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A Solo "Small Town Healing Spot"

🎒 A Solo "Small Town Healing Spot" Pick a weekend, turn off WeChat, and leave your worries at the high-speed rail station— --- 1️⃣ Anhui · Chaji Ancient Town 📍 Keywords: No commercial filters|Sketching paradise|Hui-style alleys 🚅 Arrival|High-speed rail to Jingxian Station → Taxi 30 min (¥40 carpool) 🌿 Solo exclusive schedule - 06:30 Morning mist at Honglou Bridge, watch the creek blur the white walls and black tiles into ink wash - 09:30 Tea party in the courtyard of the artist’s guesthouse, sneak a cup of osmanthus rice wine - 14:00 Xianfeng Bookstore Chaji branch, read half an old book and take a nap - 19:00 Old street’s stinky tofu + steamed egg with qinyu fish, the night snack stall lights only one gas lamp 🏡 Stay|Chaji Art Sketching Base ¥120/night, the owner often cooks meals 💡 Tips|Almost private on weekdays; rain and fog make it even more magical --- 2️⃣ Yunnan · Shaxi Ancient Town 📍 Keywords: Snowy meadows|Ancient theater stage|Morning mist over Heihui River 🚗 Arrival|Dali/Lijiang → Jianchuan Bus Station → Minibus 40 min (¥30) 🌿 Solo exclusive schedule - 07:00 Wait for morning mist at Yujin Bridge, caravan bells as BGM - 10:00 Drink salty milk tea on Sideng Street, learn Bai knot tying from grandma - 14:00 Xianfeng Bookstore Shaxi branch, flip to page 77 and use it as a bookmark - 18:30 BBQ by the rice fields, look up to see the Milky Way 🏡 Stay|Ancient Road Inn ¥100/night, window overlooks a whole threshing ground 💡 Tips|Friday market day is lively; other times the whole town is yours --- 3️⃣ Guangxi · Huangyao Ancient Town 📍 Keywords: Karst springs|800 years of fermented black bean aroma|No night entrance fee 🚅 Arrival|High-speed rail to Hezhou Station → Ancient town shuttle 1 h (¥30) 🌿 Solo exclusive schedule - 05:30 Exclusive morning mist and ancient banyan reflection at Dailong Bridge - 08:00 Watch the three-eyed spring at Xianren Ancient Well, dividing tasks for washing vegetables, clothes, and drinking water - 12:00 Fermented black bean pork ribs rice ¥15, owner serves a bowl of Qingbuliang soup - 20:00 Lanterns light up, only your footsteps and cricket sounds remain on the stone slab street 🏡 Stay|Guesthouse on the outskirts of the ancient town ¥80/night, open the window to see the dragon claw banyan 💡 Tips|Free entry after 17:30, night tours are even more healing --- Save these three small towns in your memo, Pick a sunny day, Bring only a book, a backpack, and a mood to hide away— The town is small, just enough to hold all of one person’s thoughts.
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