Taierzhuang Ancient Town 2-Day Tour: Super Detailed Guide to Avoiding Tourist Traps

Taierzhuang Ancient Town 2-Day Tour: Super Detailed Guide to Avoiding Tourist Traps Last weekend, I went to Taierzhuang Ancient Town with my family for two days. I've compiled this super detailed guide to help those of you who are planning to go! 🚗 Transportation We drove there ourselves and navigated directly to the Huidiji South Gate parking lot. This parking lot is very large and close to the ticket gate. It's just a few steps to the ticket gate. The parking lot charges for parking, but it's very convenient to park for free on the periphery of the parking lot. Highly recommended! Don't park in a parking lot far from the scenic area, otherwise it will be really tiring to walk a long way with your luggage. 🎫 Tickets We bought our tickets online in advance for CNY 118/person, which allows unlimited entry and exit within two days. Preferential policies: Zaozhuang, Xuzhou, Linyi, Jining, and Heze residents can buy special tickets for CNY 40. But remember to register for re-entry when leaving the ancient city, otherwise you won't be able to get back in. Children under 1.4m, seniors over 60, and military personnel with preferential treatment certificates, active-duty military personnel, and people with disability certificates can enter the park for free with a valid ID. 🏨 Accommodation We stayed at the Sky Garden Hotel, which is located in the ancient city, so it's very convenient to get around. The hotel has good soundproofing, so we had a very quiet rest at night. The rooms are also relatively clean and tidy, and the staff is friendly and helpful, and they also helped us plan our tour route. The hotel's breakfast has many varieties and is very rich, with coffee, sandwiches, yellow flower beef noodles, vegetable pancakes, fruit, various soups, etc. 🍔 Food Aihe Street is the food street in the ancient city, with a wide variety of snacks. Highly recommend the yellow flower beef noodles, which is a non-intangible cultural heritage food. The local unique daylily is added with beef cubes and hand-rolled noodles. The soup base is made from beef bones and medicinal herbs, which is rich and delicious. The beef is soft and tasty, and the noodles are also very chewy. Zaozhuang spicy chicken is a must-try dish, the meat is tender and delicious, and it's great for those who can eat spicy food. Also worth a try is the duck egg fried vermicelli, the duck eggs are oily and the vermicelli is chewy, which is super delicious with rice. Avoid those snacks that look fancy but have no special features, they taste average and are expensive. Overall, this 2-day tour of Taierzhuang Ancient Town was very happy, and I hope everyone has a good time! Special Note: Be sure to book rooms in advance on Fridays and Saturdays, as there will be more people. You must also book rooms in advance during holidays, otherwise you will not be able to book the room type you want on the day.