The only Chancellor Village in Jiangnan! Hiding a millennium of cultural heritage!

The scent of ink lingers among the blue bricks and black tiles, and the cobblestone roads reflect the moonlight of a thousand years 🌙. As I stepped onto the first bluestone slab of Qingyang Village, I seemed to hear the echo of students reciting from the Southern Song Dynasty academy. This place, recognized by *National Geographic* as the "birthplace of the Mao clan in Jiangnan," even has the scent of undried ink hanging in the air! Who would have thought that this small village hides 36 ancient houses from the Ming and Qing dynasties? Pushing open the creaking wooden doors, the carvings on the beams and pillars look as if they might transform into butterflies and fly away 🦋. The ancestral hall of the Mao clan enshrines portraits of past sages. The poet who wrote "This land so rich in beauty" had the cultural heritage of this place flowing in his veins! What amazed me most was the thousand-year-old well at the entrance of the village. The well water is so clear that it could reflect images from eight hundred years ago💧. The local grandma said it was a "sacred spring blessed by Wenquxing, the God of Literature," which explains why the village produced 8 ministers and 83 successful imperial examination candidates! I secretly took a sip, and hmm~ it definitely tasted like academic success! When I got hungry from exploring, I went to a villager's home for a meal. Twenty-eight Du Tofu Pot bubbled on the earthen stove🍲. Grandpa served freshly brewed rice wine in bamboo tubes, as sweet as the soft Wu dialect of Jiangnan. After the satisfying meal, I lay under a century-old camphor tree, watching the Boston ivy on the white walls dance a ballet of light and shadow. Only then did I understand the meaning of "peace and tranquility." Tips: 🚗Navigate to "Qingyang Mao's Cultural Village," a 2.5-hour drive from Hangzhou. 📸Must-see spots: the flying eaves of Qingyang Ancestral Hall, the carved windows of Mao Zishui's former residence. 🎫Tickets are free! Free! Free! (Important things must be said three times) 🍜Hidden delicacies: Academy steamed buns with bamboo shoot sauce, so delicious you'll want to take a whole jar home!