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【Yixing Walking Guide】The hometown of purple clay teapots hides a secret bamboo forest spanning tens of thousands of acres?! Hurry and check it out! 🏞

Top destination in the Jiangnan small town! Purple clay culture + bamboo sea fairyland double delight

🚗 Transportation Tips
📍 Bamboo Sea Scenic Area
Huqiao Town, Yixing City, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province
Drive and navigate to "Yixing Bamboo Sea Scenic Area," about 1.5 hours
Take high-speed rail to Yixing Station, then a 30-minute taxi ride

💡 Must-Do Activities
1️⃣ Bamboo Sea Cableway to the Top
A 40-minute aerial journey! Overlook 35,000 acres of green rolling bamboo waves
📸 Best photo spot: the cable car’s mid-section curve

2️⃣ Play in the Source of Taihu Lake
Change into Hanfu for a forest-style photoshoot! The creek water naturally adds a fairy-tale filter
👟 Tips: Non-slip creek shoes are a must

3️⃣ Tea Picking at Yangxian Tea Plantation
Carry a bamboo basket and be a tea farmer! Stir-fry tea leaves on-site to take home
⏰ Experience available from April to October only

🔥 Hidden Activities
▪️ Taozu Sacred Glass Walkway
Walk on a transparent corridor above the bamboo forest—leg weakness warning!
▪️ Popular Mini Train
Choo-choo through the bamboo forest like Thomas the Tank Engine

🍵 Yixing on the Tip of Your Tongue
Must-try black rice with sugar
Wild mushrooms at Zhanggongdong Farmhouse
Auntie Zhou Tiemei’s stinky tofu is bursting with flavor!

⚠️ Pitfall Prevention Guide
▪️ Don’t buy purple clay teapots in the scenic area (go to official shops in Dingshu Town)
▪️ Bamboo Sea closes for entry at 4 PM
▪️ Lots of mosquitoes! Bring mosquito repellent with you