[2025 Qingzhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Memorial Temple of Li Qingzhao (Updated May)

Qingzhou, Weifang: One-Day Cherry Blossom Viewing Guide Morning: Fan Gongting Park (cherry blossom viewing + Li Qingzhao Memorial Hall) → Nanyang River Rubber Dam (photo taking) Noon: Ou Garden Food Street (Longsheng Pastry, Old Locust Tree Fried Buns) Afternoon: Qingzhou Ancient City (Ou Garden, Fucai Gate) → Song City Scenic Area (ancient-style block + night cherry blossom lights) Transportation Guide Self-driving: Navigate to the parking lots of each attraction (Fan Gongting Park and Yunmen Mountain Scenic Area both have parking lots). City Transportation Bus: Qingzhou Bus routes 1 and 2 can reach Fan Gongting Park; Route 6 goes directly to Yunmen Mountain Scenic Area. Photo Taking & Experience Suggestions 1. Hanfu Photos: Near the Li Qingzhao Memorial Hall in Fan Gongting Park, wear light-colored Hanfu to take ancient-style cherry blossom photos. 2. Night Cherry Blossom Lights: The lights in the Song City section of the Nanyang River are turned on at night (18:30–21:00), which is suitable for taking reflection shots. 3. Wild Fun Activities: You can bring Frisbees and kites to the Mi River Wetland, and take dynamic photos with cherry blossoms.

🚗🚗🚗Itinerary Day 1: Wang Zhi Yong Breakfast Restaurant (Main Branch) → Qingzhou Song City → Qingzhou Ancient City → Fan Gongting Park → Li Qingzhao Memorial Hall → Qingzhou Museum (New Museum) → Qingzhou Museum → Yunmen Mountain Scenic Area → Qingzhou Never Night City → Home Inn·neo (Qingzhou Ancient City Jingqu Fucai Branch) 📍Must-see attractions: Qingzhou Ancient City: Qingzhou Museum: Yunmen Mountain Scenic Area: Qingzhou Never Night City: Qingzhou Song City 📍Important notes:

Weifang Fan Gongting Park's cherry blossom viewing guide is here! Park Information Address: No. 65, Fan Gongting West Road, Qingzhou City, Weifang City, Shandong Province. Opening hours: Open all day. Ticket information: The park is free to enter. Separate tickets are required for individual attractions such as the Li Qingzhao Memorial Hall and the Three Sages Temple. Transportation Guide Public transportation: Take local buses in Qingzhou, such as K9 and K11, and get off at the Qingzhou Museum Station. Fan Gongting Park is within walking distance. Self-driving: Navigate to Fan Gongting Park. There is a parking lot around the park, but parking spaces may be limited on weekends and holidays during the cherry blossom season. Please plan your parking in advance. Cherry Blossom Viewing Spots in the Park West side of the West Gate Reservoir: There is a large area of tall cherry blossom trees here. Every cherry blossom season, the flowers are in full bloom, attracting many tourists. Around the Baobao Children's Paradise: There are many cherry blossom trees planted here, complementing the amusement facilities in the park. It is a good place for families with children and couples.

Departing from Zibo, driving through the Niujiaoling mountain road: the Lu Zhong Sichuan-Tibet route is rugged, like a dragon winding and twisting, resembling a jade belt wrapped around the lush mountains, arriving at Qingzhou Fan Gongting Park. Fan Gongting Park is located in the low-lying area outside the Old West Gate of Qingzhou City, with the Nanyang River flowing through it. Inside the park, pavilions and towers are set amongst winding paths, offering a naturally delightful scenery. To the west of Yongji Bridge is the ancient building: Shunhe Tower, built with bright windows facing the river, perched on a high stone platform. From a distance, the three-bay single-story building resembles a tower, hence its name. With colorful windows facing the water and weeping willows partially covering the view, the scenery is charmingly beautiful. The 'Western Tower' mentioned in the famous female poet Li Qingzhao's 'A Spray of Plum Blossoms' is the Shunhe Tower, and to the west of the tower is the 'Four Pines Pavilion' guarded by four pines. Crossing the Yongji Bridge, there is the 'Li Qingzhao Memorial Hall' built in 1988, located next to the Shunhe Tower where Li Qingzhao and her husband, the epigrapher Zhao Mingcheng, often recited and sang poems and enjoyed the scenery. Walking a hundred meters south along Yangxi Lake, you will find the famous Fan Gongting, which has always been a rare tourist attraction. With spring flowers, autumn moons, summer sun, and winter snow, the scenery is enchanting in all seasons. The 'Mian Shui Yan Tan Lu' records: 'When Fan Wenzheng governed Qingzhou,... in the Nanyang Creek, a sweet spring gushed out, the public built a pavilion above the spring, and carved a stone to record it. Later, the people of Qingzhou, in memory of the public's virtue, named it Fan Gong Spring, surrounded by ancient trees...' Inside the courtyard of Fan Gongting, ancient trees such as Tang and Song dynasty catalpas and scholar trees stand tall around Fan Gong Well and the pavilion, still full of life; the shrines of the three sages Fan Gong, Ouyang Gong, and Fu Bi Gong quietly await visitors. Behind the shrines, the 'Hou Le Pavilion' reminds posterity of the famous saying: 'Worry before the world worries, and enjoy after the world enjoys.' Outside Fan Gongting, visitors rest under the 'Qi Lu Teng Luo King', while children play around. Fan Gongting Park, with its natural and cultural landscapes complementing each other, allows visitors to both appreciate the relics of ancient sages and wander through charming natural scenery, making it an ideal destination for tourism and leisure.

At the beginning of March, I came to Qingzhou, just when it was getting warm but still cold. The Li Qingzhao residence in Fangongting Park is a place I have long admired. Just a few steps after turning left upon entering the park, I saw a small bridge over flowing water. I admire Li Qingzhao, who truly deserves to be the representative of the graceful school of poets. Her residence, backed by a steep slope and facing the water to the east, is truly a place of outstanding natural beauty, exquisite and transparent. The park is free to enter, and the ticket for the memorial temple is 10 yuan, with a discounted price of 9 yuan if booked through Ctrip, and can be booked on the same day. Inside the temple, there is a strong cultural atmosphere, and the paintings that introduce Li Qingzhao's life are very evocative of the era, especially fitting. Standing on the corridor and looking towards the water surface, the Nine-Bend Bridge and the small boat reminded me of 'Lightly untying my robe, I alone board the orchid boat,' imagining the appearance of the poetess Yi'an in those days, truly feeling a sense of traveling through time and space.