Tingzhou Ancient City | High Cost-Performance Strategy
College students traveling on a budget, this is how to save a lot of money!
Depart from Quanzhou Station, take the high-speed train🚅 directly to Changting South Station. After exiting the station, you can take a taxi or a bus, the commute time is about the same, taxi costs ¥20, bus🚌 costs two coins.
🏠For accommodation, we chose the Changting Wangjiang Residence Inn, which has a reasonable cost-performance ratio, and in the off-season, it's just over a hundred. They offer a complimentary scenic spot pass (the pass alone costs 95 yuan), which allows access to 5 attractions (Jichuanmen City Wall, Baxi Pavilion, Doctor's Residence, Wolong Academy, Woodworking Training Center). It's recommended to choose one that comes with a ticket, which is almost like getting accommodation for free.
🙋Jichuanmen is suitable for visiting at night. Go out around 7 pm, you can choose the Tingjiang Night Tour project (half price for students at 40 yuan), which lasts about 30min and includes a light show, quite nice. After the boat tour, you can walk to Jichuanmen City Wall, scan the code to enter, make sure to do so before 21:00, recommended visiting time is 30min. Afterwards, you can go to the vicinity of Wolong Academy to check in the famous quote by Louis Ai Lai.
🙋The next morning, go out around 8 am for a walk to feel the atmosphere of the ancient city, and you can see laundry being washed by the river. The morning itinerary is recommended to include Baxi Pavilion, Doctor's Residence, and Woodworking Training Center. Leave around 9 am, and after a ten-minute walk, you'll reach Baxi Building (Baxi Pavilion and Doctor's Residence are connected). The online information says it opens at 9 am, but it's actually 10 am, so if you arrive early, you can first visit the Woodworking Training Center, take a quick tour for about ten minutes, and learn about woodworking development and Hakka architecture. After that, you can visit the nearby Tianhou Palace, enter the attractions around 10 am, and Baxi Pavilion and Doctor's Residence can be visited in 30min, with a performance at Baxi Pavilion at 11 am (one of the Eight Joys). After exiting, you can go to Guizhi Sweet Soup Shop to check in and take photos with a great vibe.
🙋Afternoon itinerary, visit Wolong Academy. Wolong Academy is recommended for 1h of visiting time, and be careful❗️when walking, as it's easy to sprain your ankle if you're not used to the stairs. After exiting, you can go to Diantou Street and Sanyuan Pavilion.
Food recommendations:
Stewed pig kidney, boiled beef with an average price of 15-20
Boji Ba, near Sanyuan Pavilion, costs 5 yuan per serving, not particularly tasty
Dengzhan Cake, vegetarian 2 yuan/piece, with meat 3 yuan/piece
Changting dried tofu (this is delicious!)
Ginger candy (lots of ginger candy shops)
If there are no other plans, you can return! If you have plenty of time, you can choose the bus, Changting No. 3 route, no need for a Longyan bus card, just use the payment code to pay.