A hidden gem of a town, still reminiscent of the 1980s, just 2 hours from Hangzhou!

Last weekend, I traveled from Hangzhou back to my hometown in Hubei. Passing through Tongling, I stopped by Yongquan Town. One town still uses copper coins, and the other offers rice cooked over a wood-fired stove – both are incredibly beautiful in autumn! This week's "Hangzhou Surrounding Area Travel" is shared with you! ✅Town Highlights: 【Yongquan Autumn Scenery】 The bronze-colored autumn scenery at 4 PM is breathtaking; see the pictures! 【Copper Coin Experience】 All purchases in the town are made with copper coins, creating a strong sense of ritual. 1 copper coin = 3 RMB. You can exchange for 20 coins initially, and any unused coins are refundable. 【Wood-Fired Stove Rice】 I ate at Grandma Yang's wood-fired stove rice restaurant. You can see the entire process – cooking the rice, making the rice porridge, and steaming the rice – it felt like stepping back into my childhood, eating at my grandma's house! All ingredients are from her own organic farm, with zero additives. The food was incredibly fragrant! 😋 【Nostalgia Tour】 A wedding scene recreated from the 1980s, complete with a "red envelope rain" (a traditional Chinese custom). An uncle next to me received six copper coins! 【12 Scenes of Jiangnan】 A veritable fairytale by day, a forest garden by night, with a swarm of fireflies, it feels like stepping back into childhood. Personally, I think the night view is most beautiful from 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM! 【Jiubao Hot Spring】 A high-quality hot spring in East China, rich in over 20 kinds of minerals, offering free foot baths. 📍Weekend 2-Day Itinerary Day 1: Arrive at Yongquan Town—Check into Hotel—Exchange Copper Coins at the Money Exchange—Grandma Yang's Pot Rice (Must-Try)—Nostalgia Performance—12 Night Views of Jiangnan—Bonfire Party Day 2: Buffet Breakfast—Nostalgia Experience (Experience food making, play marbles, taste popcorn)—12 Views of Jiangnan—Let the Wind Blow Viewpoint—Mounttop Coffee Shop—Guanyin Laomu—Jiubao Hot Spring♨️ 📌 Useful Tips 🚄Transportation Tongling Station: Approx. 25 min by taxi Tongling North Station: Approx. 15 min by taxi 🏠Accommodation Yongquan Town: Buffet breakfast available, shuttle bus to the scenic area is free Shun'an Town: 15 min by taxi to the scenic area 🎫Tickets 12 Views of Jiangnan: 70 RMB