Traditional village walks in Jinhua, Yiwu, Wuyi and the Songyang area of Lishui, Zhejiang Province.
Walking Houwan Village in Sandu Township, Songyang, Zhejiang: a ring-shaped mountain hollow split by a stream, red-earth houses, and an old trail linking Youtian and Songzhuang. Free entry, no shops.
Walking Huangtian village in Songyang, Zhejiang: 53 households at 600 m, houses stacked like stairs, hand-made incense and tea terraces below. Free entry, no supermarket or restaurant.
A walk through Shanxiabao in Wuyi county, Zhejiang: cobbled lanes, indigo money, a hall from 1741, and about sixty residents left. Free entry, mountain roads and what to expect.