The domestic small city that blew up my social circle | Lianyungang Travel Guide
Recently, I've been really into coastal cities. I love sitting by the shore, watching the sunset, listening to the waves, and seeing the fishermen return home with a hint of gold, everything by the sea seems to have an indescribable healing effect.
To chase the tranquility in my heart, I made a special trip to Lianyungang, which is said to be the domestic version of 'Rio de Janeiro'. I stayed for two and a half days, with both joys and disappointments. I've written a bunch of text, hoping to help everyone with their travel plans.
✅ Itinerary:
Day 1️⃣: Xugou — Sea Yuntai Mountain — Yangshan Island — Xugou Pedestrian Street
Day 2️⃣: Liandao — Xugou Seafood Food City
Day 3️⃣: Lianyungang Old Street — Return trip
✅ Attractions Introduction:
Sea Yuntai Mountain:
Recommendation Index: 🌟🌟
Ticket🎫: Be sure to buy it one day in advance for 88, it's 120 on the day, including a scenic shuttle bus ticket;
⭕️ To summarize this scenic area, it's just about visiting the island platform, the port platform, and the city platform to take pictures, not much to see or do;
⭕️ Complaining a bit, there's a lot of fog on the mountain, and the scenic area sends visitors up the mountain regardless of the weather;
⭕️ If you really want to go, make sure to choose a clear sunny day;
⚠️ The flat replacement is at the foot of the mountain, just park on the side and fly a drone;
Yangshan Island:
Recommendation Index: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Ticket🎫: Currently free, but it's said to start charging. If it's free, I suggest going for it without hesitation;
⭕️ The entrance is a fishing port, after walking a short distance, on the right is a lighthouse, in the distance is a cross-sea bridge, on the left is a coastal boardwalk;
⭕️ The concrete piers around the lighthouse have been painted in colors, it's very photogenic when the weather is good;
⭕️ Sunset time is suitable for watching the sunset at the fishing port, it's especially healing and beautiful;
⭕️ Along the coastal boardwalk, you can climb up the rocks, many people come here to check in and take photos;
Liandao:
Recommendation Index: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Ticket🎫: The ticket for the charged area is 50💰, the round-trip ticket is 20💰, and there is also a free area;
⭕️ The charged area mainly includes Dashawan, Sumawan, and Peacock Garden;
⭕️ Dashawan and Sumawan are just ordinary beaches, but if you come early, you can go catch crabs🦀;
⭕️ After entering Dashawan, walk to the right, there is a seaside boardwalk that leads all the way to Sumawan, a nice walk and photo opportunity;
⭕️ The free area includes Yangwo Head for sunrise viewing, with a parking lot nearby where you can rent tents;
⭕️ West Liandao is also free, where you can see the domestic Rio, and you can also go to 'Liandao Seafood Food Plaza' to wait for the sunset;
Lianyungang Old Street:
Recommendation Index: 🌟🌟🌟
Ticket🎫: Free;
⭕️ Full of Republic of China architecture, you can take photos all the way, fortunately, it's not crowded, many houses are abandoned;
⭕️ It's not a must-visit spot, commercial development is not high, you can finish walking in half an hour without stopping;
⭕️ At the entrance of the old street, you can take photos of Lianyun Station train station, on the right side of entering the old street is the night market, further in is a church;
⭕️ Continue along the main street, on the left side there is a Hundred Steps Heavenly Stairway, where you can check in;
✅ Accommodation Recommendation:
⭕️ It's suggested to stay in Xugou, the prices are much more affordable than on Liandao;
⭕️ The commercial development around Xugou is relatively more advanced, and it's very convenient for transportation and dining;
✅ Dining Recommendation:
⭕️ For dining, just go to Haitang Road Seafood Food City, which has more local characteristics;
⭕️ Next to it is Haitang Road Market, where you can catch seafood yourself and find a shop to cook it;
⭕️ I had sea intestine fried rice and cold mixed octopus, especially the sea intestine fried rice, it was really amazing;
⭕️ The Xugou Pedestrian Street mentioned online, I went there and it was all snacks from various places, just pass by if you happen to walk past;
⚠️ Don't eat on Liandao or by the sea, be careful of being ripped off;
✅ Transportation:
⭕️ If you live nearby, it's recommended to drive there, the roads in the port city are wide and there are few cars, parking is free in most places;
⭕️ Renting a car is not really recommended, if you stay in Xugou, the taxi fare to various attractions is about 20💰;
⭕️ Many attractions can be reached by BRT bus, 2💰 for a ride;
⭕️ You can also choose to ride an electric bike, the main advantage is parking convenience, search for Hello Electric Bike on Alipay to find nearby stores, 60 to 80 for a day (24H);
Traveling with children, there are really a lot of people in the summer vacation. I queued up in the morning and took a sightseeing car. The children were very happy to play in the water and sand. The return sightseeing car was really comfortable with the wind!
East to Yingshi, to see the red roof house, red tower crane and colorful containers in the port area, with blue sea water, very colorful. Climbing the mountain a little, overall not tired, old and young.
Traveling with your baby and mother, the weather is better, and the sea is a little clearer than expected. You can take a small train to visit, there are quite a lot of attractions inside, you can't play for a day.
There are very many tourists on May 1st. There is a tourist through train line 2 from the train station. It is free during May 1st. It takes about 1.5 hours to take a long queue to take a sightseeing bus to Dashawan after arriving at the visitor center. Then take the seaside plank road to Suma Bay. The seaside plank road is said to be 2.5km. But it feels absolutely more than up and down, so it is very tired. After Suma Bay comes out, I continue to queue for a sightseeing bus to return to Dasha Bay, and then go to the opposite yacht club to take a sailboat. It is very comfortable. ~ Finally, I went to the Liandao Seafood Food Court to shoot the sunset. It was very beautiful. ~
The first time I came to Lianyungang, I brought children to play, and I didn't go to Huaguo Mountain. It was very tired to climb the mountain. Just come to Liandao to play, Liandao scenery is very good and convenient, do the tour 3 line directly to the entrance of the attraction Dashawan, it is recommended to see Dashawan, buy 20 yuan per person ticket to the traffic tour bus to Suma Bay, more fun, better scenery. PS, the sea water at the end of April is still relatively cold, don't let children catch cold.
The first time I came to Lianyungang, I brought children to play, and I didn't go to Huaguo Mountain. It was very tired to climb the mountain. Just come to Liandao to play, Liandao scenery is very good and convenient, do the tour 3 line directly to the entrance of the attraction Dashawan, it is recommended to see Dashawan, buy 20 yuan per person ticket to the traffic tour bus to Suma Bay, more fun, better scenery. PS, the sea water at the end of April is still relatively cold, don't let children catch cold.
Play route: 1. Jingjiao car sightseeing route (the fare is 20 pairs of outbound and return trips can be used in the visitor center → Dashawan Visitor Center → Dashawan → Peacock Garden → Sumawan → Deng Xiaoping Sculpture Park → Dashawan Visitor Center → Visitor Center recommends taking a bus to Peacock Garden and taking pictures on the seaside plank road Special film! ! After shooting, you can continue to wait for the bus to Suma Bay 2. Hiking sightseeing route yacht club → Dashawan → seaside plank road → Peacock Garden → Guanri Pavilion → Suma Bay → Deng Xiaoping Sculpture Park
What a beautiful island, there are many people. Colorful walking trails, blue sea water, delicate beaches, green bamboo forests. . . Time relationship did not see the sunrise and sunset, a little regrettable. ps. I especially like Thomas' little train. .