What to Do in Gaomi in 5 Days? Travel Guide and Tips

Author's Profile Picture

by Trip.com

Day 1 | Morning

Red Sorghum Movie and Television Base

Opening Hours: Open from 9:00am-5:30pm

Ticket Price: 80 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: Shakouzi Village, Shugang Logistics Park, Gaomi City, Weifang City

The red sorghum film and television location is the red sorghum area used in the filming of "The Red Sorghum". The attractions such as the bandit nest, the observatory and the four-door tower constructed by the TV series have become the highlights of the high-density tour. Visitors here come see the filming buildings in the TV series, and watch the high-density and distinctive cultural works such as "Gao Mi Si Bao" (Jiang Zhuang Fu Shi Nian Hua, Nie Jia Zhuang clay sculpture, Lijiacun Red Paper Spring Festival, high-density paper-cut), as well as tourists competing to see the TV dramas. In the "Nine Children" riding the squatting, the car sedan, and the sedan chaired by the actors in the play, the tofu that was eaten during the filming, etc., have also become popular attractions for tourists.

Day 1 | Afternoon

When time permits after visiting Red Sorghum Movie and Television Base, don’t forget pay a visit to Tianxiang Peony Garden.

Tianxiang Peony Garden

Opening Hours: 7:30-17:00

Ticket Price: 40 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: Dalu Village, Baicheng Town, Gaomi City, Weifang CityDalu Village, Baicheng Town, Gaomi City, Weifang City

Tianxiang Peony Ecological Sightseeing Park integrates cultural tourism, sightseeing leisure, science education, catering and accommodation. The pavilion and pavilion in the garden melt peony culture and architecture culture into one, adopting architectural style in Ming and Song Dynasty, and combining the colorful paintings of ancient buildings decorate magnificently. The interior is equipped with eight-point pavilion, six-point pavilion, artificial lake, rockery, the body of the scene, like a fairyland. The unique style of Tianxiangyuan archway gate, the two ear rooms and courtyard courtyard can more foil the simple and elegant Tianxiangyuan, the rugged garden path will introduce visitors into the world of flowers, three types of six, nine colored flowers show in the visitors eye.

Day 1 | Evening

After visiting the glorious Tianxiang Peony Garden, The Farrington Hotel (Building A) nearby is the best place to stay.

The Farrington Hotel (Building A)

The Fuwah Hotel (Fuhua dajiudian) is located in the Weifang High-Tech Industry Development Zone, about ten kilometers from the airport and five kilometers from the railway station. The hotel is next to the Fuhua Amusement Park compound and the fairgrounds are named "The Number One Garden in Shandong." When you are feeling hungry, there are 10 different restaurants and banquet rooms which provide Chinese and Western dishes.The hotel's International Convention hall, which can hold up to 1,000 people, is outfitted with a simultaneous interpretation system and advanced audiovisual equipment. The Exhibition Center is equipped with up-to-date facilities and can be customized to meet individual requirements.For recreation, the hotel features a 12-lane bowling center, an indoor swimming pool, gymnasium, billiards room, game room, sauna and massage center.

Day 2 | Morning

Nanhu Botanical Garden (South Gate)

Recommended Length of Stay: 2.0-3.0 Hours

Location: Gaomi, Weifang, China

Nanhu Botanical Garden is one of the five major theme park boutique projects built by Gaomi in recent years. Since the construction of the project started in 2009, it has attracted much attention from the people of the city, and now the first phase of the project has been completed. The construction of the park takes the high-density regional culture as the carrier, and integrates water features, sculptures and various plants to form a unique beautiful lake landscape.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Trip.com User: A large park, square dance at night, very lively. It is very hot in summer, suitable for evening to night! There are hotels around, there are shopping malls, eating, drinking and playing are nearby, tired, you can arrange to eat around, very convenient.

Day 2 | Afternoon

Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Xiaokanghe.

Xiaokanghe

Ticket Price: Free

Recommended Length of Stay: 1.0-3.0 Hours

Location: Xiaokanghe, Gaomi, Weifang, China

Strolling along the Xiaokang River, you can see the flowing water, green grass, silver fountains rising and falling, pavilions and pavilions scattered, arched bridges like a rainbow across the two banks, wooden plank roads flexing and circling like dragons. At the beginning of the morning, citizens in twos and threes came to exercise on the fitness equipment. When night fell, groups of tourists were watching and relaxing under the illumination of landscape lights, making people feel as if they were in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Residents around the Xiaokang River said goodbye to the smelly water ditch since then, and Gaomi has another tourist attraction. The people in the city rejoiced and said that the former "Longxugou" has become today's Minxin River.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Trip.com User: The scenery is beautiful at dusk. The "Tea of the Palace" in the street is delicious, and the fried cold noodles are delicious.

Day 2 | Evening

If you want to explore other popular attractions later, Jinling Yujingwan Hotel is a suitable place for you to stay and refresh.

Jinling Yujingwan Hotel

The Jinling Yujingwan Hotel provides a great place for travelers to relax after a busy day. The Jinling Yujingwan Hotel is an ideal choice for travelers who want to take in the sights and sounds of Changyi.

The hotel is 25km from Weifangbei Railway Station and 49km from Weifang Airport. Seeing Changyi's sights from this hotel is easy with Weihe National Water Conservancy Scenic Area, Changyishi Museum and Huangyuanyu Memorial Hall all close by.

In their spare time, guests can explore the hotel's surroundings. This Changyi hotel offers parking on site.

According to our guests, this hotel provides a very high level of service. Perfect for those working on the move, this hotel caters to a large number of business guests.

Day 3 | Morning

Mo Yan's Old Residence

Opening Hours: Open from 8:00am-6:00pm

Ticket Price: Free

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: Northwest of Ping'anzhuang Village, Dongbei Township, Gaomi City, Weifang City

Mo Yan's old residence was built in 1912 and renovated once in 1966. At present, the old residence is idle. The old house is 5 bungalows with a total of more than 60 square meters of earth walls, the door faces south, and some old objects that Mo Yan used decades ago are still placed in the house. There is an earthen wall more than one meter high from east to west, and there is a courtyard in front of the gate, with an area of about 100 square meters, where soybeans and carrots are planted. Since Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012, not only the "Shandong Gaomi Township" portrayed in his novels has been further known to readers around the world, but Mo Yan's former residence in Ping'an Village, Dalan Township, Gaomi City, Shandong Province has also become a popular destination for domestic tourists. New attractions.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Trip.com User: Very simple old rural residence, the interior displays the past living food culture appearance, there are other farm houses around the closed visit, but walk around the dirt road, don't have fun!

Day 3 | Afternoon

Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Fenghuang Park.

Fenghuang Park

Opening Hours: Open from 6:30am-9:00pm

Ticket Price: Free

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-3 Hours

Location: Gucheng Road, Gaomi City, Weifang City

Phoenix Park is located at the west end of Zhenxing Street in the urban area, covering an area of more than 500 mu with a total construction area of 7,600 square meters. There are more than 190 acres of open lawns, 12 acres of water bodies, Phoenix Pavilion, museums, hundreds of gardens, zoos, pine and cypress pavilions, near water pavilions, Xiaochun pavilions, Cuiyun Bridge and other scenic spots and the Maitreya Buddha whose history has been passed down to this day. There are more than 20 pieces of carved stone from the Han Dynasty to the Republic of China for more than 2,000 years, including more than 2,000 pieces of cultural relics at all levels, and a folk exhibition hall, which displays traditional folk arts such as Gaomi Sanjue, which is the largest in Gaomi City. It is a comprehensive park integrating leisure, entertainment and sightseeing. The overall design of Phoenix Park is based on Chinese landscape gardens, and incorporates foreign garden art forms. A new garden landscape with antique buildings as the main body and flowers, trees and natural landscaping as the foil has been formed.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Trip.com User: Great park, walk a good place for Eva! Lovely zoo tickets for 10 yuan, amusement parks are paid according to the facilities!

Day 3 | Evening

After visiting the glorious Fenghuang Park, Montriche International Hotel nearby is the best place to stay.

Montriche International Hotel

Jinmao International Hotel (Jinmao Guoji Dajiudian) is situated in Weifang's High-tech Development Zone, 12 km (7 mi) away from Weifang train station and an hours' drive to Qingdao Liuting Airport.
Dining options include two Chinese restaurants and an Italian restaurant.
Meeting rooms and a business center are provided so those traveling on business can conduct their affairs with ease. 
This Weifang hotel provides free parking and free Wi-Fi in public areas. 
In their spare time, guests can work out in the gym, relax with a massage, spa, or sauna, or take a dip in the indoor swimming pool.

Day 4 | Morning

Culture & Sports Park

Recommended Length of Stay: 2.0-3.0 Hours

Location: Kangcheng St, Gaomi Shi, Weifang Shi, Shandong Sheng, China

Gaomi City Cultural and Sports Park covers a total area of about 268 mu, with a total construction area of about 58,000 square meters and a total investment of about 295 million yuan. The large-scale public park is divided into three parts: sports area, cultural area and entrepreneurial service area. Gaomi City Cultural and Sports Park has become one of the landmark buildings of the city's culture and tourism connotation. It has become a good place for citizens' cultural entertainment, sports and leisure, and foreign tourists to learn about Gaomi's rich historical heritage and experience folk art and folk customs.

Day 4 | Afternoon

Having the chance to enjoy the charming Culture & Sports Park, Baiyang Mountain Sceneic Area next to it is another great place that you will never want to miss!

Baiyang Mountain Sceneic Area

Recommended Length of Stay: 0.5-1.0 Days

Location: Baiyang Mountain Scenic Area, Gaomi City, Weifang City

The Baiyang Mountain Scenic Area is located in the southeast of the urban area, close to the Jiaohe River. Although there is a mountain in the name of this scenic spot, the mountain is not high and it is relatively easy to climb. It belongs to the traditional scenic spot of Gaomi, with lush green plants, suitable for walking and leisure.

Day 4 | Evening

If you want to explore other popular attractions later, UrCove by HYATT WeiFang is a suitable place for you to stay and refresh.

UrCove by HYATT WeiFang

With 124 snug and elegant rooms of all kinds, we offer travelers carefree stays. Our new smart service facilities support self-service check-in and checkout. We have equipped every room with a smart voice customer service system, a separate ventilation system, a new N95 filter screen, and a PM2.5 real-time monitor to keep every customer safe and comfortable. Besides, we have facilities such as a Chinese restaurant, a 24-hour gym, swimming poll, a self-service laundry, and meeting rooms, Banquet Hall. The relaxing lobby where we serve you coffee, light food, selected craft beer, and French wine is a nice place for business and friends’ gatherings.

Day 5 | Morning

Liuhe Park

Ticket Price: Free

Recommended Length of Stay: 2.0-3.0 Hours

Location: Gaomi, Weifang, Shandong, China

Liuhe Park is located in the community of Kangzhuang, a city of Liquan Street, which integrates humanities, ecology and tourism. The construction of Liuhe Park has opened the key points and landscape highlights of urban and rural integration, and made people realize new changes and new achievements in street development.

Day 5 | Afternoon

Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Yinyue Park.

Yinyue Park

Recommended Length of Stay: 2.0-3.0 Hours

Location: Ping'an Ave, Gaomi Shi, Weifang Shi, Shandong Sheng, China

Silver Moon Park is very green on the edge of the Jiaohe River southeast of the city, and there is a statue of the goddess Jiaohe, which features a silver crescent building, very imposing.

Day 5 | Evening

If you want to explore other popular attractions later, Pullman Weifang is a suitable place for you to stay and refresh.

Pullman Weifang

Pullman is part of AccorHotels, a world-leading travel and lifestyle group, Pullman Weifang is a famous International high-end Upscale Hotel located in Weifang City. It is conveniently located in the city center next the Wanda Plaza and office buildings, close to the train station & airport. The hotel has 265 elegant rooms and suites, all equipped to meet international luxury standards. The Chinese Restaurant, the All-Day Dining Restaurant and Specialty Restaurant all provide authentically prepared food, while the Grand Ballroom and Function Rooms can meet the needs of all types of banquets and business conferences.

* All reviews in the blog are machine-translated.

Disclaimer: This article has been provided by an individual contributor or third party platform. If there is any discrepancy regarding the copyright, please contact us directly and we will delete the content immediately.

Find What to Do in Gaomi in 5 Days Tour

Shandong Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center Sailing experience [hands-on experience of raising and lowering the sail + looking at May Fourth Square]

0/5
0 reviews
1 Booked
Qingdao
  • A professional captain will escort you and you can experience raising and lowering the sails

Shandong Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center Sailing Sea Sightseeing + Driving Experience [Luxury Charter + Parent-child Group Building Optimum + Olympic Sailing Competition]

4.6/5
18 reviews
109 Booked
Qingdao
  • [Olympic Base] A blue paradise where the sea and sky merge into one. Ride the wind and waves and enjoy the wonderful memories and exciting experiences of going out to sea that day! [Off season travel] The best experience for leisure travel, take a close look at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, May Fourth Square, etc., and experience the Olympic event base! 【Team Building Best Choice】There are abundant marine activities to choose from, many surrounding attractions, and Group travel options are available. Many discounts.

Shandong Qingdao Olympic Sailing Base Sailing Sailing Experience [Independent Group/Priority Arrangement/Passing May Fourth Square-Music Square-Lover's Dam-Lighthouse Taiping Bay]

0/5
0 reviews
0 Booked
Qingdao
  • Under the guidance of professional coaches, you can work together to complete the sail raising and lowering operations of the Sailing, making the experience more participatory! If you are lucky, you can watch the sunset over the sea and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sea and sky! Experience the Olympic Sailing competition venue, and enjoy a distant view of the May Fourth Square and the Olympic Sailing Theater!

Wake surfing charter experience in Qingdao, Shandong [Imported wave boat + full coach guidance + zero basics to unlock surfing]

0/5
0 reviews
0 Booked
Qingdao
  • [Feel like Home] A 1V1 teaching service is provided by a senior surfing coach born in the 90s-00s who has more than 1K teaching hours, is super patient, knows how to chat, and knows how to take photos. Unlock the board and throw the rope in a relaxed atmosphere. Our coach's "clock rate" "Super high, everyone who has played it still comes back!"

Wake surfing experience at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center in Shandong [Imported luxury wave boat + professional coach teaching + zero-based experience]

0/5
0 reviews
0 Booked
Qingdao
  • Imported luxury wake wave making boat The coach has accumulated more than 1,000 hours of teaching time Zero basic experience

Wake surfing charter experience at Huanghai Water Sports Base in Qingdao, Shandong [Imported wave boat + full coach guidance + zero basics to unlock surfing]

0/5
0 reviews
0 Booked
Qingdao
  • Anyone with zero basic knowledge or no ability to swim can experience wake surfing. It is simple and easy to learn and very friendly to beginners. Please contact customer service in advance to confirm the weather and control conditions: V: xmhgly888 The imported full-floating lifejacket pops out of the water instantly after falling into the water. It has a high safety factor and is pressure-free when afraid of water. The instructor provides full teaching and practical exercises, unlocking surfing skills in 1 hour, relaxing the rope easily in 1-2 hours, and advanced surfing in 3-6 hours;

Shandong Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center Sailing experience [hands-on experience of raising and lowering the sail + looking at May Fourth Square]

0/5
0 reviews
1 Booked
Qingdao
  • A professional captain will escort you and you can experience raising and lowering the sails

Shandong Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center Sailing Sea Sightseeing + Driving Experience [Luxury Charter + Parent-child Group Building Optimum + Olympic Sailing Competition]

4.6/5
18 reviews
109 Booked
Qingdao
  • [Olympic Base] A blue paradise where the sea and sky merge into one. Ride the wind and waves and enjoy the wonderful memories and exciting experiences of going out to sea that day! [Off season travel] The best experience for leisure travel, take a close look at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, May Fourth Square, etc., and experience the Olympic event base! 【Team Building Best Choice】There are abundant marine activities to choose from, many surrounding attractions, and Group travel options are available. Many discounts.

Shandong Qingdao Olympic Sailing Base Sailing Sailing Experience [Independent Group/Priority Arrangement/Passing May Fourth Square-Music Square-Lover's Dam-Lighthouse Taiping Bay]

0/5
0 reviews
0 Booked
Qingdao
  • Under the guidance of professional coaches, you can work together to complete the sail raising and lowering operations of the Sailing, making the experience more participatory! If you are lucky, you can watch the sunset over the sea and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sea and sky! Experience the Olympic Sailing competition venue, and enjoy a distant view of the May Fourth Square and the Olympic Sailing Theater!

Wake surfing charter experience in Qingdao, Shandong [Imported wave boat + full coach guidance + zero basics to unlock surfing]

0/5
0 reviews
0 Booked
Qingdao
  • [Feel like Home] A 1V1 teaching service is provided by a senior surfing coach born in the 90s-00s who has more than 1K teaching hours, is super patient, knows how to chat, and knows how to take photos. Unlock the board and throw the rope in a relaxed atmosphere. Our coach's "clock rate" "Super high, everyone who has played it still comes back!"

Wake surfing experience at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center in Shandong [Imported luxury wave boat + professional coach teaching + zero-based experience]

0/5
0 reviews
0 Booked
Qingdao
  • Imported luxury wake wave making boat The coach has accumulated more than 1,000 hours of teaching time Zero basic experience

Wake surfing charter experience at Huanghai Water Sports Base in Qingdao, Shandong [Imported wave boat + full coach guidance + zero basics to unlock surfing]

0/5
0 reviews
0 Booked
Qingdao
  • Anyone with zero basic knowledge or no ability to swim can experience wake surfing. It is simple and easy to learn and very friendly to beginners. Please contact customer service in advance to confirm the weather and control conditions: V: xmhgly888 The imported full-floating lifejacket pops out of the water instantly after falling into the water. It has a high safety factor and is pressure-free when afraid of water. The instructor provides full teaching and practical exercises, unlocking surfing skills in 1 hour, relaxing the rope easily in 1-2 hours, and advanced surfing in 3-6 hours;