Seeking experience in sketching in Wuyuan

Wuyuan retains relatively complete folk customs and customs. At the same time, Wuyuan’s economy is underdeveloped, its industry is not very good, there is less pollution, and the landscape is beautiful. This is a good place for sketching! The best time to go to Wuyuan is around May Day, but the golden autumn in October is also good. For sketching, you can sit by the Xingjiang River and paint a picture of the clear water and the shadows of trees reflected in the water, or go to the fields and fields to depict rice harvesting. Farming is busy now, and Wuyuan still has very primitive farming methods in many places. I believe you will be interested in seeing them.

Wuyuan has a mid-subtropical southeast monsoon climate, which is mild and humid, with four distinct seasons. Now that it has passed the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is very cool in the morning and evening, and hot during the day. The temperature difference spans large, especially in mountainous areas. During the day, T-shirts and shirts are probably enough, but in the morning and evening, you will definitely need a cold-resistant jacket. There is a weather forecast for Wuyuan online. It is safer to check before going to see if you can bring an umbrella or a raincoat.

The most popular places to go sketching in Wuyuan are:

1) Tuochuan Likeng student ticket (10 yuan per person.) It is a paradise for students to sketch, and you can watch the horses in black and white. Don’t miss the red maple leaves in Wuyuan when you head to the wall.

2) Sikou Town: There are houses near the river such as Zhang Village, Sikou Qiaotou and other places, which are a perfect combination of natural scenery and ancient villages. There is also a rapeseed flower landscape in Zhenyan Village (no admission fee) ,

3) Lisi Xiyan Village: You can go in for sketching (ticket is 60 yuan per person).

The prices in Wuyuan are not very high and there are many restaurants that cater to sketching painters. For food and accommodation, if you are not particular about accommodation, there are farmhouse hotels for under 60! For an extra ten yuan per person per day, the host can provide meals. When in Wuyuan, you must try the red carp in purses. It is usually steamed or braised. The battered tofu and rice steamed pork are also very special. The main flavors of Wuyuan include glutinous rice cake, steam cake, wild mugwort (Qingming Festival), white water rice dumplings, etc. Public transportation in Wuyuan mainly relies on simple taxis and motorcycles, which cost about 100 yuan a day.

Sketching is not traveling. Sometimes, in order to get a good angle, you have to stand in the sun, get wet in the rain, or stay next to a smelly pig pen for a long time - being with pigs, just because of this This spirit demonstrates the joy of sketching and the memory of the creative process, which is working like a farmer in the sun.

Happy sketching! Many great works!