[Escape the City for 48 Hours | Discover Xinxiang, Henan's Secluded Paradise! Stay in a Healing

Retreat in the Taihang Mountains] Discover Xinxiang, Henan's Secluded Paradise! Stay in a Healing Retreat in the Taihang Mountains. [Escape the City for 48 Hours | Discover Xinxiang, Henan's Secluded Paradise! Stay in a Healing Courtyard in the Taihang Mountains, Open the Window to a Sea of Clouds!] ✨ Hi, sisters! Today, I want to share a heavenly place that completely relieved my 996 burnout—"Yunqi Xiaoyuan," hidden deep in the Taihang Mountains in Huixian, Xinxiang, Henan! It's no exaggeration to say that after staying for three days and two nights, I was completely healed! 🌿 📍 Location: Hinterland of the Taihang Mountains, Huixian, Xinxiang, Henan 🚗 Transportation: 2 hrs drive from Zhengzhou/1.5 hrs taxi ride from Xinxiang East High-Speed Rail Station 💰 Average cost: CNY 300+ (includes breakfast + afternoon tea + butler service) 🌄 [Open the Window to a Chinese Ink Painting] Waking up in the morning to the chirping of mountain sparrows, I was stunned the moment I opened the wooden lattice window! The clouds were like a flowing river of milk, winding around the blue-gray mountains, and the shadow of the century-old walnut tree in the courtyard slanted on the white wall. Suddenly, I understood what the ancients meant by "leisurely seeing the Southern Mountain." 🏡 [Stay in the Mountain Aesthetics of a Designer] The B&B is converted from an old stone house, but it is full of surprises! The rammed earth walls are inlaid with warm yellow wall lamps, and the wooden furniture is matched with handmade pottery. The bamboo woven hanging chair on the terrace faces the terraced fields. My favorite is the attic star room, where you can lie down at night and see the Milky Way flowing through the glass skylight. 🍵 [Limited Mountain Experience List] ✔️ Follow the butler to pick mountain goods in the morning: pick wild walnuts in August and chestnuts in September ✔️ Enjoy hand-brewed coffee on the terrace and watch the sea of clouds (the owner's own roasted Yunnan beans are amazing!) ✔️ Taihang herbal dyeing taught by intangible cultural heritage teachers (bring the mountain colors home) ✔️ A 2 km hiking trail behind the mountain leads directly to the secret waterfall 🍲 [Mountain Delicacies That Will Make the City Folk Cry] ▪️ Chicken cooked with firewood in an earthen stove: Free-range chicken + freshly dug potatoes are so fragrant that you'll want to lick the pot ▪️ Freshly ground tofu brains in the early morning: I can drink three bowls with wild leek flower sauce 📸 [Photo Guide] ✔️ Wear linen/cotton and linen and stand on the stone steps to take a top-down shot (the mountain mist is an amazing background) ✔️ Take a side view in the book bar when the warm light is on in the evening (the light and shadow are breathtakingly beautiful) ✔️ Bring a flowing long dress! Take 50 photos in a row when the mountain breeze raises the corners of your skirt 💡 Tips: 1️⃣ There is a big temperature difference between morning and evening! Bring a light jacket even in July-August 2️⃣ It is recommended to stay for 2 nights: 1 day to relax and 1 day to explore the surrounding ancient villages 3️⃣ Pet friendly! It's super healing to bring your furry kids to run around 🚶♀️ [Nearby Activities] ▪️ 15 min drive: Baoquan Secret Realm Glass Viewing Platform ▪️ 40 min: Wanxianshan Cliffside Highway (location of "Hands Up") ▪️ 1 hr: Guo Liang Village Cliffside Homes (bring a wide-angle lens!) During the three days of staying here, my phone automatically switched to "Do Not Disturb" mode. In the morning, I watched the mountain mist and brewed tea, in the afternoon, I read Wang Zengqi in a hammock, and at night, I listened to the 70-year-old landlord grandpa tell the legend of the Taihang Mountains around the bonfire. It turns out that true luxury is not about how much you own, but about being able to press the pause button at any time and let the mountain breeze take away all your anxiety. "The poetry and distance we trek through mountains and rivers to pursue may be hidden in the valley that can be seen when we turn around." This summer, would you like to be a mountain dweller for two days? ⛰️