The trending Zibo is not just famous for its barbecue, but also for this 2-day 1-night travel guide
Gather your friends and family and check in at Zibo.
The trending Zibo barbecue that's gone viral is worth the visit, not just for the barbecue, but also to experience the Qi-Lu culture. Grab this 2-day 1-night Zibo guide and let's go skewer some kebabs in Zibo!
🚅 Travel Tips:
Zibo has two train stations, Zibo Station and Zibo North Station, with Zibo Station being closer to the city center.
Zibo does not have an airport or subway, so you can choose to take a bus, taxi, or ride an electric bike.
📆 Itinerary:
Day1: Zibo Station ➡️ Ba Da Ju morning market ➡️ Zhoucun Ancient City ➡️ Zibo Museum ➡️ Haidai Tower ➡️ Barbecue ➡️ Hotel
Day2: Hotel ➡️ China Ceramic Glaze Gallery ➡️ Tanxi Mountain/Liaozhai City ➡️ Zibo Station
🍭 Must-visit Spots
🌞 Zhoucun Ancient City: Experience the culture of Shandong merchants in Zhoucun Ancient City. It takes about 2 hours to visit, and it's a popular filming location for TV dramas. The local specialty, Zhoucun sesame seed cake, is delicious and affordable. You can also learn about the intangible cultural heritage Jin Hui Dui, and visit the Film Museum.
🌞 Haidai Tower: Known as China's most beautiful bookstore, it creates a sense of dislocation with mirrors and books, and the use of various colors makes it a great place for photos. It's recommended to visit at night for a more beautiful night view, and there are wonderful performances every Saturday night.
🌞 China Ceramic Glaze Gallery: A national first-class museum featuring a variety of ceramic and glaze exhibits from ancient and modern times, both Chinese and foreign. The museum has four floors. You can rent an audio guide for free, no reservation is needed, and you can enter by swiping your ID card. Note that it's closed on Mondays.
🌞 Zibo Museum: As the ancient capital of the Qi state, Zibo Museum is a comprehensive and geological museum filled with Qi culture.
🌞 Tanxi Mountain: A national-level tourist attraction, where you can enjoy blooming flowers in spring, listen to the babbling brook in summer, admire the red leaves covering the mountains in autumn, and view the pristine snow in winter.
🌞 Liaozhai City: Zibo is the hometown of Pu Songling, the author of 'Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio'. Liaozhai City has a unique garden design, themed around the stories from 'Strange Tales', and consists of six parts: the Art Exhibition Hall, Fox Fairy Garden, Stone Hidden Garden, Liaozhai Palace, Manjing Temple, and Guanhu Garden. Those who like 'Strange Tales' can come and visit.
🍤 Barbecue Restaurant Recommendations
🌈 Inside Linzi Courtyard: Longyi Barbecue, Xuewei Barbecue, Wanjiale Pork Belly Barbecue, etc.
🌈 Inside Xintianqi Food Plaza: Kangshan Renjia, Xiao Liuzi Barbecue, Qianze Barbecue, etc.
🌈 Gaoli Barbecue Restaurant
🌈 Qingzhengyuan Barbecue
🌈 Brothers Seafood Barbecue
Most places are fully seated after 6 pm, with a lively atmosphere of sitting on small stools at the entrance. The combination of pancakes, skewers, dipping sauces, and green onions is deliciously crunchy.
🌈 Ba Da Ju Morning Market: Fried meat, fried pot pancakes, purple rice cakes, Jinyun sesame seed cakes, Guoliang roasted chicken, mixed vegetables, as well as soup dumplings, milk sticks, and meatballs
🏨 Accommodation Recommendations
Near Crystal Street, there are many hotels in this area with affordable prices, and it's very convenient to go out for barbecue, and it's also close to the Ceramic Glaze Gallery. Wanxianghui is close to Ba Da Ju and Zibo Station, making it convenient for travel.