Joy in the Persimmon Season
Joy in the Persimmon Season: A Seven-Year Healing Journey of Returning to Nature at LUCID WONDERLAND Xixi
Hangzhou, June 16, 2025 â The seventh-anniversary celebration of LUCID WONDERLAND Xixi, titled "Joy in the Persimmon Season: A Musical Healing Journey," was grandly held. The event ingeniously blended traditional Chinese music therapy with intangible cultural heritage experiences. Marking this seven-year milestone, the hotel painted a healing poetic tableau on the canvas of the wetlands, using culture as its ink, for over twenty media guests, hotel patrons, and music enthusiastsâa symphony connecting nature, art, and the soul.
As the flagship of the LUCID WONDERLAND brand, LUCID WONDERLAND Xixi is nestled beside the National 5A-level scenic spot, Hangzhou Xixi Wetland Park. Inspired by the autumnal reeds and fiery persimmons reflecting on the water, the hotel crafts a modern pastoral idyll. Its 108 exquisitely designed guestrooms are each named after "persimmons," symbolizing auspicious wishes.
More than a multifaceted aesthetic space combining urban retreats, art exhibitions, cultural salons, city gatherings, and hands-on workshops, LUCID WONDERLAND Xixi embodies the ideal of "building a hut in the human world, yet free from the clamor of carts and horses"âa sanctuary where the fiery persimmons of autumn are not just scenery but tangible poetic living.
The natural textures of persimmon-dyed fabrics, the crisp sweetness of handmade persimmon frost, the beauty of persimmon-calyx-adorned artifacts⊠LUCID WONDERLAND Xixi never confines culture to lofty shelves. Instead, it transforms into the fragrance of tea in guestrooms or hands-on workshops in the intangible cultural heritage library, guiding guests to rediscover the "comfortable rhythm" forgotten by urban life. Here, the brandâs seven-year journeyârooted in the wetlands, evolving from "persimmon" to "serenity"âunfolds.
The DNA of intangible cultural heritage is deeply woven into LUCID WONDERLAND Xixi. Recognized as a "National Five-Leaf Cultural Theme Hotel" and "Zhejiang Intangible Cultural Heritage Tea Space," the hotel not only integrates Xixiâs "fiery persimmon" elements into its spaces and room details but also commits to multidimensional heritage preservation. The "LUCID Host" program invites guests to experience plant dyeing, sachet-making, tea ceremonies, incense seal art, kite crafting, and more, fostering mindfulness through focused hands-on activities.
During the anniversary celebration, guests were guided by intangible cultural heritage inheritor Mu An to explore the rhythmic interlacing of Song brocade, embracing the tranquility of "returning to nature."
The seventh-anniversary celebration is a fresh testament to LUCID WONDERLANDâs dedication to "deep-diving into local culture" and "harnessing the power of Chinese healing." The event opened with Zhao Yuzhouâs "Healing Seasons" ruan performance, where melodies intertwined with the breath and rhythm of nature. Later, Nie Ziye led guests through a "flute-inspired breathing technique," using varied dizi and xiao tones to orchestrate an emotional journey, restoring inner balance and relaxation.
Ms. Shi Chengcheng, General Manager of LUCID WONDERLAND Xixi, shared: "When we infuse the ancient healing tones of music into the pulse of the wetland evening breeze, LUCID WONDERLAND transcends a mere escape from noise. It becomes a 'healing field' where body, mind, and universe resonate as one. This experienceâ'nature as medicine, music as guide'âis our gift to modern life, a cultural prescription guiding souls back to their roots."
As the celebration concluded, guests lingered over delicacies, music, and Xixiâs nightscape, deepening their appreciation for LUCID WONDERLANDâs brand ethos: "Secluded in the hut, at peace in the realm, joyful in the heart."
LUCID WONDERLANDâs cultural footprint extends beyond Xixi. Its first experiential property, LUCID WONDERLAND Tiantai, explores Zen aesthetics. Nestled in Tiantai Mountainârevered as the "source of Buddhism and Taoism, with divine landscapes"âand adjacent to the millennium-old Guoqing Temple, the hotel draws design inspiration from Tiantaiâs azaleas, blending the essence of harmony culture into serene Zen spaces. The "LUCID Host" program offers meditation, scripture copying, mindfulness, and Yijinjing (tendon-changing exercises), becoming a must-try for guests. The "Twin Pagodas" restaurant serves Taizhou cuisine and authentic vegetarian dishes infused with Tiantaiâs heritage. The courtyardâs ancient Sui plum tree, a descendant of Guoqing Templeâs 1,400-year-old plum, adds timeless fragrance.
LUCID WONDERLAND Xixiâs "Joy in the Persimmon Season" celebration was not just a gathering but a journey reconnecting with nature, awakening cultural memory, and inner stillness. It vividly embodies the brandâs core values, showcasing its relentless pursuit as a cultural-themed resort to preserve local essence and build a "cultural-nature healing ecosystem" that fuses ecology and heritage.
As General Manager Shi Chengcheng envisions: "Seven years of dedication have transformed us from space creators to healing ecosystem builders, yet our childlike heartârooted in Xixi, cherishing its soilâremains unchanged. Moving forward, LUCID WONDERLAND Xixi will explore the infinite possibilities of 'persimmon culture Ă wetland healing power.' Our vision is for cultural experiences to grow as naturally as Xixiâs flora, where every guest, embraced by wetlands, persimmon groves, and cultural immersion, effortlessly finds restoration, energy, and a life where 'every persimmon brings ease' becomes a tangible reality."