Queenstown Travel Notes

Itinerary: D1: Taixing Ancient Ginkgo Forest Park — Huangqiao Ancient Town (Huangqiao Park - Fuhui Zen Temple - Zhu Lane) D2: Qintong

In the listless days, we filled our plans and wishes for going out. In 2020, our anticipation for spring was too long, perhaps when the first cluster of winter jasmine quietly bloomed, when the first spring rain fell joyfully, or when the drifting strands of hair gradually lengthened, our hearts gradually sprouted.

Everyone has a dream of faraway places, so travel is imperative. I've been to Jiangsu many times, but Xinghua was my first. Coincidentally, this

At the turn of autumn and winter, when the north has already begun to wither, the south is still in the colorful season of late autumn. Take a break from the rhythm of harvest and storage, and seek a slow life to relax your mind.

Xinghua is a place both familiar and unfamiliar. In my impression, it seems to be associated with some autumn delicacy, and in spring, here there are vast rapeseed flowers, as well as a forest park that feels like the Wizard of Oz.

This city is not very big, but it is filled with an abundance of worldly happiness.

Some things are always beautiful because we've longed for them for so long. Watching birds fly by, you still take off your hat and wave to them, and I

This travelogue is titled 'Flowers Cannot Do Without Water'. First, take a look at a photo showing flowers cannot do without water. The perfect combination of lake water and rapeseed flowers, a different kind of rapeseed flower sea.

Day 1: Over 700 years ago, the famous Italian traveler Marco Polo, when visiting Taizhou, remarked: "The city of Taizhou is not large,

★ Travel location: Taizhou Jingjiang Ma Zhou Park. On the February holiday, I didn't want to travel far, so I set my sights on Jingjiang across the river. hand

Every time I come to Taizhou, having morning tea is a must. This time I chose Jinyue Lou on Daohe Ancient Street. Taizhou morning tea is a folk dietary custom.

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For northerners, spring feels more profound. The vast land transforms from bleak desolation and howling north winds to a season when ice and frost recede and spring breezes bring warmth.

Stepping into Xinghua, a small town in northern Jiangsu that brims with the essence of spring as soon as March arrives, in previous years I would travel to various places at the start of spring in March

Going for an outing and enjoying flowers is a respect for this spring. On this warm spring day with blooming flowers, I chose to go to Taizhou to see flowers. Over 700 years ago, Marco

The water rapeseed flower sea in Xinghua, Jiangsu, is renowned. Every year during Qingming, the grand Thousand Island Rapeseed Flower Tourism Festival is held here. 201

Years ago, I passed through Taixing City in Jiangsu by self-driving. It is a small northern Jiangsu town on the banks of the Yangtze River, facing the Changzhou Xinbei District on the southern bank across the river.

In the eighth month of the Bing Shen year (2016), osmanthus flowers were wafting fragrance, scenting Taizhou on both banks of the Fengcheng River. Just after the Autumn Equinox, "the heat retreats, autumn clears, and the air turns cool...

I once heard of Xinghua's rapeseed flowers and was captivated. It lies between the Yangtze and Huai Rivers, both near and far from Shanghai. Why not travel light to enjoy its beauty? In the past, I was always busy with little leisure, so I dared not travel. Unexpectedly, in the second month of the Bing Shen year (2016), I happened to have the chance. I hired a car for six hundred li, called friends, brought cameras, drinks, and snacks, and began the journey.

Exiting Peach Garden and passing Taizhou Old Street, you arrive at Mei Garden. The old street is like a carrying pole, with a garden at each end. Peach Garden is named after Kong Shangren's former residence and his 'Peach Blossom Fan', while Mei Garden is named after the Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall and his former residence. This is the classic tourist route of Taizhou.