Back from Hemu, here's some brutally honest truth

🌲 3-Day Family Trip to Hemu! The "Cloud Village" in this fairy tale forest is breathtakingly beautiful~ 📅 Day1 Magical Morning Mist 🌅 Morning: Sunrise chase at Haden Platform ✳️ Haden Platform (opens at 6:30) The log cabins in the morning mist look like toy block castles🏠 My kid pointed at the haze shouting: "Mommy look! Is this where fairies boil milk?"🥛 Must-do: Play "stepping on clouds" while waiting for sunrise, tiny feet splashing in morning dew 🍳 Noon: Warm up with local hotpot ✳️ Hemu Local Hotpot Restaurant (12:00-14:00) Must-order: Lamb hotpot!🐑 The bubbling broth resembles a mini volcano, with potatoes soft as playdough🍲 Try the kumis (fermented mare's milk) for a light buzz 🌇 Evening: Night exploration in birch forest ✳️ Hemu Birch Forest (closes at 19:30) Free! Free! Free!🌲 Kids playing hide-and-seek with glow sticks suddenly screamed: "Mom! Glowing mushrooms!"💡 (Actually just bioluminescent moss) 📅 Day2 Mystic Village Day ☀️ Morning: Horseback riding in Hemu Village ✳️ Hemu Horse Ranch (opens at 8:00) Riding like little medieval knights🐎 My kid tugged the reins shouting: "Giddyup! Let's find unicorns in the forest!"🦄 Must-do: Watch morning mist on horseback, tiny faces dewy fresh 🍱 Noon: Big plate chicken with naan ✳️ Avanti Restaurant (12:30-14:30) Must-order: Potato stew with chicken!🐔 Meat so tender it falls off bones, naan dipped in sauce tastes like pizza🍕 Try the sour milk curd that makes kids scrunch their noses 🌆 Evening: Visit Tuvan family ✳️ Hemu Tuvan Village (starts at 19:00) Free! Free! Free!🎻 Kids learning to play the tsuur (Tuvan flute), hilariously off-key but all smiles🎶 Also tried handmade leather boots 📅 Day3 Nature Wonder Day 🌄 Morning: Hiking at Meili Peak ✳️ Meili Peak (opens at 9:00) Climbing like walking rainbow stairs🦢 Kids collecting pinecones as "treasures", pockets overflowing💎 Must-do: Make wishes by tossing stones at summit - my kid wished for "a snowman bigger than our house" 🍲 Noon: BBQ with kvass ✳️ Grassland Pastoral Restaurant (12:30-14:30) Must-order: Lamb skewers!🍖 Sizzling meat with fizzy kvass made my kid burp like a choo-choo train🚂 Wild berry jam with naan is perfect sweet-sour combo 🌇 Evening: Starlight Cinema ✳️ Hemu Star Camp (starts at 20:00) Free! Free! Free!🌌 Kids wrapped in blankets watching "Boonie Bears", suddenly pointing at sky: "Mr. Liu is picking stars!"✨ Even local herders' dogs joined the fun 🏨 Accommodation Recs 👉Hemu Mountain Villa ✔️Feature: Log cabins with viewing balconies ✔️Why: Windows frame mountain views like paintings🌲 🚌 Transport Tips ✅ Private car + hiking: Cars save energy, hiking connects with nature 💢 Challenge: Huge day-night temperature swings - constant jacket changes 💡 Pro Tips ❗️Wear anti-slip shoes for misty mornings ❗️Choose gentle ponies for kids' horseback riding ❗️Bring mosquito repellent to star camp 🍜 Must-Eat List 1️⃣ Local hotpot: Broth so good you'll drink it all 2️⃣ Big plate chicken: Tender meat with melt-in-mouth potatoes 3️⃣ Lamb skewers: Sizzling aroma attracts passersby 4️⃣ Sour milk curd: Too tart to stop eating 5️⃣ Kvass: Perfect fizzy pairing with BBQ 6️⃣ Wild berry jam: Sweet-tart spread for naan 💰 Cost Breakdown Accommodation: ¥700 (2 nights) Food: ¥500 Transport: ¥400 (private car + taxis) Tickets: ? Misc: ¥200 Total: ~¥1800 (plus souvenir Kazakh embroidery!) Hemu is pure magic! 3 days transformed us into "forest knights + star observers", with misty cabins straight from fairy tales～🏠 Pinecone collecting at Meili Peak, fascinating Tuvan music, starlight cinema more romantic than Disney fireworks! Bring your kids to become "cloud sprites"!🌟 Pack extra hand warmers - the temperature swings could make even Northeasterners cry~ PS: Free pony rides at Hemu Bridge - kids' grins ear-to-ear🐴 Collect gorgeous birch leaves for scrapbooks at village entrance🍂 Book now - you might catch spectacular seasonal herder migrations!🐎✨