[2025 Songyang Stay] Travel Guide for Guandoo Mansion · Songyang Wenli (Updated Jun)

"Every departure is nourishment"—Pushing open the wooden door of Guandu Mansion, the meaning of the Sanskrit "ANAPANA" instantly struck my heart!🏮 Nestled in the heart of Sōngyáng's old town at the Three Temples Cultural Exchange Center (renovated from the Wen Temple, City God Temple, and old granary), this hotel was designed by award-winning architect Liu Jiakun. The former county committee building has been transformed into retro guest rooms, where opening the window reveals century-old temples and over a dozen towering ancient trees🌳, as if living in a Jiangnan ink painting🎨. Room Options: 🛏️ Stylish Minimalist King Room: Private courtyard perfect for meditation and tea!🍵 Spacious with a bathtub🛁 and complimentary minibar🥤 ✅ Imported brand mattress, medium firmness for great sleep💤 ☕️ Wellness Moments: Intangible Cultural Heritage Tea Coffee & Natural Healing Sōngyáng is "Zhejiang's Tea Country," where wellness drinks come with an ethereal touch!🌫️ Wenli Coffee·Slow Time Under Ancient Trees: Must-try "Silver Monkey Cold Brew" (Sōngyáng Silver Monkey tea + ice drip🧊), crisp and sweet; also "Cloud Mist Latte"☁️ with tea garden osmanthus🌼 on foam, a sip transports you to the clouds. Afternoon Tea: Tasted the intangible cultural heritage "Dragon Boat Festival Tea"🍵, brewed with herbs to relieve summer heat, paired with Sōngyáng brown sugar and crispy pastries🥮, melting away summer's heat～❄️ Breakfast: Extensive variety, all delicious.🍳🥐🍜 🍲 Family Feast: A Taste of Mountain Country The "Family Feast Restaurant" in a renovated old bank is amazing!🥢 Sōngyáng cuisine with Sichuan flair delights the palate👅: ✅ Must-try: Ham🐖 pork belly, Sōngyáng fried tofu (crispy outside, tender inside😋), salt-baked chicken (savory and delicious🍗) 🧵 Handicraft Classes: Wear Nature on Your Wrist Intangible cultural heritage workshops are so healing!💫 Perfect for summer afternoons: Soapberry Bracelet:📿 Made from 150-year-old soapberries🌳 in the courtyard—separate pulp from seed, polish and pierce the seed, symbolizing "no disasters or worries." Ancient-Method Soap:🧼 Boil soapberry pulp for ~45 minutes⏳, add soap base, pour into molds to create unique handmade soap🫧, perfect as a souvenir🎁 ✅ Class Times: Morning and afternoon sessions daily, book with the butler 1 day prior!📅 ⛰️ Nearby Activities: Explore the "Last Secret Realm of Jiangnan" From Guandu Mansion, ancient villages are just 10-20 minutes away.🚶‍♀️➡️🏞️ 1️⃣ Chenjiapeng Village (30min drive) 📚 Visit the cliffside Pioneer Bookstore, read poetry by the cloud-sea window;☁️📖 2️⃣ Yangjiatang Village (20min drive) 📸 Capture the "Golden Potala Palace" at sunset🌇, glowing yellow mud walls and horse-head gables;✨ 3️⃣ Sōngyáng Old Street (200m away) 🏮 Winding cobblestone paths under Ming-Qing eaves, savor 1800 years of enduring charm🍜 ✨ Itinerary Suggestions: 📅 Day1: Check in at Guandu→Wenli Coffee☕️→Handicraft Class🧵→Family Feast🍲→Night stroll on Sōngyáng Old Street🏮 📅 Day2: Breakfast→Village tour (Chenjiapeng + Yangjiatang)🚗→Departure 📍 Address: No. 2, Dajing Road, Xiping Street, Sōngyáng County, Lishui 💰 Price: 1.4k+/night (includes breakfast + lunch + handicraft experience) 🚗 Transport: Drive recommended, navigate to "Guandu Mansion·Sōngyáng Wenli" 💌 Post-Trip Notes: "Healing is letting nature dwell in your heart" At Wenli, wake to birdsong🐦 crafting bracelets, sip cold brew under ancient trees🧊, stroll Ming-Qing streets for herbal sachets🌆 This retreat, soulfully blending intangible heritage and nature, truly keeps the noise beyond the mountains⛰️🔇 #SōngyángWenliTemplePark #GuanduCultureTravel #GuanduMansionSōngyángWenli #SōngyángWenliMicroWildWellnessTour

Take your kids to Songyang during the holiday It's a city full of surprises We stayed at Guandu Mansion·Songyang Wenli this time. The rooms are retro, quiet, and comfortable, with great attention to detail (children's toiletries, welcome fruit 🍉, and bedtime snacks are all exquisite). The hotel is located next to Songyang Old Street, behind the Confucian Temple. There is a creative library, artist studio, café, and more. 1️⃣ We took the kids to experience intangible cultural heritage handicrafts - octagonal lanterns 🏮 It took 3 hours, and the quiet time was really enjoyable 2️⃣ We experienced ink painting and felt the charm of art 3️⃣ The surrounding area is well-equipped with Xinhua Bookstore, various snacks, fruit, hospitals, clothing stores, and more. The New Year is coming, and the New Year vibes on the old street are also very strong. 4️⃣ The breakfast is very delicate and rich, making you want to eat more! It's a great place to take your kids to experience local culture and history

On a weekend trip to Songyang with friends, we stayed at a homestay with a traditional yet modern design. ✔️ The hotel is surrounded by towering ancient trees and has a modern design. The courtyard room has a small courtyard and large floor-to-ceiling windows. The trees and sky outside the window are very healing. The room has a simple and modern design. You can take many great photos without leaving the homestay. Nearby, you can visit Wenli Coffee, an art gallery, and an intangible cultural heritage workshop. ✔️ The butler service is very attentive. Any request is responded to promptly. They also provide detailed suggestions for nearby attractions. Upon check-in, you will receive a welcome gift with Songyang specialties, and you can enjoy authentic local dishes at the Guandu family banquet. ✔️ This homestay is conveniently located near attractions. It is a 3-minute walk to Songyang Old Street and a 20-minute drive to Yangjiatang Village. It is a quiet place in the city. There are stunning cliffside ancient villages and pristine streets nearby! You can also visit the "Little Potala Palace of Jiangnan" Yangjiatang Village and Damushan Tea Garden to take photos during the day. Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy the clouds and sky. When traveling, the itinerary is important, transportation is important, and accommodation is even more important! Highly recommend Guandu Mansion Songyang Wenli, which meets all your travel needs.

🎈Songyang, rated by National Geographic as the "last secret place in Jiangnan". Here, you can find well-preserved ancient villages, lively old streets, and intoxicating natural scenery. 🌄The first stop is Chenjiapu Village. The entire village is surrounded by green mountains and shrouded in mist. It's as beautiful as a painting and as quiet as a paradise.🎨 📚The Pioneer Bookstore is a landmark of Chenjiapu Village. The literary atmosphere is overwhelming. In the quiet village, the bookstore seems to be a harbor for the soul. Find a book you like, sit by the window, and quietly enjoy the flow of time. When you look up, you can see the beautiful mountain view.🌿 ☕The Muyan Muyu Coffee Bar is also not to be missed. The French-style design and furnishings are super photogenic.📷 The bar is very chill. Under the dim light, various wooden utensils and leather goods exude a European pastoral style. Order a cup of strong coffee, look at the beautiful scenery outside the window, feel the breeze, and feel extremely comfortable.🥰 💫The second stop is Songyang Old Street, an ancient street with a history of thousands of years. Since the Tang Dynasty, it has witnessed the rise and fall of Songyang. The old street is about 300 meters long. On both sides of the street are two-story wooden houses left over from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. They are antique and full of charm. These old buildings are not only witnesses of history, but also typical representatives of Jiangnan architectural style. 🌟Songyang Old Street has a strong farming and reading culture. The plaques on the old houses are engraved with words encouraging reading and diligent farming. In those years, the commercial culture here was prosperous. Grain, tea, cloth and other materials have been traded here for thousands of years. 🎊Songyang Gaoqiang, as the only national intangible cultural heritage project in Songyang County, is known as the "living fossil of Zhejiang opera". The Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum on the old street has been transformed into a "Songyang Gaoqiang" performance theater. Traditional handicrafts such as hand-made tea, ironing, making palm boards, playing cotton, and making scales have also become a unique landscape on the old street. When you come to Songyang Old Street, you can't miss the strong fireworks.🍜 🥧Wang Jing's champion cake, the crust is crispy, the filling is rich, and it is super satisfying. 🍜The noodles in Baixian Noodle Restaurant are chewy, the soup is rich, and it is memorable. 🍙The zongzi of Yijian Zongqing, the glutinous rice is soft and waxy, and the filling is full. 🥧Grandma's lamp pan, crispy and delicious, is the taste of childhood. 🐔Xu Ji stewed salted chicken, the chicken is tender and juicy, and the salty fragrance is moderate. 🛏Stay overnight at Guandu Mansion·Songyang Wenli. The environment here is elegant, the rooms are clean and tidy, and the service is very thoughtful. It is recommended to stay in Building 1, which is full of the Republic of China style, very photogenic, and the photos are full of modern charm.📷 Songyang, a place with a long history and beautiful scenery, is really worth your visit. Whether it's the tranquility and literature of Chenjiapu Village, or the food and fireworks of Songyang Old Street, it will make you linger.💕 Come to Songyang and start an unforgettable journey together!🎉

Songyang is simply a holy place for immortals to live. Every hotel is super fairy-like. Today, another hotel full of fairy-like atmosphere is here. It is located in the "Wenli" block in Songyang, which has a very humanistic charm. It is surrounded by century-old trees. It is super cool. 1The classic and simple wooden windows and doors, the aged plain wall tiles, and the thick solid wood stairs, each one exudes the flavor of distant memories. 2Because there are centuries-old trees all around, the building is designed So we avoid the trees and keep them in their best original growth condition. The building and plants are integrated into one. 3 The interior space is also truly breathtaking, with the interweaving of light and shadow, the exquisite and high-end display, and the blessing of a real fire fireplace, it is like a movie scene full of high-end feeling. Not to mention the 4 guest rooms, the design is full of a sense of age, as if you have traveled back to an old Western-style building in Shanghai in a second. It is a mixture of retro and fashion, low-key and elegant, grand and exquisite. 5. The patio that can be seen from the guest room, the bathtub in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, the entire glass curtain wall that allows the outside scenery to be taken in, even a chair and a floor lamp are full of exquisiteness and care. There are many places to visit in Wenli, including the City God Temple, the Children's Bookstore, the coffee shop, and the art gallery. It is the best place to experience the local culture. Name: Songyang Xindi Hotel Coordinates: No. 2 Dajing Road, Xiping Street, Songyang, Zhejiang

Songyang · Xindi Hotel | Stay in the 1800-year-old cultural secret of Songyang 📍Songyang · Xindi Boutique Hotel 📍 SHANTHI HOTEL 'Recommendation' Quiet in the midst of noise, a secret residence hidden in the world Famous architects Liu Jiakun & Zhang Can jointly create a return to the Shanghai Bund of the 70s and 80s with a Sichuan imprint Retro old foreign building rooms & designer brand furniture If Songyang County is the 'last secret of Jiangnan', then 'Wenli' is another 'cultural secret' sealed in this secret, hiding traces spanning thousands of years, ubiquitous relics, and marks of thousands of years have attracted several young talents to go to the countryside for it. Xindi Hotel is located in the center of Songyang Ancient Town. The hotel is hidden in a group of old trees that have been around for a long time. After entering, the 'noise' and 'fireworks' of the city unconsciously disappear, as if being taken to a hidden secret. The original body was an 'old district committee building' built in Wenli in 1952. Famous architect Liu Jiakun and famous interior designer Zhang Can jointly created it, transforming the old building into an elegant and nostalgic 'heritage' hotel. In the midst of it, you instantly fall into a misplaced time and space, old trees, ancient temples, old houses, and culture are sealed in the most complete and authentic form, feeling like returning to the fashionable Shanghai Bund in the 70s and 80s. Room There are 22 guest rooms in total, 10 of which are retro and fashionable, as if walking into an expensive old foreign building. Mottled wooden doors, caramel-colored leather sofas, emerald green curtains, metal frame coffee tables... Various designer brand furniture and bedding are fashionable, they are all exhibits in the room, and also witnesses of memory. ◆Taste Wenli 'family banquet', there is a home and a banquet, the boss brings Sichuan's mark into Songyang, and the home is integrated here, all kinds of fresh ingredients gather together, and the fresh and spicy impact your taste buds. Service The service and quality of the guest rooms are absolutely nothing to say. No matter when you enter the hotel in winter, the front desk lady will light the fireplace for you personally, and the fireplace will also help you stew fresh potatoes even if you are the only one to enjoy it, you can feel it. It's the real human touch here.