A thousand years in a glance, just for you | Puyuan Southern Song Dynasty Ginkgo Trees

🌈Highlights: Puyuan Town has a history of nearly a thousand years and was once known as the "Great Town of Jiahe" for its "10,000 bolts of silk a day." However, the Puyuan Fashion Ancient Town Scenic Area is a new development based on the ancient water town, local history and culture, and the sweater industry, with the positioning of "China's Fashion Ancient Town." As a result, many people joke that it is still a thousand years away from being a thousand-year-old town. The scenic area only opened in early 2023, and only Phase I is open. It is still under construction and is not very popular. It is even deserted on weekdays. I am also quite puzzled about spending money to rebuild an ancient town, but after all, the two Southern Song Dynasty ginkgo trees in the Fushan Temple in the scenic area are genuine. Standing under the huge golden ancient trees, surrounded by magnificent buildings, it feels like standing in a time corridor, with the Southern Song Dynasty a thousand years ago in front and a thousand years in the future behind. Who can say that this is not a thousand-year-old town? 🚗Self-driving information: Navigate to the north gate of Puyuan Fashion Ancient Town. The scenic area should have an underground parking garage, and there is a large area of bus parking spaces on the ground. However, there are few tourists now, so cars can park in the bus spaces on the ground, which is quite convenient. It costs CNY 10 for 6 hours. We exceeded the time slightly and paid CNY 15. 🎫Tickets and accommodation: Tickets are CNY 120, which is quite expensive. If you book a hotel in the scenic area, you can get free tickets, but the hotels and homestays are not cheap. The scenic area is not that big at the moment, and you can basically finish visiting in 5–6 hours. It is also nice to stay in the scenic area and see the night view. ✨Tips: ①There are restaurants, noodle shops, convenience stores, etc. in the scenic area, but not many, and the prices are not cheap. The main thing is that the big data reviews have not yet formed, and the ratings are not high, so it is not easy to choose. You can also bring your own food. ②The ginkgo trees in Fushan Temple are in their best viewing period from late November to mid-December, which can be said to be the most beautiful time of the year in the scenic area. You can follow the scenic area's official account to learn about the progress of the leaves turning yellow. The latest news is that on my way back yesterday, a netizen said that there was a strong wind and the leaves were about to fall off. This year may be over, so let's look forward to next year. ③Fushan Pagoda has an elevator, so you can safely go up and overlook the panoramic view. ④If you have enough time, you can also visit the largest wool sweater market in China in Puyuan on the second day.