After being rated by 'National Geographic' as the most beautiful ancient city in the country, I regret not coming sooner

Taizhou Linhai is truly a treasure city, with the Ziyang Old Street right below the ancient city, which is great for strolling and eating, truly a paradise for glutinous rice lovers. When the sun sets and night falls, the starlight of Ziyang Street lights up the area, turning it into a scene reminiscent of the brightly lit Song dynasty city. - 📍Location: Taizhou Prefecture City Cultural Tourism Area 🚗Transportation: Self-drive navigation to Taizhou Prefecture City Cultural Tourism Area/ Take a taxi after high-speed train to Linhai Station 🎡Taizhou Prefecture City Cultural Tourism Area includes: Taizhou Prefecture City Wall, Ziyang Street, Dong Lake, etc. - ✅Must-visit attractions: 🌳Taizhou Prefecture City Wall 🎫55 ▪️The Taizhou Prefecture City Wall, known as the 'Great Wall of the South of the Yangtze', is the city wall built during the Ming Dynasty by Qi Jiguang to resist the Japanese pirates. ▪️The entire wall is six kilometers long, and from the Lancheng Gate, you can overlook the whole city. 🌳Ziyang Street 🎫Free ▪️A street of Taizhou snacks that combines shopping and eating, covering almost all the local specialties of Taizhou, with buildings that still retain the architectural style of the Song Dynasty and the Ming and Qing periods. 🌳Dong Lake Park 🎫15 ▪️Dong Lake Park, known as the 'Little West Lake', features typical southern Chinese courtyard and pavilion architecture, with willows by the lake and stone bridges that are unique to the region. 🌳Guoqing Temple 🎫Free ▪️The birthplace of the Tiantai sect of Chinese Buddhism, the temple has a history of more than 1,400 years. ▪️Guoqing Temple still maintains its original practice methods, with both practice and labor being essential parts of their routine. 🌳Longxing Temple 🎫Free ▪️Located next to Ziyang Street, it is the foremost of the eight great temples in Linhai and was the residence of Jianzhen during his eastward journey to Japan, also one of the birthplaces of the Tiantai sect of Japanese Buddhism. - 🍜Linhai Special Snacks 🔸Hongchi Qiangao: Soft and glutinous outer skin, with a choice of side dishes, and very generous portions 🔸Black Rice Glutinous Dumplings: Glutinous dumplings with red bean paste, served cold, with an excellent texture. 🔸Wheat Shrimp: A staple food that accompanies Linhai people throughout their lives, resembling knife-cut noodles. 🔸Aunt Zhu's Egg White Sheep Tail: Fried in oil and then coated with a layer of lotus root powder. 🔸Seaweed Cake: Crispy on the outside, with a faint seaweed aroma.