ˇ Shijiu Lake during the dry season has no sky, but it is a real animation fairy tale world️

ˇ Camping by the lake and meeting a grand fireworks festival belonging to Nanjing️

ˇ Wuxiang Mountain and experience the lively National Day Festival in Shuizhen️

ˇ On the shores of Shijiu Lake, encounter a beautiful sunset️

ˇIn the mountain forest orchard, experience the joy of picking autumn fruits by yourself

ˇWhat makes me miss the most is the taste of Jiangnan that I always miss.

At the foot of Wuxiang Mountain, there is a beautiful scenery of Tang style.
"You can enjoy the beauty of mountains and rivers without going outside the city, and you can enjoy the fun of forests and forests while living in a busy city."
I have been to many ancient towns and water towns in China. But when I approached Wuxiangshui Town, the sense of historical passage that came to my face was the strongest.
The scene of the prosperous Tang Dynasty is like a picture slowly unfolding before your eyes, with pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, and winding streams.
Being in it is like traveling back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Of course, if the drone is lifted into the sky, the well-organized buildings are very orderly. The corridors are turned back, and the eaves are pecked high.

When I walked in Wuxiangshui Town, I saw pavilions and buildings and the Tang style full of eyes, which reminded me of the scenes in "The Legend of the Demon Cat" and "Chang 'an Twelve Hours" I had read before. The kind of peaceful and prosperous age, the prosperous Tang Dynasty of the People's Republic of China.
Travel through one step and dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty. Although it is not in Chang 'an, there is an aftertaste of Chang' an everywhere. It not only exists in brick by brick, but also in various inadvertent corners and looks back. At a glance, the wind and clouds are surging for thousands of years and fleeting. The glory and scenery of the past have disappeared, and only the prosperous scenery remains.

In Wuxiangshui Town in early autumn, the reeds are still dazzling in the sun, and the flowers of the lutheran trees are in full bloom. Small bridges and flowing water, rippling blue waves.

It is bordered by the Qinhuai River system in the north, and there is no mountain view in the south. A thousand-year-old city, modern inheritance. Lishui Chenghuang Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and has always been a local cultural landmark and commercial center.
The person who was revered as the city god in Lishui was Bai Jikang, a county magistrate in the Tang Dynasty and a cousin of the great poet Bai Juyi. Bai Jikang did many good things for the people when he was in office, and finally died while in office. The people of Lishui missed him and regarded him as the city god. The Old City God Temple in Lishui in Nanjing was built in the Tang Dynasty in 844 AD. It is commonly known as Ninety-Nine and a Half Rooms. It is the largest City God Temple in Jiangnan.

Today, the City God Temple, which has been rebuilt in another place, is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has excellent scenery. It is a must-visit resort when you come to Wuxiangshui Town.
I came here during the National Day period and met the "October Pilgrimage" that happened to be held. A grand prayer and worship ceremony was being held in the City God Temple.
There are not only lively music and grand ceremonies, but also literati wearing Tang Dynasty costumes visiting the garden to experience the magnificent scenery of the Tang Dynasty in an immersive manner.

In the cultural district outside the City God Temple, there is also a scene step by step. The courtyard is neat and antique. Or a memorial hall, or an exhibition hall. Stroll through the Chenghuang Temple Cultural District, the deeper you go, the deeper you go, feel the past of Lishui, and refine the historical and cultural treasures that set out for light in the vast sea of time.

Looking at Chang 'an from the bridge, looking back at the Tang Dynasty from Jinling. Although there are thousands of mountains and rivers apart, the glory of history is always in the same vein.

Unconsciously wandering in the water town, time passed quickly. Only when the golden afterglow of the setting sun shines on the eaves can we know the passage of time.
The sunset in the evening is the most beautiful time of the day. The warm light coats everything around us with a faint golden coat. Whenever it is dusk, I am so lazy that I don't want to do anything. I just want to quietly send off the sun and watch the sunset set.

At sunset, there are still paragliders flying in the sky of Wuxiangshui Town. The sky in the distance has turned orange, and the Qinhuai River is still flowing quietly.

A small boat and a light were quietly floating in the river.
I ran into two young ladies in Hanfu taking a video under the bridge. I captured a picture and looked back. I was surprised to find it very beautiful.
Wuxiangshui Town is really suitable for shooting ancient Chinese costumes. It is very popular no matter where you are.

When the afternoon heat dissipated, more and more locals and tourists came to Wuxiangshui Town to visit the park. Coming here is like attending a garden party during the Tang Dynasty. Children are full of fun, novelty and expectation, and adults bring the happiness of having their families together to play.
Every time I come to a garden party, I can always get full of warmth and happiness.

When the sun set and the sky gradually darkened, lanterns lit up, lighting up the eaves and outlining the outline of the water town.
Fortunately, the night lights here are so restrained. I have seen the night scenes of many ancient towns and water towns, but it is difficult for me to like them, because if their scenery during the day is like a lady from a big family, it will turn vulgar in seconds after night, and the overly gorgeous lights make all buildings vulgar.
The night view of Wuxiangshui Town is a kind of lucid and restrained beauty. The light orange lanterns have soft light but not dim. The lighting with just right saturation shows the outline and shadows of the water town just right, like a big family in a scholarly family, gentle and powerful, humble and dignified.

As we walked to the exit, we saw the Wuxiang luminous show lighting up the pagoda. The constantly changing colors of the pagoda body echoed the bright moon on the horizon.

Before leaving Water Town, I was already hungry and attracted by the aroma of cumin.
The prosperous times of the Tang Dynasty were also fireworks in the world.

vol2. Nanjing has more than one color in autumn

If you talk about the color of autumn, perhaps the first thing you think of is golden, the golden leaves of sycamore trees and the golden ginkgo trees fluttering.
Or in late autumn, red maples are in full bloom, and the mountains and plains are covered in the valley.
But in Nanjing, autumn here is not just one color.

Pink ocean, romantic paradise. In the past two years, the popularity of Fandai grass has suddenly emerged, and many people have become aware of this pink ocean that belongs to autumn overnight. No one can refuse this delicate pink color, and Guoxing Manor in Lishui is currently the largest Fandai Fanhua Manor in Nanjing.

The manor has a large area and has been planned and organized in advance, so there are complete sightseeing and photo paths. Don't worry about the embarrassment of crushing the grass if you want to take beautiful photos.

On one side of the manor is the romantic Fandai sea of flowers, and on the other side is the pastoral freshness of the Fandai windmill.

Fandai trouble grass will have different pinks when it is in and against the light, or rose pink or cherry blossom pink. But they are all light and beautiful colors. Just like its flower language,"beautiful waiting".
It was like a young girl with a crush on her, the throbbing of her youth and beautiful age. Like someone, but ashamed to express it. He could only hide this secret love in his heart and secretly work hard to make himself more dazzling, waiting for one day to appear in front of him again with a better appearance.
This is a pink youth memory.

Guoxing Manor also has a retro train. Not only can you shoot a retro sense of literature and art, but you can also take a small train to shuttle through the flower sea of Fandai. Usually, I only hope to get faster and faster when I take the high-speed rail by plane, but when I take this small train, I only hope that the speed can be slower and slower, just like in the green train in the past, when the wheels rolled by, but it used to be slower.

At the same time, Guoxing Manor is also a very comfortable camping site. There are large lawns and open spaces here. You can set up tents and feel the autumn sunshine and breeze, with the smell of Fandai flowers. Limited romance that belongs exclusively to autumn.

Originally, I was looking forward to going to Shijiu Lake to watch the legendary "Land of the Sky". As a result, due to the dry season of Shijiu Lake this year, the water level dropped sharply. Therefore, Caohai, which only appeared in March and April in previous years, appeared in the autumn this year. It appeared again in the off-season.
If it was just a grass sea, it would actually be nothing special, but the grass sea in Shijiu Lake was special because it had natural textures and directions in different directions. From a distance, it looked like it was floating in the wind, and it was very similar to the grass sea that appeared in the popular anime "Totoro", so it is also called the "Totoro Grass Sea".

It's very easy to come here, you just need to navigate "Totoro Caohai" or "Zhangxu Village". When you reach the bank of Shijiu Lake, it is not far from Caohai.
The Caohai has a large area. The closer the area is to the lake, the more lush the grass grows and the smaller the bald land area is.

Sit casually on the grass sea to rest, or take close-up portraits. Under the dark green eyes, the skin will appear fairer.

Of course, the best equipment for taking photos in Caohai is still a drone. When the small plane rises into the sky, you can have a panoramic view of the outline and posture of Caohai, and you can lie casually in the Caohai. The photo output rate is really very high. Those who like chinchillas can add stickers later, which will be a realistic anime world.

When I stayed in the Caohai of Totoro until evening, I didn't expect a grand sunset to quietly appear in front of our eyes.
Maybe God made up for my regret that I didn't see the "Sky Realm" of Shijiu Lake, and allowed me to see the most beautiful sunset and dusk of the year here.

At about 5:30 p.m., when I saw that the distant grass sea had been covered with a golden coat by the sunset, and even the air around it was dyed honey, I knew that today's sunset must be very beautiful.

The nearby trestle looks at the Shijiu Lake Bridge in the distance. Under the orange sky, it feels like waiting.

I happened to discover that there were still people setting up a canopy and camping chairs in the Caohai. It was very comfortable and warm in the orange sunset.
The rise of camping has changed people's travel habits. As long as the car has a canopy and simple camping equipment, you can start your leisurely outdoor time anytime, anywhere. Watching the changes in the sunset quietly in the sea of grass,

When I was running towards the sunset in the Caohai, the orange sun was reflected on the Shijiu Lake, leaving a long shadow.
Today's sunset is particularly big and dazzling.

When everything is at its best, even the appearance of clouds by the sunset is so just right.

When the sun finally sets, the dusk gradually closes in all directions, and the sunset and afterglow are making their final farewell.
I am sorry that I did not see the sky I expected;
I was lucky to see the most beautiful sunset ever.

On the bank of Chinchilo Caohai, there are still quietly relics of watchtowers and arsenals from the revolutionary period. The scale here is not large, but after the baptism of history and the scouring of time, it is now like a weather-beaten old man, full of peace and indifference to life.

The creeper and tree roots climbed the entire wall, all the way up from the earth to the sky. The dust of history fell and was covered by lush greenery.

Under the orange sky, the lonely watchtower stands here, watching the days and nights of Shijiu Lake and the stars.
Like a determined guard, but also like a lonely guardian, he was quietly here, day after day, letting time pass.

Before that, I had forgotten the last time I watched fireworks.
When I visited Nanjing this time, I happened to know that there was a grand fireworks show at 7 p.m. at Luoshan Huahuo Camping Park next to Shijiu Lake.
Enjoy the comfort of camping by the lake on the lawn, while there is a grand fireworks meeting overhead. This should be such a romantic scene!

At 7 p.m., the fireworks will be staged on time. It's not just a few fireworks to make up the number, but it's long enough and grand enough.
After the fireworks shot rose into the sky, it exploded in the night sky and turned into dazzling fireworks.
Even if the beauty of fireworks is only for a short moment, as long as it blooms grandly, it is of greatest significance.

The campsite under the fireworks is my ideal camping life. The warm light small tent in the night is like a warm haven.
In the sky outlined by light strips, there is ambiguity among lovers, laughter among friends, and warmth among relatives.
People who don't know each other enjoy the same life on the same grass. There is also a special fate in the universe.

The campsite also organizes lively and cheerful bonfire parties, playing lively music, and singing and dancing hand in hand around the raging bonfire. There are fewer and fewer such intimate activities in the city, which can quickly draw people closer to each other. The distance between people.

The Shijiu Lake side is very cool after night. You can feel this rare comfort by lighting up camping lights in the sky sky of Luoshan Huahuo Camping Park and preparing some food and drinks.
The hustle and bustle of the night dissipated, nature returned to tranquility, and we slept in the lakeside scenery to pursue our dreams together.

The autumn wind brings joy, and it is a full harvest season. It's also a good time to pick fruit in the orchard.
Starting from the B & B in the morning, after passing Wuxiang Mountain, you will arrive at a large mountain forest full of fruit trees. The fruit picking industry here is very complete. Many farms and orchards welcome guests to go directly into the greenhouse to experience the fun of picking fruits by hand.

This season is the time for Lishui to have a bumper harvest of sunshine rose grapes, dragon fruit, kiwis, yellow peaches and other fruits.
I drove on the road to find a suitable orchard. Seeing that there were many tourists coming to pick, I just happened to go in and have a look.

This farm now mainly also has red-heart dragon fruit and yellow-heart kiwis that can be picked. Carrying a small basket, you can go directly to orchards and greenhouses to pick your favorite fruits. Having lived in the city since I was a child, I saw for the first time how these fruits grow.

The dragon fruit, which is still trying to mature, goes from blooming to fruiting, and finally ripens.

I felt that everything was so novel in the dragon fruit greenhouse. I wondered how this small vine could grow so many dragon fruits. I used to think dragon fruits grew on trees! Really gained knowledge.

Pick a ripe dragon fruit at the scene and cut it open. It is really full of red hearts. It tastes full of juice, full and sweet. This is the freshest fruit.

The kiwi fruit forest not far away is already full of fruitful fruits.
Many of the kiwis I ate before were green kiwis, but the kiwis here are actually yellow-heart! Although it is small, its skin is very thin. You can peel it off by picking it directly from the tree. I thought that such a small kiwi fruit would taste more astringent, but it turned out to be very moist and had just the right sweetness and sweetness.

When you leave, you can also buy a box of freshly picked fruits and take them home. The price is also very good.
There are still many picking gardens here, with different sizes and industries. You can come and find a favorite orchard and spend a sweet and sour afternoon.

The State of Yue is crowned with the world, and the literature of Zhongshan is home to people.

Zhujia Village, Hefeng Town, located on the bank of Shijiu Lake, is an ancient village with a long history. The Zhu family alone has more than 3000 people in Hefeng territory. There is no way to verify where the Zhu family originated, but it is inferred from the couplet written on the door of the ancestral halls of the Zhu families in the north of the village,"The Yue State is crowned with the world, and the Zhongshan Literature Family is Family" that the Hefeng Zhu family should have originated in Zhejiang., that is, the seat of the ancient Yue State.

In the past, Zhujia Village was just a small fishing village that lived on a lake. Generations of residents lived on Shijiu Lake to salvage fish. In recent years, after a series of developments and changes, it has become an ancient tourist village of literature and art.
While maintaining the original village style as much as possible and carrying out some exquisite minor renovations, the 15 old houses scattered in the village have been transformed into art galleries and cultural and creative shops, with a strong cultural atmosphere.
These once-abandoned old houses are revitalized with a new look and identity.

There is a love tree near Shijiu Lake at the entrance of the village. It is amazing that it has grown into the shape of love.

As a relatively unpopular surname among the hundreds of surnames, Zhu surnames live and develop here, and old houses and ancestral halls have also been preserved, which is the foundation of their culture.

In a small village with literature and art, coffee and desserts are also necessary. Of course, they're all here. In a small coffee courtyard, drink a warm latte, stroll around the village, and feel the wind blowing from Shijiu Lake. There are mature pomegranates above your head and a faint fragrance of osmanthus in the air.

Every time I leave Nanjing, I will never forget the delicious food here. So I came here again and checked in to several well-evaluated local restaurants to taste the most seasonal flavor of Jinling during the autumn harvest.

Duck blood vermicelli soup is a must-eat when you come to Nanjing. It can be breakfast, dinner, or even a bowl of warm soup for midnight comfort.

Ham, dried bamboo shoots, and fresh duck are stewed into a pot of nourishing food. The salty and fresh ham and the mountainous flavor of dried bamboo shoots are all stewed into the soup. A touch of pepper warms your whole body.

The stone pot duck feet, which are boiled until the bones are soft and rotten, will be separated from the flesh with a gentle sip. The duck's feet feel very delicious after being fried in advance and then cooked.

The most seasonal rice bamboo and pork liver are stir-fried together with high heat, giving the most seasonal flavor.

This is a must-eat braised pork when you come to Nanjing Lishui! Many restaurants here use braised pork as their main dish. The braised pork is fat and lean, cut into large pieces, and cooked until soft. The braised pork here has more sweet sauce flavor, which is very good with rice.

Autumn crab, small miscellaneous fish, tofu

I chose two special B & Bs when I came to Nanjing this time. Nowadays, I like to stay in B & Bs more and more when I travel, especially those that go deep into local residences or scenic spots, which can bring a better travel experience.

Fulin Yi is located in the scenic area of Wuxiangshui Town. It is a few minutes 'walk to the City God Temple. Whether it is early morning or evening, you can enjoy the most beautiful times of Wuxiangshui Town.
With the design concept of "blank space, meditation, authenticity, and nature", we create a veritable "no want to live under the mountain without thinking".

My favorite space is an atrium patio similar to a courtyard house. It is really comfortable to bask in the sun next to a Chinese open corridor.

From the balcony outside the room, you can have a panoramic view of Wuxiangshui Town.

Every detail exudes a strong Tang style. It complements the style of Wuxiangshui Town.

Located on the edge of the Qinhuai River system, it is like a graceful woman with poems and books on her belly and calm. The reed swamps fluttered, which is the smell of autumn.

After night, you can also put up a canopy and camping chairs on the lawn to enjoy a peaceful life outdoors.

Because I wanted to travel in depth around Shijiu Lake, I chose a B & B in Zhujia Village to stay for one night. There are still many B & Bs in Zhujia Village. This time I chose the relatively new Huangqi Fisherman's Home. At first, I thought it was a simple B & B, but later found out that it was a complex integrating catering, B & Bs, and fisherman's leisure.

The B & Bs are mainly based on the modern and simple rural style that is now popular, and use a large area of cement and bricks to build a peaceful habitat in an ancient village.

Although the B & B is not big, it is very design, and even a casual corner is accidentally released.

There weren't many restaurants in the village, so I had dinner in the B & B restaurant. I ordered the seasonal rice bamboo shredded pork, which was delicious. The store also recommended their signature meat slice soup, which tasted wonderful.

If you want to write about Nanjing, you can't just write about Nanjing.
It is not only the Qinhuai River, but also the south of the Yangtze River, but also the scenic scenery of Jinling and the sycamore trees are everywhere.
During this National Day trip to Nanjing, I also discovered another side of Nanjing.
At the foot of Wuxiang Mountain, next to Shijiu Lake, in Totoro Caohai, and in Yujia Village.
I stopped and stopped in Lishui with a relaxed and expectant mood. I was greeted by the most beautiful sunset and dusk, the grand fireworks conference, sweet and sour emergency fruits, and the comfort and relaxation outside the city.

If Li Shui could write a letter, he would definitely write to many people:
If you want to write about Nanjing, you cannot just write about historical Nanjing in the traditional sense.
I came here, so I also wrote a memorial and travel note about Lishui here.