Linhai in Taizhou is truly deserving of its title as the 'Most Beautiful Ancient City' by National Geographic

May Day holiday is just around the corner! If you want to embark on a cultural journey this holiday, why not visit Linhai, a city brimming with cultural heritage~ 📍Tourist Spot Check-in ✅Dong Lake Known as the 'Little West Lake', Dong Lake got its name for being adjacent to the eastern side of the Taizhou Prefecture City Wall. It is a typical southern Chinese garden architecture with willows and stone bridges by the lake, which are unique to the region. ✅Jin Mountain Jin Mountain is located at the southeast corner of Linhai city area, over a hundred meters high, surrounded by streets on three sides, and south facing the Ling River. There are twin peaks at the top of the mountain, the East Peak and the West Peak, which are about fifty to sixty meters apart. These are the highest points of Jin Mountain and also the symbol of Linhai, a famous historical and cultural city in China. ✅Longxing Temple With a history of nearly 1300 years, located next to the Xingshan Gate of the prefecture city wall, it is the foremost among the eight temples in Linhai and one of the birthplaces of the Tiantai school of Buddhism in Japan. ✅Ziyang Ancient Street The first ancient street in Linhai city, it is the cultural vein of the thousand-year-old ancient city, with a total length of 1081 meters. As a microcosm of the ancient city's relics, Ziyang Street symbolizes the historical and cultural city. ✅Taizhou Prefecture City Wall Also known as the 'Great Wall of the South', the Taizhou Prefecture City Wall has a history of over 1600 years. The wall is 6280 meters long, with 4730 meters still existing, including 8 double-layer hollow watchtowers created by the Ming dynasty hero Qi Jiguang. ✅Enze Medical Bureau Former Site It is one of the representative buildings of early Western-style hospitals built by Western missionaries in Linhai, and it pioneered the development of Western medicine in Taizhou. ✅ Travel Tips 🍡Food: Seaweed cakes, wheat cakes, puffed shrimp, grass jelly, plum blossom cakes, egg white lamb tails, inlaid cakes, black rice mochi 🚄Transport: Navigate to Taizhou Prefecture City Cultural Tourism Area by car/ Take a taxi after arriving at Linhai Station by high-speed train 🎫Tickets: Taizhou Prefecture City Wall (Great Wall of the South) adult ticket - 55 yuan, Dong Lake adult ticket - 15 yuan, Great Wall of the South + Dong Lake joint ticket 65 yuan (other scenic spots are free)