Leshan Surrounding Tour | A Day Trip Guide to Suoji Ancient Town for Strolling and Eating

Compared to going to some commercial districts, I prefer to visit some ancient towns to experience the slow pace of life, understand the local customs, and enjoy the atmosphere of life that the city lacks. I recently went to Suoji Ancient Town during an off-peak period, and it felt quite nice. Compared to other ancient towns, it is not so commercialized and retains a lot of its original ecology, making it very worth visiting. The pace of life in the ancient town is quite slow, especially when going to the market and residential areas, where the atmosphere of life is very strong, and the locals are very simple and enthusiastic, making it a great place. 🚘Transportation Strategy 🚌Bus: Bus lines 3, 9, 12 reach Suoji Ancient Town 🚗Self-driving: Navigate to Suoji Ancient Town, parking is free 🚕Taxi: About 12km from Leshan City to Suoji Ancient Town, half an hour by car, taxi fare around 30 🎫Ticket: Free ⭐Recommended Tour Route 1️⃣Drinking tea by the river It's very pleasant to sit by the river, drink tea, and enjoy the scenery. There are also places for chess and card entertainment by the river, where you can invite a few friends to play. There are also tour boats on the river, where you can take a boat to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the ancient town. 2️⃣Stroll through the ancient town market There are many stalls selling local handicrafts in the ancient town, which feel very nice. Especially a grocery store, the items inside are quite exquisite 3️⃣The grocery store under the roof The location is not easy to find, we navigated there, and there are many cute little things inside. It's suitable for taking photos and checking in outside, quite artistic~ 4️⃣Enjoy the food ✔️Siniang Ka Bing🫓 Different from the usual Ka Bing, it contains a lot of small ingredients, and the taste is very good, worthy of being a shop that requires almost 1 hour of queuing. It is recommended not to go on weekends, as there are super many people in line. However, the boss lady is super enthusiastic ✔️Chuan Mei Fancy Bingfen🍧 I heard a recommendation from a friend before, ordered a 'Mother-in-law Bingfen', and really liked the glutinous rice cake and handmade brown sugar inside, not too sweet or greasy ✔️Ji Liuniang Sweet Skin Duck🦆 This shop is quite famous for sweet skin duck in Leshan, and it has opened a branch in Suoji Ancient Town, with quite a few people queuing up. My friend particularly likes it. ✔️Freshly Made Brown Sugar Cake There are many people queuing up for the brown sugar cake opposite the Xin Qiao Primary School, and my friend bought one. The freshly made brown sugar cake will burst, be careful of scalding. My friend took a bite and accidentally burned his mouth😹 ✔️Ancient Market Tiao Jiao Beef🐮 Tiao Jiao Beef is one of the major specialties of Suoji Ancient Town, and it seems that every street in the ancient town has it. We were mainly attracted by its antique decoration, and the taste should be similar to other shops. ✔️Yingzi Fried Skewers🍢 This is also an internet-famous fried skewer shop. A new branch has opened in the ancient town, and the taste is very good, suitable for friends who like spicy food and like to eat skewers. Overall, it was a nice trip😊 📝Note tips: ✅1、Strongly recommend trying the Tiao Jiao Beef🐂 here, after all, this is the birthplace of Tiao Jiao Beef!! 2、The ancient town is actually not too big, and it takes only a little while to walk around, just on both sides of the river, and the prices are not expensive.