A timber-and-glass inn set deep in a remote valley at Tacheng, in Weixi county in the far northwest of Yunnan. Rooms open through full-height glass onto terraced rice fields and the forested mountainsides that close in the valley, and a double-height lounge of raw timber, concrete and live-edge wood looks out on the same slopes. Meals are taken communally at a long table beneath an exposed pine roof.
Highlights
- Rooms open through floor-to-ceiling glass straight onto terraced rice fields and the forested mountains that close in the valley
- A double-height lounge of raw timber, concrete and live-edge wood, turned to face the valley slopes
- Communal meals taken at a long table beneath an exposed pine roof
- Set deep in a remote valley at Tacheng, in Weixi county in the far northwest of Yunnan
- A design-led timber-and-glass inn where the rice-field landscape is the whole point
- Genuine seclusion — forested mountainsides all around and few crowds this far off the trail
Inside Tianyu Tacheng
Staying at Tianyu Tacheng
01 Where is Tianyu Tacheng and how remote is it?
It's a timber-and-glass inn set deep in a remote valley at Tacheng, in Weixi county in the far northwest of Yunnan — genuinely off the usual trail. The valley is closed in by forested mountainsides, so this is a stay for travellers who want quiet and seclusion rather than a town on the doorstep.
02 What's the setting and the view like?
Rooms open through full-height glass onto terraced rice fields and the forested slopes that close in the valley, and a double-height lounge of raw timber, concrete and live-edge wood looks out on the same mountainsides. The whole inn is turned toward the valley — the landscape is the main event here.
03 What's the food and the feel of the place?
Meals are taken communally at a long table beneath an exposed pine roof, which gives the inn a shared, house-party warmth. With its raw-timber-and-glass architecture and rice-field views, it suits travellers after a design-led, nature-immersed stay well away from the crowds.
