2 hours from Hangzhou, I found a real-life version of *Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains*

✨I stumbled into a Song Dynasty landscape painting on a weekend trip to Jiande, Hangzhou. ☁️The morning is a misty river rendered in light ink, the afternoon is a courtyard of green mountains and waters, and the night becomes a long scroll of stars on sprinkled gold paper. 🏯Pusu Hotel uses space to write poetry. Its ultimate Chinese aesthetics will make your heart flutter for a thousand years‼️ ⭐Xin'an River's 17°C morning mist presents a "dreamlike waterscape". ⭐Minimalist aesthetic design that even Emperor Huizong of Song would praise. ⭐1 hour direct from Hangzhou, the first choice for a weekend escape. — 📍Location: Pusu Hotel by Xin'an River, Jiande, Hangzhou 🚄High-speed Rail: Hangzhou East → Jiande Station (40 mins), 20 mins by taxi 🚗Self-drive: 2 hours direct from Hangzhou 📆Mist Viewing Time: Summer 5:30–7:00｜Winter 6:30–8:00 🏯Living in a Song Dynasty landscape painting ▪ Architecture: Imitating the Song Dynasty Xuanshan-style roof design, the white walls and green tiles dance with the river mist. ▪ Moon Gate Courtyard: Dry landscape + rectangular water mirror, replicating the "one step, one scene" of Southern Song Dynasty gardens. ▪ Guest Room Design: Tatami tea seats with panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows, the river mist becomes a natural screen. ▪ Lighting: Xuan paper lanterns modified from Song Dynasty oil-saving lamps, very unique. 📸100% photo-worthy spots list ▪ Courtyard Dry Landscape: Wide-angle symmetrical composition, the dry landscape in front of the moon gate forms a painting in itself. ▪ Corridor Reflection: The water mirror in the courtyard reflects the eaves, diagonal composition to capture people and reflections (especially atmospheric during the blue hour). ▪ Xin'an River Riverside Plank Road: Xin'an River's 17°C morning mist presents a "dreamlike waterscape", use a telephoto lens to capture the lone boat in the mist. ▪ Rapeseed Flower Fields: Hundreds of acres of rapeseed flowers are in full bloom on Huangrao Peninsula! The rapeseed flower fields are shrouded in mist, with distant mountains, morning mist, and solitary trees, super photogenic. ▪️Butler Service We stayed in a courtyard suite with a private courtyard where we could sit and drink tea and watch the stars⭐️. The butler printed out the guests' WeChat profile pictures in advance and wrote welcome cards by hand, so touching! The room was equipped with a wooden bathtub, and even makeup remover, sleep masks, and scales, so thoughtful! The mini-bar in the room had free snacks and drinks🥤, and the breakfast was plentiful and delicious! 🚣‍♀️Nearby Activities Guide ▪️ Xin'an River Greenway Cycling (free bicycles provided by the hotel) ▪️ Meicheng Ancient Town: Eat Yanzhou baked cakes, climb Chengqing Gate to see the confluence of three rivers. ▪️ Lingqi Cave: The same cave from *Journey to the West*, perfect for summer escapes. ▪️ Qili Yangfan: Take a sailboat to check in at "Hulu Waterfall", wild cherry blossom valley in April.