Yuyao Yangming Temple | A hidden secret place in an ancient village in the south of the Yangtze River

| A hidden secret place in an ancient village in the south of the Yangtze River. 【📍Coordinates】 Qianxi Village, Lubu Town, Yuyao City, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. Search for "Yangming Guantang" on the navigation to arrive. It is about a 30-minute drive from Yuyao city, and a 1.5-hour direct drive from Hangzhou. It is also very convenient to take a taxi after taking the high-speed rail to Yuyao North Station. 【🏯 A thousand-year-old ancient village is reborn】 Pushing open the wooden door of Yangming Hall, it feels like stepping into a long scroll of ink painting. This was originally the Qianxi Ancient Village built in the Ming Dynasty. After being renovated by Huazhu Group, 26 Ming and Qing Hui-style ancient houses were cleverly integrated with Jiangnan gardens. Under the black tiles and white walls, bamboo shadows dance, streams flow around the courtyard, and every bluestone slab carries the story of time. I especially recommend walking along the covered bridge in plain clothes during the early morning mist, watching the koi carps swimming around and listening to the ringing of copper bells on the eaves, as if you were in another world. 【🌟 Must-visit highlights】 ❶ **Wang Yangming Cultural Gallery** In the "Xinxue Study Room", you can drink tea and read "Chuan Xi Lu", and have a conversation with the great scholars of the Ming Dynasty in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows with mottled bamboo shadows. Regular lectures on psychology and rubbing experiences make philosophical wisdom within reach. ❷ **Ming and Qing Architecture Museum** Walk through the carved gatehouses and touch the texture of the exquisite brick carvings and wood carvings. In particular, you should not miss the relocated "Dafudi". The "double lions playing with a ball" wood carving on its door lintel is a unique one in Jiangnan. ❸ **Rice Field Theater·Four Seasons Poetry and Painting** Sketching in the rapeseed fields in spring, watching the starry sky in summer nights, participating in the rice harvest in autumn, and making tea around the stove in winter. It is recommended to visit in October, when the golden waves of the rice fields and the white walls complement each other and you can easily take photos like the one in "Little Forest". 【🍜 Ancient village memories on the tip of your tongue】 ▪️ **Yaojiang Three Flavors Banquet** The must-order dishes include yellow croaker dough knots, Liangnong cake, and Lubu bean crisps. The chef uses ancient methods to recreate the banquet recorded in the "Yuyao County Chronicles". The tableware is all custom-made celadon, giving it a full sense of ceremony. ▪️ **Paddy Field Coffee Bookstore** In a 200-year-old house, try a cup of "Siming Yunwu" hand-brewed coffee with freshly baked osmanthus rice buns, and outside the glass window is a swaying lotus pond. 【🎋 In-depth experience list】 ✔️ Ancient blue dyeing workshop: make your own plant-dyed square scarf ✔️ Morning Tai Chi class: learn Tai Chi under the century-old camphor tree ✔️ Night Tour: Carry a lantern to look for fireflies in the ancient village ✔️ Siming Mountain Hiking: A light hike on a private ancient trail led by a butler 【🛏️Living in a cultural relic】 We recommend staying in the "Guan Tang Ming Yuan" courtyard suite, where you can see the horse-head walls as soon as you open the window. The room is equipped with smart floor heating and a panoramic bathtub. The Ming and Qing carved bed frame is covered with silk bedding. The living experience of the collision of ancient and modern times is amazing. Families with children can choose "Daoxiang Courtyard", which has its own children's climbing tree house and farming experience area. 【📌 Travel Tips】 ✅ Best season: March to May (spring tea picking), September to November (autumn harvest art season) ✅ Hidden gameplay: Make an appointment in advance to experience the ancient village wedding performance/night stargazing ✅ Tour around the area: 15 minutes by car to Hemudu Ruins, 40 minutes to Siming Lake Redwood Forest ✅ Dressing suggestions: Light-colored cotton and linen clothing is more popular, and you should prepare a pair of soft-soled embroidered shoes for walking on the bluestone slabs As the hustle and bustle of the city fades away, Yuyao Yangming Temple tells the oriental aesthetic of "unity of knowledge and action" with every brick and tile. This is not just a hotel, but also a journey through time and space that awakens your five senses. Keep this guide and go encounter the state of “nothingness outside the mind” described by Wang Mingyang! 🌾✨