Heshun Ancient Town Roaming Guide: A Scholarly Overseas Chinese Hometown, Warm Hot Springs

Heshun Ancient Town Roaming Guide: A Scholarly Overseas Chinese Hometown, Warm Hot Springs✨ 📍【Quick Overview Before You Go】 · Ticket: 55 RMB/person (valid for 7 days), no reservation needed, one-stop unlimited fun · Transportation: From Tengchong city 🚖 taxi costs 20 RMB, Bus No. 6 goes directly to the ancient town gate · Best Season: September to November 🍂 Ginkgo leaves turn yellow, golden waves of rice fields, 20°C comfortable, fewer people and beautiful scenery 🏡【2-Day Slow Life Itinerary】 🌅DAY 1 ☀️Morning: 07:30 Check in at the century-old vegetable street morning market (pea powder + fried dough sticks 8 RMB, a perfect match!) 09:00 Stroll across Shuanghong Bridge, visit China’s largest rural library (Heshun Library, vintage wooden windows perfect for photos!) 📍Address: No.1, Shuidui Village, Heshun Ancient Town ⏰Opening Hours: 8:30-17:30 🌇Afternoon: Visit Ai Siqi’s Former Residence → Explore Yuanlong Pavilion 17:30 Chase the sunset at Wild Duck Lake (bring a telephoto lens! Chill with a drink at the lakeside bar street) 🌃Evening: Stay at a guesthouse next to Shushu Bookstore (about 200 RMB per person, terrace faces golden rice fields) Lantern-lit night walk on the bluestone alley, as if traveling through time 🌄DAY 2 ☕️Morning: Three consecutive intangible cultural heritage experiences! Shadow puppetry / rattan weaving / traditional papermaking (30-50 RMB, making your own herbal paper is very meaningful) 📍Address: Heshun Alley Cultural Experience Area 🌊Afternoon: Choose one👇 ① Bailian Hot Springs (10-minute walk, 268 RMB for garden pool + tea break) 📍Address: Shuidui Shang Village, Heshun Town ⏰Opening Hours: 10:00-22:00 ② Volcano Park (hot air balloon 280 RMB/person, recommend confirming weather before 8 AM) 🚗【Nearby Extra Trips】 1️⃣ Rehai Hot Springs (famous sulfur springs! 218 RMB includes 20+ pools) 📍Address: Qingshui Township, Tengchong City ⏰Opening Hours: 8:30-20:30 2️⃣ Beihai Wetland (golden reed sea in autumn only) 3️⃣ Yunfeng Mountain (cable car + 1-hour hike, vegetarian meal at the summit 10 RMB fills you up) 🍜【Must-Try Food List】 ✔️Xidoufen Ersi (pea powder rice noodles) - any stall at the morning market (7 RMB) ✔️Dajiujia (home-style dishes) - Ancient Town restaurant (18-25 RMB) ✔️Songhua Cake - Aunt Lin’s cart (2 RMB/piece) ✔️Clay Pot - "Taste of Heshun" (88 RMB small portion) ✔️Roast Pork Rice Noodles - Mingji Roast Pork (500 meters outside the ancient town) 🏨【Accommodation Recommendations】 💎High-end: Heshun Bailian Hotel (private hot spring with volcano view, 1200+ RMB) 🏡Cost-effective: Shushu Bookstore / Bluestone Guesthouse (200-350 RMB) ⚠️【Avoid Pitfalls】 · High cancellation rate for hot air balloons! Remember to confirm wind conditions before 8 AM · Bluestone roads are tough on suitcases, backpacks are recommended · UV warning! Apply sunscreen even on cloudy days · Memorial Cemetery closed on Mondays, don’t miss the guided tours at the memorial hall 💌【Editor’s Notes】 In Heshun, the lively morning market is life, the century-old library is poetry, Bailian Hot Springs is healing... Slow down the clock, let the bluestone and ginkgo leaves help you find the true essence of life~