Journal of Summer Holiday at Yangxian Xishan

After the Slight Heat, high temperature lasts in the south of the lower reaches of Yangtze River. The outdoor is like a stove. How to avoid the heat in such a hot summer? Yangxian Xishan is a good choice.

If you wake up very early, you could have an oxygen-rich jog along Yangxian Lake. The temperature in the mountains is obviously lower than that in the downtown. Here is a natural oxygen bar due to luxuriant forest and clear lake. With the gentle breeze, you could feel cool. Sunshine fall among the shade. Birds sing songs. From time to time, you could even see squirrels running into the forests.

Without neither noisy traffic nor crowded high buildings, in the landscape, you become an integral element of the Great Nature. Both mentally and physically, you are immersive in the fresh and comfortable morning.

After the morning bath and breakfast, you could have a rest at Yada Life Bookstore. The comfortable air conditioning creates a spring-like atmosphere. With a cup of freshly brewed Americano or a pot of locally produced Yangxian tea, you sit beside the clear French windows and read Mr. Mu Xin’s collection of poems or Mr. Wang Zengqi’s leisure short novel. Once in a while, you rise to look at the floating cloud or watch birds flying onto the branches.

Here, you don’t need worry about missing beautiful natural landscape due to hot weather. Out of the window, there are full of greens. If you have the interest, you could draw an artistic canvas bag, or make an elegant flower-embossing round fan, then take a photo before the porch window with dancing bamboo shadows.

It is a must in the summer that varied kinds of gourmet at Town Center. Here are authentic Yixing local dishes, locally famous Hufu little huntun and Xiangzi Li full of literary and artistic style. In the vintage Town, you could enjoy the seasonal forest gourmet and taste the generosity of the Nature.

After the lunch, it is the hottest time in one day. You don’t worry about no place to go. The boundless swimming pool at Yada Fitness Center will give you boundless cool experience.

Blue sky and white cloud reflect on the crystal pool water. Here you can relax your body via breaststroke, backstroke, freestyle ... All worries will vanish with the tiredness in the water, only left a clear yourself.

While resting, you can be beside the water, enjoying the landscape of Yangxian Lake, or lie on the bench, listening to birds chirping and feeling the gentle breeze. Sunshine spread on your hair. Taking a group of landscape photos tells friends everything is good in this summer.

After swimming, you may feel leisure. It is good choice to watch a movie in Golden Era Cinema. In the vintage hall, old phonograph is playing melodic music. Black and white floor, arched windows with colored glass … it is full of Shanghai style. On the wall, there are many classic old films’ posters. At the corner, an old-school projector of last century is standing there.

Time goes slow with a bottle of cold drink, a bucket of popcorn and the latest film. You may be moved, or pleased. The emotion goes free, while the soul feel full.

How to relieve the heat in the summer? Beer is a must. After a film, you can go to Peking Brew for a drink.

The minimalism industrial style introduces you into a cool world. The name of beer is poetic with good taste.

When the beer comes into the mouth, the sense of coolness comes into your body. Here also offers good western food and Japanese food, meeting different demands of gourmet.

After the dinner, the outdoor temperature goes a bit lower. You feel very comfortable when wandering through the lanes and streets at the Town.

If you are in the mood, you can climb to Dongpo Pavilion. While stepping up along the path in the forest, you can listen to cicadas’ bursts and cool breeze. Through Qiankun Gate, you arrive at Bozhong Platform. Here, you can overlook the great landscape of Yangxian Lake and Xishan, feeling the meaning of “Buy farm at Yangxian for my retirement, just because of the beautiful view sight” by Mr. Su Dongpo.

In the summer, sunset glows write the most beautiful verse in the sky with flowing and changing colors. How relaxed! Feel the night breeze. Enjoy the sunset. See clouds to change colors. Listen to birds chirping. Smell the fragrance of flowers.

The Town Center is lightened by lights. The foundation at Central Plaza sprays water ups and downs with the rhythm. Spraying water makes children happy. Over there, the fragrance of BBQ is spreading. At the weekend, here is a fair. You could find good things you like.

That is one day at Yangxian Xishan also a cool landscape in the journey of summer. Here, romantic view sight and warmth of life are going on. In this summer, welcome to Yangxian Xishan for more surprise and wonderful things.