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A cafe beside the rice fields: pastoral poetry in Luojing, Baoshan

Brief (coffeeyo.com): A cool breeze brings word of autumn, and in Luojing Town, Baoshan District, Shanghai, thousands of acres of rice fields meet a lakeside café — an invitation to slow down and savour the season’s pastoral poetry.

As the cool wind carries the message of autumn, the summer’s dry heat gives way. A gentle, crisp breeze arrives; day and night temperatures drift apart, and morning dew softly moistens the earth, nourishing all that grows in the fields — and bringing Luojing Town in Baoshan District into its most healing season of the year.

Golden rice paddies in Luojing Town, Baoshan District, Shanghai, in early autumn

In the fields, the rice draws strength and grows; morning dew soaks the ears, and the evening breeze carries a faint scent of grain. Luojing’s fields shed their green and quietly nurture an overflowing autumn harvest.

This is a Luojing full of splendour. Across the town, more than 6,300 mu of rice are at their peak. Stretching fields spread out in patches, and layers of grain waves ripple in the wind. Plump ears bend the stalks; green-and-golden kernels, drunk on sunlight and rain, sway gently in the early-autumn breeze with a soft rustle — the tender whisper unique to autumn fields, and Luojing’s most reassuring promise of a good harvest.

Ripening rice fields rippling in the wind across Luojing's countryside

Stroll slowly along the 21-kilometre Jingcai scenic trail and immerse yourself in Luojing’s limited-time autumn romance. The trail winds through thousands of acres of fine farmland: on one side, clear breeze and an endless sea of grain; on the other, rustic air and the easy rhythm of village life. At dawn you can watch dew beads and mist over the paddies; at dusk, the wind brushing the waves and the sun melting into gold. Every step reveals a scene, every view pastoral poetry — each inch of landscape holding Luojing’s autumn tenderness and grounded warmth.

The Jingcai scenic trail winding between rice fields and countryside in Luojing
Autumn countryside scenery along the fields of Luojing

An old granary reborn — “Our Granary” café keeps watch over the whole thousand-acre farmland, blending rural texture with literary elegance. Outside, endless rice waves roll; inside, a lazy, contented autumn lingers. Order an autumn special, sit by the window, listen to the wind move through the grain and watch autumn colour the land. Far from the city’s noise, you sink into Luojing’s slow-living healing and beauty, unlocking an autumn-exclusive sense of ease.

With the harvest near, Luojing’s autumn romance is more than just rice fields and cool breeze. A series of autumn-themed events is ready to launch, weaving farming culture, autumn elegance and rural charm together — from cultural gatherings that savour the season and reflect on the countryside, to playful experiences that bring you close to the fields and let you touch the harvest.

The 'Our Granary' café beside the rice fields in Luojing

Luojing’s autumn holds both the harvest promised by the land and the myriad joys where everyday life and poetry intertwine. Wind brushes the grain waves; dew nourishes the autumn fields. While the clear autumn is just right, take a walk along the Jingcai trail, wait quietly for Luojing’s harvest splendour, and keep a tender, fervent autumn date with the season.

Source: Shangguan News. Correspondent: Lu Min. Editors: Wang Zhiyi, Liu Zonglin (intern).

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