Peach Blossom River Urban Secret

🌿 Yiyang Xiufeng Park 2 Days 1 Night Mini Vacation | A Year-Round City Peach Blossom Land 📅 Best Season: Suitable all year round (Spring for cherry blossoms / Summer for lotus viewing / Autumn for osmanthus / Winter for plum blossoms) 🎯 Suitable For: Weekend family outings, photography enthusiasts, morning exercisers, cultural leisure travelers 🗓️ Itinerary Overview Day 1: Enter from East Gate → Tea at Lakeside Pavilion → Boat tour to watch egrets → Night light show Day 2: Morning exercise on the hilltop → Yunshu Zen Temple → Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshop → Return trip 🌟 Day 1: Lakeside Zen Mood 📍 East Gate Cultural Square (9:00-10:30) 📸 Photo Highlights: Giant bamboo slip sculpture (Yiyang bamboo culture landmark) Spring cherry blossom avenue (10-day bloom period in March) 🍵 Specialty Morning Tea: Dark tea pastry with Fu brick tea (local time-honored tea house) 📍 Boating at Lakeside Pavilion (11:00-12:30) 🚣 Boat Options: Electric boat (80 RMB/hour) suitable for families Pedal boat (50 RMB/hour) ideal for couples 🦢 Birdwatching Guide: Summer egret gatherings (binoculars recommended) 📍 Yunshu Zen Temple (14:30-16:00) 🙏 Buddhist Experience: Spin the millennium prayer wheel (clockwise three turns for blessings) Autumn temple filled with osmanthus fragrance (osmanthus sachets available) 🌃 Night Exclusive (19:30-20:30) Water curtain movie (weekends show "Legend of Peach Blossom River") Starlight walkway (LED ground lights create a starry river effect) 🏡 Recommended Overnight Stay: Xiufeng Mountain Villa (lake view room with breakfast / includes park annual pass) 🌄 Day 2: Morning Light Gathering ☀️ Hilltop Morning Exercise (6:30-7:30) 🏃 Exercise Route: Bluestone trail (with Tai Chi guidance diagrams along the way) Sun Viewing Pavilion (winter offers views of Zijiang morning mist) 📍 Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshop (9:00-11:00) 🖌️ Experience Activities: Xiaoyu bamboo art (make miniature pen holders) Meishan paper cutting (take home zodiac artworks) 🎁 Souvenirs: Water bamboo cooling mat coasters (summer heat relief must-have) 🍜 Lunch Recommendation: "Old Yiyang" restaurant at the park’s west gate: Must order: chopped chili fish head + Artemisia cakes 💡 Traveler Tips ✅ Essentials: Hanfu / Qipao (perfect for photos with ancient architecture) Mosquito repellent (essential by the lake in summer) ⚠️ Notes: Fishing prohibited (feeding fish allowed, feed 3 RMB/bag) Drones require prior registration 💰 Cost Reference: 300-500 RMB per person (including special experiences) ✨ Day and Night Aesthetics of the City’s Green Lung When Tai Chi moves cut through the first ray of sunlight in the morning mist, When dark tea in the cup reflects flying eaves and dougong brackets, When the night boat pushes open the sparkling water surface, When the paper-cutting master’s scissors reveal the millennium Meishan totem— This 4A-level secret place hidden in the city center, With a 150,000-square-meter landscape painting, Presses the pause button on your urban life. (📌 Hidden Benefit: Free framing for artworks after completing 3 workshop activities)