[2025 Songyang Attraction] Travel Guide for xikeng village (Updated Aug)

I just got back from climbing the ancient villages of Songyang with my kids! Touching my legs, which were bitten by mountain mosquitoes until they looked like red bean ice, I have some heartbreaking truths to tell you—— 1️⃣ Huge scam! The ancient village is a perpetual motion machine fuel station The moment we rushed into Songzhuang Village, it was over—the 600-year-old stone arch bridge was more deadly than any amusement park! My five-year-old son turned into a human spinning top, chasing after the ducks in the stream for three mountains: "Mom, these are Donald Duck's relatives!" The old mother chased him to the filming location of Chinese National Geography, and the boy suddenly raised a bamboo pole: "I want to be the captain of the secret adventure team!" (What happened to the peaceful ancient village?? 😭) Even more amazing, under the couple trees in Yangjiatang Village, the child insisted that the yellow wall was a "cheese castle" and hugged the tree stump, taking a mouthful of moss... 2️⃣ Huge pitfall! The sea of clouds is a brainwashing special effect The winding mountain roads of Xikeng Village are more thrilling than an amusement park! My kid clung to the car window, counting clouds: "Cloud number 88! It looks like a cotton candy assassin!" But when the sea of clouds swept over the tea fields, the little one suddenly transformed, holding a bubble machine and running wildly on the viewing platform: "I'm blowing out birthday candles for the gods!" The old mother's hands trembled, and she dropped her phone while taking pictures. The kid seized the opportunity to pick it up and use it as a "walkie-talkie": "Hello? Is this the Jade Emperor? What's your Wi-Fi password?" 3️⃣ Huge pit! The bookstore eats children The Librairie Avant-Garde in Chenjiapu Village is not just a place to read! The glass windows on the edge of the cliff are like a magic enchantment. My child lay there watching the clouds for two hours, saying, "Mom, this is the restricted section from *Harry Potter*!" What's even more frustrating is Songyang Old Street. My child treated the cotton fluffer's shop as a trampoline, the old scale shop as a "Ruyi Jingu Bang armory," and finally, holding a maltose candy, announced, "From today on, my name is Songyang Zhenhuan An Lingrong!" 💥The most frustrating thing is the after-effects of time travel After returning home, my child turned the living room into a "miniature ancient village," and the Golden Retriever dog was forced to play the role of a "talking yellow wall spirit." Now the whole family has to eat with bamboo tube bowls, otherwise they will go on a hunger strike to protest 🎋 ⚠️ Important reminder ▪️Secretly brought ten sets of Hanfu! Ming and Qing ancient street photography is more photogenic than a studio ▪️Bring waterproof shoes! You're guaranteed to get wet playing in the stream and on the stone bridge (don't ask me how I know) ▪️Rent an off-road vehicle! The mountain roads are so bumpy that malt candy sticks to the roof. 💡Hidden gems revealed ✔️Sneaking into the tea fields at 5am! The morning dew wets your pants, making you feel like you're walking on stars ✔️Playing "Lonely Brave" with bamboo leaves! Successfully summoned three wild kids to form an "ancient village rock band" ✔️Learn cotton fluffing from the old craftsmen! Turn your old quilt wadding into a "Cloud Sea Memory Pillow" at home Touching my child's sun-kissed, tan face, it suddenly dawned on me that the best history lesson is to let the yellow walls teach him vicissitudes and the stone bridge tell him what 600 years of perseverance means. (Now my kid's dream is to be a "Village Chief of Lost Lands," a goal that made the teacher read the Classic of Mountains and Seas overnight 😅) 💥Pro Tip: 🔸Wear linen clothes to take photos in the tea fields! Backlit side shots can get 10,086 likes 🔸Get dried bamboo shoots from villagers! The soup is so delicious it'll make you raise your eyebrows (remember to secretly give them money) 🔸Bring home mountain mist in a glass bottle! Tighten the lid and shake: "This is flowing poetry" Eating Qingming cakes while watching my kid "excavate the Chenjiapu Cliff" in the living room, I suddenly understood — Songyang is not just tourism, it's clearly a time machine that puts "The Peach Blossom Spring" into childhood! (Now the whole family is using a humidifier to create a sea of clouds, and the golden retriever's fur has been combed into a "Xikeng Tea Field" shape by the kids 😭)

Sisters, pinch my philtrum! Bringing a 5-year-old beast to the "secret land of the south of the Yangtze River" Songyang, five days and four nights stepped on thunder and wanted to jump off a cliff 😭 but in the end was so beautiful that she knelt down and begged to continue! This guide to avoid pit & true fragrance in exchange for green tea with tears quickly put away ~ 🚗Traffic assassins haunt ❌Navigation says "mountain roads are good to drive"? If you believe it, you will become a big scammer! The Panshan road to Songzhuang Village is so narrow that the rearview mirror rubs against the cliff 😱 Suggestion: ✅ SUV is a must for car rental! The gravel road was so bumpy that the kids threw up the wheat biscuits on my LV handbag ✅ Veterans lead the way! There are so many Z-shaped curves that even the driving school instructor is weak ✅ Download Offline Maps! The signal was missing for 48 hours after entering the mountain 🏡Accommodation is worth the money ❌ Spend $2888 to stay at "Secret Land B&B"? Toilet spider spirit party! I was able to survive overnight until I was replaced by the "Flying Suit Episode": ✅ 270° glass house to watch the sea of ​​clouds rolling, son says "Mom, we are flying here" ✅ Cliff Thermal Pool to grab at 6am! Contract the entire wonderland ✅ Extremely poor sound insulation! Listen to a waterfall symphony + wild boar snoring duet in the middle of the night 🏞️ Attractions riot scene 1️⃣ Songzhuang Village Serial Assassin ❌Fantasy about National Geographic? The reality is chicken shit everywhere! ✅But! I knelt down at sunset at Stone Bridge in 600 🌄 Take the kids to play "Ancient Bridge Treasure Hunt": Find 5 moss inscriptions + 3 dragonflies Reward a wheat straw fan. Children can run faster than the big yellow dog at the entrance of the village 2️⃣ Yangjiatang Village Social Death Scene ❌ Check-in celebrity couple tree to queue for 2 hours? The prostitute's silk scarf occupies the whole place! ✅ Reverse operation: wait for dusk after the rain! The whole village became a golden temple ✅ Photography booths have to pay $50 "camera fee"! But the photos are worth the price of admission ✅ Hidden benefits: Find villagers to buy red sugar buns, sweet to the rules 3️⃣ The Horror of Chan Ka Po Village ❌ Vanguard Bookstore becomes a children's paradise? The tragedy of naughty children tearing up books! ✅But! The moment you see the sea of ​​clouds at the Cliff Cafe is like heaven ☁️ Let the children order the "Secret Realm Special" (honey milk) and successfully seal it for 1 hour ✅Wear non-slip shoes! The bluestone road fell three times pat pat 🍜The history of blood and tears of foodie ❌Celebrity salt-baked chicken queue to heat stroke? Chickens are old to change stones! ✅ Switch to Songyang Old Street "Bai Xian Noodle House"! The large intestine noodles are fragrant and cry ✅ Scenic spot green tofu is not delicious! It tastes like a slug ✅ Highly recommend Old Street Grandma's lamp plate! 3 dollars fried until golden brown and crispy 👩👧 Parent-child life-saving strategies ✅ Remember to bring a binocular to Sai Hang Village! Teaching children to identify tea tree buds, praised as "walking encyclopedia" ✅ Hirata Village Bandage Dyeing Experience by Appointment! The scene can only play in the mud ✅ Bring more clothes! Mountain fog can penetrate the whole body in 10 minutes ✅ Bring a mosquito repellent bracelet! The Bamboo Forest Mosquito Legion is comparable to bombers 💰 Five days and four nights bills Transportation: Rental car 2000 + fuel cost 600 Accommodation: 4988/night (heart bleeding) Eat: 800 (Sake noodles are so fragrant!) Total: 8388 yuan, but the last night while lying in the pool watching fireflies...forgive everything✨ ⚠️ True Fragrance Crit 1️⃣ Songyang Old Street Cotton Shop 98-year-old grandfather teaches live, his son learns the "buzz buzz" divine song 2️⃣ Water extraction from the ancient well in Yangjia Tang Village Wooden barrels are thrown into a 15-meter-deep well, and the water is sweeter than milk tea 3️⃣ Tea garden tea picking disguise show I asked the tea farmer to borrow a bamboo basket + headscarf to shoot the stills of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" This time, the children became nature lesson representatives! The students thought he had traveled to ancient times 🌾 Songyang is really the hidden version of the ceiling of the Yangtze River Delta ~ Any questions thrown over in the comment area, the victim blogger who just returned blood cried and answered 😭

Sisters! ! Just got back from Songyang and broke the defense😭 Nowadays, the ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River look like plastic models. Who understands? ! The "Secret Land of Jiangnan" selected by National Geographic has killed me (With two days and one night disfigurement level stepping pit report) 🌿 🏡 Chan Ka Po Village directly gave me the whole emo! ! Vanguard Bookstore is so beautiful that I want to steal books📚 The coffee at Flying Bird is more expensive than Starbucks but the view is amazing The terrace of Shanye Yunye B&B took pictures and turned on the fairy filter (Wallet Warning: One night is enough to buy 10 National Geographic books 💸) 🌄 Sai Hang Village is so beautiful in the early morning! ! Climb up at 5 to wait for sunrise almost frozen into ice As a result, the second the fog filled the terraces - Just kneel down and take pictures of all 128G memory📸 (It is recommended to wear a down jacket and a cold hat, the mountain wind can blow facial palsy) 🌉Songyang Old Street Night Tour of Jupit! ! The bluestone slab road broke the high heels 👠 But the aroma of wine and large intestine dumplings makes the soul out of the mind The old lady at the intangible cultural heritage herbal shop checks her pulse very accurately They said I stayed up too late (kneeling down to confess🙇‍♀️) 🌇The sunset in Yangjiatang Village makes me cry! ! The “Golden Potala Palace” is not a bluff When the old farmer led the cow by the ancient tree at the entrance of the village The whole crowd suddenly became quiet as if someone had been cast a spell 🧙♂️ (Photography old masters occupy the camera position at 5 o'clock with a folding chair!!) 🌉The stone arch bridge in Songzhuang Village is the real assassin! ! There is a queue of 1 hour for a similar seat in National Geographic When I stand up, my feet tremble like I'm doing a kick-ass dance But the sound of the stream through the bridge heals all the irritability💦 🚗 Traffic pit to me crack! ! The 18 bends of the self-driving mountain road seems to be playing the best speed car The bus frequency is so few that I can memorize the schedule🚌 BUT! ! The fuel money saved is enough to eat farm food for three days (Dizzy pills + mints life-saving package essential!!) I think any ancient town I look at is Yiwu small commodity My girlfriend said I was in the "Song Yang Trick" 🔮 But speaking with my conscience— Paying $20 for the bus to see all the ink and water scenes is really a bargain! ! (Final warning: Wear Hanfu with an oil paper umbrella and you will be as beautiful as a fairy in a painting!!)

Listen up, friends! Last week, I stubbornly visited Songyang, and now everyone at work thinks I've resigned to live in seclusion 😭 This place has completely surpassed all expectations of Jiangnan beauty, and my social media posts have my boss suspecting I'm job hunting!!! 🚗 Transportation: First Reality Check Regretted it the moment I squeezed onto the bus from Lishui Station! 1.5 hours of mountain roads made me nauseous 🤮 But when we turned into Chenjiaopu Village - the ancient village perched on the cliff looked like chess pieces scattered by immortals. This office worker's eyes nearly popped out 🏔️ (Pro tip: Record the entire journey from the passenger seat - every turn is National Geographic cover material!) 🏡 Chenjiaopu Village Bankrupted Me Pioneer Bookstore's coffee was painfully expensive, but sipping latte while overlooking the sea of clouds made me truly understand "poetry and distant lands" ☕️ The terrace at Shanye Yunye Guesthouse was so stunning it should be illegal. My Instagram grid couldn't do it justice, and my bestie kept calling to check if I'd stolen the photos... ⚠️ Learn from My Blood and Tears 1️⃣ Must wake up at 6AM for Xikeng Village! The stone paths are slippery in the morning mist, but photos come with a natural ethereal filter 🌫️ 2️⃣ Wait for sunset at Yangjiatan Village! The sun turns the earthen walls honey-colored, and when an old farmer passed by with his ox, I almost crushed my camera with excitement 📸 3️⃣ Fight for photo spots at Songzhuang Village's stone arch bridge! Waited 30 minutes for the National Geographic angle, but the shots were divine 🏞️ 🌌 Time Travel at Songyang Old Street Evening strolls through the Ming-Qing street felt like being in a period drama. The scent from the pancake stall was irresistible 🥮 After trying three pieces of Dengzhan cake, the grandma almost adopted me (the sizzling oil sounds were more soothing than ASMR) 🚌 Public Transport Reality Listen up if you're not driving! Inter-village buses are scarce - I watched ants moving house while waiting at Songzhuang Village 🐜 Finally hitched a ride with fellow travelers, enduring their karaoke version of "18 Mountain Bends"... Now I survive on my phone wallpaper memories. This county has set impossible standards for ancient towns! Heard the autumn morning mist is even more spectacular - I've already stocked up on motion sickness pills. Anyone up for round two during fall foliage season? 🍁 (PS: Wear non-slip shoes! The moss on ancient village steps is slicker than an ice rink - my Air Jordans almost met their end in Yangjiatan 👟)

Speaking of Lishui, Zhejiang, it not only has Xiandu, the filming location of Legend of the Ancient Sword, but also Songyang, the hometown of An Lingrong from Empresses in the Palace. The forgotten villages sleep among the mountains and clouds, with an original, simple, and natural beauty. It is the last secret place in Jiangnan, as if you are in a paradise. 🔆Here, there is no hustle and bustle of the city, only the tranquility of nature and the mist, giving you a dreamlike feeling of being in a wonderland. ✔️Recommended route: Songzhuang Village - Yangjiatang Village - Xikeng Village - Songyang Old Street - Chenjiapu Village - Pingtian Village - Huangjia Courtyard 🌈Must-visit attractions 1️⃣Songzhuang Village A 600-year-old village, surrounded by mountains and rivers, is the filming location for National Geographic Magazine. The ancient bridge that attracts countless people is here, with dense bamboo forests and streams flowing through the village, as if you are in a paradise. 2️⃣Songyang Old Street "Ming and Qing Ancient Street" The old street has a history of more than 1,800 years and retains many ancient buildings. There is not much commercialization, and the atmosphere of urban life is very strong. Basically, the original residents live here, blacksmithing, cotton flailing, weighing, tailoring, hairdressing, washing clothes, drying clothes... It can be called the real-life Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival. 3️⃣Yangjiatang Village A typical terraced ancient village, known as the "Golden Potala Palace" because the yellow walls emit golden light in the sun. There are bamboo forests, tea gardens, and ancestral halls. When night falls, the scene of smoke rising from every household is especially amazing! 4️⃣Chenjiapu Village Backed by cliffs and surrounded by mountains, it is a representative of cliff villages. "China's Most Beautiful Village Bookstore," the Librairie Avant-Garde, is also here. Reading and dazing quietly in the bookstore on the cliff, away from the world, is also very beautiful~ By the way, the filming crew of "The Golden Years" also finished here. 5️⃣Pingtian Village You can experience the misty wonderland for more than 200 days a year. It has the reputation of "Pingtian on the Cloud". The loess-colored houses and century-old trees stand on the cliffs, full of fireworks, very close to Chenjiapu Village. 6️⃣Huangjia Courtyard The house where the richest man in Songyang lived during the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China was built by three generations of grandparents over a period of fifty years. The wood carvings are very exquisite! It is recommended to rent a guide to play here. ✅Accommodation recommendation ✔️Songyang Yunlitingwa Homestay The homestay in the deep mountains can see the misty valley, and you can also see the stars at night. It is very suitable for vacation and oxygen absorption~ ✔️Yunxi MO+ Located in Chenjiapu Village, it has a panoramic view of the entire valley. You can walk to the hilltop coffee shop, and there is also a cute bear swimming pool. 🥗Food recommendation 🔸Baixian Noodle Restaurant The noodle restaurant that has been on CCTV is cooked with a native stove. The fried egg contains preserved vegetables, and the hand-rolled noodles taste very good. 🔸Xu Ji Salt Baked Chicken Local specialty signboard, there are two types of white chicken and black chicken, which can be vacuumed 🔸Songyang special snacks: bean curd, yellow rice cake, white rice wine, Qingming cake, wheat bean rice, Yanshou black rice, ash juice cake, Babao Dengzhanpan, Sha Lei, Songyang sugar cake, Mesona chinensis tofu, you can buy and taste it when you see it on the street ⚠️Travel tips 🔹Many ancient villages in Songyang are distributed in the deep mountains, so it is more convenient to travel by car or charter a car; or take the high-speed train to Songyang Station, and then take a taxi to get there. 🔹Ancient villages are free to visit and do not require tickets. If you are tired of staying in big cities, you may wish to go to Songyang for a few days to experience the paradise life outside the city, regain a new life, life is never about rushing, it is about feeling! Happiness and love, and forgetting all worries.

Songyang County is known as "eight parts mountain, one part water, one part field." Established in the Han dynasty, it is home to over 100 ancient villages, 1,000 ancient buildings, 200 ancestral halls, 20 covered bridges, and 60 km of ancient roads. The "last secret of Jiangnan" is now known to the world. The ancient villages are home to guesthouses, cafes, restaurants, and bookstores that combine traditional architecture with modern design. Designers use cutting-edge concepts and techniques to preserve the original Jiangnan style, making Songyang a weekend getaway for people in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai. There are two popular routes based on the distribution of ancient villages in Songyang: One is Songzhuang Village - Houwan Village - Youtian Village - Yangjiatang Village The other is Xikeng Village - Chenjiapu Village - Pingtian Village - Langshu Village VOL.5 Xikeng Xikeng Village is located on a 640-meter-high platform, facing east with a wide view of the valley. The Siduyuan River flows from north to south, bypassing the northeast of the village. An ancient post road built in the Northern Song dynasty runs through the village. The cobblestone roads crisscross, and the road network is still intact. The village has 21 ancient buildings from the Qing dynasty, including residential houses, ancestral halls, temples, and incense halls, as well as 40 residential houses from the Republic of China to the 1970s. These old houses blend with ancient trees and bamboo. Xikeng Village is also known as "Cloud House" because it is shrouded in clouds and mist for over 100 days a year. All these elements form a traditional ink landscape painting. Xikeng Village is also a famous photography destination in Zhejiang Province, known as "the most beautiful mountain village in China." However, the beautiful scenery and tranquil countryside have not brought much excitement to Xikeng. People prefer to stay in Chenjiapu, which is higher up the mountain. There are no tourists in Xikeng Village in the evening, only local villagers busy with their work. Many guesthouses in the village seem to have no guests.

Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Travel | Xikeng Village, the hidden fairy ancient village in Xinchang Xinchang Xikeng ancient village has a small stream passing through the village, not only few tourists, but also more worth stopping is the exquisite group of terrace buildings, several celebrity residences and Chen's ancestral hall. This time we were the only group of tourists, playing in the water and reading ancient buildings can be described as two birds with one stone. - 【Xikeng Village Terrace Building Group】 The ancient architectural group of Xikeng Village includes four terraces, namely the upper twenty-four rooms terrace, the lower twenty-four rooms terrace, the upper eaves terrace, and the thirteen rooms terrace. The terraces are only separated by alleys, reflecting the legacy of the ancestors of Xikeng Village, 'separate households, gather only one family'. This group of ancient buildings is well-made, with exquisite wood and stone carving craftsmanship, which is admirable. - 【What is Terrace Architecture】 It can be popularly understood as the Zhejiang version of 'Qiao's Grand Courtyard', the 'mansion' in modern context. Not only the Jin merchants, but also the Shaoxing people who were officials and businessmen, achieved fame and fortune, or were relatively wealthy, all wanted to build houses in their hometown to honor their ancestors and shine their door lintels. - In Shaoxing, any house that looks decent is called a terrace, and they often live together as a clan. 'Terrace' was originally a 'honorific' for the residences of people with status. With the changes in history, any courtyard with a certain scale and closed independence is called a 'terrace'. The famous Si's ancient residential building group in Zhuji, Zhejiang is a typical large-scale clan building group in Jiangnan in the Qing Dynasty. Among them, the most representative Qianzhu House, Xiaxin House and Huaguogong Villa were listed as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 2001. - 【Xikeng Village Travel Tips, Surroundings】 Address: Xikeng Village, Xinchang County, there is a free parking lot at the entrance of the village Tickets: Free Surroundings: Qianzhangyan Waterfall, Anshan Ancient Road, Xiayanbei Village, Meizhu Ancient Village, Chuanyan Nineteen Peaks, Big Buddha Temple, etc.

Lishui Songyang, surrounded by streams and deep in the mountains, is known as the hidden gem of southern Jiangnan. Here, there are renovated ancient villages, trendy homestays, projects to revitalize rural economies, and filming locations for TV dramas. This is a paradise on earth, a niche treasure travel destination, this is Songyang, Zhejiang. 💟4-day travel guide to Songyang, Lishui, Zhejiang Day1: Shanghai 🚗 Songyang 5.5h Songyang Old Street Day 2: Take a walk in four villages and three towns: Xikeng Village - Chenjiapu Village - Pingtian Village - Yangjiatang Village. 1️⃣Chenjiacun Pioneer Bookstore: known as the most beautiful bookstore, a must-visit spot for taking photos and reminiscing. 2️⃣"Cliff Birds Gathering", hosted by Miss Leila, the popular homestay in Songyang, occupies a mountain top with a wide view. 3️⃣Yangjia Tang Village: At the end of the village is the "Golden Potala Palace". 4️⃣Pingtian Village: Grandpa's Hostel Coffee Shop, have a cup of coffee and experience the early wave of renovated ancient villages turning into trendy homestays. 5️⃣Xikeng Village: Cloud-seeking paradise, Zhaitou Ridge is also a filming location for the golden years, Ni Ni and Chen Daoming on the terrace in the mountains. Day 3: Da Cha Yuan - Wine Workshop - Stone Warehouse Ancient Residence - Contract Museum - Tofu Workshop - Brown Sugar Workshop. From the tea garden, through the three major workshops and the Contract Museum, we drive up to the top of the mountain. This is a world-class model for solving the problem of "hollow villages". Day 4: Songyinxi Scenic Area - Songzhuang 1️⃣Xu Tiantian's relationship with Songyang is like Ando's relationship with Seto. DnA's architecture can be found throughout Songyinxi, big and small. The application of geometric structures in Shuiwen Park, the stands of the ancient Roman theater, and the lighting in the basement are impressive; Shimen Bridge seems simple, but there is a hidden world inside; the Tang-style gyro circle of Dushan Post echoes the triangle of Dushan, and the flowing Songyin Creek is a local feature. Genius is genius. 2️⃣Songzhuang, 20 kilometers up the mountain, deep in the old forest, unexpectedly leads to a peach blossom paradise.