The ancient town around Chengdu | This millennium-old town is off the beaten path and healing

🌱 Spring is really too wonderful, the spring fields are green, and all things are reborn The treetops are tinged with new green, and flowers of all colors compete to bloom The gentle spring breeze, the warm sunshine, the pleasant birdsong... ✨ Who can resist indulging in such a beautiful spring? 🧚🏻‍♀️ Put on your favorite dress and join us for a spring date 👣 Travel destination recommendation — Jiaguan Ancient Town ✅ It only takes 1.5 hours to reach this thousand-year-old town from Chengdu, with almost zero commercialization, giving a misty Jiangnan-like feeling. It's not crowded, the scenery is beautiful, and it's super worth a visit! 🔸 Jiaguan Ancient Town is located in Qionglai, with a history of 2300 years. It was once a passageway for the Silk Road and the Ancient Tea Horse Road, with the Baimo River running through the town, dividing it into north and south banks. 🔸 Without the hustle and bustle of people coming and going, nestled against the mountains and by the water, with beautiful scenery, it is definitely a great place for spring outings! 🏡 The ancient town is not big, and one day is just enough to explore. It gets a little busier on market days every three, six, and nine 🌤 In the morning, you can stroll around the ancient town, find a small shop, order a pot of spring tea, and feel the atmosphere of life in the market 🛶 Walking on the ancient stone bridges, admiring the riverside scenery, the town has many ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties, blending with the green mountains and waters, like a tranquil landscape painting of the years. 🍃 After lunch, you can head to Jiaguan Tea Mountain in the afternoon, one of the birthplaces of dark tea, which is one of the earliest tea-producing areas. 🌱 It is now the season for spring tea picking, with thousands of acres of tea gardens lush and green. Walking in the tea gardens, taking deep breaths of fresh air, your whole body and mind seem to be enveloped by the breath of spring 🌳 Whether you pick tea with a small basket or sit by the bridge with a pot of tea, both are great choices~ 🍚 Dining recommendations: Zouji Restaurant, Linjiang Restaurant, Jiaguan Restaurant 📸 Photography: The riverside and covered bridges of the ancient town, as well as the tea gardens, are very photogenic, suitable for taking photos with an ancient style. Or a plain dress with some small props is also a nice choice