Aman Yangyun

Settle by the water’s edge for a Chinese afternoon tea experience surrounded by Amanyangyun’s forested landscape. This experience unfolds beside the lake, where black swans glide across the water and birdlife moves through the surrounding trees and central island. As nature provides the backdrop, enjoy freshly brewed Chinese teas paired with a selection of sweet and savoury creations prepared by the resort’s head chef.

The setting encourages an unhurried pause, allowing time to observe the lake’s gentle activity while focusing on flavour and atmosphere. It is a refined yet grounded way to slow down, shaped equally by taste, setting and stillness.

Explore Amanyangyun’s organic garden on a guided walk through the space that supplies the resort’s kitchens. This experience introduces you to a compact yet productive garden where herbs, fruits and vegetables are grown seasonally. Led alongside a chef, the walk focuses on understanding planting cycles, harvesting methods and how ingredients are selected at peak freshness.

You are invited to pluck produce directly from the beds, creating a tangible connection between land and kitchen. The experience offers insight into how careful cultivation shapes flavour, highlighting the garden as a working ecosystem rather than a display.

Engage with Chinese calligraphy through a guided session that explores the art form as both written expression and meditative practice. This experience introduces the philosophical roots of calligraphy, including its role in Buddhist thought and its emphasis on balance, intention and restraint.

You’ll learn how structure, spacing and brush movement give weight and meaning to each character before preparing your own letter in the style of ancient literati. The slow, deliberate process encourages focus and calm, allowing attention to settle on the act of writing itself. Calligraphy here becomes less about perfection and more about presence, rhythm and thoughtful expression.