The domestic small city that blew up my social circle | Lianyungang Travel Guide

Recently, I've been really into coastal cities. I love sitting by the shore, watching the sunset, listening to the waves, and seeing the fishermen return home with a hint of gold, everything by the sea seems to have an indescribable healing effect. To chase the tranquility in my heart, I made a special trip to Lianyungang, which is said to be the domestic version of 'Rio de Janeiro'. I stayed for two and a half days, with both joys and disappointments. I've written a bunch of text, hoping to help everyone with their travel plans. ✅ Itinerary: Day 1️⃣: Xugou — Sea Yuntai Mountain — Yangshan Island — Xugou Pedestrian Street Day 2️⃣: Liandao — Xugou Seafood Food City Day 3️⃣: Lianyungang Old Street — Return trip ✅ Attractions Introduction: Sea Yuntai Mountain: Recommendation Index: 🌟🌟 Ticket🎫: Be sure to buy it one day in advance for 88, it's 120 on the day, including a scenic shuttle bus ticket; ⭕️ To summarize this scenic area, it's just about visiting the island platform, the port platform, and the city platform to take pictures, not much to see or do; ⭕️ Complaining a bit, there's a lot of fog on the mountain, and the scenic area sends visitors up the mountain regardless of the weather; ⭕️ If you really want to go, make sure to choose a clear sunny day; ⚠️ The flat replacement is at the foot of the mountain, just park on the side and fly a drone; Yangshan Island: Recommendation Index: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Ticket🎫: Currently free, but it's said to start charging. If it's free, I suggest going for it without hesitation; ⭕️ The entrance is a fishing port, after walking a short distance, on the right is a lighthouse, in the distance is a cross-sea bridge, on the left is a coastal boardwalk; ⭕️ The concrete piers around the lighthouse have been painted in colors, it's very photogenic when the weather is good; ⭕️ Sunset time is suitable for watching the sunset at the fishing port, it's especially healing and beautiful; ⭕️ Along the coastal boardwalk, you can climb up the rocks, many people come here to check in and take photos; Liandao: Recommendation Index: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Ticket🎫: The ticket for the charged area is 50💰, the round-trip ticket is 20💰, and there is also a free area; ⭕️ The charged area mainly includes Dashawan, Sumawan, and Peacock Garden; ⭕️ Dashawan and Sumawan are just ordinary beaches, but if you come early, you can go catch crabs🦀; ⭕️ After entering Dashawan, walk to the right, there is a seaside boardwalk that leads all the way to Sumawan, a nice walk and photo opportunity; ⭕️ The free area includes Yangwo Head for sunrise viewing, with a parking lot nearby where you can rent tents; ⭕️ West Liandao is also free, where you can see the domestic Rio, and you can also go to 'Liandao Seafood Food Plaza' to wait for the sunset; Lianyungang Old Street: Recommendation Index: 🌟🌟🌟 Ticket🎫: Free; ⭕️ Full of Republic of China architecture, you can take photos all the way, fortunately, it's not crowded, many houses are abandoned; ⭕️ It's not a must-visit spot, commercial development is not high, you can finish walking in half an hour without stopping; ⭕️ At the entrance of the old street, you can take photos of Lianyun Station train station, on the right side of entering the old street is the night market, further in is a church; ⭕️ Continue along the main street, on the left side there is a Hundred Steps Heavenly Stairway, where you can check in; ✅ Accommodation Recommendation: ⭕️ It's suggested to stay in Xugou, the prices are much more affordable than on Liandao; ⭕️ The commercial development around Xugou is relatively more advanced, and it's very convenient for transportation and dining; ✅ Dining Recommendation: ⭕️ For dining, just go to Haitang Road Seafood Food City, which has more local characteristics; ⭕️ Next to it is Haitang Road Market, where you can catch seafood yourself and find a shop to cook it; ⭕️ I had sea intestine fried rice and cold mixed octopus, especially the sea intestine fried rice, it was really amazing; ⭕️ The Xugou Pedestrian Street mentioned online, I went there and it was all snacks from various places, just pass by if you happen to walk past; ⚠️ Don't eat on Liandao or by the sea, be careful of being ripped off; ✅ Transportation: ⭕️ If you live nearby, it's recommended to drive there, the roads in the port city are wide and there are few cars, parking is free in most places; ⭕️ Renting a car is not really recommended, if you stay in Xugou, the taxi fare to various attractions is about 20💰; ⭕️ Many attractions can be reached by BRT bus, 2💰 for a ride; ⭕️ You can also choose to ride an electric bike, the main advantage is parking convenience, search for Hello Electric Bike on Alipay to find nearby stores, 60 to 80 for a day (24H);