Zen-inspired Journey Around Chengdu | Hanyang Ancient Town in Meishan

Drinking tea, copying Buddhist scriptures, wandering around the ancient town, and enjoying delicious food—be a carefree immortal for a day! This has been my long-awaited escape plan from the city 🌆 🚗 Itinerary Chengdu—Hanyang Ancient Town—Pingqiang Little Three Gorges—Chanyi Hanyang Courtyard (accommodation)—Return 👉🏻 Just 1.5h drive, with picturesque Min River scenery along the way 📍 Hanyang Ancient Town A forgotten thousand-year-old water dock where time moves slowly. Stone-paved paths, old teahouses with creaking wooden doors, bamboo craft shops filled with the aroma of peanuts... No commercialization, only locals preserving their ancestral crafts 🥜 Munch on Hanyang peanuts, visit the old granary, listen to stories from the rivers and lakes, while elderly folks in teahouses chat about the history of the Min River boatmen 📍 Pingqiang Little Three Gorges This is exactly where Li Bai's poem "Autumn moon over Mount Emei, its reflection flowing in the Pingqiang River" refers to! Ride a local boat, pass through natural bridge caves, watch egrets glide over the emerald water, order fresh Min River fish soup from the boatman, and enjoy your meal by the pebble beach with mountain and river views Don't forget to look for the ancient inscription "Setting off from Qingxi toward the Three Gorges" on the cliff—where past and present seem to overlap. 📍 Chanyi Hanyang Courtyard Once a place to store grain for the body, now a sanctuary to store tranquility for the mind. Practice Eight-Section Brocade exercises in bamboo groves, enjoy tea appreciation ceremonies, attend rice field concerts—healing anxiety from morning till night. Earth-walled rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows let you lie down and watch bamboo forests and sea of clouds. Just five minutes' walk to the ancient town's vibrant life, yet you can turn around and enjoy a secluded courtyard The city can't contain my soul, but this place can.