[2025 Xinghua Attraction] Travel Guide for Baziqiao Square (Updated May)

I took a trip to Xinghua and found that the seasonality of the attractions here is too obvious! Especially for the Qianduo Rape Flower Scenic Area, I didn't grasp the time well. I went too early and the flowers hadn't bloomed much yet. It was all green. Although it was a unique scenery, it was still less shocking than the golden sea of flowers I expected. Fortunately, I did a detailed guide before going. Friends who have never been to Xinghua, this guide will definitely help you, covering all the popular attractions and practical information. 🗼Transportation to Xinghua ① Fly directly to Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport✈️. The waiting hall is clean and bright and fully equipped. While waiting for the flight, you can stroll around the specialty store and taste Xinghua fish balls to experience the Xinghua flavor in advance. Transfer from the airport to Xinghua by bus or taxi. The journey is not far. Remember to book your tickets in advance or plan your travel method to start a smooth journey. If there is no direct flight, it is also more convenient to transfer from Nanjing Lukou International Airport or Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, and take a high-speed train or bus to easily transfer to Xinghua. ② Train/Bullet Train Station: You can first go to Taizhou Station or Taizhou South Station. There are many trains. After exiting the station, there are special bus lines or long-distance buses that go directly to Xinghua city. If you want to go to popular places in the city such as Xinghua Museum and Baziqiao Cultural Square, you can reach them in an instant. If you want to go to Qianduo Rape Flower, Lizhong Water Forest and other scenic spots, you can take urban and rural buses in the city. Remember to buy tickets in advance during the peak tourist season to avoid delaying your trip. 🗼Accommodation reference 🧸【Xinghua City】 There are many accommodation options, ranging from star-rated hotels to budget express hotels. The city is bustling and lively, close to shopping centers and food streets. The night is brightly lit. Stroll along Zhaoyang Lake Park and enjoy the lake view. If you are arriving in Xinghua for the first time and want to adapt to the environment and adjust your schedule, this is a good place to stay. Near Yingwu Road, you can enjoy eating, drinking and playing in one stop, making accommodation and travel super convenient. 🧸【Near Qianduo Rape Flower Scenic Area】 If you want to experience the rape flower feast up close, choosing this place is definitely right. Most of the surrounding B&Bs and hotels can enjoy the pastoral scenery around the scenic spot. When you open the window in the morning, the air is filled with the fragrance of soil and rape flowers. You can fall asleep at night accompanied by the croaking of frogs and insects, which is extremely pleasant. However, you need to book in advance during the peak tourist season, and prices will fluctuate. Waterfront landscape rooms are even more popular. 🧸【Near Lizhong Water Forest Scenic Area】 If you yearn to be close to nature and enjoy the fun of the forest, you must come here. The surrounding accommodations are mainly farmhouses and B&Bs, close to the wetland forest. When you open the window, you will see lush metasequoia forests. It is convenient to travel. After playing, you can return to your residence and fall asleep accompanied by the tranquility of the forest, as if you are in a paradise. However, the accommodation conditions are relatively simple. Tourists who do not have high requirements for accommodation and pay more attention to the travel experience should not miss it. 🗼Popular attractions 🗳Qianduo Rape Flower Scenic Area: Mid-to-late April is the best time to view the flowers. At this time, the rape flowers on the Duotian terraces are in full bloom, forming a golden sea of flowers. Shuttle through them by boat, as if you are in a golden ocean. The breeze blows, the flowers sway, and the fragrance of flowers overflows. Every photo you take is a blockbuster; climb to the viewing platform and overlook the entire scenic area. The magnificent scenery of "the river has thousands of bays and many blue waters, and no field has no yellow flowers" is breathtaking. 🗳Lizhong Water Forest Scenic Area: In April, it is full of greenery. The metasequoia forest is lush, and egrets and other birds inhabit and reproduce in the forest. Stroll along the plank road, breathe fresh air, and feel the vitality of nature; take a raft and move forward slowly, watching the fish shuttle in the water, and the reflection of the metasequoia swaying on the water, like a landscape painting; in the early morning or evening, the sunlight shines through the gaps in the leaves, and the light and shadow are mottled, which is beautiful. 🗳Xinghua Museum: If you want to deeply understand the history and culture of Xinghua, this is the perfect place to go. The museum has a rich and diverse collection, ranging from cultural relics from ancient times to calligraphy and paintings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Various themed exhibitions are held irregularly in April. Visiting it is like traveling through time and space, talking to Xinghua's past, increasing knowledge and broadening horizons. 🗳Baziqiao Cultural Square: An antique square, surrounded by weeping willows and flowing rivers in April. Stroll through it, admire the exquisite ancient buildings, and feel the water town charm of Xinghua; at night, the square is brightly lit, and citizens relax and entertain here, full of life, making it a good place to experience local customs. 🗳Popular food 🔖 Xinghua Fish Balls: This is Xinghua's signature delicacy, made from fresh fish. The meat is delicate and melts in your mouth. It can be boiled or stewed. The fish soup is delicious and full of the flavor of the water town😍. It is recommended to go to some traditional restaurants in the old city, such as Zhangji Fish Ball Restaurant, to taste the most authentic flavor. 🔖 Drunken Crab: Made with high-quality crabs from Xinghua, marinated with unique wine ingredients, the crab roe is full, the crab meat is fresh and tender, and the wine aroma is strong. It is a delicious appetizer. You can buy it in specialty stores or some restaurants. 🔖 Shagou Big Fish Balls: They are large in size, with a soft and glutinous skin and a firm filling. They are usually made with freshwater fish such as grass carp. The taste is slightly different from ordinary fish balls. When eating, they are served with fish soup and chopped green onions, which has a unique flavor. You can taste them in Shagou Ancient Town and its surroundings. 🔖 Sanla Vegetables: Made with jute vegetables, salt, oil, sugar, etc., it tastes salty and slightly spicy. It is a regular on the tables of Xinghua people. It can be eaten directly or used to serve with rice. You can buy it in street snack shops. In short, be sure to plan carefully before coming to Xinghua, consider the seasonality of attractions, transportation, accommodation and other issues, so that you can avoid "thunder zones", fully enjoy the unique charm of Xinghua, and leave a wonderful travel memory.

After arriving in Xinghua, you must take some time in the evening to wander around Bazi Bridge Square. First, it can serve as a post-dinner walk to digest energy; second, it allows you to experience the nightlife of Xinghua; and third, you can check in to the ancient city's night scene. Speaking of the leisure district of Bazi Bridge, although it lacks the daytime bustle, the shops along the streets are mostly closed at night, but the lanterns on the streets are still quite bright. Its tranquil feeling, compared to other ancient towns, is rare, making it suitable for taking pictures of the old street's night view. This trip happened to be on a Sunday night, and I encountered a matchmaking event in the square, filled with a bustling crowd and a lively atmosphere.

Xinghua Taoism has a long history, and the temple is well-established, especially the Dongyue Temple. The temple was founded in Daming Yongle, the central axis is five-in, the left is placed in the Changsheng Institute, and the right is the four-sacred view. The dragon is around the column and the Jinghua cellar. Reluctant to fight against the battle, destroyed by the soldiers, only the arch hall. In 2008, due to the concern of all walks of life, the Dongyue Group was restored and rebuilt. The project began in October of that year and was repaired in September of the following year. The rebuilt Dongyue Temple Hall is heavy and has a lot of weather. Bazi Bridge is located in the center of the old city and on the east side of the Sipai Building, that is, the intersection of Dongcheng Nei Street and Beicheng Nei Street. It spans a bullet-hole granite stone bridge on the north river flowing north and south. The entire layout of the square is roughly divided into three parts: the east is the impression of the "eight-word bridge." Two antique bridges, newly built by masonry and stone, one is Dengqiao Bridge and the other is Zhonghe Bridge. The central part is the map of Xinghua City. In the form of bas-reliefs, the entire square engraves the ancient city map of Xinghua to reproduce the historical features of the ancient city of Xinghua's four-sided towers, suspension bridges and moats.