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OSCAR JEFFERSONUnited States

Recommendations for visiting the Houhai of Shichahai

I came to Shichahai on the afternoon of September 30th! Arrived around four-thirty, it was not very sunny. It was not very hot either, the west side of Qianhai has a very narrow path! There were many people, basically being pushed forward haha There were even more people at the Yinding Bridge! There were traffic police maintaining order there, not allowing to stay, quickly took a photo and continued to walk to Houhai The bar street of Houhai basically every store was singing, the further north you go, the fewer people there are, although there are fewer people but the road also gets narrower! On the left are many stalls. Selling some bracelets and cultural playthings. On the right there is tin, half-sealed and not sealed, it seems even more crowded! I walked halfway and went ashore to walk on the fitness trail. My mood instantly became much better. Walking to the east side of the back row, the road is wide and there are fewer people. Happy, luckily I left in time, I caught the sunset on the east side of Houhai! So beautiful!! Slowly returned to Yinding Bridge, around six o'clock, why does it feel like there are more people!? But it's also more fun. Shichahai or Qianhai is better to visit!! At this time, the street lights are already on. Some shop's colored lights also lit up, I have to say the timing of my visit was just right. Directly experienced the scenery of the day, evening and night! When I left, it was completely dark, time to go home! Overall feeling is average, it's okay to stroll around Qianhai, but definitely do not go during holidays, too many people it's too uncomfortable
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Posted: Feb 9, 2024
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