Dashi’ao Village

With each building intricately crafted with the “horse head” style of gables that are distinctive to southern Jiangsu and Anhui province, and nested in a scenically stunning valley on the western side of Niushoushan in Jiangning District, Dashi’ao has rightfully had bestowed upon it the title of “Most Beautiful Village in Jiangsu”. Take your choice from a plethora of enchanting restaurants and dine outside (arrive early to be sure of a table at the weekends) on the freshest produce all grown locally, have a stroll around plum hill before picking up a few pieces of traditional folk art useful as presents to take back home. At 20km from downtown Nanjing, Dashi’ao is a fabulous choice for a weekend bike trip.