Cities Perfect for Reverse Travel in June with Zero Complaints

The true essence of reverse travel is to go to the forgotten corners of the world and find the most abundant self**. These five cities have fewer people, pure scenery, and peaceful hearts, worth clearing your photo album memory for～ 📸 ### 🌿 **1. Songyang, Zhejiang — The Last Secret Realm of Jiangnan** **Recommended Reason**: Rated by "Chinese National Geography" as "The Last Secret Realm of Jiangnan," the terraced fields are lush green in June, and the ancient villages are shrouded in mist, like an ink painting. - **Must Experience**: - **Yangjiatang Village**: Take stunning light and shadow photos under two ancient "couple trees" camphor; at dusk, the golden cooking smoke is known as the "Potala Palace of Jiangnan." - **Chenjiapu Village**: The pioneer bookstore on the cliff, sit by the window drinking coffee overlooking the sea of clouds; the second-floor terrace is a popular photo spot. - **Songzhuang Village**: A 600-year-old stone arch bridge spans the creek with crystal-clear water, perfect for friends to play in the water and take photos. - **Practical Tips**: 2 hours direct by high-speed train from Hangzhou; recommended to stay in ancient village homestays (such as "Feiniaoji"), enjoy the ancient village morning mist without tourists at 6 a.m. --- ### ❄️ **2. Liupanshui, Guizhou — China's Cool Capital with 19℃ Summer** **Recommended Reason**: Average summer temperature only 19℃, the largest high mountain grassland and primitive forest in Southwest China, the ultimate summer resort. - **Must Experience**: - **Wumeng Grassland**: Horseback ride and stroll on cloud grasslands, encounter Buddha light and sea of clouds, watch the windmill group against the sunset in the evening. - **Yushe National Forest Park**: Hike through 300 acres of primitive forest, breathe oxygen by the waterfall, seamless switch between summer grass sliding and winter skiing. - **Food Therapy**: Shuicheng lamb noodles with baked pancakes, street food at night with 30 yuan per person to eat to fullness. - **Practical Tips**: 1.5 hours direct by high-speed train from Guiyang; large temperature difference between morning and evening on the grassland, bring windproof jacket. --- ### 🏰 **3. Mile, Yunnan — Magical Red Brick Castle and Lavender Sea** **Recommended Reason**: The "Morocco of the East," combining artistic architecture and hot spring therapy, every shot is a masterpiece. - **Must Experience**: - **Dongfengyun Town**: Kaleidoscope art museum red brick buildings, like a foreign maze; lavender fields bloom in June, walking along the railway feels like Provence. - **Huquan Ecological Park**: Free hot spring foot baths, watch egrets return to their nests at dusk, experience the local slow life. - **Taiping Lake Forest Park**: Cactus garden and land art sculptures, rent an electric cart to ride around the lake. - **Practical Tips**: 30 minutes direct by high-speed train from Kunming; staying at Meijingge Hotel grants free access to Dongfengyun Scenic Area. --- ### 🌊 **4. Dongshan Island, Fujian — The Top Lesser-Known Island in Southern Fujian** **Recommended Reason**: The second largest island in Fujian, fewer people and blue sea, filming location of the movie "The Left Ear," seafood freedom! - **Must Experience**: - **Jinluan Bay Mirror Beach**: At sunrise, the beach reflects the sky, barefoot stepping in water to shoot "sky mirror" silhouettes. - **Nanmen Bay**: Colorful houses and blue bay, sit on the dam eating ice cream watching the sunset, like Italy’s Cinque Terre. - **Fishbone Sandbar**: Walk the waves to the crescent-shaped sandbar at low tide, aerial shots look like floating in the sea center (check tide table). - **Practical Tips**: Take the bullet train to Yunxiao Station from Xiamen + direct bus; rent an electric scooter to circle the island (80 yuan/day); must-eat small squid and oyster omelet. --- ### ⛰️ **5. Jiagenba, Sichuan — The Oil Painting-like Ese Flower Valley in Western Sichuan** **Recommended Reason**: Easier to reach than Daocheng Yading, Ese flowers bloom all over the mountains in June, Tibetan villages are as peaceful as a paradise. - **Must Experience**: - **Ese Flower Sea**: Mid-June the valley is full of milky white Ese flowers, wear Tibetan robes and ride horses through the flowers, instantly becoming a fairy tale heroine. - **Pengbuxi Ancient Village**: Thousand-year-old watchtowers and Tibetan wooden houses, learn to make butter tea with Tibetan mothers. - **Camping Paradise**: Set up a canopy by the creek for barbecue, the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye at night. - **Practical Tips**: 5 hours self-drive from Chengdu or transfer via Xinduqiao; altitude 3000 meters requires altitude sickness prevention; stay in Tibetan homestays to experience fire pit evening parties. > ✨ **June Travel Tips**: > - Songyang/Jiagenba are rainy, bring waterproof shoes + transparent umbrella, ancient villages are more photogenic in the rain; > - Dongshan Island and Mile have strong UV rays, sunscreen + straw hat are essential; > - Book homestays in niche destinations in advance (especially Songyang and Jiagenba), accommodations are in high demand.