Ten thousand yuan for two days and two nights not only means delicious food and comfortable accommodation

How many attractions can a family of four visit in Shanghe County with 10,000 yuan for 2 days and 2 nights? Here’s the direct answer: With 10,000 yuan for two days and two nights, you can not only eat well and stay comfortably but also check in at 6 to 7 authentic local attractions. You’ll still have money left over and can bring specialty products home. Let’s break down the costs: Transportation depends on how you travel. If you depart from Jinan, the high-speed train takes half an hour to Shanghe Station. A taxi from the station to the scenic area costs just the starting fare. Round-trip transportation for four people costs about 500 yuan, which is enough. Driving yourself is even more convenient, with fuel and toll fees topping out at 800 yuan. For accommodation, choose a hot spring guesthouse or a comfortable hotel in the county. A family room for two nights costs under 1,200 yuan. It’s recommended to stay near the hot spring base; soaking in the hot springs at night relieves fatigue, and the kids get so excited they don’t want to sleep. Meals are the biggest surprise: Shanghe black tofu pudding is 8 yuan a bowl. Crispy and soft sugar-crisped baked buns cost only 30 yuan for 20 pieces. Millet porridge fills you up, and there’s also braised chicken as a side dish. A family of four can eat like it’s a festival for 300 yuan a day, so 600 yuan for two days is more than enough. Now the key part: how to plan the attractions for the best experience. On the first morning, head straight to Shanghe Hot Spring Lake Park, which is free to enter. The lakeside boardwalk is 10 miles long, with flocks of egrets. Kids can feed the ducks, and you can take a hundred photos for your social media. At noon, go to Daji Town for the market day and eat authentic Shanghe stewed chicken. In the afternoon, visit Maiqiu Folk Culture Park (40 yuan entrance fee) to see the old oil mill, stone mill grinding beans, and experience paper cutting and straw weaving—like traveling back to the 1980s countryside. In the evening, go to Shanghe Guzi Yangge Square to watch free intangible cultural heritage performances. The drumbeats are thunderous, and grandparents dance along. Soak in the hot springs at night and sleep in a farmhouse courtyard. Early on the second day, visit Longsangsi Town to see the 3,000-year-old Longsang ancient tree with a canopy that covers the sky. In the afternoon, go boating at Binhe Wetland Park and watch birds flying over the reeds. If you have extra time, visit Zhangfang Town’s picking garden to pick strawberries or melons. Seasonal fruits are very cheap—10 jin (about 5 kg) costs only 50 yuan. If your kids like animals, you can swap this for a rural zoo or a family farm. Counting it all up, you can comfortably visit six core attractions in two days, and if you keep a fast pace, seven is no problem. Even better, you’ll still have 2,000 yuan left from the 10,000 yuan, enough to buy 10 jin of sugar-crisped baked buns and five packs of millet as souvenirs. Shanghe is not big, but it’s full of life and warmth. If you take your family and stroll slowly, it will fill you with the sincerity and warmth of a northern small town. Tell me in the comments: Did you ever go to the market as a kid, eating baked buns and squatting by the roadside to nibble? |