Foreword:

Where to go during the summer vacation? The weather is hot and affectionate, so I feel more at ease to play around. In fact, there are six districts in Xiamen. The districts are different. They are usually only visited in Siming and Huli on the island, and the four districts outside the island are rarely visited. I heard that Xiang 'an has a thousand acres of fire dragon orchards, and large areas of dragon fruit bloom and bear fruit... It is very spectacular. Pick a weekend and drive with my friends to explore Xiang' an District.

Xiang 'an Mansion is only half an hour's drive from downtown Xiamen. Although it is not far away, it is my first time to visit it. Driving into the village from the paved road, I was amazed by the whole piece of dragon fruit in front of me: it was picking time, some fruits were already half-red, and some had already been picked. Looking at the entire orchard, I felt like I could enjoy it. Since you want to have fun, you have to have fun, so I came here and chose to stay for one night, play slowly, and stroll slowly.

Accommodation: Xiangyu·Xiangyuan

I fell in love with it from its name. The accommodation here is not connected. There are single-family villas and old houses. The names are also unique: Banmutang and Wenqu are villas built along the river, and the stone, the house, and the Liangmu are old houses, some of which are nearly a century old. However, the rebuilt old houses have their roofs that look like old houses. There are unique things inside.

Check-in needs to be checked in Banmutang. According to the room you booked, a little brother will lead the way. This time, I stayed in the middle of the three old houses-that house. The exterior still has the style of an old house. The glass doors and windows at the entrance are eye-catching. The style of the fusion of modern and traditional is actually unobtrusive and beautiful. It is beyond words.

Swipe your card and push open the glass door. On the right hand side is a tea table, in the middle is a patio, and inside is a public living room-a seating area. There are four rooms on both sides. If you have many friends with you, you can live together and soak tea. It is also a pleasure to chat. The most distinctive thing is to sit indoors and enjoy the changes in the sky through the glass wall.

The room I stayed in this time was a large bed room with a wooden coffee table, small stools, and wooden clothes hangers. At the bedside were paintings of ancient houses in southern Fujian, as well as lazy sofas and small sofas and stools. Independent bathroom and toilet. My favorite thing is that there are two washbasins, so that you don't have to queue up to wash your face.

The mansion is quiet at night. It is rare to relax and rest here on weekends. It is really comfortable.

Although it is said to be a B & B, the rooms here are novel and unique in design, and even the breakfast is very special, except that the dining place is in the canal of the riverside villa. Dragon fruit cake, noodle paste, sweet potato porridge... plus side dishes, this heart-warming and heart-warming original breakfast is the most popular. Drink a bowl of porridge, eat an egg, and a piece of dragon fruit cake. Very satisfying.

Meal: Tinghua Station

Tinghua Station is located in the Fire Dragon Orchard. It is said that the name comes from the sound of dragon fruit flowers blooming here. Listening to the name, it feels like a wonderful situation where flowers are in full bloom. The mansion features dragon fruit, and even the meals are unique. It uses a lot of dragon fruit as ingredients and is called the 12-way village banquet.

The 12-course village banquet includes Xiamen's specialty meat sealing, ginger duck, as well as dragon fruit rolls, dragon fruit shrimp, dragon fruit sweet soup, dragon fruit cake, dragon fruit flower old duck scallop soup... unique and memorable.

Dragon fruit flowers are also our common overlord flowers, but the flowers on the market are all dried flowers. You can see and eat fresh ones here. Have you ever seen dragon fruit flowers directly fried? The unique taste and thick glue juice are very magical. Dragon fruit flowers can not only cook, but also make soup, especially dragon fruit flower stewed old duck soup. A little scallops are added to it, which is so delicious that friends can drink three bowls without enjoying it.

The unique dragon fruit steamed buns seem to be no different in shape from ordinary steamed buns. The practical thing is the red dragon fruit, which will have a light pink color. The words and flowers engraved on it all have the characteristics of a mansion. The slightly sweet steamed buns are really lovely. I ate two in one go before letting go.

Play: Dragon Fruit Culture Festival

The annual Dragon Fruit Culture Festival has just begun. This festival lasts until the end of August. There is only one and a half months a year that cannot be missed. It is said that there are different activities every week, which is really curious. This time, I came here just to be the opening ceremony. Various Internet celebrities and many young ladies in Hanfu took photos here. They could not only admire dragon fruit but also beautiful women.

The pastoral starry sky music party in the mansion at night is even more lively. Not only do singers sing, but also field quartets and fluorescent graffiti. Fireworks are also set off around the stage. It is as lively as New Year's Eve. The atmosphere is so great. This is something that you can't feel in the city.

Of course, when you come here, you have to pick dragon fruits. The red dragon fruits all over the ground are so tempting. Not only do children like them to pick and eat them right now, but adults are also tempted to break them off and taste the fresh fruit flavor. At this time, the dragon fruit is sweet and sour, and has a lot of moisture.

Don't go to bed early at night. At this time, dragon fruit flowers are quietly blooming, and the entire snow-white stars are as beautiful as an elf at night. Only by bringing the light closer can you realize that this is a dragon fruit flower. The deeper the night, the more beautiful it is. The more it blooms at night. No wonder it is called the Overlord Flower. The first time they saw dragon fruit blooming, everyone was as excited as children. They picked up their mobile phones, turned on the light, and took photos of the flowers. Every time they saw a flower, they were amazed. The seemingly same flowers bloomed at angles. However, they were different, and each flower was so beautiful that it was suffocating. Standing in the Fire Dragon Orchard with blooming flowers, smelling the flowers and admiring the stars, this beautiful scenery is probably the only place you can appreciate.

There is also a Fire Dragon Orchard illuminated by 20,000 LED lights. It looks like stars at night and attracts people's attention. It is said that this is a "black technology" used by local fruit farmers to increase production and income. It turns out that after replenishing light at night to promote flowers, the fruiting period of dragon fruit can last from June to the Spring Festival of the following year. In the eyes of tourists, of course, this is another attraction. You can also see dragon fruit flowers more clearly at night. It is also the best place to check in.

Enjoy dragon fruit flowers at night, and there are various check-in points in the countryside during the day. The mirror maze is next to the Tinghua Station. You can walk in and take photos with the mirror. It is also a good place to take selfies. Also... actually, Fire Dragon Orchard is the best place to check in.

Surrounding: Xiangshan

There is another place not to miss when you arrive at the mansion, which is Xiangshan, about 2 kilometers away from the mansion. There is a thousand-year-old temple-Xiangshan Rock Temple. Not far from the gate is Xiangshan Rock Temple. A thousand-year-old ancient temple is particularly solemn under the blue sky. Next to it is the "Hui Guo Wen Gong Temple", also known as Xiangshan Academy, which honors Zhu Xi. Many students come here to worship.

There is also a 5-kilometer-long wooden boardwalk in Xiangshan, which is also a good place for hiking and walking slowly. The wooden boardwalk integrated with the scenery allows you to climb and see far away, breathe the air of nature, and look at the JIN Gate. It is a unique attraction. It is worth a visit.

Xiangshan also has many interesting attractions, such as thousand-year-old mountain springs, legends of lion balls, visits to Xianren Cave, and Lutang's century-old pine garden... it is worth exploring slowly.

Not satisfying? In fact, the mansion also has many special projects: picking in the orchard, catching loach together, roasting sweet potatoes in the field, fishing in the pond, cycling around the village... Such a mansion, even if you play for two days and one night, you can't help but want to stay more. Stay for two days.