Chengdu! Under the Xiling Snow Mountain! ! Private Hot Spring Courtyard
by 11Rodriguez~Sophia
Feb 24, 2025
✨【Huashuiwan · Xiyu Creek|Japanese-style Private Hot Spring Courtyard Under the Snow Mountain】♨️🍁
A hidden gem near Chengdu! This hot spring guesthouse tucked halfway up the mountain in Huashuiwan combines a "Kyoto garden" with the "Western Sichuan snow mountains" right in the courtyard~ Here’s a weekend hot spring experience guide👇
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🌟 Location & Transportation
📍 Huashuiwan Town, Dayi County (1.5h drive from Chengdu 🚗)
💡 Highlights: A standalone courtyard halfway up the mountain, avoiding the town’s hustle and offering a panoramic view of the entire hot spring area ⛰️ (After navigating to the parking lot, the host will send a shuttle to help with luggage 🛻)
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🏡 Room Recommendations
We stayed in the "Creekside Private Hot Spring Room":
♨️ Indoor and outdoor hot spring pools! The outdoor rock hot spring pool is super romantic when it’s snowing ❄️
🛏️ Tatami mats + floor heating, with a faint wood fragrance when walking barefoot on the cypress wood floor~
🌄 Each room has a scenic terrace, with clear views of the Xiling Snow Mountain silhouette on sunny days 🏔️
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🍱 Food Highlights
▪️ Breakfast is a nine-compartment set meal (fermented glutinous rice balls + Ye’erba are delicious 🍡)
▪️ Dinner options include yak hot pot or matsutake chicken soup hot pot 🍲 (ingredients are delivered fresh daily by local mountain villagers)
▪️ Hidden perk: free goodnight sweet soup after soaking 🍐
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💆 Healing Experience
✔️ Authentic sulfur hot springs (skin feels silky smooth after soaking ✨)
✔️ Guesthouse has its own SPA center, recommended "Snow Mountain Herbal Steam Therapy" 🌿
✔️ Tea ceremony by the creek in a bamboo grove, experience Song Dynasty style tea preparation 🍵
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📸 Photo Tips
🔸 Early morning at 7 AM when the hot spring pools are shrouded in mist (natural soft light filter 📱)
🔸 Under the red maple tree in the courtyard with Japanese umbrella seats (pretend you’re in Kyoto 🍁)
🔸 Stone path lit by lanterns at night 🏮
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Suitable for:
▪️ Couples wanting to avoid crowded public hot springs 💑
▪️ Families with kids (there are family rooms with slides 🛝)
▪️ Hanfu/Kimono photo enthusiasts 👘
Tips:
✅ Book private hot spring rooms early during the busy autumn and winter seasons!
✅ Recommended to stay 2 nights: soak and relax on the first day, explore Xiling Snow Mountain on the second day
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