Village life
A week to find
a different rhythm.
A room, a shared meal, something to make, a conversation over tea. These are the everyday things that help a new place begin to feel familiar.
Make room for the everyday.
A visit to rural China can be more than a sequence of things to photograph. It can be a chance to notice how food, work, friendships and the surrounding landscape fit together.
Our 7-day Zou Qinqi visit is being developed around this idea of visiting like family. The pages below introduce the life and spaces that inspire it; specific experiences will be confirmed with you.
Six parts of village life
Find what draws you in.
Follow your curiosity, from the shared table to the workshop or the water’s edge.
Stay in the countryside
A village stay is about what happens outside your room as well as inside it. Courtyards, shared tables and familiar faces bring the place into your day.
Eat in the countryside
Food is one of the easiest ways into village life. A shared table connects ingredients, everyday routines and people who have only just met.
Tea, wine & coffee
A teahouse, a small village bar and a coffee counter offer different ways to meet. Sometimes the most memorable part of a journey is a conversation without a timetable.
Nature & craft
Art, materials and plants offer another way to understand a place. Creative spaces at Ourland bring making into village life, rather than keeping it behind a display case.
Movement & quiet
Village lanes, waterways and spaces for gentle practice offer different ways to spend time in your body. Movement and stillness both belong to a day in the countryside.
Community & making together
A village becomes familiar through the people you meet there. Drawing, cooking, sharing a skill or simply helping with a small task can give an introduction somewhere to grow.
Zou Qinqi · 走亲戚
Come for a week. Leave with a connection.
Our 7-day “Visit Like Family” experience brings the idea of visiting relatives into village life. Explore the programme, then talk to us about a visit.
The programme is being developed. The places and experiences shown here offer a sense of village life; your village, dates and activities will be confirmed with our team.