Lushan Villas Hotel

I visited Meilu in Lushan in early summer and stayed at the Villa Village Hotel, a group of old villas adjacent to the former residences of celebrities. As soon as we entered the courtyard, Xiao Cao and Xiao Hu's bright smiles melted away our tiredness from the mountain hike. Their warm hospitality continued as we climbed the bluestone steps. Xiao Cao escorted us all the way to the guest room and carefully explained the mountain climbing routes and hidden secrets. Although it is listed as a three-star hotel, the spatial aesthetics are carved with ingenuity that surpasses five stars - when you open the window, you can see rushing clouds, looming green cliffs, mountain cherry blossoms dotting the mossy path, and the small house on the eaves is brewing the thousand-year-old cloud tea. In the afternoon, I fall asleep listening to the sound of pine trees and the sound of spring water. Before the dusk fades, I can see the mountain moon resting on the eaves. Suddenly I heard the Buddhist bells in the empty valley in the middle of the night, and then I realized that there was an ancient Zen temple hidden deep in the clouds. When the neon lights of the city turned into reflections of the past life, I realized that the Peach Blossom Spring described by Tao Yuanming was not a geographical coordinate, but a mirror image of the state of mind - wherever the pine wind blows is a pure land, the sound of the spring is Bodhi, and I finally realized that the place where the heart is at peace is the Peach Blossom Spring.

A century of splendor and poetic residence hidden in the clouds Amid the lush forests of Guling Town, Lushan Mountain, lies a secluded paradise that bears the mark of time - Lushan Villa Village Hotel. As the only resort hotel among China's four major summer resorts awarded the title of "National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit", it is not only a model of the integration of nature and humanity, but also a sample of oriental elegant residence crafted with ingenuity. Strolling through the secret garden covering an area of ​​40,000 square meters, it feels like traveling back to the golden age of the early 20th century. The texture of every rock and the curve of every shutter tell an architectural epic that spans centuries. The century-old stone villas are the most attractive scenery here. The 16 historic buildings designed by British architects and constructed with Italian stone, shaded by vines and rhododendrons, present a wonderful dialogue between Eastern and Western aesthetics. The guest rooms retain historical elements such as classical wrought iron lamps and parquet floors, while also cleverly incorporating smart home systems and floor heating facilities. Push open the carved wooden window, and the clouds are within reach, tits are jumping between the window frames, and the morning light penetrates the gaps between the leaves of the century-old camphor trees, dyeing the Art Nouveau curved porch into amber. This kind of living experience that interweaves time and space makes people feel as if they have become the traveling writers described by Hemingway. What really makes both the host and the guests happy is the subtle and effective oriental way of hospitality. The butler team, dressed in uniforms with blue and white porcelain patterns, can begin careful preparations three days before guests arrive: fine-tuning the floor heating temperature according to the arrival time, pre-installing the air purification system for guests with allergies, and even placing ginger tea thermoses on the hiking trails in advance in rainy and foggy weather. When dusk falls, the executive chef will personally explain the seasonal menu to the guests - the stone fish for the Lushan Three Stone Banquet is collected from the Sandiequan rapids, the stone ear must be picked from the cliffs at an altitude of 1,000 meters, and the stone chicken must be caught and cooked immediately. When you savor the cocktails specially made with Yunwu Tea in the Guanyun Pavilion, you will understand what "the best thing in life is simple joy" means. The most fascinating thing about this secret mountain retreat is the unique time space it creates. In the morning, you can practice Tai Chi on the terrace where Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling once played chess; in the afternoon, you can drink tea in the Songlin Teahouse where Xu Zhimo wrote "Song of Masons at Mount Lu"; at night, you can lie in the cast iron bathtub used by Einstein and look at the Milky Way. When the mountain breeze carries the fragrance of fir and passes through the century-old corridor, the historical echoes sleeping under the bluestone slabs become an excellent remedy to heal the anxiety of modern people. This villa village in the clouds interprets eternal poetic living in its own unique way.