Escape 996! A 10-Day Healing Guide for Workers to Seclude Themselves in Lijiang｜Stay in a Century-Old Ancient Residence

🏡 Healing Residence: GRAND JOLI Dàměi Huásù · Mountain Courtyard Finally finished the high-pressure work, dragging my tired body to GRAND JOLI Dàměi Huásù · Mountain Courtyard, instantly healed! This 300-year-old Naxi ancient residence, the "Li Family Courtyard," hides the tranquility of time between its carved beams and painted rafters. The front, middle, and rear courtyards layer progressively, just like a real-life "secluded paradise"🌳. The rooftop viewing platform is a treasure spot—every day I lounge on the rattan chair watching the ancient city’s sunrise and sunset, clouds slowly drifting over the blue tiles and white walls, and my worries drift away too~ The housekeeper is super thoughtful! Knowing I came for a vacation, they specially arranged a room with excellent lighting and prepared calming aromatherapy and a sleep mask. Unlimited nutritious breakfast every day, exquisite afternoon tea, and warming sweet soup— even my picky "worker’s stomach" was spoiled🥰! 📅 10-Day Slow Life Plan: Waste time on beautiful things Day 1-2: Flat-lay recharge mode After arrival, completely relax at the guesthouse! Sleep until naturally waking, listen to cicadas under the shade of the courtyard trees, brew a pot of Pu'er tea, and flip through a few pages of a long-neglected book📖. In the afternoon, enjoy afternoon tea on the rooftop viewing platform, watching the ancient city turn golden in the sunset; at night, accompanied by moonlight, drink a bowl of sweet soup and apply a face mask—the long-lost feeling of relaxation returns~ Day 3: Stroll the ancient city, encounter the local life Leisurely walk into Lijiang Ancient Town, avoid the crowds, and slip into the alleys. Buy fresh fruit at Zhongyi Market and chat with the enthusiastic vendors; check in at the Mu Residence to feel the profound Naxi culture; in the evening, find a café on Lion Hill, order a cup of Yunnan small bean coffee☕️, watch the ancient city lights gradually turn on, and the healing value maxes out! Day 4: A day tour of Shuhe Ancient Town Take the bus slowly to Shuhe Ancient Town, which is quieter than Lijiang Ancient Town. Rent a set of ethnic-style clothes and take atmospheric photos at Qinglong Bridge; visit handmade shops to DIY a unique little item; have a bowl of freshly cooked rice noodles at a roadside shop for lunch and listen to the owner’s stories about the ancient town—life can be so simple and beautiful~ Day 5: Day of dazing in Baisha Ancient Town Ride a shared bike to Baisha Ancient Town and find a riverside café to "waste time." Order a flower cake, stare at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in a daze, and occasionally write postcards📮; stroll through Baisha murals to feel the charm of ancient art; return to the guesthouse in the evening and learn from the housekeeper how to brew authentic Pu'er tea—life suddenly slows down enough to hear your heartbeat. Day 6: Healing trip to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Joined a light hiking small group to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, no rush, slowly appreciating the glaciers and Blue Moon Valley’s beauty🌊. Take a deep breath at the foot of the snow mountain and release all accumulated stress; the lake water in Blue Moon Valley is as blue as a fairy tale—post photos to social media and watch colleagues envy wildly~ Day 7-8: Deep guesthouse experience Return to guesthouse "retirement" mode! In the morning, learn to make Naxi baba with the housekeeper—clumsy hands but full of fun; in the afternoon, attend a free Pu'er tea tasting class in the tea room, from raw Pu'er to ripe Pu'er, who knew tea drinking could be so refined🍵; at night, gather around the stove with other guests, listen to different life stories, and feel your heart gradually filled with warmth. Day 9: Empty your mind in Wenhai Village Charter a car to the off-the-beaten-path Wenhai Village, lie on the grassland watching clouds roll by, play with the herders’ little lambs🐏; picnic by the lake, listen to the wind and birdsong, use your phone battery from 100% to shutdown—this feeling of "disconnection" is so free! Day 10: Depart with healing Packing up is full of reluctance, but the suitcase is stuffed with Naxi handicrafts, folk music CDs, and full memories. At checkout, the owner’s gift of flower cakes still carries warmth💐. Those 10 days escaping 996 really pieced my broken self back together~ 🍃 Seclusion Tips ✅ The guesthouse rooftop viewing platform has the best light at 8 AM and 6 PM, perfect for photos and zoning out ✅ Bonfire parties are held in the ancient city every Wednesday and Saturday—dancing with locals is super stress-relieving ✅ Recommended to bring an old book; the guesthouse has a "book drifting corner" for exchanging reads ✅ Must try the guesthouse’s freshly stewed sweet soup—overtime and late-night "face collapse" can be restored by drinking it! Worker sisters, if you also want to escape the rat race, come to GRAND JOLI Dàměi Huásù · Mountain Courtyard and relax for 10 days! Here, even zoning out becomes meaningful✨~