Changting Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)
Changting Ancient City Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)
It's not Hunan's Fenghuang! Fujian also has such a thousand-year-old ancient city!!
International friend Louis Ailler once said, 'China has the two most beautiful small towns, one is Hunan's Fenghuang and the other is Fujian's Changting.' Changting is really beautiful now! It's definitely worth a visit!!
Let me, a native born and raised in Changting, tell you how to enjoy Changting, how to eat!! A collection of two-day and one-night travel strategies for Changting, this one article is enough!! A complete guide to delicacies, transportation, accommodations, and attractions
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🚗 About Transportation
🔘 Take a high-speed train to 【Changting South Station】, after exiting the station take a taxi or bus to the city area, it takes about 10-15 minutes by taxi
🔘 If driving, just go directly to the city area, find a place to park, then walk~
🔘 The city area is very small, it's not easy to hail a taxi during festivals, but there are many shared electric bikes in the city area which are very practical, it's recommended to ride these
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🏨 About Accommodations
The county town is very small, it's convenient to stay anywhere as long as it's in the city area, many guesthouses can't be reached directly by car, I personally suggest staying in a hotel, it's very convenient to take a taxi from the hotels in the city area, and it basically costs about 10 yuan to go anywhere
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⛩️ About Attractions
Listing several must-visit attractions in Changting
✅ Jichuan Gate (overlooking the night view of Tingzhou from the city gate)
✅ Dafu Di (the number one carved building in Fujian)
✅ Tingzhou Baxi Hall (showcasing the eight great joys of Hakka life)
✅ Wolong Academy (with Huizhou-style architecture donated by Jackie Chan, it's better to visit during the day)
✅ Diantou Street (a very charming ancient street with lots of snacks and specialties)
✅ Sanyuan Pavilion - Museum - Tingzhou Examination Hall - Confucian Temple (all on one line, stroll and check in)
✅ Dingwuling (a Hakka mountain fortress village with no mosquitoes for a thousand years)
✅ Qucaoli Wharf (Tingzhou wharf with a Jiangnan charm)
Anyway, Changting is just that big, except for Dingwuling and Qucaoli Wharf, the other attractions are very concentrated~ you can see them just by walking around!
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🎫 About Tickets
Other places do not require tickets🎫, a combo ticket for four attractions is 88 RMB per person, now you can buy the 'Tingfu Ticket', which not only allows you to enjoy the eight attractions inside and outside the city area but also includes benefits from fifteen businesses, and the physical ticket is also super beautiful.
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🍜 About Food
Hakka cuisine, you can eat it for a lifetime without getting tired! Here are a few of my favorite Hakka restaurants and snack shops,
✅ Xunwei Tingzhou
✅ Tingxiang Garden
✅ Shengquan Snacks
✅ City Wall Fried Potato Cakes
✅ Xuancheng Boji Board
✅ Laoke Taste
✅ Baxi Courtyard
✅ Qinhui Nan Food Restaurant
✅ Qixing Restaurant
✅ Fatty's Clear Soup Noodles
✅ Axiu's Clear Soup Noodles
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📝 About the Route
✔️ First day: Arrive in Changting at noon▶️ Have lunch on Shuidong Street▶️ Visit Taiping Bridge in the afternoon▶️ Attractions inside Dongda Street▶️ Jichuan Gate▶️ Diantou Street▶️ Sanyuan Pavilion▶️ Wolong Academy▶️ Have dinner on Diantou Street▶️ Stroll again to see the night view
✔️ Second day: Take a taxi to Dingwuling or Qucaoli Wharf, return to the county town for lunch, buy some Changting specialties like dried tofu in the afternoon (if not going, you can continue to stroll around the city area, the route is roughly the same, mainly focusing on eating)
BRIANA BENNETT
Hakka Capital
Fujian Longyan City, Changting County, "Beautiful Tingzhou, the Capital of Hakka". It seems like everywhere claims to be the capital of Hakka; it's like South Africa, which has three capitals.
During the Tang Dynasty, Fujian had five prefectures: Jianzhou, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, and Tingzhou, which is how Fujian got its name.
Changting is a national historical and cultural city, with the Southern Song Dynasty Wolong Academy (first four pictures), ancient city walls, etc. The last two pictures are of red cultural relics; Chairman Mao once stayed and drank well water here.
TechTalkToday
The Moments are blowing up! It's really in Fujian, in Changting, Longyan
Following the trend on Little Ctrip has been the most successful ever😍😍, and it turns out to be in Changting🤩🤩! International friend Louis Aly once said: 'There are two of the most beautiful towns in China, one is Fenghuang in Hunan, and the other is Changting in Fujian.' Changting today is truly breathtaking😍, and definitely worth a visit!!
⚠️However, be aware❗❗ Do not come to Changting during public holidays😭😭. Take my advice😣! During the holidays, Changting is not only crowded👨👩👧👦, but accommodation prices are outrageously high!! What usually costs 100 yuan could go up to 500-700 yuan😱.
Changting is small, and a two-day weekend trip is enough👒. Let me, a native of Changting, tell you how to play and eat here~🎉🎊. I've got all the strategies for food🥘, transportation🚌, accommodation🛏, and attractions✨!
- 🚇Transportation: Take the high-speed train to , and from there you can take a taxi🚕 or a bus to the city center, which takes about 10-15 minutes. If you're driving🚗, just head to the city center, find a place to park, and then you can walk around. The city center is small, taxis are hard to get during holidays, but there are many shared electric scooters🛵, which are very practical, and I recommend cycling.
- 🏠Accommodation: The county town is not big, and it's convenient to stay anywhere. As long as you are in the main urban area, a taxi ride to anywhere will basically cost you 10 yuan🤑. However, many homestays can't be reached directly by car, so I personally recommend staying in a hotel🏬.
- 🏞Attractions: Here are a few must-visit spots. ✅Jichuan Gate: Climb the city gate and take in the night view of Tingzhou🎇. ✅Dafudi: The number one carved building in Fujian, truly lives up to its reputation👍. ✅Tingzhou Baxi Hall: Showcases the eight great joys of Hakka life🎊. ✅Wolong Academy: Features Huizhou-style architecture donated by Jackie Chan, better to visit during the day🌞. ✅Diantou Street: A charming ancient street with lots of snacks and specialties🛍. ✅Sanyuan Pavilion-Museum-Tingzhou Examination Hall-Confucian Temple: All on one line, you can stroll along and check in📸. ✅Dingwuling: A Hakka mountain fortress, a village without mosquitoes for a thousand years🦟. ✅Qu'aoli Wharf: The Tingzhou wharf, with a southern charm.
- 🎫Tickets: Except for Dingwuling and Qu'aoli Wharf, other attractions do not require tickets. A combo ticket for four attractions is 88 yuan per person.
- 🍱Food: Hakka cuisine is endlessly delicious😋! Here are a few of my favorite Hakka restaurants and snack shops. ✅Xunwei Tingzhou, ✅Shengquan Snacks, ✅Chengqiang Fried Potato Cakes, ✅Xuancheng Boji Board, ✅Laoke Wei, ✅Baxi Courtyard, ✅Qixing Restaurant, ✅Axiu Clear Soup Noodles, ✅Old Store Dry Steamed Meat, ✅Qinhui Nan Food Restaurant...
- 🛣Itinerary: ✔Day 1: Arrive in Changting at noon→Have lunch on Shuidong Street→Visit attractions inside Taiping Bridge and Dongda Street in the afternoon→Jichuan Gate→Diantou Street→Sanyuan Pavilion→Wolong Academy→Diantou Street for dinner→Stroll again at night to enjoy the night view🌃. ✔Day 2: Take a taxi to Dingwuling or Qu'aoli Wharf, return to the county town for lunch, and buy some Changting specialties like dried tofu in the afternoon🎁.
⚠️Friendly Reminder: Do not drive yourself to Changting during holidays, park your car at the hotel, and then use shared bicycles for transportation🚲.
SavvySpender
Longyan's most beautiful snow scenery is here!! No counter-arguments accepted!!
Ahhh!!!
I was deceived by Changting's snow scenery!! How can it be so beautiful!!
I heard this is the heaviest snow Changting has had in over a decade.
The snow in the ancient city area melted by noon.
I only arrived in the afternoon and went straight to Dingwuling.
Friends who want to see the snow, hurry up
HARMONY MOSSE
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🟢Attractions
✔️Ancient city - Baxi Hall, Doctor's House, Jichuan Gate & Ancient City Wall, Wolong Academy
(🎫Understand Hakka culture, climb the city gate, Tingzhou Academy)
✔️Ancient city - Tianhou Palace, Baoen Temple, Yunxiang Pavilion, Confucius Temple
(🆓You can go in and take a look along the way, they are all on the way)
✔️Diantou Street
(A street with many snacks and souvenirs, you can eat and stroll)
✔️Taiping Bridge
(The bridge connecting Shuidong Street and the ancient city, you can see the scenery on both sides here)
✔️Shuidong Street
(A characteristic cultural street, old houses are renovated, mostly restaurants)
✔️Dingwuling
(A Hakka mountain village with a history of 800 years, no mosquitoes, no cement original village)
✔️Tulouwang Scenic Area
(Staying in Qiaofu Building is suitable for taking pictures, the neighboring Tulouwang Chengqi Building can be entered for photography after 20:30, it costs 💰5/person to go upstairs. You must go in and see Tulouwang, it is 4 stories high, there are several floors inside, we haven't figured it out yet)
✔️Tulouwangzi Scenic Area
(The scenic area is very large, with many earth buildings. Zhencheng Building, Jingyang Building, Ruseng Building, Kuiju Building, it takes a few hours to stroll. Parking 🅿️10 once.)
🔴Food
✔️Yiting Courtyard
(A Hakka dish with a better environment, Hetian chicken, taro dumplings, the taste is average)
✔️Happy Snacks
(A breakfast shop with many people, boiled beef, soaked pig kidneys, mixed powder)
✔️Yipin Fresh Rice Noodle Shop
(A small shop in the ancient city, I personally feel that the taste is good and not expensive, taro dumplings, Fuding meat slices are good)
✔️Zhu Youcai
(Hetian chicken hot pot, the taste is quite good)
✔️Sanxiu Restaurant
(A restaurant in Dingwuling, many, many people, the taste is average, but there are only two restaurants in the scenic area)
✔️Zhou Mapo
(In the Yongding urban area, the location is better, delicious and not expensive)
🟣Coffee drinks
✔️Xiaobei Coffee
(A good coffee in Changting Ancient City, too many people have no place to drink, next time)
✔️Tea Mountain School
(Fujian native (tea color pleasing), quite good drink, just beside Taiping Bridge, you can see the river view)
✔️Touch Fish Coffee
(A coffee shop in Dingwuling, it's good to have a coffee shop in the mountain village scenic area)
✔️Pot see
(Drink pot see in Fujian, city glass cup is good, remember 3 sugar)
WilliamWright567}
Dragons parade, auspicious snow comes first: Strolling on the roof with an oil-paper umbrella
Dragons parade, the Spring Festival is coming! A snowfall brings endless surprises to the south. Live broadcast·watching the snow, maybe no need to envy 'Erbin' anymore. Hold up an oil-paper umbrella, appreciate flowers in the snow, and let your dreams fly in the snow!
Wish: Everything goes well in 2024! Winter peace
JULIAN SALAZAR
Dingwuling in Fujian: A thousand-year-old village, it's snowing!
On January 22, 2024, it snowed in many parts of Fujian! The mosquito-free solitary village of Dingwuling in Changting, Fujian also started to see snowflakes. The roofs of the ancient village finally turned white! The rare sight of snow and the blooming flower trees complement each other, making it extraordinarily beautiful. Take the opportunity to visit Dingwuling!
BETHANY FLETCHER
Check-in at Lancheng City, Changting, Fujian
Check-in at Lancheng City, Changting, Fujian
Tingzhou is a city full of ancient charm, with ancient buildings everywhere, rich local customs, and hospitable Hakka people. Recommended accommodation is homestay
There are many homestays near the scenic spots,
The decoration style is very in line with the culture of the ancient city. Hakka style
It has a unique Hakka language and culture/many foods
There are Hetian chicken, dried tofu, dustpan board, bubble pig kidney, boiled large intestine, taro dumplings, lantern cake, fried potato cake, roast large pieces, etc. Play holy land
There are Jichuanmen ancient city wall, Diantou Street, Sanyuan Pavilion, Sanzhou Wetland Park, Dingwuling, Confucius Temple, etc.
Changting is a city that will not let you come in vain
WanderlustBound
Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)
The Moments are blowing up! It's really in Fujian, in Changting, Longyan
Following the trend on Little Ctrip has been the most successful ever😍😍, and it turns out to be in Changting🤩🤩! International friend Louis Aly once said: 'There are two of the most beautiful towns in China, one is Fenghuang in Hunan, and the other is Changting in Fujian.' Changting today is truly breathtaking😍, and definitely worth a visit!!
⚠️However, be aware❗❗ Do not come to Changting during public holidays😭😭. Take my advice😣! During the holidays, Changting is not only crowded👨👩👧👦, but accommodation prices are outrageously high!! What usually costs 100 yuan could go up to 500-700 yuan😱.
Changting is small, and a two-day weekend trip is enough👒. Let me, a native of Changting, tell you how to play and eat here~🎉🎊. I've got all the strategies for food🥘, transportation🚌, accommodation🛏, and attractions✨!
- 🚇Transportation: Take the high-speed train to , and from there you can take a taxi🚕 or a bus to the city center, which takes about 10-15 minutes. If you're driving🚗, just head to the city center, find a place to park, and then you can walk around. The city center is small, taxis are hard to get during holidays, but there are many shared electric scooters🛵, which are very practical, and I recommend cycling.
- 🏠Accommodation: The county town is not big, and it's convenient to stay anywhere. As long as you are in the main urban area, a taxi ride to anywhere will basically cost you 10 yuan🤑. However, many homestays can't be reached directly by car, so I personally recommend staying in a hotel🏬.
- 🏞Attractions: Here are a few must-visit spots. ✅Jichuan Gate: Climb the city gate and take in the night view of Tingzhou🎇. ✅Dafudi: The number one carved building in Fujian, truly lives up to its reputation👍. ✅Tingzhou Baxi Hall: Showcases the eight great joys of Hakka life🎊. ✅Wolong Academy: Features Huizhou-style architecture donated by Jackie Chan, better to visit during the day🌞. ✅Diantou Street: A charming ancient street with lots of snacks and specialties🛍. ✅Sanyuan Pavilion-Museum-Tingzhou Examination Hall-Confucian Temple: All on one line, you can stroll along and check in📸. ✅Dingwuling: A Hakka mountain fortress, a village without mosquitoes for a thousand years🦟. ✅Qu'aoli Wharf: The Tingzhou wharf, with a southern charm.
- 🎫Tickets: Except for Dingwuling and Qu'aoli Wharf, other attractions do not require tickets. A combo ticket for four attractions is 88 yuan per person.
- 🍱Food: Hakka cuisine is endlessly delicious😋! Here are a few of my favorite Hakka restaurants and snack shops. ✅Xunwei Tingzhou, ✅Shengquan Snacks, ✅Chengqiang Fried Potato Cakes, ✅Xuancheng Boji Board, ✅Laoke Wei, ✅Baxi Courtyard, ✅Qixing Restaurant, ✅Axiu Clear Soup Noodles, ✅Old Store Dry Steamed Meat, ✅Qinhui Nan Food Restaurant...
- 🛣Itinerary: ✔Day 1: Arrive in Changting at noon→Have lunch on Shuidong Street→Visit attractions inside Taiping Bridge and Dongda Street in the afternoon→Jichuan Gate→Diantou Street→Sanyuan Pavilion→Wolong Academy→Diantou Street for dinner→Stroll again at night to enjoy the night view🌃. ✔Day 2: Take a taxi to Dingwuling or Qu'aoli Wharf, return to the county town for lunch, and buy some Changting specialties like dried tofu in the afternoon🎁.
⚠️Friendly Reminder: Do not drive yourself to Changting during holidays, park your car at the hotel, and then use shared bicycles for transportation🚲.
SavvySpender
In Fujian!!! In Fujian!! Regret not coming earlier!!!
Changting, once known as Tingzhou, is renowned for its majestic city gates, the historical feel of its mottled city walls, and its winding streets. As night falls and the lights come on, the human world intoxicates Tingzhou, taking one back to the days of Chang'an!
Gone is the hustle and bustle of the city, replaced by the lively atmosphere of the market streets. Walking leisurely through the city is both pleasant and beautiful! Every casual snapshot is a painting!
Throughout the ancient city, there are red lanterns and dragon lanterns everywhere, as well as the bustling Republican-era Lantern Festival market, with the sound of gongs and drums, and dragons and lions dancing! Full of festive atmosphere!! The Lantern Festival is not to be missed for its liveliness!!
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🚗Transportation: Self-drive or take a high-speed train to Changting South Station, then take a bus or taxi to the city, about 10-15 minutes by taxi
🏠Accommodation: The county town is not big, and it's convenient to stay anywhere in the city area.
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🏮Festive Spots to Check Out:
1️⃣Jichuan Gate, Xianglong Xianrui
A large dragon lantern installation, looks amazing at night!!
2️⃣Wolong Academy, Wanshi Xinglong (full of lanterns, great for taking photos!)
3️⃣Shuidong Street Jinlong Songfu, a lively market 'leveling up to drive away the plague god'
4️⃣'Fireworks Tingzhou' live folk performance in the ancient city, brimming with the rich Hakka New Year flavor.
Mia.Walker*63
Changting Ancient City, a go-as-you-please Spring Festival travel destination
📷Photography:
✔️Jichuan Gate, a landmark building, with the 'Auspicious Dragon Offering Luck' dragon lantern welcoming the Year of the Dragon, overlooking Changting City from the city tower, the scenery is unique.
✔️Hakka Baxi Building, the mansion left over from history, known as the 'First Carved Building in Fujian', a wealthy Hakka family.
✔️Wolong Academy, a long-standing academy.
✔️China Hakka Woodworking Skills Training Institute, experience the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage.
✔️Dingwuling Hakka Mountain Village, throwing embroidered balls, stepping on horse lanterns and other Hakka New Year folk performances, listening to folk stories.
✔️'Dragon Brings Spirit' Dragon Year Light Special Exhibition, this year's specially made Changting Intangible Cultural Heritage Lantern Exhibition, a must-see.
Charlotte Parker
Check-in at Lancheng City, Changting, Fujian
Check-in at Lancheng City, Changting, Fujian
Tingzhou is a city full of ancient charm, with ancient buildings everywhere, rich local customs, and hospitable Hakka people. Recommended accommodation is homestay
There are many homestays near the scenic spots,
The decoration style is very in line with the culture of the ancient city. Hakka style
It has a unique Hakka language and culture/many foods
There are Hetian chicken, dried tofu, dustpan board, bubble pig kidney, boiled large intestine, taro dumplings, lantern cake, fried potato cake, roast large pieces, etc. Play holy land
There are Jichuanmen ancient city wall, Diantou Street, Sanyuan Pavilion, Sanzhou Wetland Park, Dingwuling, Confucius Temple, etc.
Changting is a city that will not let you come in vain
WanderlustBound
Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)
In Fujian!!! In Fujian!! Regret not coming earlier!!!
Changting, once known as Tingzhou, is renowned for its majestic city gates, the historical feel of its mottled city walls, and its winding streets. As night falls and the lights come on, the human world intoxicates Tingzhou, taking one back to the days of Chang'an!
Gone is the hustle and bustle of the city, replaced by the lively atmosphere of the market streets. Walking leisurely through the city is both pleasant and beautiful! Every casual snapshot is a painting!
Throughout the ancient city, there are red lanterns and dragon lanterns everywhere, as well as the bustling Republican-era Lantern Festival market, with the sound of gongs and drums, and dragons and lions dancing! Full of festive atmosphere!! The Lantern Festival is not to be missed for its liveliness!!
.
🚗Transportation: Self-drive or take a high-speed train to Changting South Station, then take a bus or taxi to the city, about 10-15 minutes by taxi
🏠Accommodation: The county town is not big, and it's convenient to stay anywhere in the city area.
.
🏮Festive Spots to Check Out:
1️⃣Jichuan Gate, Xianglong Xianrui
A large dragon lantern installation, looks amazing at night!!
2️⃣Wolong Academy, Wanshi Xinglong (full of lanterns, great for taking photos!)
3️⃣Shuidong Street Jinlong Songfu, a lively market 'leveling up to drive away the plague god'
4️⃣'Fireworks Tingzhou' live folk performance in the ancient city, brimming with the rich Hakka New Year flavor.
Mia.Walker*63
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🟢Attractions
✔️Ancient city - Baxi Hall, Doctor's House, Jichuan Gate & Ancient City Wall, Wolong Academy
(🎫Understand Hakka culture, climb the city gate, Tingzhou Academy)
✔️Ancient city - Tianhou Palace, Baoen Temple, Yunxiang Pavilion, Confucius Temple
(🆓You can go in and take a look along the way, they are all on the way)
✔️Diantou Street
(A street with many snacks and souvenirs, you can eat and stroll)
✔️Taiping Bridge
(The bridge connecting Shuidong Street and the ancient city, you can see the scenery on both sides here)
✔️Shuidong Street
(A characteristic cultural street, old houses are renovated, mostly restaurants)
✔️Dingwuling
(A Hakka mountain village with a history of 800 years, no mosquitoes, no cement original village)
✔️Tulouwang Scenic Area
(Staying in Qiaofu Building is suitable for taking pictures, the neighboring Tulouwang Chengqi Building can be entered for photography after 20:30, it costs 💰5/person to go upstairs. You must go in and see Tulouwang, it is 4 stories high, there are several floors inside, we haven't figured it out yet)
✔️Tulouwangzi Scenic Area
(The scenic area is very large, with many earth buildings. Zhencheng Building, Jingyang Building, Ruseng Building, Kuiju Building, it takes a few hours to stroll. Parking 🅿️10 once.)
🔴Food
✔️Yiting Courtyard
(A Hakka dish with a better environment, Hetian chicken, taro dumplings, the taste is average)
✔️Happy Snacks
(A breakfast shop with many people, boiled beef, soaked pig kidneys, mixed powder)
✔️Yipin Fresh Rice Noodle Shop
(A small shop in the ancient city, I personally feel that the taste is good and not expensive, taro dumplings, Fuding meat slices are good)
✔️Zhu Youcai
(Hetian chicken hot pot, the taste is quite good)
✔️Sanxiu Restaurant
(A restaurant in Dingwuling, many, many people, the taste is average, but there are only two restaurants in the scenic area)
✔️Zhou Mapo
(In the Yongding urban area, the location is better, delicious and not expensive)
🟣Coffee drinks
✔️Xiaobei Coffee
(A good coffee in Changting Ancient City, too many people have no place to drink, next time)
✔️Tea Mountain School
(Fujian native (tea color pleasing), quite good drink, just beside Taiping Bridge, you can see the river view)
✔️Touch Fish Coffee
(A coffee shop in Dingwuling, it's good to have a coffee shop in the mountain village scenic area)
✔️Pot see
(Drink pot see in Fujian, city glass cup is good, remember 3 sugar)
WilliamWright567}
Changting Ancient City, a go-as-you-please Spring Festival travel destination
📷Photography:
✔️Jichuan Gate, a landmark building, with the 'Auspicious Dragon Offering Luck' dragon lantern welcoming the Year of the Dragon, overlooking Changting City from the city tower, the scenery is unique.
✔️Hakka Baxi Building, the mansion left over from history, known as the 'First Carved Building in Fujian', a wealthy Hakka family.
✔️Wolong Academy, a long-standing academy.
✔️China Hakka Woodworking Skills Training Institute, experience the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage.
✔️Dingwuling Hakka Mountain Village, throwing embroidered balls, stepping on horse lanterns and other Hakka New Year folk performances, listening to folk stories.
✔️'Dragon Brings Spirit' Dragon Year Light Special Exhibition, this year's specially made Changting Intangible Cultural Heritage Lantern Exhibition, a must-see.
Charlotte Parker
Come to Changting to tour the red ancient city, staying in a homestay is more grounded!
San Ting Jing·Hakka Tulou Homestay San Ting Jing Homestay is located on Xianqian Street. It is a mid-to-high-end homestay with the theme of Tulou. It is located at the central point of the main channel of 'Shop Street' and 'Wolong Academy'. It is transformed from three old wooden houses from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, named 'San Ting Jing' because there are three patio halls. The homestay retains the original ancient architectural style and incorporates the design of modern hotels. The guest rooms and reception halls are in completely independent buildings. Although they are unremarkable outside, the interior design is quite stylish. The reception hall on the street has a public self-service kitchen, self-service barbecue stove, self-service tea tasting area and local specialty sales area. The guest rooms are in the two buildings at the back, very quiet, the rooms are not big, but they are well laid out, with good lighting and bright and warm lights. The hygiene is in place, and the linen is also very good to use. It is rare to have a bathtub, which is a bonus in the cold winter! Public laundry room and drying room, it's too friendly for self-driving people. On the second floor of the guest room, there is an independent outdoor public activity space, which is very suitable for basking in the sun, reading, listening to songs, or chatting with a few friends. The shopkeeper has also planted a lot of succulents, which are thriving! It is said that if the weather is good, you can see the stars all over the sky at night.
Because parking in the ancient city is inconvenient, you can only park at the nearby Tingzhou Hospital, which is also convenient for a five-minute walk. The shopkeeper is nice to pay for the parking fee.
You can go to Wolong Academy, Changting County Shop Street, Jichuan Gate, Changting County Museum in ten minutes on foot, and it is very convenient for eating and touring. Riding a shared electric bike is also very convenient, without having to worry about parking.
Breakfast randomly ate a dustpan at Zhuotian Restaurant, paired with a bowl of boiled pig kidney soup, unexpectedly delicious! 👍
Xia Wufu's snacks are the best afternoon tea! The soy milk egg tart is very tender, fragrant but not sweet; the freshly baked mung bean cake has a particularly crispy skin.
Hakka dishes are similar, and there are many restaurants on Shop Street, all of which operate local dishes. We tasted salt wine chicken and pearl balls at Hakka Yipin. Salt wine chicken is different from Guangdong Hakka's chicken wine. It is boiled with white-cut chicken. Wine is just a seasoning, and it is put less, which is salty and not suitable for direct drinking. Pearl balls are potato starch balls, soft and chewy, can be used as a staple food, and the portion is very sufficient.
Two days and one night's itinerary is not rushed, understand Changting's Hakka culture, accept the baptism of red history, taste Hakka food, isn't it fun! 😁😁😁
Mia.Walker*63
Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)
The Moments are blowing up! It's really in Fujian, in Changting, Longyan
Following the trend on Little Ctrip has been the most successful ever😍😍, and it turns out to be in Changting🤩🤩! International friend Louis Aly once said: 'There are two of the most beautiful towns in China, one is Fenghuang in Hunan, and the other is Changting in Fujian.' Changting today is truly breathtaking😍, and definitely worth a visit!!
⚠️However, be aware❗❗ Do not come to Changting during public holidays😭😭. Take my advice😣! During the holidays, Changting is not only crowded👨👩👧👦, but accommodation prices are outrageously high!! What usually costs 100 yuan could go up to 500-700 yuan😱.
Changting is small, and a two-day weekend trip is enough👒. Let me, a native of Changting, tell you how to play and eat here~🎉🎊. I've got all the strategies for food🥘, transportation🚌, accommodation🛏, and attractions✨!
- 🚇Transportation: Take the high-speed train to , and from there you can take a taxi🚕 or a bus to the city center, which takes about 10-15 minutes. If you're driving🚗, just head to the city center, find a place to park, and then you can walk around. The city center is small, taxis are hard to get during holidays, but there are many shared electric scooters🛵, which are very practical, and I recommend cycling.
- 🏠Accommodation: The county town is not big, and it's convenient to stay anywhere. As long as you are in the main urban area, a taxi ride to anywhere will basically cost you 10 yuan🤑. However, many homestays can't be reached directly by car, so I personally recommend staying in a hotel🏬.
- 🏞Attractions: Here are a few must-visit spots. ✅Jichuan Gate: Climb the city gate and take in the night view of Tingzhou🎇. ✅Dafudi: The number one carved building in Fujian, truly lives up to its reputation👍. ✅Tingzhou Baxi Hall: Showcases the eight great joys of Hakka life🎊. ✅Wolong Academy: Features Huizhou-style architecture donated by Jackie Chan, better to visit during the day🌞. ✅Diantou Street: A charming ancient street with lots of snacks and specialties🛍. ✅Sanyuan Pavilion-Museum-Tingzhou Examination Hall-Confucian Temple: All on one line, you can stroll along and check in📸. ✅Dingwuling: A Hakka mountain fortress, a village without mosquitoes for a thousand years🦟. ✅Qu'aoli Wharf: The Tingzhou wharf, with a southern charm.
- 🎫Tickets: Except for Dingwuling and Qu'aoli Wharf, other attractions do not require tickets. A combo ticket for four attractions is 88 yuan per person.
- 🍱Food: Hakka cuisine is endlessly delicious😋! Here are a few of my favorite Hakka restaurants and snack shops. ✅Xunwei Tingzhou, ✅Shengquan Snacks, ✅Chengqiang Fried Potato Cakes, ✅Xuancheng Boji Board, ✅Laoke Wei, ✅Baxi Courtyard, ✅Qixing Restaurant, ✅Axiu Clear Soup Noodles, ✅Old Store Dry Steamed Meat, ✅Qinhui Nan Food Restaurant...
- 🛣Itinerary: ✔Day 1: Arrive in Changting at noon→Have lunch on Shuidong Street→Visit attractions inside Taiping Bridge and Dongda Street in the afternoon→Jichuan Gate→Diantou Street→Sanyuan Pavilion→Wolong Academy→Diantou Street for dinner→Stroll again at night to enjoy the night view🌃. ✔Day 2: Take a taxi to Dingwuling or Qu'aoli Wharf, return to the county town for lunch, and buy some Changting specialties like dried tofu in the afternoon🎁.
⚠️Friendly Reminder: Do not drive yourself to Changting during holidays, park your car at the hotel, and then use shared bicycles for transportation🚲.
SavvySpender
Exploring Changting: The Beauty of a Small Town
Exploring Changting: The Beauty of a Small Town 🌟🏞
Awoo! Heard you want to know the most authentic way to enjoy Changting? You've come to the right place, sit tight, let me enlighten you! 🔍
🚫 Holiday Warning! 😭😭
⚠ Brothers and sisters, don't come to Changting during holidays! Overpriced accommodations, crowded as can be, you're better off lying at home watching American TV series. Accommodation that costs a hundred on a regular day can skyrocket to five to seven hundred during holidays, don't let yourself be at a loss. Changting is small anyway, a weekend of two days and one night is enough. Listen to me, a native of Changting, on how to eat and play, and catch everything in one go! Food, transportation, accommodation, attractions, all sorted out!
🚗 Transportation Tips
- Direct high-speed trains to , take a taxi or bus to the city center after getting off, 10-15 minutes and you're done! 🚖
- If you're driving, don't be shy, drive to the city center, find a place to park, and then just wander around~ 🚙
- The city is so small that it's hard to hail a taxi during festivals, but there are shared electric bikes, which are more than enough for getting around, recommended to give it a try! 🛵
🏨 Accommodation Strategy
The county town is small, so it's convenient to stay anywhere in the main urban area, which is all OK. Homestays may not be accessible by car, personally, I think hotels are better, convenient for hailing taxis, and it's all settled with 10 yuan! 🏘
⛩ Must-Visit Attractions Revealed
- Jichuan Gate (Climb the gate at night, and the beauty of Tingzhou is all in sight) 🌉
- Dafudi (The number one carved building in Fujian, a world of its own) 🏛
- Tingzhou Baxi Hall (The eight joys of Hakka people, after seeing it you'll also have joy knocking at your door) 🎊
- Wolong Academy (Jackie Chan's Hui-style architecture, better to visit during the day) 📚
- Diantou Street (The ancient street has many snacks and specialties, a foodie's paradise) 🍜
- Sanyuan Pavilion-Museum-Tingzhou Examination Hall-Wen Temple (Walk along one line to visit, sweep through the attractions in one go) 🏛
- Dingwuling (A thousand-year-old mosquito-free village, with Hakka mountain fortress charm) 🌳
- Qucaoli Wharf (Tingzhou wharf full of Jiangnan charm) 🛶
Changting isn't that big, apart from Dingwuling and Qucaoli Wharf, everything else is squeezed together, just walking around can bring surprises! 🚶
🎫 Ticket Tips
Other places don't require tickets, a combo ticket for four attractions is 88 yuan, not expensive at all! 💰
🍜 Food Recommendations
Hakka cuisine until you're stuffed, here are a few favorites to recommend to you:
- Xunwei Tingzhou
- Shengquan Snacks
- Chengqiang Jian Shu Bing
- Xuancheng Boji Ban
- Laoke Wei
- Baxi Courtyard
- Qixing Restaurant
- Axiu Qingtang Fen
- Laodian Ganzheng Rou
- Qinhui Nan Food Restaurant 🍽
📝 Exclusive Itinerary Planning
- Day 1: Arrive in Changting at noon▶Have lunch on Shuidong Street▶Visit Taiping Bridge in the afternoon▶Tour attractions on Dongda Street▶Jichuan Gate▶Diantou Street snack strategy▶Visit Sanyuan Pavilion-Wolong Academy▶Stroll again in the evening for dinner and night view
- Day 2: Take a taxi to Dingwuling or Qucaoli Wharf, return to the county town for lunch, and shop for Changting specialties in the afternoon
⚠ Friendly Reminder
Don't drive yourself to Changting during holidays, just park your car and ride a shared bike, it's worry-free and effort-saving! 🚗
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Looking forward to your trip to Changting! ✈🌟
AvaMacLeod88
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🚗Transportation
Take a bullet train to 【Changting South Station】, after coming out from the station, you can take a taxi (use online car-hailing services like Didi), and you can arrive at Changting Ancient City in about 15 minutes.
🏠Accommodation
I chose the nearby Osmanthus🌳⬇️Inn as my accommodation, which is affordable and the hotel management staff is very friendly. However, the quilt has some peculiar smell, and the decoration is not very new, the overall experience is average. In addition, many homestays will provide scenic spot joint tickets, and this inn also provides it!
🏮Must-visit attractions
Jichuan Gate (Ancient City Wall):😊😊😊😊
Wolong Academy:👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Sanyuan Pavilion:😮😮😮😮😮
Changting County Museum (Tingzhou Examination Hall):😊😊😊😊
Baxi Hall, Dafudi: Unfortunately, it was under renovation when I went, and I couldn't get in; 😞😞😞😞😞
Diantou Street: If you want to buy some Changting specialties (such as Changting's Eight Dries), you can come here for a stroll; 😉😉😉😉😉
🥣Food
Lamp cake
Taro bun
Fried potato pancake
Dustpan board
Soaked pig kidney
Hetian chicken
Scalded pork/beef
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Changting Frequently Asked Questions
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