Yan Tian Ancient Camphor Folk Garden

Yan Tian Ancient Camphor Folk Garden

Today, the crystal-clear stream still babbles day and night without ceasing. It’s likely that the waters of those times only reflected the peril of 900 years ago, yet the ancient trees, with their cycles of withering and flourishing, and the ever-thriving camphor trees, have recorded the rings of passing time.

The Fish Pond Homestead – it’s said that among the folk garden’s attractions, the Fish Pond Homestead is the most ideal spot to unwind. And this is absolutely true. The garden features six small villas, each with its own unique name: Juchun Hall, Baifu Hall, Yuxiu Hall, Fangxin Hall, Zhaqing Hall, and Yuanyang Hall. Each has its own private fish pond, courtyard, and front hall.

In the ponds, red carp play in pairs, while duckweed dots the water’s surface with patches of tender green; the courtyards boast vibrant flowers on stands, stone tables and drum pedestals await your gathering of friends, and slender purple bamboo stands ready to welcome you. The front halls are furnished with Eight Immortals tables, armchairs, side tables, and traditional arrangements of an incense burner and mirror, all indicative of a classic Huizhou-style grand household. There are also display shelves and wood-burned paintings, not to mention three-star level standard room amenities, allowing you to either embody the noble dignity of a Huizhou magnate or the gentle grace of a demure maiden.

Such leisure villas are truly one of a kind within hundreds of miles. You can bring your urban sophistication, spend your days experiencing the life of a local gentry amid the ambiance of the Ming and Qing periods, and then enjoy a romantic, boutique lifestyle in the distinctly Huizhou-style villa’s ×× Hall at night – with meals and services served to you? Just bring your own “inner sanctum”…

So many travelers pause here, so many artists come in search of dreams, and so many worn down by crowded cities find rest and relaxation here. In a place where time has moved back over half a century, sit in a small courtyard with a fish pond, brew a pot of Wuyuan green tea, and gaze blankly at the starry sky… All the work pressures, office politics, frustrations, regrets, and even the stress of dealing with a domineering spouse—all of it can be left behind at the folk garden. Perhaps just beyond the wall, there’s a pretty girl sitting and daydreaming just like you, and the sighs you occasionally let out may even reach each other. Truly, there’s a carefree joy in feeling “like being in a paradise of one’s own, where worldly troubles vanish without a trace.”

Leisure Paradise – the management philosophy of Yan Tian Ancient Camphor Folk Garden is: to stack stones, dig pools, build pavilions and galleries, condensing hills, valleys, forests, and springs into a miniature world, thereby creating a dreamlike, enchanting space. It offers urban dwellers burdened by daily concerns a serene haven of mountain village seclusion.

This is how the folk garden is designed and created: you can take a bamboo raft along the stream, help the master strike the old oil press; sip tea at the Longevity Spring while listening to the creak of the water-powered trip hammer; cast a line in the round fishing pond, chat with the idlers at the general store; watch the process of making Jia Road paper umbrellas, or enjoy the breeze with a drink at the tavern; sample tofu pudding at the tofu workshop, or shoot the breeze with fellow travelers at the stone table; you can even sunbathe on the grass, whisper sweet nothings in the little villas, and share your innermost thoughts…

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