Wentang Town

Wentang | Healing Journey || Transportation: We took a plane to Nanchang, then a bus from the airport to Nanchang high-speed train station, a 40-minute high-speed train to Yichun station, followed by a tourist bus route 115 to Wentang Town. You can download the Yichun行 app; the bus drivers are very nice, they will help with luggage when boarding, and perhaps because most of the passengers are usually elderly, the drivers are very patient. It's okay to board first and then handle the ticket purchase. We also took the bus to visit Mingyue Mountain, which was very convenient~ The town is not big, walking is also an option, and if it's not too hot, you can ride around on a shared electric scooter~ Accommodation: We stayed a few nights in hotels and a few nights in homestays, all with large bathtubs for soaking in the hot springs, with good water quality (large water flow, high temperature, and a long history, but what's more, Wentang hot springs are known for their 'high selenium and low sulfur' characteristics. The water in Wentang is prized for its selenium content; the hot springs contain a precious trace element—selenium, which has various health benefits and is good for cardiovascular diseases and cancer prevention. According to the World Health Organization, selenium is currently the only mineral that can have an anti-cancer effect on humans.) The water released is light blue, and it feels very smooth on the skin after bathing. The homestays allow you to cook for yourself, which is very comfortable and feels like home. I especially recommend Yuelai Inn; the rooms are very spacious and quiet next to the mountain. We stayed on the fourth floor, which has a large terrace, and the first picture was taken there. Just a few flights of stairs down, and you're at the place to fetch spring water, very convenient. The landlady lent us a car, and we drove to nearby Nanre Ancient Village and Wugong Mountain, which were very scenic, and the air was so fresh, like a natural oxygen bar haha. Dining: We ate at Mr. Xu's restaurant for mixed noodles, Shanghai wontons, Fuding sliced meat, Yang's potstickers, tube bone noodles, Tuzha noodles, plum vegetable meat cakes, fried spicy food, and drank Lan Jiangjun's mulberry milkshake and juicy mulberry for several days in a row. We also went to the Selenium Rice Restaurant, which was quite busy. We casually visited the Tujia cuisine restaurant several times, all of which were good. The rice here is very delicious, selenium-rich rice, with a chewy and sticky fragrance. I couldn't help but eat many bowls of rice haha. There was also a cake shop, I don't remember the name, but they had a little panda cake inside, which was super delicious, soft and not too sweet, with a milky flavor! In the last few days, my parents mostly bought groceries and cooked for themselves. Most of the grandparents here for recuperation cook for themselves, probably because it's more comfortable and suits their own taste~ We spent a super slow-paced life here, everyone basking in the sun in the pavilions, soaking their feet in the water, and there's even a long pavilion dedicated to massages and ear picking. I watched someone get their ears picked for a long time one day, it was so relaxing... I experienced the peacefulness of life, soaking in the hot springs every day, an INFP's retirement paradise. Many elderly people from Shanghai and Guangdong come here to live for a long time, for health preservation, peace of mind, and retirement. I looked at the housing prices, and it seems they have already reached 20,000 haha...