——Tea fields and bamboo forests: Unlock a healing journey of purple clay and lake views

📍 Why choose Kiln Lake Town? ✅ Secluded but not isolated: 1.5 hrs from Nanjing/Hangzhou, a waterside paradise next to the metropolitan area ✅ Immersive cultural experience: Purple clay pottery, Yangxian tea culture, and bamboo forest ecology ✅ High-end resort configuration: Zhang Yimou team participated in the design, art museum-level architectural aesthetics ✅ Suitable for all seasons: Tea picking in spring, summer heat escape, reed appreciation in autumn, and winter hot springs --- 📅 Best travel season - April–May: New green tea fields, participate in spring tea picking (the town has its own tea garden) - September–November: Autumn colors dye the bamboo forest, reeds sway on the lake shore - December–February: Winter hot springs with purple clay tea banquets, private warmth --- 🚗 Transportation guide Self-driving (recommended): - From Shanghai/Suzhou: approx. 2.5 hrs (Shanghai-Yixing Expressway → Changchun-Shenzhen Expressway) - From Hangzhou: 1.5 hrs (Changchun-Shenzhen Expressway Yixing direction) High-speed rail: - Get off at Yixing Station and take a taxi to the town for about 20 minutes (15 km) --- 🏡 Accommodation recommendations 1. Kiln Lake Holiday Hotel - Highlights: Lake view room directly faces the Metasequoia forest, including double breakfast + pottery experience coupon - Price: ¥800+/night (it is recommended to book 2 weeks in advance during peak season) 2. Bamboo Hidden Villa (4–6 people) - Highlights: With private hot spring courtyard, suitable for family/girlfriend gatherings - Features: Butler can arrange bamboo forest picnic arrangements 3. Tea Field Container Homestay - Value for money choice: ¥400+/night, you can see thousands of acres of tea gardens when you open the window --- 🎨 Must-try projects [Cultural] - Purple Clay Workshop Pottery Making (guided by inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, works can be fired and mailed) - Yangxian Tea Ceremony Class: Full process experience from tea picking to frying - Kiln Lake Art Museum: Regularly holds pottery/ink exhibitions [Natural] - Morning Mist Bamboo Raft: Limited from 6:30–8:00, the lake surface is like a mirror reflecting the morning light - Bamboo Forest Plank Road Hike: Find the same bamboo sea secret of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" - Sunset Viewing Platform: Panoramic view of the town's lights gradually lighting up [Parent-child] - Little Potter: Children's special safety clay course - Cute Pet Ranch: Feeding sika deer + Ker Duck - Nature Classroom: Nighttime firefly observation (summer limited) --- 🍽️ Local food map 📍 Recommended in the town - "Tao Wei" Restaurant: Purple clay pot stewed chicken soup, black rice with dried bamboo shoots - Lakeside Coffee Shop: Featured "Dongpo Tilting Beam Pot" latte art coffee 📍 Surrounding time-honored brands (within 10 minutes by car) - Zhou Zhen Wonton: 30-year handmade shepherd's purse wontons - Shushan Gu Nan Street: Tofu flower with freshly baked dried plum vegetable cake --- 📸 Photo check-in points 1. Rotating Pottery Tower: The white spiral building and the water reflection form a minimalist blockbuster 2. Tea Field Maze: Green lines and the humanistic lens of tea-picking workers 3. Bamboo Forest Mirror House: Contemporary art installation and natural light and shadow game 4. Late Night Canteen Alley: Song Dynasty-style market illuminated by lanterns --- 🚩 2 days and 1 night itinerary suggestions Day 1 - Morning: Arrival → Check into the lake view room → Pottery workshop experience - Noon: "Tao Wei" restaurant to taste local lunch - Afternoon: Bamboo raft tour of the lake → Tea field picking → Art museum exhibition - Evening: Sunset viewing platform → Bamboo forest hot spring - Night: Snack street to taste black rice dumplings Day 2 - Early morning: Bamboo sea morning mist photography - Morning: Shushan Gu Nan Street visits purple clay old workshops - Noon: Zhou Zhen Wonton + local Yangxiang scallion pancakes - Afternoon: Choose to return or extend to Shanjuan Cave according to your preferences --- 💡 Useful Tips - Outfit suggestions: Light-colored clothing is more photogenic, prepare a pair of comfortable cloth shoes (there are many bluestone roads) - Souvenir recommendation: Customized purple clay cup (the workshop can engrave characters), Yangxian Xueya tea - Avoid pit guide: Most of the "low-priced purple clay pots" outside the scenic area are chemical mud, it is recommended to buy in the official workshop --- ✨ Player Reviews _"It's like being pressed on the 0.5x speed button here—making pottery in the morning, drinking tea in the afternoon, and waiting for a Kiln Lake sunset in the evening. This is the ideal life."