Come to Yangjiatang Village, Songyang from June to August! Escape to the "Golden Potala Palace" for a 25℃ summer

🌾 Come to Yangjiatang Village, Songyang from June to August! Escape to the "Golden Potala Palace" for a 25℃ summer guide🔥 🏨 Accommodation Suggestions (True "Seclusion" Only If You Stay Right) ❗Must-book in peak season: Yangjiatang Village homestays. June to August is the prep period for summer cooling + autumn drying. The village has only 10+ homestays, weekends sell out instantly (Recommended: "Yunying Xingu" cliff-view room, "Grandpa’s Youth Hostel" renovated old house with atmosphere) ❗Transition option in the county town: "Next to Songyang Old Street" Convenient for self-driving/high-speed train, recommended "Songyang Story Homestay" (river view of old street life), "Jiushe Homestay" (new Chinese design style) ❗For the cleanliness-conscious: Mountain homestays are humid, bring disposable bed covers + mosquito repellent bracelets (mosquitoes by the creek are so many they can lift a person) 🍜 Must-eat list in Songyang & Yangjiatang (wild + traditional flavors) 🔥top1: Huangmi Rice Cake, a Songyang intangible cultural heritage! Colored with mountain plant "lye water," delicious fried/stir-fried/soup style (must order Huangmi Rice Cake fried with cured meat at "Baixian Noodle House" on Old Street) 🔥Carb overload: Sha Lei, pounded glutinous rice + mugwort, dipped in brown sugar and sesame, chewy and sticky (made and sold fresh at Yangjiatang village farmhouse) 🔥Wild fresh flavor: Camellia oil stewed native chicken, village free-range chicken + century-old camellia seed oil, soup milky white, perfect with preserved vegetable braised pork 📍Hidden gems: "Old Camphor Tree Restaurant" at Yangjiatang village entrance (owner freshly steams creek fish, unbelievably fresh), "Yitang Restaurant" on Songyang Old Street (mountain powder dumplings + stewed salted chicken, regulars eat 3 bowls in a row) 🚗 How to get to Songyang? 2 days 1 night laid-back plan ✦ Major transport (starting from Shanghai/Hangzhou) High-speed rail: Shanghai Hongqiao → Songyang Station (3.5h, 3 trains daily)｜Hangzhou East → Songyang Station (1.5h, frequent trains) → taxi to Yangjiatang Village (30min, fare ≈ 50 RMB) Self-driving: Shanghai → Songyang (450km, 5h)｜Hangzhou → Songyang (220km, 2.5h) → navigate to "Songyang Yangjiatang Village," mountain roads are narrow and winding, be careful when passing ✦ Itinerary (2 days 1 night · laid-back escape) Day1️⃣ Own the village’s morning and dusk Morning → Arrive at village to drop luggage, stroll Yangjiatang ancient street (touch century-old rammed earth walls, see autumn drying racks (June for drying bamboo leaves/July for drying chili), chat with grandmas sitting on doorsteps) Afternoon → Climb the small hill behind the village (20 minutes to the top, overlook the full view of the "Golden Potala Palace," drone enthusiasts bring drones!) → Visit Xu Clan Ancestral Hall (Ming dynasty ancient building, wooden door gods carvings are stunning) Evening → Eat camellia oil stewed chicken + creek fish, sit by the creek listening to frogs, watch the Milky Way (no light pollution in the village, see stars with the naked eye) Day2️⃣ Songyang county area tour (choose 1-2 deep experiences) Option A · Artsy → Chenjiapu Pioneer Bookstore (read poetry on cliff + watch sea of clouds) → Youtian Village (visit Ming dynasty ancient houses, drink homemade farmhouse tea) Option B · Nature lovers → Ruoliao Primitive Forest (hike monkey head rhododendron forest, creek trekking and water play) → Songyang Old Street (buy Huangmi rice cake + bamboo weaving souvenirs) Afternoon → Return trip, take home a bag of village-dried chili/bamboo leaves (natural seasoning, 10 times more fragrant than supermarket) ⚠️ Pitfall tips (secretly told by old villagers) 1. Don’t trust "free guides"! The ancient village is small, reading guides + asking grandmas is enough, wild guides tell false history (e.g., "Xu Clan Ancestral Hall is haunted" is pure nonsense) 2. Don’t drive over drying racks! From June to August villagers dry bamboo leaves/chili by the roadside, go around them, you can’t afford to pay if you break them (grandmas will chase you to chat) 3. Best photo time is "6-7 AM"! When mountain fog rises, rammed earth walls glow golden, looks 10 times better than midday sunburnt photos 4. Don’t buy "expensive camellia oil"! Authentic camellia oil sold by village grandmas costs 20-30 RMB per jin, be cautious of scenic spot shops charging 80+ #SongyangTravel #YangjiatangVillage #JiangnanHiddenGem #SummerEscapeGuide #AncientVillageTravel (Local guide relative certified! Following this plan is like living inside a landscape painting 🎨)