[2024 Nanjing Attraction] Travel Guide for Ming and Qing Buildings, Shecun Village (Updated Oct)
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Address:
She Village, Dongshan Street, Jiangning District, Nanjing
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Nanjing Edition: A Place with Wind, Mountain Walk 1-Day Tour
It's been a long time since I last took my kids to She Village. This time, I found that
many new and artistic small shops have opened in the village.
This hidden gem of a village is really great for wandering around.
Far from the hustle and bustle of the city, it's perfect for a lazy afternoon.
In the past, I came to Jiangning's Little Sichuan-Tibet Line for self-driving S-bends, camping, hiking, and rafting.
Now, She Village has reached the next level.
It's just a one-hour drive from the city center, perfect for a leisurely stroll and fresh air.
It's truly Nanjing's hidden paradise.
Today's Theme: Mountain Walk Leisure Route
⭕️Route:
She Village Reservoir - She Village Ming and Qing Architecture Complex - South Wind Cottage - 99's Bread Snack Bar - Little Mountain Coffee - Hengshan Reservoir - Little Sichuan-Tibet Line Self-Drive - Longshang Reservoir - Van Gogh's Ladder to Heaven
✅She Village Reservoir
From the village entrance to the village, the 3km roadside is full of small yellow flowers, and there are small paths leading to the lakeside. The reservoir is surrounded by green mountains and clear waters, perfect for photos, and the sunset is beautiful too.
✅She Village Ming and Qing Architecture Complex
Known as the "First Village of Ancient Jinling Style," the square at the village entrance is bustling, with many elderly people selling fruits and vegetables. There are seas of flowers, a village history museum, and Ming and Qing ancient architecture complexes.
✅South Wind Cottage
A very cozy little wooden house, the Nanjing version of "A Place with Wind"‼️ It's very warm when the evening sun shines in. Every corner is exquisitely decorated, perfect for photos, and the coffee is also very good.
✅99's Bread Snack Bar
A newly opened bread shop right next to South Wind Cottage. The bread is delicious, and the young man gave us freshly picked nectarines.
✅Little Mountain Coffee
A coffee shop I've bookmarked for a long time, located at a corner of the village far from the bustling city. The location is a bit hard to find, on a small slope in the village. There are a few very cute cats, perfect for enjoying a quiet afternoon here.
✅Hengshan Reservoir
There is a long strip of lawn below the reservoir dam, very flat and suitable for setting up tents and canopies. You can park your car by the roadside.
✅Jiangning's Little Sichuan-Tibet Line
If you can't go to 318, come to Nanjing's Little Sichuan-Tibet Line. It's suitable for cycling and self-driving, with a 2.8km winding mountain road and 38 bends.
✅Longshang Reservoir
The bends of the reservoir are full of evening primroses, perfect for camping and fresh air. The large lawn by the reservoir has Van Gogh's Ladder to Heaven, also great for photos.
⭕️She Village Surrounding Attractions:
✅Ten Mile Long Mountain Hollow: Nanjing's version of Little Mountain Gorge, suitable for family hiking.
✅She Village Longdu Quarry: Nanjing's version of Little Danxia Landform, very impressive.
✅Dragon Appears Rafting: Children's playground + rafting, perfect for summer water fun.
✅Jiangning's Little Sichuan-Tibet Line: Suitable for self-driving, with 3 reservoirs along the way (She Village Reservoir, Hengshan Reservoir, Longshang Reservoir), great natural scenery, and suitable for camping.
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Nanjing also boasts stunning rapeseed flowers now!
You don't have to leave Nanjing to see the sea of rapeseed flowers; it feels like you've arrived in Wuyuan, right in Shecun, just an hour's drive from the city center.
The Qingming holiday has passed, and the upcoming week is perfect for flower viewing trips without the crowds, still very pleasant. Moreover, Shecun is not only about rapeseed flowers!
🌈Rapeseed Flowers——Great for photography
There are mainly 3 flower fields, located at the Cruise Center, Chunhe Tea Coffee, and the Ming and Qing architecture complex, offering stunning photo opportunities.
🌈Shili Changshan Gully——Suitable for hiking
Known as Nanjing's Little Three Gorges, there's a mine pit lake in the middle of the canyon with cliffs standing tall on both sides.
The starting point is at the Dragon's Lair parking lot, not too difficult, takes a little over 1 hour.
🌈Longdu Quarry
I first learned about Shecun because of this quarry, which is now closed. I flew over it and saw that it resembles the Danxia landform, giving off a vibe of the great northwest.
🌈Little Sichuan-Tibet Highway——Suitable for cycling
Navigate from the village to Longshang Village, and you'll complete this mountain road, with beautiful scenery along the way, experiencing the feeling of 30 continuous curves.
🌈Shecun Reservoir, Longshang Lake——Suitable for camping
Going down from the Little Sichuan-Tibet Highway will lead to Longshang Lake, which is also lit up at night. People camp by the lake, and the warm weather is suitable for overnight stays, with fewer people than at Shecun Reservoir.
🌈Artistic Coffee Shops——Great for zoning out
There are more than a dozen coffee shops, big and small, in the village. Some of my personal favorites are Xiaoshan Coffee, South Wind Cottage, and Chunhe Field Tea Coffee.
🌈Dragon's Lair Paradise——Suitable for taking kids
The most popular attraction is the rafting project, which is even more fun in summer.
📍Navigate to "Shecun Ming and Qing Dynasty Architectural Complex"
No entrance fee, parking available in the village (arrive early on holidays, otherwise there's no parking space, and you'll need to take a shuttle bus into the village).
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Half-Day Tour to She Village in Nanjing
🚉Transportation Tips:
It is recommended to drive by yourself, as public transportation is not convenient. If you take a taxi, it may be difficult to find one for the return trip.
🗓Itinerary:
Arrived in the afternoon, went to the South Wind Cottage, which has a serene environment nestled within a village.
After enjoying some coffee, you can take a leisurely stroll around the area, where the rapeseed flowers are in full bloom.
🌟Highlights:
Along the way in She Village, there are camping sites, cycling, and family-friendly fruit picking activities, making it a great place to spend the weekend.
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She Village, the number one ancient-style village in Jinling
✅ She Village is located in Dongshan Street, Jiangning District, Nanjing City, and in recent years, it has become a popular spot for Nanjing residents to check in, known as the 'number one ancient-style village in Jinling'.
🌿 This ancient village is nestled among the mountains, surrounded by rolling hills that are not high, but the scenery is very beautiful, with 'She Village Reservoir' referring to the water. Not far away, there is also a popular quarry that resembles the 'Danxia landform'.
👍 Most recommended:
In the village, there is a group of Ming and Qing dynasty buildings consisting of the Pan family residence and the Pan family ancestral hall, known as 'Ninety-nine and a half rooms'. The scale is relatively large, with the Pan family residence being a three-section through-hall style with high walls and deep courtyards. The architecture has the style of Hui architecture, with blue bricks, gray tiles, and horse-head walls. Each entrance has brick and stone carvings, with regular script engraved on the lintels, and the interior carvings are also very exquisite.
🌿 She Village is quite far from the city center, with a long history and beautiful natural environment, originally undisturbed by the outside world, exuding a simple and serene charm, but in recent years, it has also become very popular online. The village has a fairly large parking lot, and related facilities are also relatively complete, including some well-known homestays and popular small shops, farmhouses, etc.
🌈 Spring has come, and the rapeseed flowers next to the village and the pear blossoms in the village are about to bloom. Don't let spring pass by, come to the number one ancient-style village in Jinling.
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Winter Impressions·Jiangning She Village
January 27, Saturday. After lunch at home, I took my son to the very popular She Village in Shangfang, which we hadn't visited for a long time.
As the Spring Festival is approaching, the mountain village is dressed in festive red, and city residents who come to visit are in an endless stream, with a joyful festive atmosphere flowing at the entrance of the village.
The weather also changed from cloudy to sunny, and the sky from gray to blue. My son and I were in high spirits, enjoying the parent-child time in the mountain village😄