Written before the trip

By June, the warm wind is slightly tipsy and tourists are drunk. It is said that summer at this time of year comes with a romantic filter. Tree shadows can dance, cicadas can sing, girls 'skirts and skin covered with sweat beads, glowing with light and fragrance, spreading out in all the slow summer hours, with a small but fortunate beauty ~

Even if you admire the romantic plots that only appear in these movies, they often turn into bubbles in the scorching summer sky. People who live a fast-paced life under the prosperity and pompous atmosphere can easily be stunned by the hot heat. They have turned into air-conditioning fans and loyal supporters of watermelon and mung bean soup.

However, there is such a place that is famous for its slowness. It is cool and quiet, quiet and leisurely. Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, so why not go to Gaochun in Nanjing together to experience the leisurely charm of the international slow city and experience the slow-moving life that blocks the noise.

About Nanjing, about Gaochun

Nanjing is a small city that is both the "ancient capital of the Six Dynasties" and the "capital of the Ten Dynasties". Mr. Sun Yat-sen couldn't help but praise Nanjing in his "Strategy for the Founding of the People's Republic of China"."Its location is in a good area. Its land has mountains, deep waters, and plains. These three kinds of craftsmanship are one of the best places in the world." It's hard to find such a good place in a big city."

When many people talk about Nanjing, a city that carried the rise and fall of the Six Dynasties, they always think of the tragedy of the Holocaust. The solemnity of the Presidential Palace and the sad tone of the movies are revolving around in extreme prosperity and ruin. At this time, Nanjing not only has the 480 temples in the Southern Dynasty, the grandeur of many towers in the misty rain, and the romantic love between sycamore trees and Meiling Palace. It also provides a panoramic view of the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River along the Qinhuai River, fully filling the charm of Jinling.

Gaochun, located at the southern end of Nanjing City, is also China's first international slow city. In the east is the junction of Maoshan and Tianmu Mountains. It is a winding hilly and mountainous area. In the west, it is surrounded by rippling blue waves of Gucheng Lake and Shijiu Lake. It sits on innate mountain lake resources and has typical ecological characteristics in Jiangnan.

Whether it is the village surrounded by trees, the Yaxi Town full of water, the "No. 1 Ancient Street in Jinling" where the charm of Jiangnan meets and the style of Anhui style, or the lotus flowers full of ponds in the slow-flowing city on the shores of Gucheng Lake, only by staying in Gaochun for a day or two can you feel the comfort and leisure in its bones.

Trip overview

DAY1: Hangzhou-Gaochun-Gucheng Lake Slow City-Gaochun Old Street-Fishing Hotel

DAY2: Yaxi Slow City-Youzi Mountain-Return Journey

Gucheng Lake Slow City, Romance from the Deep Lotus

Gucheng Lake is located in the southern part of Gaochun District, also known as Xiaonan Lake. Historically, it was part of the ancient Danyang Lake along with Shijiu Lake. In the huge Gucheng Lake, there is a slow city of Gucheng Lake. The lotus flowers are blooming at this time. This is also the place where I first came to Gaochun to plant grass!

Gucheng Lake is located on the west side of Nanjing Gucheng Lake Tourist Resort, covering an area of more than 8000 acres. It takes at least a day to play carefully. It is a vacation and leisure experience destination that integrates science education, ecological tourism, water entertainment, water sports, and leisure vacation.

Take a sightseeing bus all the way to Baihe Garden. As soon as you get off the bus, everyone is amazed by the blooming lotus flowers all over the pond. It is as if you have instantly traveled from a metropolis full of high-rise buildings to the fields and countryside of lotus flowers.

It is said that summer without appreciating lotus is incomplete, and summer without playing with water is unhappy! At this time, Gucheng Lake Slow City just happened to have two of my favorite summer activities! Lotus leaves, lotus flowers, wooden paddles, light boats, and running water are everywhere crowded with tourists who come for a leisurely vacation.

The lotus species here are diverse, with different colors and different blooming times.

The lotus ponds are green and boundless, and the lotus flowers are pink and dripping. A different kind of gorgeous lotus flower touches your heartstrings.

A lotus flower, the flowers are still blooming; the poem is in Jiangnan, and the meaning of singing is still strong;

At dawn on the smoke waves, green blooms under the stream; the curtain rolls the west wind, and the smile smells in the mirror;

In midsummer, lotus flowers grow step by step; walking on the lotus pond road, it is like traveling back to a clear and lonely time. The flowers and leaves do not speak, the self is gentle, time flows, and the love blooms. It is a song, a poem and a painting!

Walking in the lotus pond on the winding wooden plank road, lotus flowers and lotus leaves float gently in the wind, like a beautiful landscape picture!

Ask three or two friends to go on a boat in the lotus pond and walk leisurely through the green leaves and red flowers. Along the river, accompanied by the fragrance of lotus, you can see the huge lotus fields filled with green leaves and red flowers. Occasionally, you will accidentally meet the opposite side. When you meet a wupeng boat or a boating boat, look at each other and smile and say hello, you will have a special interest in life!

Don't think that this is just a place to quietly watch lotus flowers. Opposite the Baihe Garden in Shuiman City, there are also various projects such as the cool and exciting water Dachong Pass.

This is known as the largest water carnival in Gaochun. Looking at the 50-meter-long water slide from afar and is equipped with a variety of floating mats, various swimming rings, etc. Many parents take their babies into the water in turn to have a cool and exciting water game, challenge these many levels, and feel the coolness and transparency of the water along the way and the passion and excitement unique to summer.

The wall is cracked and it is recommended that the little fairies who come to play should prepare an extra set of clothes. After finishing the water event, they can change into another set of clothes and check in some Internet celebrity photos in the verbena section in front.

Because verbena is similar to lavender, it is very popular among young ladies online celebrities. The clusters of purple flowers are particularly elegant, and the eyes are full of dazzling purple, instantly diluting the heat of summer, bringing refreshing and stunning hearts, full of romance and dream!

Walking through it, you don't need to find a special angle to take pictures. The wind blows and flowers dance, and the entire sea of flowers is like purple waves, undulating up and down, becoming a beautiful painting!

[Related tips]

(1) Address: Gucheng Lake Water Slow City, No. 9 Yinghu Road, Gaochun District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province;

(2) How to get there: Take Gaochunyou No. 2 Bus to Gucheng Lake Slow City (International Fishing Center) Station and walk 310 meters;

(3) Opening hours: 09:00-17:00 (January 1-December 31 Monday-Sunday)08:30-17:30 (January 1-December 31 holidays);

(4) Tickets: 80 yuan/person, 40 yuan during the epidemic, supporting the Nanjing Garden New Year Card.

(5) Others: The sightseeing bus costs 10 yuan per person, and you can ride on a cycle, otherwise it will be too tiring to walk around.

At the fishing hotel, I tasted the most delicious lotus flowers

When you come to Gaochun, Nanjing, don't forget to have a meal of Huaiyang cuisine. It is said that Huaiyang cuisine pays attention to its original freshness and is suitable for sweetness. It is also a regular cuisine for state banquets. When you come out of Gucheng Lake, you can go directly to Gucheng Lake. Taste a meal of local dishes at the Happy Fishing Hotel.

What impressed me most was the wealth of flowers here. The sauté was wrapped in lotus flowers and placed in small cakes. It tasted particularly sweet with the faint aroma of lotus flowers.

When we went out, we heard from locals that this is a resort hotel adjacent to the lake. It combines fishing, vacation, dining, accommodation and entertainment. I heard that guests staying here can also fish for free, and fish caught in the wild fishing pond can be taken away for free or processed for free in the hotel. When we went out, we happened to see a group of people engaged in a fishing competition, and a whole lively fish was caught!

Gaochun Old Street, the No. 1 Ancient Street in Jinling in the downtown area

After dinner, I happened to come out of the fishing hotel with my friends. Thinking about digestion and cooling off the heat, I stopped by and went to the surrounding Gaochun Old Street.

Gaochun Old Street is located in Chunxi Street, Gaochun District, Nanjing City. It is also known as Chunxi Old Street. It is the commercial center of Gaochun and the most well-preserved ancient building complex in Jiangsu Province. It is also the most completely preserved ancient street in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in East China. It is also known as the "Second Confucius Temple in Jinling" and the "First Ancient Street in Jinling."

According to historical records, Gaochun Old Street has a history of more than 900 years since its formal establishment in the Song Dynasty. It runs east-west and is about 800 meters long. There are residential buildings next to each other. Because it is close to the Anhui border and is deeply influenced by Hui culture, all the buildings everywhere highlight the characteristics of Huizhou, but they also have the grace and tenderness of a Jiangnan town.

With mottled brick walls, long alleys, squeaking wooden doors, and pedestrians in twos and threes on the street, time seems to have stopped here. Wherever you can see and hear, it seems to be a lively and fragrant Gaochun Old Street "Riverside Picture" during Qingming Festival!

There are many shops on both sides of the old street, in a mixed-type shop with two floors, mainly dealing in the local famous specialty products, pastries and souvenirs.

The cat on the street was lying lazily, guarding the shop owner on the street.

Slowly walk around the old street, surrounded by Guanwang Temple, Folk Culture Museum, Yangting, Qianlong Ancient Well, the former site of the New Fourth Army Office, Jesus Church and other attractions. Films such as "The Battle of the Yellow Bridge" have been filmed here.

The buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are lined by the water, equipped with exquisite brick, wood and stone carvings and traditional calligraphy plaques. They are simple and elegant and have their own charm. No wonder some people say that this is the "epitome of Oriental civilization" and the "art treasure house of ancient architecture."

Slowly at night, the Gucheng Lake nearby is green; the Guanxi River at present is glittering, with lights on the street and fishing fires in the water complementing each other, making it prosperous.

If you have time, you might as well go to the surrounding old street post offices and follow the boss upstairs. The corner of every staircase inadvertently exudes a cultural atmosphere. Sit next to the window. Inside the window is a simple and elegant tea tasting space. Outside the window is another bustling and lively fireworks.

[Related tips]

(1) Address: Gaochun Old Street, Gaochun District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province;

(2) How to get there: Take the Huan2 bus on Gaochun Road 105 in Nanjing to get off at the Construction Engineering Bureau Station and walk 320 meters to Gaochun Old Street;

(3) Opening hours: 08:30-17:00 (Monday-Sunday, January 1-December 31);

(4) Tickets: No tickets are charged in the neighborhood. Adult tickets for tourist attractions are 70 yuan/person, and children between 1.3 and 1.5 meters, elderly people between 60 and 69 years old, active military personnel, and students are 35 yuan/person.

Ruixuan Courtyard, sleeping in an elegant B & B on the ancient street

It was already night when we came out of Gaochun Old Street, so we stayed in Ruixuan Courtyard opposite the old street. It is located in Gaochun Old Street Scenic Area, the core business district of Gaochun District, Nanjing City. Opposite it is Millennium Gaochun Old Street and Mandu Commercial Pedestrian Street. It is super convenient to go shopping.

Ruixuan Biyuan, which lives around the lake, is full of emirary-style corridor buildings. The courtyard is deep, simple and elegant, with a quiet and elegant environment, a quiet and natural atmosphere, simple wooden homes, and quiet and exquisite spaces., all reveal the literary and romantic style of Jiangnan people.

Pushing the door in, the spacious and bright guest rooms are equipped with unique home design, making your stay more comfortable; when you open the window in the morning, you can also feel the chirping of birds and flowers, and experience the king's "cicadas are noisy in the forest, and the chirping of the birds is quieter in the mountains", leaving a faint fragrance in the silent place.

We left the second day's trip to Yaxi Mancheng! On the way to Yaxi Mancheng, I happened to see an elegant hotel in the Shanlin family, so I also stopped there for a look. When I got closer, I realized that this was the Pillow Pine Hotel that my best friend had been recommending to me before I set out. It is located in the quiet pine forest on the mountain. It is particularly quiet and comfortable. I heard from locals that the hotel is based on local conditions and built according to trees. It has not touched the pine forests all over the mountain. As we move forward, we can better experience the leisure and elegance of watching the bamboo color shaking the frost during the leisure period, and the sound of pine trees sleeping in the moon.

Yaxi Slow City has wiped out all kinds of Internet celebrity projects

In Gaochun Slow City, every village is a tourist attraction. Only when you come here can you truly experience the scene of "traffic across the roads, chickens and dogs hear each other". Every scenery is naturally decorated but well managed, allowing your body and mind to escape the hustle and bustle of the city for a short time.

[Slow Paradise Glass Corridor]

When you come to Yaxi Slow City, of course, you can't miss the Slow Park that is most popular among young people here!

Slow Park is located on Songlin Island, Yaxi International Slow City. It includes expansion projects such as jungle walking, live chicken eating and downhill, as well as a newly launched leisure project such as tree-top walking.

It is said that Jungle Crossing originated in Europe. It is a pine forest adventure that integrates safety, excitement and fashion. It is also the most popular outdoor activity for tree adventure at the moment. It uses various obstacles to connect a line. Players need to climb, slide, cross, jump, fly and other actions to overcome all obstacles to reach the finish line.

The Slow Park in Yaxi Slow City, this jungle city resort has 47 various fun challenges to tease your physical fitness and courage. They are mainly divided into the "rope net tribe" suitable for children and the "jungle crossing" suitable for teenagers and adults. The rich and exciting game sessions make people's hearts beat faster and your blood surge ~

In addition, the glass corridor in Slow Park is also a must-see party. Follow your friends to climb the tree slope in groups and stay quietly on the glass plank road for a while. You can not only enjoy the pleasure of walking on the clouds, but also have a deep encounter with the sea of clouds when you are lucky.

Looking down from the bridge, the light transmittance of each piece of glass is very high. People walking on it is like hanging in the sky, giving the illusion of stepping in the wind and moving in a minute ~

The breeze passes through the thin clouds and passes through the hall in the green everywhere, caressing the green mountains and trees, making the picturesque mountains and rivers; in this quiet and high, magnificent and peaceful scenery, it seems that every day is light and clear up.

It is a hundred meters high at your feet, and you can see the beautiful scenery in the ethereal mountains in front of you. The green mountains and beautiful waters, and the blue sky and white clouds are all visible. On the Lingyun Overpass, sitting opposite the mountains and rivers, the sky is high and wide, and you can enjoy the joy of enjoying yourself.

[Rainbow Slide]

I first paid attention to the rainbow slide because of its appearance. The slide strips of various colors go from top to bottom, like a rainbow left in the world, which is extremely gorgeous.

Although it may seem huge, it is not so scary. The experimenter only needs to sit tight in the hovercraft and hold it firmly to feel the excitement of sliding down the rainbow slide, making the screams sound throughout the sky ~

[Tree canopy slippery]

The canopy of Yaxi Slow City is built on the canopy of Songlin Island. It has a total length of more than 500 meters and a drop of as high as 18 meters. The entire slide is made of high-transparent glass, with undulating and winding.

Change into a raincoat and slide on the glass bridge. You can surround the nature 360 degrees in the air and enjoy the thrilling and beautiful mountain and forest scenery.

As the water flows down, there is a green forest and green shade in front of you. Accompanied by the whistling wind, the gurgling water, the chasing sound of waves around you and the screams that can be heard at any time, the tension and excitement are self-evident.

[Related tips]

(1) Address: Hongqi Road, Dashan Village, Yaxi Town, Gaochun, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province

(2) How to get there:

A. Self-service: Nanjing South Passenger Station has a shuttle bus to Gaochun from 6:20 to 19:00 every day, with an average interval of 10-15 minutes. The fare is 25 yuan. There are long-distance buses that go directly to Yaxi at the bus station in Gaochun, but you should note that there are two routes. B. Self-driving: The driving time from the urban area to the Ninggao Expressway Turntable is about 1 hour to the Shuangpaishi Crossing. Turn left at this intersection and enter Shuangpaishi (Qiqiao) Town. Go straight to T-junction (Shuangpaishi Long-distance Bus Station) and turn right. Further inside is Yaxi Town, and the entire scenic area is within that area.

(3) Opening hours: 8:30-17:00 (Monday-Sunday, January 1-December 31).

(4) Tickets: Free.

Youzi Mountain, a characteristic pastoral village in Slow City

The last time was left to Youzi Mountain in Gaochun, which consists of Youzi Mountain Cultural Experience Area and Santiaolong Ecological Leisure Area. The forest coverage rate reaches 89%. It is also known as Gaochun's "green lung". There is Chunqing Tea Garden, which is known as "one of the 30 most beautiful tea gardens in China", and Youzishan National Forest Park, which is known as the "No. 1 Shaping Victory in Saizhu"...

[Longshang Village]

In Qingshan Village, Dongba Street, Gaochun District, there is such a "source of tea outside the world". Walking among it is like being in a green ocean. The fragrance of tea leaves and the leisurely life make everyone who comes unforgettable. This is the natural village in Lingshang.

Today's Longshang Village still retains the old buildings from the 1960s and 1970s. All the farmhouses in the fields in front of and behind the houses reveal a pleasant atmosphere of literature and art, as if you have entered the countryside and have a natural tranquility.

On the ridge, there are B & Bs, colleges, cafes, teahouses, studios, and public spaces such as markets and experience classrooms. Among them, the coffee outside the object is one of the literary and artistic cafes transformed from an old house in the 1960s. Only by staying in it can you truly feel the incomparable ease and leisure of urban life.

[Shili Ancient Boat Board Confucian Integrity Cultural Road]

Longshang Natural Village is located in a hilly area with many dry lands, which is more suitable for growing tea. You can see a green mountain forest without shade.

In the meantime, there is a ten-mile-long "Shi-Li Ancient Boat Slab Confucian Integrity Culture Plank Road" hidden in it. It is made of old boat boards that have been abandoned and anti-corrosion treatment, implying resistance to corruption and degeneration.

Strolling on the plank road paved with old boat boards, there are many aphorisms written by everyone on both sides of the plank road, and vivid and simple anti-corruption comics that make people have a long aftertaste...

Due to the natural connection between Youzi Mountain and Confucius, the scenic area has also designed many display boards of Confucius stories to display Confucius 'thoughts and excellent content in Confucian culture, providing moral inspiration and nourishment to tourists.

If you are tired from shopping, you can also go to the surrounding Green Tea Space Tea Culture Experience Hall to sip tea. It is said that Jiangnan has abundant products, many famous teas, a prosperous tea industry, and many literati. As early as the Six Dynasties, Jiangnan's tea tasting and conversation style has become very popular, so the teahouses in Jiangnan have been endowed with more literati color, elegance and humor.

You can quietly listen to the flow of time here and let your thoughts settle. You can spend time after dinner here and talk about the past with friends. You can also taste tea here and stay away from the hustle and bustle, give yourself a quiet and beautiful rest time, and live a life. The tea-flavored life in your dreams.

[The foot of Xiaomao Mountain]

Continuing forward, you will arrive at the foot of Xiaomaoshan Mountain. The Xiaomaoshan Mountain Natural Village, Youzishan Village, Dongba Street, Gaochun District is close to Gaochun Mancheng. Relying on the advantages of natural resources, the Xiaomaoshan Mountain Natural Village has winding paths and shady trees. There are mountains, water, and bamboo forests.

The B & Bs here are also familiar with it, including this flower-built government thatched cottage. Rows of single-family cottages form a leisurely Jiangnan rural residence. The new Chinese life aesthetics it advocates melts the essence of Suzhou gardens into the design of the B & B cluster, creating a wonderful space for changing scenery. Each step by step has a charming elegance and style.

[Related tips]

(1) Address: No. 6 Huanshan Road, Youzi Mountain, Dongba Town, Gaochun District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province;

(2) How to get there: Take Gaochun No. 209 bus to Youzishan Station and walk 1300 meters to Youzishan Scenic Area in Gaochun County, Nanjing City;

(3) Opening hours: 08:30-17:00 (Monday-Sunday, January 1-December 31);

(4) Tickets are free.

Conclusion Postscript

In just two days, the Dragon Boat Festival and Slow City Tour in Gaochun has ended, but it is increasingly nostalgic.

Ride a painted boat, sit on a black awning, and admire lotus flowers. The fragrance of lotus flowers in the 30-mile water city is heart-warming;

Taste delicious food, play fishing, and visit ancient cities. The leisurely life in the old streets blocks out a lot of noise;

Jumping in the forest, swimming in the water, skiing in the rainbow, and the stream is slow. There is a snail's slow life in the city that you can't imagine;

Ancient boat boards, large tea gardens, Zen spaces, and the tranquility and romance of Youzi Mountain are elegant customs that you can't imagine.

If I have time, I will definitely come again and slowly experience the leisure and comfort here.

Here is a travel guide, please check it

It is said that Nanjing is a city with profound historical heritage and excellent natural and cultural landscapes. There are many beautiful places where you can appreciate the rich cultural atmosphere. When going to Gaochun, it is generally recommended to land in Nanjing first and take the subway to Gaochun.

1. About transportation:

(1) Aircraft: All flights to and from Nanjing will take off and land at Nanjing Lukou International Airport. The airport is located in the south of the city and is an important passenger transportation point in East China, covering Nanjing and many small and medium-sized cities and counties around it.

(2) High-speed rail: Nanjing's railways extend in all directions, making it convenient to travel to and from all parts of the country. Nanjing currently has two main passenger railway stations: Nanjing Railway Station and Nanjing South Railway Station. Nanjing Station stops ordinary trains, fast trains and some bullet trains. Nanjing South Railway Station is a modern high-speed railway station. It only stops high-speed trains going south and north. High-speed trains going to and from Nanjing from Suzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Wuxi and other places will stop at Nanjing South Railway Station.

(3) Long-distance buses: Nanjing's passenger transport system is very developed. The highways radiate from Nanjing as the center. Long-distance buses transport passengers to many cities and counties in the province and surrounding provinces through convenient highways. The city has multiple bus stations such as East Long-distance Bus Station, North Bus Station, South Bus Station, Xiaohongshan Passenger Station, Jiangning Passenger Station and Getang Bus Station. Among them, Nanjing Bus Station is the largest passenger station in the province. Passenger station.

2. About food: In addition to the famous tourist attractions in Nanjing for tourists, Nanjing's food is not to be missed. We recommend a variety of delicious snacks from Nanjing Laomen East, such as rice cake, plum cake, green tuan, wine-brewed dumplings, stinky tofu, etc. They are all authentic Qinhuai snacks;

3. About accompanying gifts: Nanjing not only has unique handicrafts such as Jinling folding fans and Nanjing Yunjin, but also can take home sealed salted duck and Yuhua tea.