The spring of the wax moon moves, and the harmony relieves the harshness of winter. On the occasion of the Spring Festival, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism launched 68 national rural tourism boutique routes of "Four Seasons of Good Scenery in the Countryside - Shopping in the Countryside and Gathering for the New Year". 2024 Intangible Cultural Heritage Award Among them, Weihai, ShandongRongcheng "The End of the Sky Swan Coast" tour, Liaocheng's"Spring 'Luck' is coming, Millennium Canal Cultural Tour".The route was selected, come and take a look!
01 Weihai Rongcheng
"The End of the Sky Swan Coast" tour
Route details: Xianghai Forest Hot Spring, Chengshantou Scenic Area, Xixiakou Tourist Area, Big Swan Theme Highway, Yandunjiao Village, Chishan Temple Fair
Depart from the Xianghai Forest Hot Spring in Xianghai Forest Park. When the north wind is howling and the snow is everywhere, the hot springs of Xianghai are steaming hot. Soak in the warm soup pool and experience the fun of "**Double Heaven".
There are 5 indoor pools and 21 open-air pools, each of which looks like a pearl dotted among the pine forests, waiting to be seen by shellfish hunters.
The mountains in winter seem to be wrapped in a snow-white fairy tale world. The snow is vast, and the cliffs are set against the background of ice and snow, like a three-dimensional "ice and snow landscape painting".
Chengshantou is a good place to watch the sunrise over the sea. When the majestic snow scene breaks out of the boundary of the field of vision, spreads to the distant sea and sky, wisps of golden light ready to burst through the sky, adding a strong touch to this plain landscape.
PS: Every New Year's Day, the "Welcome the First Sunshine of the New Year" event is held here, and citizens and tourists pray for the blessings of the new year.
Next, you can go to Xixiakou for a trip to the zodiac culture. When the traditional New Year of the zodiac changes and the snow falls to welcome the new year, the art style becomes even more cute.
The fierce beasts in Xixiakou are unbridled, take pictures with all kinds of cute pets, and experience the fun of feeding. Visitors with the same New Year's theme as the park can also get a variety of benefits, allowing you to experience the fun of Animal Story.
Whooper swan is the bright business card of Rongcheng winter, every winter, tens of thousands of whooper swans fly from distant Siberia to Rongcheng to perch, in the snow, swans flock, as if strayed into a fairyland, and like being in a fairy tale.
The Big Swan Theme Highway connects the key scenic spots around Swan Lake, with swan-themed paintings, swan-themed sculptures, and swan-themed pocket parks along the way, guiding tourists all the way forward and exploring the footprints of swans.
Speaking of swan watching,".Home seagrass room, leaning on the door to watch swansThe village of Yandunjiao has attracted many photographers. After the snow, I lived in the white "mushroom house", a characteristic fisherman's seaweed house, and suddenly thought I was in the world of Hayao Miyazaki's manga.
All the way to the south, go to Chishan Mountaineering to catch up with the temple fair, and feel the lively New Year's flavor. Traditional folk performances, acrobatic programs, intangible cultural heritage performances, and food ...... from all over the worldThe Chishan Spring Festival temple fair is splendid and lively.
As one of the important cultural events during the Spring Festival in Weihai and Jiaodong Peninsula, red lanterns, pink cherry blossom decorations, and festive happiness gates ......"New Year's flavor + atmosphere".max。
Recommended food Dry pot anemone, mackerel dumplings, cold bird shellfish, fish pot cakes, steamed squid, braised sea cucumber with green onions, etc.
Recommended Venus apples, Rongcheng big peanuts, honey jar sweet potato, Shengjia fire, midge shrimp paste, good master sea cucumber, Haizhibao deep-sea small kelp, Taixiang mackerel dumplings, squid boys, canned blue tuna, etc.
Creative products "Swan Family" series of cultural and creative products (Swan dolls, necklaces, brooches, keychains, refrigerator magnets, Swan Family blind boxes), "Xixiakou Courtesy" theme cultural and creative products, etc.
By car:Rongcheng City is 60 kilometers away from Weihai City, about 1 hour by car; It is 120 kilometers away from Yantai and 1 hour by high-speed rail; It is 260 kilometers away from Qingdao and 2 hours by high-speed rail; It is more than 500 kilometers away from Jinan, and the high-speed rail journey takes about 3 hours to 4 hours.
02 Liaocheng Linqing
"Spring 'Luck' is coming, Millennium Canal Cultural Tour".
Route details: Canal Bank, Zhongzhou Ancient Streets and Alleys, Yuan Canal, Relic Pagoda Scenic Area, Canal Cultural Customs Park, Red Education Base of Liquan Village, Weiwan Town, Weijiawan Tribute Brick Culture Dissemination and Exhibition Base
"Prosperous and oppressive two capitals" and "rich Jiaqi County".Not bad at all. Linqing City is rich in rich historical and cultural heritage, rich in historical relics here, profound cultural heritage, and Linqing food along the canal has become the favorite of many people!
Photo: Yin Jianzhong.
Linqing banknote customs is the first of the eight banknotes of the canal, where the cultural connotation is rich, it is the Ming and Qing dynasties set up in the canal to supervise the direct agency of Caoyun tax, and it is also the only remaining canal banknote customs.
Huitonghe Photo: Yin Jianzhong.
Yuan Canal (Huitong River) east from Aotouji, west to Linqing Gate into the guard, the total length of 12 kilometers, is the Yuan Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty 26 years (1289) to excavate, from Xucheng Anshan to Linqing Yuhe (Wei River), Linqing Yuan Canal is the Yuan Dynasty "Huitong River" only remaining a section of the original ecological river.
AotoujiIt is located at the junction of the Yuan Canal and the Ming Canal. Because the stacked stone is a dam, the shape is like the head of the Aotou, so it is called the Aotou Rock. In the Ming Dynasty, the inscription of Ma Lun in Zhizhou of Linqing Dynasty was called "monopoly" and "aotouji", giving it the artistic conception of "monopoly".
Linqing Relic Pagoda is the landmark building of Linqing, is the only remaining Ming Dynasty building tower in Shandong Province, this tower and Tongzhou Burning Lighthouse, Yangzhou Wenfeng Tower, Hangzhou Liuhe Pagoda and called "the four famous towers of the canal". The towers are staggered with layers, and the scenery on each floor is different.
The Canal Cultural Garden is located in the northeast corner of Linqing City, and the scenic spot is designed according to the spatial layout of the first ring, two axes, three streets and twelve lanes. The three streets are cultural leisure and entertainment streets, special flavor food streets, and themed cultural and creative streets; At the same time, water is drawn into the park, reflecting the characteristics of the canal here.
In addition, you can also go to Liquan Village, Weiwan Town, and walk into the Party History Memorial Hall, the Liberation War Exhibition Hall, and the former site of the Qingping County Party Committee to experience a passionate history. In Weijiawan, learn about the national intangible cultural heritage Linqing Gong brick burning skills, and see that the bricks made by the ancient method are not alkaline, do not corrode, and have a sound of percussion.
PS: Linqing Gong bricks played a pivotal role in the construction of the ancient city of Beijing. Since the Ming Dynasty moved the capital to Beijing, Linqing tribute bricks have been continuously transported to Beijing along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
Food recommendations Shixiang noodles, halal eight bowls, Ding horse shell fish feast, siu mai, pounded chicken noodles, pallet tofu, Youjiaxi shop, Liu Gaozi Bairen, Jinjing bean curd, etc.
Good things are recommended Linqing Gong bricks, face sculptures, carved porcelain, egg carvings, Han bronzes, dresses and cloth shoes, etc.
*: Photographer Mo Mo Rui.
Self-driving: Linqing City is about 1 km away from the city; It is about 1 km from the banknote to Aotouji; It is about 50 meters from Aotouji to Zhongzhou Ancient Street and Lane, Yuan Canal, 2 minutes on foot, and about 2 kilometers from Yuan Canal to Relic Pagoda Scenic Area, 10 minutes by car; It is about 5 kilometers from the relics pagoda scenic area to the canal style garden, and it takes about 15 minutes by car; Qingping Xinghuo Red Education Base, Liquan Village, Weiwan Town, about 30 minutes' drive; Weijiawan Tribute Brick Culture Dissemination and Exhibition Base is about 15 minutes' drive from Qingping Xinghuo Red Education Base.