🫣Turns out history can be this fun

🌟Chikan Ancient Town OCT, Guangdong | Half of Lingnan's modern history, a dialogue across time between Nanyang arcade houses + the rebirth of "guochao"🏮 📍Location: Chikan Ancient Town OCT, Kaiping, Jiangmen, Guangdong (OCT newly operated area) 🎫Tickets: 150 yuan (including scenic shuttle bus + 3 themed exhibition halls + light and shadow theater) 📸New ways to play at OCT · A pyramid of photo ops ❶ **Overseas Chinese Hometown Immersive Theater** 🎭Two shows daily at 14:00/19:30! Follow the NPCs through a 1930s Nanyang trading firm, decipher Qiaopi codes to win limited-edition cultural and creative gifts ❷ **Awakening Age Light and Shadow Exhibition** 🖼️Arcade house walls transform into giant screens! Use AR to scan old photos and trigger dynamic history (highly recommended for night visits 19:00-21:00) ❸ **Tan River Dock Market** 🚢A "guochao" night market transformed from an old wharf, featuring intangible cultural heritage fish-lantern shops/preserved tangerine peel specialty bars/retro record stores, enjoy the slightly intoxicating river breeze and chill vibes ❹ **Huaxin Bridge Clock Tower** ⏳A new landmark in OCT! Pure white spiral staircase + giant Roman clock, recommended to wear Morandi colors for Instagram-worthy photos 🍜Overseas Chinese Hometown Food Guide 2.0 ▫️【Ronghua Restaurant Dim Sum】Shrimp dumplings with 24 pleats + freshly made rice noodle rolls, enjoy the full experience while sitting by the arcade house window ▫️【Overseas Chinese Flavor Lab】Innovative Diaolou afternoon tea: Preserved tangerine peel red bean Put Chai Ko + coffee latte art with "Jinshanke" ▫️【Night Market BBQ】A lively late-night food stall, enjoy grilled oysters with ginger and scallion and sugarcane ice, around 30 yuan per person 📌OCT Exclusive Tips: 🔸Must-try the Ding Ding Tram, the second-floor open-air seats offer perfect photo opportunities for "In the Mood for Love" style shots 🔸Hidden mission: Collect stamps from 5 arcade houses to redeem a limited-edition Qiaopi postcard 🔸Surprise for kids: Overseas Chinese Hometown Study Camp offers experiences like rammed earth wall building/Qiaopi writing/xiangyunsha tie-dyeing ⚠️Important Notes: ✅Some projects within the scenic area require advance booking through the "Chikan Ancient Town" mini-program ✅Wear comfortable shoes! Stone roads + arcade house corridors mean an average of 15,000 steps per day 🎬Recommended shooting equipment: Wide-angle lens for capturing the depth of arcade houses | Large aperture for capturing the bokeh of lanterns | Tripod for long exposure shots of the river