Here are all the ways to play in Mingshui Ancient Town during the Spring Festival

There is actually a Little Jiangnan in Shandong, the Mingshui Ancient Town which locals can visit. It only takes 2 hours to get there by high-speed rail from Beijing. I took advantage of the fact that there were no crowds and visited it for 2 days! . 🧨 2-day itinerary D1 Arrive in Zhangqiu, 🚖 Go to Mingshui Ancient City Visitor Center (check-in, tickets, and entry to the scenic area are all here). In the afternoon, we will gather around the stove in the hotel to make tea - Spring Festival customs such as DIY or handmade lanterns, in different places in the ancient city. At night, you can watch the [Spring Show] at Mingshui Street Market Building. You can buy river lanterns (Luochuan Lantern Shop) to pray for blessings when you visit the ancient city at night. D2 Li Qingzhao's Former Residence-Bai Maiquan Park . 🧨Spring Festival Fun 1. Meng Family Courtyard: The old appearance of the residence of the Confucian merchant Meng Luochuan 2. Cloth Shop-Meng Hongsheng Defense: There are many large dyed cloths in the courtyard 3. Smelting Shop-Wansheng Furnace Smelting Shop: Zhangqiu Cast Iron Craft Display 4. Bai Maiquan, Jinjingquan, Moquan: The spring water vapor floats on the water surface 5. Li Qingzhao's Former Residence 6. Longquan Temple 7. Others: Ancient City Government Offices, 💊 Bureaus, Soy Sauce Gardens, Tofu Shops, Oil Shops, Post Offices, Newspaper Offices, etc. 📅Mingshui Ancient City Spring Festival Event Time: 2.9-24. Performances are concentrated on 2.10-17 [Mingshui has drama - performances gather lively year]: 2.10-17 fixed point performances at the Tourist Service Center, Acrobatics at the Lantern Shop Square on Rushang Street, and Iron Flower Show in the waters north of Li Qingzhao's former residence (2.9-16). There are also themed immersive performances at the venue [Send blessings to thousands of families in the New Year, wash your hands and pray for blessings at Moquan, beat drums at Moquan to spread blessings, pray for blessings at Longquan Temple, pray for blessings on the west wall of Longquan Temple, pray for blessings with river lanterns (2.9-17 South Gate Mooring Bank/Bai Maiquan Dongmawan) [Mingshui Fish Lantern Festival Dreamy Chinese New Year]: Paper-carved fish lanterns, flower lanterns, French flying fish show [New Year Handmade Ritual Year]: such as lanterns, paper cutting, rolling printing, rubbing New Year pictures (Denglongpu, Muxia Jiecao, Bufang, etc.) . 🧨 Eat Mainly there are Ruifuxiang Restaurant, Mingshui Restaurant, 💊Shan Restaurant, [Searching for flavors and gathering for reunion] Spring Festival New Year's Eve dinner, making dumplings and rolling Yuanxiao, these special food experiences . 🏨 Accommodation 7 inns + 2 hotels are open, and the new opening 💰 is very powerful. The Shuangquan Resort Hotel where I stayed had a very "Flower" feel. The balcony was facing the river. You could cook tea around the stove in the lobby. The floor-to-ceiling windows had a great view. Boats passed by from time to time. 🚄 Transportation It is more than an hour's drive from Jinan. If you drive, you have to park in the parking lot outside the tourist center. Beijing-Zhangqiu North has 1 high-speed train per day, 2 hours Jinan-Zhangqiu North high-speed train takes about 30 minutes Zhangqiu North-Mingshui Ancient City takes 20 minutes by taxi (it is recommended to book a taxi in advance) [In the scenic area] Cruise 8:00-21:30, mainly for sightseeing Sightseeing bus: 24-hour operation, 10 yuan/person