Yangzhou Slow Life｜No wonder Qianlong visited Yangzhou six times on his southern tours

🌸【Yangzhou Leisure Walk Notes】 Strolling through old alleys in the morning light, a glance upward reveals the poetic charm of gardens🌿. Woken up by the aroma of crab roe soup dumplings in the early morning, learning from locals to gently lift the translucent skin with chopsticks, the taste of hot soup swirling on the tongue is so comforting🥟; The stone-paved Dongguan Street bears the marks of time, and as fingers brush the brick walls, scenes from "My Fair Princess" suddenly flash by🎞; 🏡【Wonderful Moments at Yangzhou Forest Manor Hotel】 Opening the window of Rundefeil Manor Hotel is a surprise—the entire black pine forest rustles into view, the scent of pine mixed with lavender instantly makes you want to lie down and relax🌲; A quality hotel built with 90 million yuan, panoramic gym + Waldorf Astoria-style mattresses, perfect for those who love to lounge and cheer on the spot😴 A rare 500-acre sea of hydrangeas in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, stunningly beautiful, every snap is a top hit on social media📸 Heard that the furniture is all custom solid wood, and even the gym’s floor-to-ceiling windows offer a 270° view of the pine waves! Crawling into bed, you find the mattress is the same as those in five-star hotels~ With kids, dig for bamboo shoots and pick tea in the forest, cheer as you catch little crayfish, and only call it a day when the sunset gilds the pine needles🌄; Only a 15-minute drive to the city, dogs have their own lawn to frolic on, truly an "healing surprise box" for urbanites🐾. 👉Click below 🎨【Secret Local Experiences Revealed】 ▪ Night cruise on Slender West Lake: rocking on a painted boat chasing Tang and Song dynasty moonlight, Hanfu and lanterns make you look like a figure from an ancient painting🎎 ▪ Pishi Street Life Story: nibble on baked flatbread and sip latte near Zhu Ziqing’s former residence, a fun East-meets-West mix📚☕ ▪ Pine Forest Treasure Hunt: listen to pine cones crackling underfoot, pick cones to DIY travel necklaces🎁 ▪ Canal Exploration: play script murder mystery games with kids in the museum, solving puzzles while learning about canal transport🔍 ▪ Caiyi Street Food Tour: queue with local grandmas for roasted pig trotters, slurp shrimp roe noodle soup so delicious you’ll stomp your feet🍜 Tips for Attractions 1⃣️ Slender West Lake 👉🏻 Enter through the exclusive passage at the Welcome Hall, watch water birds skim the lake at Xuyuan 👉🏻 Sunrise at Wuting Bridge, side silhouette of the Jade Maiden playing the flute statue at Twenty-four Bridge against the light 👉🏻 Before 7:30, feel the same empty scene as in "The Longest Day in Chang’an" at Xichuntai 2⃣️ Ge Garden 👉🏻 Free guided tours (9:30/14:30) 👉🏻 Use slow shutter speed to capture silky water flow at Summer Mountain Waterfall 👉🏻 Make Zheng Banqiao bamboo carved bookmarks 3⃣️ Ancient Canal 👉🏻 Take the Qianlong painted boat at Dongguan Ancient Ferry (80 RMB/person, 60-minute trip) 👉🏻 Light show at the Ming and Qing Canal Transport Governor’s Office ruins 👉🏻 Holographic projection of "Night Mooring of Canal Boats" at Chaoguan Wharf 🌿【Travel Surprise】 Discovered a newly opened hydrangea sea in June in a corner of the manor hotel💐 Much less crowded than the scenic spots, can’t stop taking photos with the kids~