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Post-Gaokao Escape: Bring Your Kids to the Ancient Mingyue Bay Village for an Oxygen Boost!

Just finished tearing up exam papers? Switch to "scenery mode" in Mingyue Bay Ancient Village! ✔️ Walk on 800-year-old polished bluestone paths—every step traces the texture of time. ✔️ Hug the 1,200-year-old ancient camphor tree🌳—its bark hides millennia of shade. ✔️ Watch Taihu Lake waves lap the ancient dock—the tangerine-hued sunset is breathtaking😭. ✔️ Wander narrow alleys and stumble upon grannies sun-drying bamboo shoots—the mix of earthy life and herbal scents instantly relaxes tense nerves. Lake breezes sweep away stress—100% green energy recharge!🔋 2️⃣ Must-Try Farmhouse Dishes💦: Just steps from the village exit! 【Yangmei Restaurant】🏞️—10m walk from the village exit. ▫️ Pepper Chicken Clay Pot🍗 (Signature dish!) Lid off, aroma explodes—free-range chicken + secret black pepper sauce🔥, so tender you’ll lick the plate! ▫️ Braised Eel🐟 (Soul of Jiangnan!) Sticky, glossy sauce—meat falls off the bone💥. Freshness that’ll knock your socks off! ▫️ Shrimp with Gorgon Fruit🍤 (Seasonal crunch!) Hand-peeled shrimp + plump gorgon fruit—a sweet, bouncy bite of early summer🌿. ▫️ Stir-Fried Reed Root with Pork🌱 (Crispy & refreshing!) Taihu-exclusive wild veg—tangy and spicy, a rice-devouring must! 4️⃣ Gaokao Exclusive Perks🎓: ✅ Lakeside window seats🌉: DM @restaurant with "Gaokao freedom" for priority booking! ✅ Show exam admit card for free dried yangmei—a sweet-sour finale. ✅ Secret hack㊙️: Mix clay pot chicken juice with rice—so fragrant you’ll inhale three bowls!
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Posted: Jun 8, 2025
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