Enjoy Dezhou for 200 yuan! A complete three-day, two-night guide to feeding adorable pets, strolling along the canal, and savoring braised chicken

> Dezhou, known as the "Nine-Reach Heavenly Thoroughfare," is no longer just a quick stop on the high-speed rail! Feed koi by the ancient canal, pick sweet fruit in a thousand-year-old mulberry forest, enjoy braised chicken for 5 yuan, and play with crickets for 10 yuan... The latest 2025 test shows you how to unlock the city's joy with just the price of a bowl of noodles! Itinerary Overview (3 days 2 nights · under 500 yuan per person) **Transportation**: Attractions are scattered, renting a car is most convenient (200 yuan/day), taxi starting fare is 7 yuan; **Accommodation**: Hotels around Wanda offer great value (Hanting/Rujia, 150 yuan/night); **Must-eats**: Braised chicken (38 yuan each), donkey meat (60 yuan per jin), Changguan buns (2 yuan each). 📅 Day 1: Pet Fun + Canal Adventure - Morning · Quancheng Oulebao Animal Kingdom **What to do**: Over 300 species of animals up close! Feed alpacas with carrots for 10 yuan 🦙, take a free transparent cable car to overlook the tiger group, dine at the panda restaurant while watching the pandas eat (40 yuan set meal includes braised chicken). **Tip**: Enter before 9 AM and head straight to the predator area to avoid crowds! - Afternoon · Dezhou Ancient Canal **What to do**: Rent an electric boat for 60 yuan, sail 5 kilometers to explore the "Nine Dragons Spitting Water" relic; visit the cultural center on Wednesdays to try grass weaving (10 yuan to make and take a New Year painting). **Late-night snack**: Eat the canal carp three ways at "Old Wharf Restaurant" (128 yuan for 4 people), the fish meat and steamed buns are so fragrant you'll lick the plate! 📅 Day 2: Mulberry Freedom + Cricket Battle - **Morning · Xiajin Yellow River Old Course Forest Park** **What to do**: Enter 40,000 mu of ancient mulberry forest for 20 yuan! Pick mulberries to your heart’s content (can take 1 jin home), climb the viewing platform to see the Yellow River’s old course winding like a dragon. **Lunch**: Farmhouse meal with mulberry leaf stewed chicken (98 yuan), firewood stove grilled crispy potstickers! - **Afternoon · Ningjin Cricket Valley + Qianzhao Flower Sea** **What to do**: Watch cricket fighting shows in Cricket Valley (free), make a "cricket house" by molding a clay pot for 28 yuan; then head to Qianzhao Flower Sea for oil painting-style photos (30 yuan ticket includes a straw hat and flower basket). **Curiosity**: Try cricket powder cocktail (38 yuan), dark but surprisingly tasty! 📅 Day 3: Ancient Temple Calm + Museum Treasure Hunt - Morning · Qingyun Island Jinshan Temple **What to do**: Visit the Sui Dynasty ancient temple for free! Marvel at Tang Dynasty murals, wait until 11 AM for free vegetarian meals (temple-grown vegetables are fresh and sweet). **Souvenir**: Buy candied hawthorn sticks at the commercial street by the entrance (5 yuan), hawthorn coated in caramel is crispy to the crack! - Afternoon · Dezhou Museum + Braised Chicken Shopping **What to do**: Free surname origin check (interactive screen is super fun), buy "Nine-Reach Heavenly Thoroughfare" cultural creative fridge magnets for 15 yuan. **Finale**: Vacuum-pack braised chicken at "Old Han’s Braised Chicken Main Store" (38 yuan each), nationwide shipping available as gifts! 💡 Blogger’s Tips: - **Avoid**: Long lines at Oulebao Dream World, prioritize Animal Kingdom if with kids; - **Hidden Gems**: Sinuosi Ancient Town rapeseed flower fields (free) and the canal "Dialect Wall" are great for photos; - **Seasonal Specials**: Mulberries are sweet in April-May, jujube forests turn red in September, autumn ginkgo leaves cover Dinghui Temple (99 yuan Zen meditation experience is a great deal). > "Slow is the keyword for Dezhou—the wind on ancient temple eaves, the slow paddle sounds on the canal, the sweetness of mulberries staining fingertips purple. There’s no hustle and bustle of trendy cities here, only vendors chatting like family and the fireworks of everyday life that can cheer you up for just 5 yuan."