy tale books, taking you into a fairy tale in a second. The street is full of all kinds of shops, with characteristic dining, shopping, trendy toys, hand-made DIY, etc., all gathered here to create a beautiful place.

Address: Wangzhai Town, Wuyi County, Jinhua City
Ticket: Adult 88 yuan, family ticket for 2 adults and 1 child 198 yuan, children 48 yuan, free for children under 1.2m.
Time: Open from 09:00 to 17:30 (stop entering the park at 17:00).
Park transportation: The newly upgraded park transportation allows you to take unlimited rides on the park’s train with one ticket in hand, easily traveling between the visitor service center, the four-season flower sea, Hua Zhi Xiu Manor Hotel, and other areas.

Tips: Pets are not allowed to enter the park.

Hua Zhi Xiu Manor Hotel:
At night, you can stay directly in the Hua Zhi Xiu Manor Hotel in the flower field. The hotel is built with super five-star standards to create a luxurious international pastoral lifestyle resort hotel. The black and white lobby space is symmetrical and presents a grand scene. It is as if a fairy tale castle has come to life, with crystal lamps, French corridors, European swimming pools. Wake up in a dream in the castle and have a pastoral dream in the depths of prosperity. The Western restaurant is opposite and echoes the lobby, with the top space styles corresponding to each other.

The hotel provides a buffet breakfast and dinner, skillfully combining Chinese cuisine with exotic flavors from around the world. The combination of Chinese and Western cuisines ensures that there is a dish to satisfy everyone’s taste. Prepare an afternoon tea, with retro and exquisite tea sets, and the French romantic feeling is instantly full. Go out the door and you can find a colorful commercial street with food and entertainment within reach.

The whole street is full of exotic styles, walking among them as if you are in a European town. Take your time, refuse to consume yourself, and let me have a princess dream that doesn’t wake up! Hotel scale: The hotel has hundreds of guest rooms, with indoor swimming pools, gyms, indoor children’s playgrounds, banquet halls, reading rooms, and other leisure and entertainment facilities.

The Chinese restaurant has a lot of local specialties.

Stay in the deep mountain bamboo forest Fan She Homestay:
Leaving the flower field, I stayed in the Fan She Homestay in Wuyi Zhukeng Bridge. It is different from the European style of the flower field and is full of Eastern aesthetics. Waking up in the deep mountain bamboo forest, the Zen experience has taught me to subtract from life.

Wuyi Fan She Homestay is located in a green bamboo bay in the Shouxian Valley Scenic Area in the middle of Wuyi County, Zhejiang Province, surrounded by mountains and water, with steep peaks. Fan She has only 4 rooms, which are tatami rooms and king-size bed rooms. The names of the rooms are also very close to nature, ‘See Mountain’, ‘Pillow Water’, ‘Ask Tea’, ‘Listen to Bamboo’. The activity room on the first floor of the homestay has aThen make a homestay. But the homestay is limited. The boss said he is looking forward to the meeting of the right person. The boss’s brother is a good cook, and you can eat various Wuyi specialty dishes here. The second day, after a good sleep and a full meal, the boss also sent me to the city. ~ A very happy accommodation experience.
Address: The homestay is located near Zhukeng Bridge on Liangshang Line in Wuyi County.

Wuyi’s must-try top ten dishes:
Although Wuyi is small, the food is really great! It also made it to the list of the top 100 Chinese characteristic food cities in 2021. Wuyi’s “Top Ten Dishes” is a local specialty. Friends have said more than once, you must definitely go and taste it. These specialty dishes can be eaten in many restaurants. I recommend a restaurant where you can taste them all at once, Old Countryside. The open order space, each dish has a detailed introduction, just listening to the name exudes a strong human fireworks atmosphere.

Wuyi Hot Springs Open Wuyi Autumn and Winter Warm Time:
I think, soaking in a hot spring must be one of the best ways to open late autumn. In the “distance” away from the city, hiding in a hot spring water, the Zen of the landscape envelops people, and the warm current penetrates every cell. Let the warmth dispel the gloom of autumn and winter, and feel the freedom of this journey of mountains and rivers together. Wuyi has abundant hot spring resources and is known as the “Hot Spring City, Fluorite Hometown”. The spring water is rich in fluoride, metasilicic acid, and various trace elements, known as “fluoride spring”, which is good for strengthening the body. After soaking, the skin is smooth and moisturizing, and it has a beautifying effect, and it is a real “beauty soup”.

There are many choices for Wuyi hot springs, such as Niutou Mountain Dream Hot Spring, Jingyuan Tang, Jile Tang, Tang Feng Hot Spring, Qingshuiwan Qin Hot Spring… After dinner, I chose the nearest Tang Feng Hot Spring. The entire hot spring is currently popular in the Tang Dynasty style, with the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty palace garden. The rest area moved the Tang Dynasty street market, and the soaking pools are all outdoors, hidden in the lush woods, with golden osmanthus fragrance, and the afternoon light and shadow sprinkled in the pool, with sparkling water splashing, and in a trance, it seems to step into the poem of the Tang Dynasty.

Address: No. 77 Huancheng North Road, Wuyi County, Jinhua City
Ticket: Adult 100, child 30 (online purchase)
Soaking pool: 72 hot spring soaking pools take the ancient emperor’s “three palaces, six courtyards, seventy-two concubines” meaning, extending to the top of the mountain layer by layer, each with its own effect.
Entertainment: The hot spring area has a swimming pool, leisure spa, gym and other facilities, as well as the Tang Dynasty street market leisure area, and the Tang Dynasty wind theme children’s paradise.

Accommodation: The hot spring hotel includes a variety of room types, including Chinese luxury standard rooms, Japanese luxury standard rooms, lake view large bed rooms, garden hot spring rooms, etc. The bathroom in the room is all natural hot spring water.

Take advantage of the rare weekend, go out for a walk, enter the flower field, have fun, eat, and shop, and encounter the sweetest dream; come to Wuyi to soak in the soup, let the warmth dispel the gloom of autumn and winter, and feel the freedom of this journey of mountains and rivers together. If you feel tired and want to relax, or if you are bored on vacation and want to enjoy it, this is a good choice for you.