2025 Wenshang Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in April)

The May Day holiday is just around the corner, and Shandong's famous cities are likely to be packed with tourists. But don't worry, Shandong also has quiet and less-crowded destinations, such as Jining. This city boasts a rich history and culture. The Grand Canal area in the city center resembles the moat in Jinan, exuding a unique charm. Moreover, Jining's districts and counties are well-connected by frequent intercity buses, providing great convenience for tourists. Here's a fantastic 4-day, 3-night itinerary for you. 4-Day Itinerary D1: Yanzhou Station—Xinglong Cultural Park—Yanzhou Museum—Catholic Church—Zoucheng Station—Tombs of the Ming Prince of Lu—Zoucheng Museum—Mencius Temple and Mansion—Hujiashan Mountain Start your journey at Yanzhou Station. First, immerse yourself in the unique cultural atmosphere of Xinglong Cultural Park, then delve into history at the Yanzhou Museum. Afterwards, visit the Catholic Church. Upon arriving at Zoucheng Station, explore the magnificent Tombs of the Ming Prince of Lu, with its impressive underground palace (many artifacts from the tomb are now well-preserved in the Shandong Provincial Museum). Next, visit the Zoucheng Museum, and finally, experience the charm of Confucian culture at the Mencius Temple and Mansion. Conclude your fulfilling day by enjoying the natural scenery at Hujiashan Mountain. D2: Xiaowangzhuang Tombs—Pan Family Mansion—Jining Museum (Old Building)—Taibai Tower—Grand Canal Area—Dongda Temple—Jining Museum (New Building)—Jining Art Museum—Taibai Lake Begin your second day exploring the historical Xiaowangzhuang Tombs, followed by a visit to the Pan Family Mansion. Then, head to the old building of the Jining Museum, and ascend Taibai Tower to experience the poetic grandeur. Stroll along the Grand Canal area, which resembles Jinan's moat, and admire the scenery along the banks. Next, visit the Dongda Temple to appreciate the beauty of religious architecture. In the afternoon, explore the new building of the Jining Museum (a highly recommended museum in Shandong, where you can easily spend half a day). Afterwards, cultivate your artistic sensibilities at the Jining Art Museum, and in the evening, enjoy the beautiful night view of Taibai Lake. D3: Dushan Island—Houshiying Village—Canal City Gate Tower—Grand Canal Area Night View—Ruima Hotel In the morning, set off for Dushan Island, known as the "sea" of Jining. It offers a seaside ambiance and is a popular leisure destination for locals. Next, experience rural life at Houshiying Village, and then climb the Canal City Gate Tower for a panoramic view of the city. In the evening, revisit the Grand Canal area to admire the dazzling night view, which is quite different from the daytime scenery. Finally, head to the Ruima Hotel. D4: Wenshang Baoxiang Palace—Baoxiang Temple—Zhongdu Museum On your last day, visit the Wenshang Baoxiang Palace, a place with an exotic atmosphere. If you missed Xinglong Cultural Park, you can experience a unique and awe-inspiring ambiance here. Then, visit Baoxiang Temple, and finally, conclude your Jining trip with a visit to the Zhongdu Museum. Travel Tips 1. Getting to Dushan Island: If you choose to take the bus to Dushan Island, navigate to Dongdan Village. From there, it's a short walk to the causeway. 2. Flexible Itinerary: In addition to the 5 recommended highlights, you can arrange other attractions based on your time and interests. This itinerary doesn't include Qufu. If you wish to visit Qufu, it's recommended to allocate an extra day. 3. Food and Accommodation: Jining offers a diverse culinary scene. Don't miss local specialties like Jining pancakes and clay pot braised pork with rice. For accommodation, it's recommended to stay near Taibai Tower for convenient transportation. This itinerary is perfect for those seeking off-the-beaten-path travel in Shandong, allowing you to avoid the crowds and enjoy a relaxing holiday.

Shandong, 501 BC, Confucius first served as the governor of Zhongdu. Ancient Zhongdu Wenshang became the earliest cultural heritage demonstration area in China, the most virtuous area of the pre-Qin era. Based on the broad background of the inheritance and development of Confucian culture in Wenshang, and following the historical records of Confucius Zai Zhongdu, the historical atmosphere and life scenes of the Spring and Autumn period are fully restored. Combined with modern multimedia display forms, visitors are taken back to ancient times to personally listen to Confucius' thoughts on political virtue education, leaving a deep impression and provoking deep thinking. The concept and approach of "scene restoration, strong atmosphere, vivid images, rich connotations, and emphasis on interaction" are used to restore the historical facts of Confucius Zai Zhongdu through lifelike and captivating scene displays, vivid ancient character sculptures, highly realistic antique exhibits, supplemented by high-tech sound, light, and electrical exhibition methods. This allows the audience to feel as if they are crossing time and space, returning to the Spring and Autumn period when sages emerged, creating a strong visual and auditory resonance, aiming to achieve an exhibition effect that can "move people, retain people, educate people, with creativity, highlights, and connotations."

|. Baoxiang Temple in China is the only temple in China that enshrines the tooth relic of Buddha. Legend has it that there are four Buddha tooth relics, one in the sky, one in the sea, one in Sri Lanka, and one enshrined in Baoxiang Temple. Therefore, it is really rare to have the opportunity to see the Buddha's tooth relic. The golden building is Baoxiang Palace. Currently, its interior is not open to the public and can only be visited from the outside. It is said that the Baoxiang Palace was designed according to the appearance characteristics of the Buddhist Ashoka Pagoda, combining elements of ancient Chinese architecture and the characteristics of Wenshang Buddhist cultural relics. It is magnificent and majestic, and it is worth a visit! Looking forward to the internal opening~ 🎫 Baoxiang Temple and Baoxiang Palace are charged separately, Baoxiang Temple ticket is 50/person, Baoxiang Palace ticket is 20/person. Tour guide 100/time.

I arrived on the first evening and went straight to the giant snowman for photos. The next day at noon, I visited the 731 site, then went to the Sofia Church and Central Street, tasting the candied haws with a slushy texture. Dinner was Russian cuisine on Central Street. The third day at noon, I went to the Baroque style street, had pot stew and Guo Bao Rou, and even captured the frozen roses🌹, the romance of winter. Then it was off to the Ice and Snow World, the Ferris wheel, the Harbin ice show, and the big slide. The queues were too long, so I didn't experience them, mainly to see the ice sculptures. Taking photos was also great. Later, I went back to Central Street for barbecue, the first time I saw cooling patches being given out, which was really amazing. After eating frozen pears that were so cold they made my teeth ache, I went back to Sofia Church to hold a white fox. Finally, I returned to the hotel at about 22:30.

📍Location: Shangshu Road, Wenshang County, Jining City, Shandong Province ⏰Time: About an hour 🚗Transportation: Accessible by both bus and self-driving, less than an hour from the city center by bus. 📸Travel Photography Tips: ✔The exterior of Baoxiang Palace is grand and has a foreign flair, and from a high vantage point, you can overlook the entire Baoxiang Temple and Wenshang city. ✔Baoxiang Temple is bustling, but this place is quiet, so be mindful of heights, especially the elderly and children when climbing high. ✔Half a day is enough for a visit to Wenshang, with the itinerary: Baoxiang Palace👉Baoxiang Temple👉Zhongdu Museum (take a break at noon, closed on Mondays). ✔Viewed from the opposite bridge, it feels like a golden pagoda on the water, and the scenery is even better in summer~ ✔The red wall outside Baoxiang Palace frames the tower, giving off a Xi'an vibe!

👉 Wenshang County, formerly known as Zhongdu, is located in the northernmost part of Jining, bordering Liangshan County, Yanzhou District, Rencheng District, and Dongping County and Ningyang County of Tai'an City. 👉 This place is really a severely underrated treasure of a tourist city! 📝 If you come to Wenshang for tourism, it is recommended to check in at the following five places! ▪️ Zhongdu Museum Located south of Baoxiang Temple scenic area and west of Lotus Square, the exhibition hall is divided into two floors, with the first floor for historical relics exhibition and the second floor for Buddhist relics exhibition, covering an exhibition area of 800 square meters. The exhibition hall uses comprehensive exhibition means to show the cultural development of Wenshang in all aspects and from multiple angles. Currently, the museum has a collection of over 50,000 cultural relics, making it one of the museums with the largest number of cultural relics in Shandong Province at the county level, which is well worth a visit. ▪️ Baoxiang Temple A Buddhist cultural theme scenic area and experience site that integrates the display and worship of holy objects, religious study and practice, and tourism and leisure. ⚠️ The main attractions include: Baoxiang Temple Pagoda Yard, Baoxiang Temple Building Complex, Zhongdu Museum, Buddha Worship Square, and Buddha Worship Avenue. ▪️ Wenshang Confucian Temple Wenshang Confucian Temple is a national 3A level scenic spot, dedicated to the worship of the great thinker and educator Confucius. The existing main buildings include the Ji Gate, Dacheng Hall, and Minglun Hall, with newly built Confucius Zhaizhongdu Cultural Exhibition Area and Imperial Examination Cultural Exhibition Area on the east and west sides. ▪️ Zhongdu Folk Museum Located at the northeast corner of the Lotus Lake Wetland Scenic Area in Wenshang County, the main building is a Ming and Qing folk-style antique building with an elegant and unique architectural style. It is the largest folk culture theme museum in southwestern Shandong with the most exhibits and the most distinctive features. It displays the folk culture of southwestern Shandong, especially the local marriage customs, childbirth customs, birthday customs, folk crafts, theatrical arts, quyi (traditional Chinese performing arts), and folk production and living customs of Jining and Wenshang. ▪️ Lotus Lake 👣 Tour route: Lotus Square—Lotus Bridge—Welcome Avenue—Viewing Platform—Yongji Bridge—Li Bai Square—Wetland Exhibition Area—Zhongdu Folk Museum 📍 Address: 2 kilometers north of the Binhu Boulevard in Wenshang Street, Wenshang County 💰 Ticket price: Free admission for the first entry ticket

The Wen Shang Confucian Temple complex was originally built in the thirteenth year of the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty, covering an area of about 20,000 square meters. The complex is approximately 100 meters wide from east to west and 200 meters long from north to south. Existing structures include the Ji Men (Halberd Gate), Dacheng Hall, Ming Lun Hall, the Martyred Women's Shrine, and the Filial Piety Shrine, among others, making it a provincial-level cultural heritage site. Historically, during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Wen Shang Confucian Temple was continuously renovated and expanded in the style of the Qufu Confucian Temple, forming a large architectural complex centered around the Dacheng Hall. Upon entering, the first thing one sees is the temple's main gate - the Lingxing Gate. The 'Lingxing Gate' is a stone structure on the central axis of the temple. The Dacheng Hall is the main building of the temple and the central place for worshipping Confucius. The architectural style of the Dacheng Hall is a single-eave Xieshan style, and the plaque above the hall was inscribed by Mr. Kong Decheng, the seventy-seventh generation descendant of Confucius, in 1993. At the center of the hall, the statue of Confucius himself is enshrined. In ancient times, Confucius was revered as a 'Sage Endowed by Heaven' and 'The Wooden Clapper of Heaven.' He was one of the most learned men of his time and was later honored by rulers as Kong Shengren, the Supreme Sage, and the Ultimate Sage Teacher. His Confucian philosophy has had a profound impact on both China and the world.

As a travel expert who likes to explore small but beautiful destinations, I have grown to love Jining more and more. Spring brings a profusion of flowers, summer is filled with the chirping of cicadas, and autumn and winter also offer their own beautiful scenery. With the changing of the seasons, I have spent many wonderful times in Jining, watching the mountains and waters. Recently, my trips to Jining have included not only enjoying the beautiful scenery but also deliberately adding a cultural aspect to my tours. On one hand, it increases the interest in knowledge, and on the other hand, it makes the travel experience more substantial, which is the direction I like. 【About the Museum Journey】 Like many people, I now make a special trip to the museums of the city I visit. I think to understand a city, one should not only appreciate its current beauty and prosperity but perhaps also its cultural heritage and history... Museums, as a concentrated expression of national culture and world civilization and as carriers of spiritual and material civilization, bear the heavy responsibility of promoting national culture and revitalizing the national spirit. This museum journey in Jining Wenshang was very enlightening, with a broad and inquisitive approach. Here are three recommended places to check in! 【Recommended Check-in Spots】 First stop: Zhongdu Museum The Zhongdu Museum exhibition hall is divided into two floors, with the first floor dedicated to historical relics and the second to Buddhist artifacts, covering an exhibition area of 800 square meters. The exhibition hall uses comprehensive exhibition methods to show the cultural development of Wenshang from all angles and perspectives. Special recommendations: The Beixin culture of Jia Bo, Chiyou culture, Confucius as the governor of Zhongdu, the Nanwang Canal water diversion, the Four Ministers of the Same Dynasty, and other cultural themes of famous people from Zhongdu. Second stop: Baoxiang Temple If you are interested in traditional culture, you can visit Wenshang Baoxiang Temple. It is a Buddhist cultural theme scenic area that integrates the display and worship of sacred objects, religious study experiences, and leisurely tourism. Third stop: Wenshang Confucian Temple Historically, during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Wenshang Confucian Temple was continuously renovated and expanded in the style of the Qufu Confucian Temple, forming a large architectural complex centered around the Dacheng Hall. The existing structures of the Wenshang Confucian Temple include the Ji Gate, Dacheng Hall, Minglun Hall, the Shrine of Chaste Women, and the Shrine of Filial Piety, making it a provincial-level cultural heritage site.

🧊The southern potato feels very shocked! It's beautiful both during the day and at night! It is recommended that everyone go after 2 pm, so you can have two time periods! Really don't miss it! Each has its own beauty! But they are all extremely beautiful! 🧊I went in January and it has already started to melt. It's a pity that some of the too sharp ones have been shoveled off. You have to wait for the new theme next year. 🧊Warmth suggestions (-26°) Thermal vest, thermal clothes, sweater, down jacket, fleece-lined pants, outer pants, wool socks, heated insoles, snow boots, hat, gloves, scarf, mask 🧊Recommend taking the subway, there is a chance of traffic jams by taxi, the subway is fast, it is recommended to live on Line 2, the park opens at 11:00, the first batch of people without Vip tickets will not queue for too long, there are things to eat in the park, Pizza Hut, skewers, KFC are all available, there are some milk tea stations when you are tired Regular 🎫 328r Vip🎫800r Premium🎫2588r/2 people 🧊Basically no one, you wear blue and white will take pictures, the ice sculpture will be more shocking with a wide angle, if you go in the morning without queuing for the slide or Ferris wheel, focus on taking pictures will basically take life phot

Ice and Snow World strategy look at this👇 Park entrance⛲️, big slide🛝, ferris wheel🎡 experience sharing 🚉Transportation strategy: Subway🚇: Line 2, Ice and Snow World Station Exit 3 Bus🚌, taxi🚕: The Ice and Snow World official WeChat mini program has a very detailed travel route📖 🕙Business hours: 11:00～21:30 ⚠️The opening time will be about half an hour in advance, and the closing time will also be delayed according to the flow of people Park entrance, big slide, ferris wheel, Ha Bing Show, disco, car ballet show details refer to the introduction～ Park entrance: East Gate (next to Subway Exit 3) There is a free shuttle bus🚌 from the East Gate to the South Gate～ There are more people at the East Gate, and fewer people at the South Gate. If you want to be closer to the East Gate, it's best to arrive before 9:30. If the East Gate is full, you will not be allowed to queue up. You will be asked to take a shuttle bus to queue up at the South Gate. We arrived at the East Gate at 9:50 and were no longer allowed to queue up. We went to the South Gate and queued up in a relatively forward position. ✅Popular project strategy: Big slide: If you want to rush to the big slide as soon as you enter the gate, go to the East Gate, which is closer to the East Gate. After entering the East Gate, run to the right, the direction of the pink arrow in Figure 3, the green circle is the place where the big slide queues up, and the green arrow is the direction of the end of the queue. If you enter from the South Gate, run straight to the right after entering the gate, the red arrow in Figure 3. I entered from the South Gate, usually do not exercise much, ran halfway and couldn't run anymore, walked and ran, and it took ten minutes to get to the big slide. Those who enter from the South Gate also need to pay attention to one point. There are people rushing to the Ferris wheel in the crowd at the South Gate. They are running to the left front. When running, you must look at the road signs. There is a fork in the road. The Ferris wheel goes to the left and the big slide goes to the right. Don't follow the crowd and run the wrong way. We opened the door at 10:30, lined up at the position in Figure 4 at 10:40, and queued up for 1.5 hours to play. The queue was always walking. It took half an hour to queue up to the position in Figure 5. The position in Figure 5 is the last place to queue up. Stand still and queue for an hour. You can go to any mouth. Each mouth lets 5 people in at a time. Sometimes the 5th person will want to go down with a companion. The staff will ask if there is one person. Single people can go in advance, only ask once. The slide on the right side of the big slide is on the outer circle, 20 meters longer than the left side. If you want to slide long, go to the right. Ferris wheel: If you rush to the Ferris wheel as soon as you enter the gate, enter from the South Gate, run to the left front, the direction of the blue arrow in Figure 3, the direction of the orange arrow is the direction of the queue, and the arrow is the end of the queue. My friend rushed to the big slide, in a position slightly behind the South Gate, and queued up for 40 minutes. I went to the Ferris wheel at 8:50 after the disco ended at eight o'clock, and queued for an hour. The Ferris wheel stops queuing at 9 o'clock. As long as you enter the queue before 9 o'clock, you can all play. The park will close after everyone has finished playing. However, I don't mind queuing for the Ferris wheel after the disco. The disco will sweat, and it's very cold at night. It's easy to catch a cold after sweating and queuing for the Ferris wheel. My friend, a boy, had a fever after queuing for the Ferris wheel after the disco. Sit on the right side of the Ferris wheel car, the scenery is behind the right side seat, you can't see much scenery on both sides and the left seat. It takes 20 minutes to go around.

Ice and Snow World, Dream Ferris Wheel, it's really beautiful, must go, very suitable for couples to travel, this winter nowhere to go, must go is to go to Harbin to see, take a Ferris wheel. Ice and Snow World

One-day tour to Ice and Snow World There were already a lot of people queuing up at nine in the morning. Although I was mentally prepared, I basically spent the whole day queuing up. The photo taking time was no more than an hour, and most of the time I took photos while queuing. Let’s get to the point. After entering, I looked at the guide and planned to sprint 100 meters to the big slide. Unfortunately, as a southerner, my throat felt so uncomfortable halfway through the run that I could only walk slowly. The queue was very long and many uncivilized people squeezed in. Security guards would only stop people from cutting in line at the railings, but there was basically no way to stop them from cutting in line outside. The result was that I was waiting outside the park at 9 o'clock for it to open, and it was not until 12:30 that I was able to ride on the big slide. It took only one minute to finish the big slide, then we had a quick bite to eat and went to queue for the Harbin Ice Show. The 2 o'clock show was the Longjiang Show, and we queued for it after about 40 minutes. Soon, the Harbin Ice Show was the next show. The Longjiang show was also very exciting. Our Chinese girls and boys performed really well haha. However, filming was not allowed, so no pictures were posted. After the show, we went to line up for the big slide. We queued from 3 to 6 o'clock, and we were freezing. But the scenery was great. I video-called my mom to share the best view with her. She is from the north, so she must miss it! With the little spare time left, I went to the main stage to dance. The atmosphere was great, but at the end of the stage, I was 175cm tall and couldn't see anything in front of the burly bodies of the Northeastern brothers. I could only look at the brothers' phones to see what was on the stage. We left the park at 7:30. I am from Hubei, and my feelings after this day are 1. Drink less water. I am a boy and I have to queue up to go to the toilet, let alone girls. There are really a lot of people in the toilet. Although the park has a special sanitary area for women, it is really uncomfortable to queue in winter. 2. The heated insoles are still useful when you are waiting in a long queue, but you have to remember to take them out afterwards. I didn’t take them out to save trouble, and it was even colder afterwards. 3 Harbin people are really welcoming! I had a very pleasant chat with a young man on the way to the queue, but we got separated later, haha. One-day tour Harbin mobile phone photography

◾️Navigate to the Beach Tribe, you will see a skiing amusement park, ignore it, enter from the parking lot next to it and you will arrive when you see a snow sculpture of a big white pear. 🔷Non-scenic spot, it is actually the ice field for building the Ice and Snow World, very close to the Ice and Snow World, pay attention to safety when entering⚠️ ⏰Shooting time: Around 9-10 in the morning, morning blue light, 🧊 will be light blue, 11-2 at noon, fixed light, the overall shot will be relatively white, the sun starts to set at 3-4 in the afternoon, orange sunset, you can arrange according to your own time 🚗Transportation: It takes about 20 minutes to get there from Central Avenue🚖, and there will be 🚕 waiting there when you come out, the transportation is quite convenient

Jining Baoxiang Temple Guide I mean, I chose to worship between work and progress! See the God of Wealth kneel and kowtow! Baoxiang Temple is in Wen Shang County, Jining, about 40 minutes by taxi from Jining city center. It is a very worthwhile 4A scenic spot hidden in the county. It is divided into two parts, one is the ancient temple where you can pray, and the other is the viewing platform. These two places need to buy tickets separately. The play time depends on the individual, and it feels that 1-2 hours is enough. Please guide 100 yuan, the progress will be faster. Location: No. 78 Shangshu Road, Wenshang County Ticket: 50 yuan (free for locals) Time: 8:00 am-17:30 pm "The first scenic spot in the Northern Dynasty, the first Taoist field in the East" covers more than 600 acres. Here are the golden Buddha of Sakyamuni and the eighteen Arhats of bluestone color sculpture. In the underground palace deep in the pagoda, there are the real Buddha teeth of Sakyamuni, relics, which are very worth seeing. This ancient temple is full of incense, and the people who go to worship are also endless. It is recommended that you go in the morning and do not take pictures of the Buddha when taking pictures. The main check-in places: Prince Lingzong Tower → Daxiong Hall → Offering Hall → Xiangshui Sea → Underground Palace. It is very worth coming to worship and pray. Baoxiang Palace: At the back of Baoxiang Temple, you need to come out of Baoxiang Temple and walk a distance. The separate ticket is 20 yuan. It was built later, but there is a unfinished inside. Buying a ticket to go in is just to climb the stairs to the lotus seat. If you want to take pictures, you can go in. If you don’t take pictures, there is nothing worth seeing inside, and there are not many people. From the outside, it looks a bit exotic. It is designed according to the characteristics of the Ashoka Tower, combined with some ancient architectural elements and totems, and the characteristics of Wenshang Buddhist cultural relics, to create a viewing platform.

Baoxiang Temple Baoxiang Temple is located in the northwest corner of Wenshang County, Jining City, and was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is known as the 'first famous place in the Northern Dynasty, the first Taoist temple in the east.' The Baoxiang Temple scenic area covers more than 600 acres, and the worship hall currently worships the Sakyamuni Tanmu gilded Buddha and the eighteen Arhats made of colored stone. The tower palace covers an area of 80 square meters, and the deep part of the tower palace worships more than a hundred Buddhist relics such as the real tooth and relics of Sakyamuni. It takes about 1 hour to drive from Jining city to this place.