Playing until you don't want to leave, taking the kids to hide in the secret realm of the Hakka earth buildings in the Qingshan mountains and waters, where they can frolic to their heart's content~

Finally found the fairy-tale dreamland of 'Big Fish & Begonia' with the kids~ Taking the kids around in Zhangzhou is just circling around various earth buildings every day, square ones, round ones, leaning east and west... To deeply experience the Hakka culture of the earth buildings, you still need to find the right entry point. Luckily, I found an easy and comfortable way to stroll with the kids. I directly checked into the Qingshan Cultural Guesthouse (Nanjing Tulou branch), which has always been good at providing deep cultural travel experiences, and the Nanjing branch is their flagship store, also the first store they opened. The first child is always the most favored, and you can feel the level of care and resources in Nanjing Qingshan, making the entire stay very comfortable. Nanjing Qingshan is hidden in a paradise called Taxia Village. The village is very quaint and natural, living quietly among the green mountains and waters. However, walking into the alley where Qingshan is located feels like a sudden revelation after a winding path, and then you discover a secret realm. Stepping on the bluestone slabs and following the sound of gurgling water upstream, you look up to see the mountains shrouded in mist and dripping with greenery, and in front of you are various flowers blooming brilliantly. This is a transformation of a real Hakka earth building courtyard, retaining the original architectural structure and aesthetics, using the technique of 'restoring the old as old', creating a comfortable and warm courtyard. The facilities in the rooms are very modern, and for us who are used to smart home systems, they are quite easy to use. Because the rooms are made by combining several old rooms into large guest rooms, the functional areas are very complete, making the stay not cramped. Qingshan's service is always highly praised. As soon as you enter, the staff offer hot towels to wipe your hands and face, serve hot tea and cold drinks, and open the snack box for us to taste the freshly made pillow crisp. Drinking water is placed in the courtyard cabinet for self-service, and the most considerate thing is that the bottled water is warm, convenient for direct drinking. Before we checked in, the staff noticed that we were two adults and one child, and proactively provided an extra bed for the child, making our rest more comfortable. The most exaggerated thing was that when we ordered lunch and wanted to eat local specialty small fish, the chef said that they didn't have the ingredients that day and couldn't make it. The store manager went directly to the kitchen to negotiate with the chef, and after coming back, she told us to wait a bit, promising that we would definitely get to eat small fish today, as the kitchen went to catch fish from the stream... When the dishes were served, the freshly caught and processed small fish were indeed very fresh and impressive. Qingshan's signature is cultural activities, and there are really many activities here. During our stay, a Hakka young man introduced us to the history, architectural features, and interesting stories of the courtyard. There are in-depth earth building experiences, and when we stayed, we visited the most exquisite earth building, Shengwu Building, and listened to the explanations of the old clan leader. The children can also participate in activities to learn how to paint earth buildings; little Kitty drew a cherry blossom-like romantic pink earth building, which was very fulfilling. In the evening, Qingshan organizes everyone to watch the movie 'Big Fish & Begonia', and during the movie, they serve fruits and tea snacks. So, the kids are having so much fun that they don't want to leave. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the rest of the itinerary was already booked, I wouldn't want to leave either.