2025 Ju County Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in May)

## Juxian County May Day Travel Guide: Escape the Crowds and Discover 3,000 Years of Ancient Charm May in Juxian County, with its fresh green ginkgo trees and warming Shu River waters, is the perfect time to explore this ancient city in Shandong Province. Unlike popular tourist destinations, Juxian preserves its authentic cultural heritage and relaxed pace of life. This carefully designed guide will help you avoid crowds and deeply experience the unique charm of "Never Forget Ju" in just 3 days. ### Day One: A Cultural Journey Through Time **Morning | Exploring Ancient Ju Civilization (8:30-11:30)** - Juzhou Museum (Free, reservation required): During the May Day holiday, a special exhibition "Bronze Ware of the Ju State" will showcase 27 treasures including the Spring and Autumn Period "Ju Dashu Pot." Arrive at opening time (8:30) to avoid student groups that arrive after 9:30. - Old City Memory Museum (South Gate Street): A micro-museum converted from Ming and Qing dynasty residences where you can experience traditional rubbing techniques (30 yuan/person) and take home Ju State characters. **Noon | Local Flavors Under the City Wall (12:00-13:30)** Recommended "Ancient City Home" restaurant: - Must-try: Intangible cultural heritage Juxian whole lamb soup (with freshly baked pancakes) - Seasonal dish: Chinese toon scrambled eggs (made with wild toon from Fulai Mountain) - Average cost: 50 yuan per person, arrive before 11:30 **Afternoon | Zen Under Ginkgo Trees (14:00-17:00)** - Fulai Mountain Scenic Area (65 yuan admission): During the holiday, Dinglin Temple will hold "Thousand-Year Ginkgo Blessing Ceremonies" (daily at 10:00/15:00), with monks leading sutra chanting around the trees. The newly opened "Southeastern Shandong Anti-Japanese Memorial Hall" on the back mountain is worth visiting. - Special experience: Copy excerpts from "The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons" at Ginkgo Academy (brushes and inkstones provided, free) **Evening | Ancient City in Lights (19:00-21:00)** - South City Wall 3D light show (extra performances during May Day holiday at 19:30/20:30) - Shu River Musical Fountain: New May Day special edition "Ju Style Elegance" (starts at 20:00) ### Day Two: Pastoral Life and Intangible Heritage **Morning | Slow Life in Rose Town (9:00-11:30)** - Zhaoxian Town Rose Garden (30 yuan entrance fee, redeemable for purchases): Participate in the May Day "Rose Picking Festival" and experience making rose jam **Noon | Spring Flavors at a Farm Lunch (12:00-13:30)** Recommended "Country Stove": - Clay pot chicken (free-range local chicken) - Cold Sichuan pepper shoots (seasonal wild vegetables) - Locust flower pancakes (sweet and savory options) **Afternoon | Artisan Craftsmanship (14:00-17:00)** Intangible heritage workshop experiences (reservation required 1 day in advance): - Option A: Mulberry bark paper making + door threshold paper cutting (158 yuan/person) - Option B: Black pottery wheel throwing + ginkgo leaf printing and dyeing (128 yuan/person) - Children's special: Clay tiger painting (58 yuan/piece) **Evening | Stargazing Camping (19:00-22:00)** Fulai Green Tea Cultural Park special opening: - Tea garden starry tent camping (298 yuan/tent including BBQ set) - May Day special: Night tea picking experience (19:30-20:30) ### Day Three: Poetic Living Between Mountains and Waters **Morning | Cloud Viewing at Wulou Mountain (7:00-10:00)** - Suggested departure at 6:30, start hiking at 7:00 (free) - Best photo time at the "Ju State Heavenly Pool" summit: 8:00-9:00 - Visit the "Rising Sun" solar cultural site on your way down **Noon | River Seafood Feast (11:30-13:00)** Shu River Fishing Village recommendations: - Three ways to eat one fish (silver carp, minimum 8 jin/4kg) - River shrimp with chives - Sweet potato noodles with small tofu **Afternoon | Free Time (13:30-departure)** Options: - Shop at Longquan Ancient Street (Juxian black pottery, ginkgo tea) - Strawberry picking at Dule Farm (last batch of spring strawberries during May Day) - Boating on Shu River (electric boats 60 yuan/hour) 2. **Accommodation Recommendations** - Book in advance! Recommended: - Juxian Wansha Jin Hotel (close to scenic spots) (excellent night views) This May Day holiday, while others are squeezing through crowded attractions, you'll be listening to the wind beneath Juxian's ancient city walls, enjoying tea under ginkgo tree shadows, and admiring the moon reflected in the Shu River. Three days is enough to plant the seed of 3,000 years of Ju culture in your heart—just as the ancient saying goes: "Half of Shandong's cultural essence is in Qingzhou, half is in Ju."

Ju County, Shandong Province is full of ancient flavor and worth a visit~ #Cross-Strait Exchanges

|A complete guide to seeing snow, food, and attractions! . Rizhao, this city not only has the sea, but also snow, I recommend you to experience it once in your life! ❄️【Watch the snow】 The winter in Rizhao and the snow season are so beautiful! Standing in Wanpingkou Scenic Area, watching the white snowflakes dancing with the waves, it feels like walking into a beautiful illustrated picture book. It is so romantic and dreamy! ! 🏔️【Must visit attractions】 Wanpingkou Scenic Area: Lover Sculpture, Plank Road, Coconut Tree🌴There are many internet celebrity check-in props👋🏻, very film-making. Sunshine Coast of Mountains, Sea and Sky: A great spot to take photos and watch the sunset🌇! There is a branch of love to check in Dongyi Town: The antique buildings and the snowy scenery complement each other beautifully, and the photos are very photogenic. Rizhao Coastal National Forest Park: Stroll along the snow-covered forest trails and enjoy the tranquility of winter. Fulai Mountain: Climb the mountain to enjoy the snow and feel the tranquility and magnificence of winter. 🍜【Food Check-in】 Seafood Hot Pot: On a cold winter day, enjoy a steaming pot of seafood hot pot. Fresh seafood paired with Rizhao special sauce will warm your heart and stomach. Rizhao pancakes: crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, served with a variety of fillings. They are a traditional snack in Rizhao and provide warmth in winter. Mutton soup: In the cold winter, a bowl of mutton soup can quickly dispel the chill. The mutton is tender and the soup is rich. Candied haws: The sweetness of the winter streets. The sour and sweet candied haws are a little blessing in winter. 🏨【Accommodation Recommendation】 Rizhao Seaview Licheng Hotel: Just like the name of the hotel, True Seaview Hotel is only a 5-minute walk to Wanpingkou Scenic Area, very close! You can see the sea from the window in the room! After shooting the snowy scene, you can immediately escape to the hotel and get into a warm bed! Tips: 1️⃣There is no subway in Rizhao🚇, so traveling is usually by bus or taxi🚕 2️⃣There are relatively few people on snowy days, and it’s great to take photos, but the weather is very cold, so be sure to bring some thick clothes 3️⃣Wear a pair of waterproof ones👢It will get wet when the snow melts

Ju culture, Qi culture, and Lu culture are known as the three major cultures of Shandong. Upon entering the Ju County Museum, you will see a ceramic wall in the lobby that condenses Ju culture. What interests me most is: 20 characters of pottery script were found on a large zun vessel unearthed from the Linyang River, Dazhujiacun, and Hangtou sites in Ju County (Fig. 17), [Fig. 18 shows the distribution of the pictographic script sites.] There are 8 types in total, which are recognized by the academic community as the prototypes of Chinese characters (Figs. 9–16). (Fig. 9) I saw a replica of a similar picture at the Ancient China exhibition in the National Museum of China. I will verify whether it is a replica of this one next time I go there. (Fig. 16) The sun, moon, and mountain symbols were found on the pottery zun vessel, and similar symbols were also found at the Qianzhai site in Zhucheng, Shandong, the Yuchisi site in Mengcheng, Anhui, and the Xiaojiawujie site of the Shijiahe culture in Hubei. They have become symbolic totems of the Dawenkou culture. The large pottery zun vessel of the Dawenkou culture exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of China was unearthed from the Yuchisi site in Mengcheng, Anhui. These "characters" excite me, a person who talks about the thinking of creating characters...

What I was most looking forward to in Rizhao was to come to Dinglin Temple to see with my own eyes this ginkgo tree, which is about 4,000 years old and is the largest ginkgo tree on earth today - commonly known as the "Ginkgo King", which entered the Guinness World Records in 1990. As soon as I entered the gate of Fulaishan, I went straight to it, and I could see it at the bottom of the steps of Dinglin Temple. (Figure 1) The location of the "Ginkgo King" is very special, Fulaishan is composed of three peaks of Feilai, Fulaishan and Fulaishan, and it grows at the bottom of the mountain where the three peaks are gathered, next to Qingquan Gorge and Wolong Spring, which never dries up. After carefully appreciating it, I went further to learn about Dinglin Temple. Dinglin Temple is located under Fulaifeng, it was built in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and has a history of more than 1,500 years. According to historical records, the temple was built in Jin, and the ancestor monks were Zhu Fatai and Seng Yuan. The whole temple building is divided into three courtyards in the front, middle and back. The door of the mountain gate is hung with a huge plaque of "Dinglin Temple", and the stone stele on the left side of the door is engraved with "Liu Xie's former residence". Liu Xie (c. 465-521, author of "Wen Xin Diao Long") was a native of Dongguan Ju during the Southern and Northern Dynasties (that is, a native of Ju County, Rizhao City), who served as a county magistrate, infantry captain, and a servant in the palace, and was a famous literary theorist in ancient China. In his later years, he returned to his hometown and lived here, renaming the temple Dinglin Temple to express his nostalgia for Dinglin Temple in Nanjing. Although the leaves were not yellow when we arrived, we were satisfied to see what it looked like.

Buzzing Park is composed of three parts. The central part includes the scenic area gate, Yulan Square, Lavender Flower Sea, and Buzzing Bee Farm. The northern part mainly includes the Bee Science Museum, Bee Therapy Health Center, Honey Manor, and Bee Product Production Tour Area. The southern part mainly includes Sweet Lake, Organic Tea Garden, Honeycomb Maze, Children's Expansion Camp, and Hundred Flowers (Fruit) Garden. I like the Bee Culture Science Museum (Figures 7 and 8) and the statue of Jiang Qi, the first Chinese beekeeper recorded in literature (Figure 5), and the background picture of the beekeeping and honey collection process. My friends had a great time at the Children's Expansion Camp. The scenic area is the first bee culture experience park in Shandong Province and the largest bee culture experience park in China. The park also has a demonstration bee farm, intangible cultural heritage workshop, bee product visit workshop, bee product experience center, honeycomb villa, honey hotel, and more. It's a great place for research and study!

Stepping into Shuhe Park is like stepping into a natural landscape painting. Walking along the river, the first thing that comes into view is the wide and calm river. The river is clear and sparkles under the sun, like countless tiny diamonds scattered on the water. The breeze blows, and the water ripples. The ripples slowly spread to the distance, like the ripples of time, recording the story of the Shuhe River. The willows on the river bank are slender, and the long willow branches hang on the water, like a green bead curtain hanging down by nature. The willow branches dance with the wind, echoing the waves of the river, playing a harmonious movement of nature. The grass in the park is like a green ocean, stretching to the distance. The soft grass is like a thick blanket on the ground, and every step feels like stepping on a cloud. There are various wild flowers scattered in the grass. They are red like fire, pink like rosy clouds, and white like snow. They are colorful and compete for beauty. Butterflies dance in the flowers. They flap their colorful wings, sometimes stay on the stamens, and sometimes fly lightly, as if they are talking sweet words with the flowers. Walking along the winding path, you will see pavilions with different styles scattered in the park. The antique pavilions have flying eaves and painted beams. Sitting in the pavilion, looking far away, the beautiful scenery of the Shuhe River is in sight, which makes people feel "indifferent to fame and wealth, watching the flowers bloom and fade in the courtyard; indifferent to stay and leave, watching the clouds roll and stretch in the sky". Those galleries with exquisite carvings are like unfolded history books, carved with ancient legends and historical stories, so that people can appreciate the profound cultural heritage of Shuhe Park during the tour. On the river, there are unique stone bridges across the two banks from time to time. The stone bridge is solid and simple, and time has left mottled traces on the bridge. Standing on the bridge, you can feel the breath of the Shuhe River more closely, watch the river flow under the bridge, and listen to the crisp sound of the water hitting the bridge pier, as if the Shuhe River is singing an old ballad in a low voice. In the depths of Shuhe Park, there is a dense forest. The trees in the forest are towering, with interlaced branches and leaves. The sunlight shines through the gaps in the leaves, forming golden rays of light. Birds sing on the branches. Their songs are clear and pleasant, one after another, as if they are holding a grand concert. Shuhe Park, here is both a gift of nature and a carving of humanities. It is a pure land in the city and a habitat for people's souls. Here, people can enjoy the beauty of nature and feel the tranquility and length of time.

In the heart of a bustling city stands the grand and luxurious Golden Sands Hotel. Its golden exterior seems to tell countless legendary stories. A young painter named Xiaoxuan, carrying her easel, happened to pass by the hotel. She was attracted by the unique architectural style of the hotel and couldn't help but stop. The sun shone on the facade of the Golden Sands Hotel, casting a brilliant light that inspired Xiaoxuan to create. Just as she was immersed in admiring the exterior of the hotel, a hurried figure rushed out of the hotel door and bumped into Xiaoxuan. Xiaoxuan almost fell, but was steadied by a pair of strong hands. She looked up and saw a pair of deep and charming eyes belonging to a handsome man named Lin Yu. Lin Yu quickly apologized, and Xiaoxuan smiled and said it was okay. Their eyes met, as if some kind of wonderful current was flowing in the air. Lin Yu was attracted by the unique artistic temperament of Xiaoxuan, and Xiaoxuan also had a good impression of Lin Yu's gentlemanly demeanor. Lin Yu invited Xiaoxuan to sit in the hotel's café, and Xiaoxuan hesitated for a moment before agreeing. In the café, the elegant environment and soothing music gradually relaxed them. They started chatting and sharing their stories and dreams. Lin Yu is a successful entrepreneur who came to the Golden Sands Hotel to attend an important business meeting. Xiaoxuan, on the other hand, is pursuing her dream of art and looking for inspiration in every corner of the city. As time went on, their feelings for each other quietly grew in the special place of the Golden Sands Hotel. They strolled together in the hotel's garden, admiring the beautiful flowers and exquisite sculptures; they tasted delicious dishes in the hotel's restaurant, sharing the joys of life. However, fate always seems to be full of challenges. Lin Yu's business encountered a major crisis, and he had to devote all his energy to deal with it. Xiaoxuan, on the other hand, encountered a bottleneck in her artistic journey and felt extremely confused and lost. But they didn't give up on each other. On a quiet night at the Golden Sands Hotel, they sat on the terrace, looking at the brilliant lights of the city. Lin Yu held Xiaoxuan's hand tightly and told her that no matter what the future holds, they would face it together. In the end, under the witness of the Golden Sands Hotel, they overcame the difficulties together and moved towards their happy future. The hotel also became a beautiful memory in their hearts forever.

📍 Itinerary Overview 🚩 Sightseeing Route 🏖️ Must-Visit Attractions 🚇 Transportation 📷 Photo Spots 🍜 Local Cuisine 🏠 Accommodation 1.Batam View Beach Resort 💡 Tips My son was so cute and he is happy to go to the Batam view beach resort. Night time at the heart shape light take a photo is also enjoying. There is live band on the night time at the cafe. You can join them singing too if you dare 😂

Some time ago, I took my child on an impromptu self-driving trip to the ancient city of Ju Kingdom. This trip was truly unforgettable! We stayed at the Wansha Gold Hotel, and it was fantastic! As soon as we entered, the staff warmly welcomed us with friendly smiles, making us feel very warm inside. The room was clean and tidy, arranged in a cozy and comfortable manner. The child especially loved the little decorations in the room, jumping around with joy. The hotel's service was impeccable; whatever we needed, they responded quickly and even thoughtfully provided us with some travel suggestions. During the day, we strolled around the ancient city of Ju Kingdom. Wow, the scenery was absolutely stunning! The ancient city's buildings were full of historical charm, making us feel like we had traveled back in time. Walking on the cobblestone streets, feeling the traces of time, was a wonderful experience. There were various small shops along the street, selling special snacks and handicrafts. The child was curious about everything, looking around with wide eyes. We tasted the local delicacies together, and the flavors were truly authentic! At night, the ancient city was brilliantly lit, offering a unique charm. Back at the hotel, there was a buffet that was clean and hygienic, making it safe for the child to eat. After a comfortable hot bath, lying on the soft bed, all the day's fatigue vanished. This self-driving trip to the ancient city of Ju Kingdom was made even more wonderful and unforgettable because of the warm companionship of the Wansha Gold Hotel. If we have the chance, we will definitely come again!

Ancient Buddha Temple: Located in the mountains of Qishan, it was first built during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. According to legend, a Buddha statue floated down the river and landed here, prompting the construction of the temple. There are currently three ancient halls and two ancient locust trees. The Ancient Buddha Temple is an approved site for religious activities. Although the temple is not large, it is very popular with worshippers.

Fulai Mountain EL+299, also known as Fuqiu, is formed by three peaks: Nanfeilai, Xifulai, and Beifolai, resembling a reclining dragon with its elegant and graceful appearance. The mountain features scenic spots such as Wolong Spring, Lifesaving Spring, Wenxin Pavilion, Strange Stone Valley, Elephant Mountain Tree, Liqiao Waterfall, Chaoyang Temple, and the Tomb of Lord Ju. The King of Ginkgo Trees on Fulai Mountain is said to be the place where Lord Ju of Lu held an alliance meeting, and it has been over three thousand years since then.

🚗🚗🚗Travel Itinerary: Day1: Jugu Ancient City → Shuhe Wetland Park → Shuhe Hotel in Juxian Day2: Shuhe Hotel in Juxian → Naxianghai Diamond Beach Bathing Area → Motianling → Sea Donkey Island → Rongcheng Chengshan Ruijing Hotel Day3: Rongcheng Chengshan Ruijing Hotel → Yuehai Park → Weihai Park → Torch Eight Street → Haiyuan Park → Cat Head Mountain No.2 Viewing Platform → Yangma Island → Yantaishan Scenic Area → Liman Jiebaina Hotel (Binhai Square Store) Day4: Liman Jiebaina Hotel (Binhai Square Store) → Chaoyang Pedestrian Street → Yantai Golden Sand Beach The Lonely Whale → Baxian Crossing the Sea Scenic Area → Penglai Pavilion → Penglai Baolong Art Yue Hotel Day5: Penglai Baolong Art Yue Hotel → Hexia Ancient Town → Huai'an Li Canal Cultural Corridor → Huai'an Xiangsheng Pagoda Junting Hotel (Maoye Times Square Store) Day6: Huai'an Xiangsheng Pagoda Junting Hotel (Maoye Times Square Store) → Huai'an Prefecture Office → Shihe Garden Restaurant