Autumn in Beijing is very short. The heat of summer has finally faded away. The cold north wind has not yet arrived. There is only such a short period of time in between. The temperature is just right, the sunshine is just right, the leaves and flowers are just right, and the colors of the whole world are just right.
On such a day when everything is just right, my friends and I avoided the crowds of people enjoying autumn in urban parks, and drove to Shangyingshui Village, Fangshan District. There is a homestay courtyard located here—the third space Yunyinli Looking for autumn.
Passing through National Highway 108 along the way, the winding road and colorful mountains made us forget the fatigue of driving.
After finding a safe parking spot to rest, the friends couldn’t wait to take out their cameras, and the vacation mood began to be ignited at this moment.
An hour and a half later, we arrived at Shangyingshui Village.
Seeing this name on a road sign for the first time felt poetic. It was later learned that it had been established as a village in the Qing Dynasty. It was originally called Yongshui, and later changed to Yingshui. Because it is located upstream, it was named Shangyingshui. It is a veritable ancient village.
There are abundant coal resources in the village, and the villagers have mainly lived on coal mining and transportation over the years. A few years ago, in order to protect the local ecological environment, the village committee responded to the national policy and led the villagers to transform the mining economy. After moving the villagers to Liangxiang as a whole, they vigorously developed the tourism industry in the village, transformed the farmhouse into a holiday homestay, and trained the villagers On-the-job service revitalizes the idle resources in rural areas and at the same time solves the employment problem of villagers.
And this homestay industry is Yunyinli, the third space.
Entering Shangyingshui Village, you will be greeted by a blue sky that is more transparent than the urban area, and colorful mountains in the distance.
"A Cup of Coffee" is the place to check in.
The room wasn't made yet so we ordered freshly ground coffee just in time to take a break.
The coffee shop is decorated in a very stylish way, and the sunlight shines on the body through the tall floor-to-ceiling glass windows, making it warm and cozy.
Laying on the sofa is not enough? Then climb to the roof terrace from the stairs outside the house, sit here drinking coffee and basking in the sun, leaning on the railing to overlook the mountains and villages, isn’t it fun?
The third space now has 12 courtyards with a total of 26 guest rooms, all of which are rebuilt from old houses in the village.
The No. 2 courtyard in Yunyinli where we stayed.
The yard is huge, and the bedroom, kitchen, swimming pool, bunker and rocking chairs are all available. It is really possible to meet all the needs of a vacation without leaving home.
The bedrooms are spacious and to my liking.
The second hand of the clock is ticking, but time seems to be going very slowly.
There was a tea set on the soft couch by the window, and a friend who knew tea art brewed a pot of very fragrant tea for me, with a sweet aftertaste. Such a thing that requires patience, I think I should also learn it.
Finally when it was lunch time, we were already hungry and smelled the food when we walked into the restaurant.
The small courtyard provides butler-style service. The housekeepers and aunts are all villagers here, who are warm and thoughtful, and each of them cooks authentic special farm dishes.
During the two days we lived here, we ate hand-made noodles with fried sauce, spring cakes, freshly ground soy milk, steamed corn, sweet potato and yam, and various simple but delicious farmhouse stir-fries. After every meal, I clutched my bulging stomach and remembered: what about the promised weight loss? ?
Since you eat too much, let's exercise!
There are three hiking trails near the courtyard. The sun was warming in the afternoon, we came to the Tianzhu Peak hiking trail and climbed up the steps.
Sumac, maple, pine and cypress, ginkgo, thousands of branches and thousands of branches. At this moment, at this moment, here, we are surrounded by the colorful colors all over the mountains and plains, and we can see blue waves everywhere.
It turns out that this is the "everything in the forest" described in the book.
Back at the foot of the mountain, we seem to have not been drawn out of such a beautiful scenery.
A gust of wind blows, and the leaves dance with the wind and fall down. You and your friends can pick up a few leaves on the ground and you can have a good time for a while.
Next to the homestay is the famous Zhenwu Temple.
This Taoist temple was built in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 500 years. The two main halls in the temple are dedicated to Emperor Zhenwu and Bixia Yuanjun. The incense is very strong, and they are known as "Little Wudang in the North".
When climbing the mountain, I heard Taoist Guannei giving evening classes. For a layman like me, although I don't understand the content of the scriptures, I feel inexplicably at ease.
Walking into the Taoist temple, the Taoist priests in the main hall are still kneeling and reciting scriptures. The breeze passes through the courtyard, the wind chimes swing lightly at the corners of the eaves, and the ancient wooden beams and rubble seem to tell history.
Back in the small courtyard, I found that the housekeeper had set up tables and chairs in the yard, and there were pumpkins and mask paints on the table. After being reminded by my aunt, we realized that today is Halloween. Wow, the homestay is so considerate~
The friends turned into babies in an instant, and started the handicrafts that had been absent for many years.
We thought that such a trivial thing would be a piece of cake for us, but after a few minutes we realized that it didn't seem to be... So in the following time, our rhythm became mutual diss...
There are still some ingenious people in the group, and the pumpkin lanterns are very beautiful~
My hand-painted mask is too ugly to take out, so I took a photo with a friend, haha~
Group photo of the final achievement exhibition~
After dinner, we went back to the cafe again.
The staff has already set up a projection at the bar. We drank hot coffee, revisited classic movies, and were accompanied by friends, and this cold night in late autumn became warmer.
Sleeping on the mountain, without a dream all night.
The next day, after eating the delicious breakfast made by my aunt, we came to Yinhu Cave, which is about 5 minutes away from the small courtyard.
I ran into a few puppies and cats at the gate, chasing us, so cute~
Fangshan Shihua Cave has long been known to the world, and Yinhu Cave is also a part of the Shihua Cave Scenic Area. It is named after a 2-meter-long snow-white calcite crystal in the cave that looks like a silver fox.
In the deep cave, everyone has the feeling of walking into the notes of tomb robbers.
Under the illumination of the lights, we are overwhelmed by various stalagmites, stone pillars, and stone towers. Through the explanation of the tour guide in the scenic spot, we identified carp, elephant, thatched cottage, magic pen, Guanyin, waterfall...
Finally saw the legendary silver fox, the whole body is white and transparent.
Take a small boat to visit the underground river, the water is crystal clear.
With so many magical and majestic landscapes, nature is really uncanny.
Time flies by like autumn in Beijing, and the two-day holiday flies by.
In the third space Yunyin, this quiet courtyard located in an ancient village, I have seen the colorful autumn colors, heard the singing of birds, the smell of coffee still seems to be on the coat, and the rocking chair I sat on seems to be still in my heart A corner shakes gently.
Mr. Lao She once said in "A Dream of Living": "You must live in Beiping in autumn. I don't know what heaven looks like. But judging from my life experience, Beiping is heaven in autumn."
So, so what if it is short, we have experienced beauty here, just like heaven.
