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Youth has no price! For your graduation trip, head straight to this hidden gem city!

Still debating where to go for your graduation trip? Quickly lock Quanzhou onto your travel list!! This city, which wears a thousand years of history on its sleeves and hides the lively local atmosphere in its streets and alleys, truly understands the joy of graduates!! 🎓 Why choose Quanzhou? ✅ Budget travel at its best! Enjoy three days with just over 500 RMB per person! Tickets are dirt cheap, and almost all attractions are free! ✅ Rich cultural heritage! A World Heritage city with top-notch intangible cultural heritage, featuring string puppetry, Xunpu flower hairpins… every photo is a cultural masterpiece. ✅ A perfect place for photos! Red brick ancient houses, sea temples, flower hairpin styles… your social media grid won’t be enough to post all the shots! ✅ Super convenient transportation! Within the old city, 2 RMB "Xiaobai" bikes stop on a wave, and buses go directly to nearby attractions, so even those who get lost easily can explore with ease! 📅 3 days 2 nights essential itinerary (students, just follow blindly!) Day 1: Citywalk Old Town Culture Line Morning: Eat Wu’s Mochi on West Street → Check in at Kaiyuan Temple’s red wall twin towers → Take photos at the Xiaoxicheng internet-famous wall Afternoon: Visit Qingjing Mosque for 3 RMB → Draw lots at Guanyue Temple → Take photos on Zhongshan Road arcade street → Eat Four Fruit Soup at Tianhou Palace Evening: West Lake Park music fountain / watch a string puppet show to experience the charm of millennium-old intangible heritage! Day 2: Mountain and Sea Adventure Day Morning: Student ticket 35 RMB to climb Qingyuan Mountain, see Laojun Rock + overlook the whole city Afternoon: 40 RMB to transform into a Xunpu girl! Take photos at Zanhuawei + Oyster Shell House → Chase the stunning sunset at Luoyang Bridge Evening: Night view of red brick houses at Jinjiang Wudian Market, free for epic photos! Day 3: Beach Fun Day Walk along Hui’an coastline! Chongwu Ancient City → Stone Sculpture Park → Yusha Bay → Luojia Temple Sea Buddha Kingdom (also worth visiting, super photogenic) 🌟 Must-try list ✅ Xunpu Zanhuawei: 40 RMB to instantly become the "Daughter of the Sea," take photos that will blow up your social media! ✅ Puppet show: Unlock millennium-old art at Minnan Opera Nest on Zhongshan Road in the old city ✅ Traditional snacks: Spend 20 RMB to feast on the old street! Mianxian porridge + fried dough sticks, taro cakes, earthworm jelly… so delicious you won’t want to move! 💡 Graduation exclusive tips ✔️ Stay at guesthouses near West Street (Sanshisan, Yike), just over 100 RMB per person and you can meet new friends! ✔️ Use shared e-bikes + wave to stop the "Xiaobai" bikes + buses for easy travel; ✔️ Ask prices in advance for flower hairpins! Avoid seafood stalls in tourist areas, free night tours of Qingyuan Mountain after 17:30! ✔️ Come in late June to enjoy mango freedom! Fewer people and beautiful scenery by the sea, avoid the summer crowds~ Youth never ends, Quanzhou is waiting for you! Here, you can laugh and run with friends in ancient alleys, watch an orange-flavored sunset by the sea, and fully embrace the graduation vibe! Quickly @ your travel buddy, just go for it!! 🚀
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Posted: Jun 9, 2025
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