Exploring Yangzhou, Qianlong's Favorite, Stunning Even in June

🌿🌸【Yangzhou Stroll Diary】 Walking through old alleys in the morning light, looking up to see the poetic charm of gardens everywhere. 🥟 In the early morning, awakened by the aroma of crab roe soup dumplings, learning from locals to gently lift the translucent skin with chopsticks, the hot soup flowing on the tongue is so healing; 🎞 Walking on the stone-paved Dongguan Street, fingertips brushing the brick walls, scenes from "My Fair Princess" seem to appear right before your eyes; 🏡【Wonderful Moments at Yangzhou Forest Manor Hotel】 🌲 Opening the window of the Rundefeil Manor Hotel, instantly amazed—the entire black pine forest comes into view, the scent of pine mixed with lavender makes you want to lie down immediately; 😴 A high-quality hotel built with 90 million yuan, panoramic gym, and Waldorf Astoria-style mattresses, a dream come true for those who love to relax; 📸 A rare 500-acre sea of hydrangeas in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, breathtakingly beautiful, every snap is a viral hit on social media; Heard that the furniture is all custom solid wood, and even the gym’s floor-to-ceiling windows offer a 270° view of the pine waves! Snuggling into bed, you find the mattress is the same as those in five-star hotels~ 🌄 Picking tea, digging bamboo shoots, and fishing for crayfish with kids in the forest, the whole family has a blast until the sunset gilds the pine needles and they reluctantly call it a day; 🐾 Only a 15-minute drive to the city, dogs have their own lawn to run freely, truly a "healing paradise" for urbanites. 👉 Click below to learn more 🎨【Secret Local Experiences Revealed】 🎎▪ Night cruise on Slender West Lake: Ride a painted boat, chase the moonlight of Tang and Song dynasties, wear Hanfu, carry lanterns, as beautiful as a fairy in a painting; 📚☕▪ Life on Pishi Street: Next to Zhu Ziqing’s former residence, munch on sesame cakes, sip lattes, a fascinating East-meets-West mix; 🎁▪ Pine Forest Treasure Hunt: Listen to the sound of pine cones underfoot, collect them to DIY travel necklaces; 🔍▪ Canal Exploration: Play a murder mystery game with kids at the museum, solving puzzles while learning about canal transport; 🍜▪ Caiyi Street Food Tour: Line up with local grandmas for roasted pig trotters, slurp shrimp roe noodle soup, the fresh flavors will make you stomp your feet; Tips for Attractions 1⃣️ Slender West Lake 👉🏻 Enter through the exclusive passage at the Guesthouse, watch water birds skim the lake at Xuyuan Garden; 👉🏻 Watch the sunrise at Wuting Bridge, take backlit side portraits at the statue of the Jade Flute Player on Twenty-Four Bridge; 👉🏻 Before 7:30, experience the same empty scene as in "The Longest Day in Chang’an" at Xichuntai; 2⃣️ Ge Garden 👉🏻 Free guided tours (9:30/14:30); 👉🏻 Use slow shutter speed in front of Xiashan Waterfall to capture silky water flow; 👉🏻 Make Zheng Banqiao bamboo carved bookmarks; 3⃣️ Ancient Canal 👉🏻 Take the Qianlong painted boat at Dongguan Ancient Ferry (80 RMB/person, 60-minute trip); 👉🏻 Watch the light show at the Ming and Qing Canal Transport Governor’s Office ruins; 👉🏻 See the holographic projection "Night Mooring of Canal Boats" at Chaoguan Wharf; 🌿【Travel Surprises】 💐 Discovered a newly opened hydrangea sea in June at a corner of the manor hotel, far less crowded than tourist spots, can’t stop taking photos with the kids~