Taierzhuang Ancient City

Those who understand Tai'erzhuang will find that this small city is orderly yet unusually warm. Add a touch of drifting clouds and encounter the sunset glow, and you'll feel a cinematic sense that is both present and elusive, unreal like a beautiful dream. Ancient City Guide ① Day tour of the ancient city: Ming and Qing ancient shops, ancient residences, the General's Office, Corner Tower, Wu Family Bank, Wan Family Mansion, ancient docks, etc. In a trance, it's as if you have returned to ancient times, where the prosperity of 'merchants traveling far and wide, fishing lights along the river, songs for miles, the market never closing at night' is recreated here. ② Night tour of the ancient city: The night view of Tai'erzhuang Ancient City is extraordinary. Under the night sky, the ancient city glitters with the illumination of landscape lights, stunningly beautiful. The night scene of the ancient city is like the banquet of the drunken Li Bai during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, where one feels unbound in a foreign land, the night enticingly intoxicating, why bother about which night it is or where to wake up. ③ Folk art performances in the ancient city: Southern lion dance, Qianlong's patrol, shadow play, Liuqin opera, street corner magic, big drum, shadow play, Qinshu, acrobatics, and various other folk performances will keep you entertained and longing for more... There are also intangible cultural heritages such as Shandong embroidery, wax dyeing, sachet, clay sculpture, face sculpture, sand pottery, willow weaving, and wood carving. ④ Recommended ancient city delicacies: Tengzhou vegetable pancake, Zaozhuang spicy chicken, Zhang family dog meat, Zhang family crispy chicken, Tengzhou whole lamb soup, yellow flower beef noodle, Grand Canal stone cake, beef stuffed bun, Grand Canal whole fish feast, the world's number one pot of big bowl tea.

The ancient city of Tai'erzhuang at night is really too Tang Dynasty style🏮 The ancient city was rebuilt in 2008, and over 85% of the buildings and streets have been restored to the old city's appearance. Walking into this 'water town of the north', with its meandering merchants, songs heard for miles, a night market that never ends, and throngs of tourists, Especially around dusk, with clustered colorful lights, a river of fishing fires, and lanterns hanging high, it presents a scene of bustling prosperity. 🏮Night Tour Tips🏮 🔴A performance not to be missed—'Fire Dragon Steel Flower' intangible cultural heritage iron flower performance 🔺The intangible cultural heritage iron flower is a Chinese-style romantic firework, with a visual effect of 'the Milky Way falling from the sky'. The iron flower artists strike the iron juice heated to over a thousand degrees onto the shed frame, and the night is instantly illuminated by the radiating fireworks, with meteors pouring down, dazzlingly beautiful. 🔺The performance time and location will be adjusted according to special holidays, and details are subject to the announcements made by the 'Tai'erzhuang Ancient City'👸 account. Be sure to follow closely, otherwise, you will end up like me, waiting foolishly at the previous performance site half an hour in advance, only to find out near the start that the performance location has been changed for the National Day holiday... Rushing over, it was already crowded... and even finding a place to stand was difficult😂 🔴A different perspective of the ancient city—Take a sculling boat ride 🔺See the ancient city from a different angle, feel the charm of 'a boat, a scull, a beauty; a city, a river, a dreamland', and experience the unique charm of the water town of the north. 🔺Travel through the ancient city's water streets and alleys by boat, with moving ballads that linger in the heart and soul. 🔴Hanfu transformation—Immersive experience of the fun of crossing through a Chinese-themed amusement park 🔺Strolling through the ancient city, you can see Hanfu-clad ladies with exquisite makeup everywhere, paired with the antique environment, it truly gives an immediate sense of time travel.

🏯 Tairen Village Ancient City is located at the center of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, situated at the junction of four provinces: Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan, and Anhui. The ancient city began in the Qin and Han dynasties, developed in the Tang and Song dynasties, prospered in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and was named by Emperor Qianlong as "The best in the world". ❗️The ancient city of Tairen Village covers an area of 2 square kilometers, with 11 functional zones, 8 scenic areas, and 29 scenic spots. It is the largest ancient city in China. Tickets are valid for three days, and if you're not in a hurry, you can choose to stay in the ancient city and take your time. This will give you a better experience. 🕙Opening hours: All day 📍Detailed address: East Huaxing Road, Tairen Village District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province 🎫Ticket: 118 yuan/person, valid for 3 days (valid for three days from the date of use). ✅Must-try experiences 1️⃣ Boat ride Available at the East Gate Pier, all day 100/round trip, recommended 60/one way. 2️⃣ Iron flower Intangible cultural heritage activity, it's crowded at night, so it's recommended to go to Fuxing Square in advance. 3️⃣ Night city gate light show. 4️⃣ Near the East Gate is the Tairen Village War Memorial Park, where you can join a tour guide for an explanation. ✅Highlights: A canal-side city in the north of the river, naturally there are poetic water town views. The simplicity of the northern water town, accompanied by small bridges and flowing water, a small boat, a moving song, you can take a boat tour of the city, and feel the unique charm of the northern water town. There are many impressive foods in the ancient city of Tairen Village, whether it's the small stalls directly placed on the bluestone road, or the street shops, they are all places where you can easily take pictures of "the smoke and fire of the world". There are a variety of special snacks, eat and play! In the ancient city of Tairen Village, you can watch various wonderful intangible cultural heritage performances, lion flag dance to celebrate the New Year, fast book, shadow play, Liuqin drama... one after another performance makes you dazzled. The real-life performance "Miss Wan's Embroidery Ball Throwing" and other wonderful interactive fun, tourists actively interact, very lively. ❤Recommended reason: As night falls, the lights come on, and the ancient city of Tairen Village in the evening is decorated with colorful lights. The East Gate Light Show displays the world-famous prosperity of the ancient canal, making the ancient city of Tairen Village even more unique. The night of the ancient city of Tairen Village is decorated with lights, adding a bit of charm, a full-atmosphere light show, brilliant fire dragon steel flowers freeze the infinite romance in the night of the ancient city. The beauty of the ancient city of Tairen Village can only be carefully felt by going there in person, and you can taste the unique charm of this thousand-year-old city! 🚦Travel strategy: 🚗Self-driving You can choose to get off at the "Yicheng Tairen Village" or "Hanzhuang Tairen Village" highway exit on the S38 line, and choose to reach the Tairen Village Ancient City parking lot. 🚄High-speed rail or train route Zaozhuang Station or Zaozhuang West Station, about 70 kilometers from the ancient city of Tairen Village. After getting off at Zaozhuang Station, take BRT10 line directly to the parking lot of Tairen Village Ancient City; after getting off at Zaozhuang West Station, take B1 to the passenger transport transfer center and transfer to B2, to reach the parking lot of Tairen Village Ancient City, the whole journey is about 1.5-2 hours. ✈️Airplane route The airports closer to the ancient city of Tairen Village are Xuzhou Guanyin Airport, Linyi Airport, and Jinan Yaoqiang Airport. After getting off the plane, you can choose to take a bus or train.

"River Village" night view | As if the switch of time travel has been turned on The night view of Taierzhuang Ancient City is really too Tang Dynasty The ancient city was rebuilt in 2008, and over 85% of the buildings and streets have restored the appearance of the old city Entering this "Northern Jiangnan", merchants are scattered, songs are heard for miles, the night market never ends, and tourists are like weaving Especially before and after nightfall, colorful lights cluster, fishing fires on the river, lanterns hang high, presenting a scene of prosperity Night tour tips A performance not to be missed - "Fire Dragon Steel Flower" intangible cultural heritage blacksmith flower performance The intangible cultural heritage blacksmith flower is a Chinese-style romantic firework, with a visual effect of "the Milky Way falling from the sky" The flower artist uses a flower stick to strike the iron juice of thousands of degrees onto the rack, the night is instantly illuminated by the scattered fireworks, meteors like waterfalls, dazzlingly beautiful The performance time and location will be adjusted according to special holidays, detailed The situation is subject to the announcement of "Taierzhuang Ancient City" Be sure to pay attention in time, otherwise you will be like me, waiting stupidly at the previous performance site half an hour in advance, only to find out that the performance location has been changed for the National Day holiday... When I rushed over, it was already crowded... I couldn't even find a place to stand See the ancient city from a different angle - take a rowing boat See the ancient city from a different angle, feel the charm of "a boat, a paddle, a beauty, a city, a river, a dreamland", and experience the unique charm of the northern water town Take a boat to tour the water streets and alleys of the ancient city, the moving ballads, make people dreamy Hanfu dress up - immersive experience of the fun of crossing in a Chinese theme park Walking in the ancient city, you can see Hanfu girls with exquisite makeup everywhere, coupled with the antique environment, there is a real sense of time travel P Navigation end point: Taierzhuang Ancient City East Gate Parking Lot (free parking at the East Gate) Ticket purchase at the entrance of the scenic spot: 118 per person

🏠.​1. Taierzhuang Ancient Town: The ancient town was formed during the Han Dynasty, developed in the Yuan Dynasty, and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a history of over 2000 years. It encompasses architectural styles such as Hui, Jin, water town, Minnan, Lingnan, Lunan, European, and religious buildings. It is known as 'the living fossil of canal culture' and 'the museum of Chinese residential architecture'. Ticket Price: 118 RMB per person 🌸 Free Admission Policy Children under 6 years old (including 6 years old) or under 1.4 meters tall (including 1.4 meters); seniors over 60 years old (including 60 years old); active military personnel, retired military personnel; veterans; martyrs' family members, families of military personnel who died on duty or due to illness; firefighters; tour guides; journalists; disabled persons; group bus drivers; national medical team members who assisted in Hubei; high-level talents with valid identification are admitted for free. 🌸 Discount Policy Minors over 6 years old up to 18 years old (including 18 years old); full-time college students with valid identification can purchase discounted tickets. .🏠.​2. Guanshi Pomegranate Garden and Qingtan Temple: Guanshi Pomegranate Garden was established during the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Western Han Dynasty and has a history of over 2000 years. Originally named Qingtan Mountain, also known as Yunfeng Mountain, it is known for its 'Qingtan autumn scenery' and is one of the eight scenic spots of ancient Yi County. Ticket Price: 30 RMB per person 🌸 Free Admission Policy Children under 1.2 meters tall; seniors over 65 years old; active military personnel; police officers; journalists; tour guides; photographers; disabled persons; high-level talents, etc. with valid identification are admitted for free. 🌸 Discount Policy Children over 1.2 meters tall and under 18 years old; full-time undergraduate students and below; seniors aged 60-64; martyrs' family members; military families with valid identification can purchase discounted tickets. Qingtan Temple was established during the Tang Dynasty and is named for the numerous Qingtan trees and ancient Qingtan trees within the temple. The scenic area includes the Reclining Buddha Hall, Mountain Gate, Heavenly King Hall, Western Auxiliary Halls (Wealth God Hall, Three Saints Hall, Ksitigarbha Hall), and the Mahavira Hall. On the east side of the temple, there is a life-release pond and a Guanyin Pavilion. There are also guest halls, dining halls, and lamp offering halls. Ticket Price: 49 RMB per person 🌸 Free Admission Policy Children under 1.2 meters tall; seniors over 65 years old; active military personnel; police officers; journalists; tour guides; photographers; disabled persons; high-level talents, etc. with valid identification are admitted for free. 🌸 Discount Policy Children over 1.2 meters tall and under 18 years old; full-time undergraduate students and below; seniors aged 60-64; martyrs' family members; military families with valid identification can purchase discounted tickets. .🏠.​3. Jinling City Nuwa Palace: The ancestral cultural site of Nuwa Palace, dating back 7000 to 8000 years, is located on Jinling Mountain, which is also the legendary resting place of the goddess Nuwa, known as Nuwa's Tomb. During the fourth year of the Qingli era of the Song Dynasty, a temple was erected on the mountain to worship Fuxi and Nuwa. In front of the mountain, there was once a Buddhist temple named Jinling Temple. The mountain and its foothills were once dotted with temples and were also known as Temple Mountain. Free🌸 to visit.

In Shandong, there is a treasure of a small city🏙️ Bridging Shandong and Jiangsu, With the thousand-year-old Grand Canal witnessing its changes, And the hundred-year-old Zhongxing Coal Mine witnessing its glory. ~ There is no shortage of ancient towns in China, but this one is different Taierzhuang not only has natural scenery But more importantly, it has historical significance~~ ~ 📍Tour route: There are many performances inside the ancient city, mainly concentrated on Saturday afternoons, evenings, and Sunday mornings. While watching various performances, you will visit the main attractions of the ancient city. Different routes can be taken to get to each performance. ⏳Saturday: 14:30 Intangible Cultural Heritage Moment (Gefeng Tower) 15:00 Zhongfan Lion Dance (Fuxing Square) 15:30 Grand Canal Old Street (Canjiang Mansion - Supreme Bridge) 15:30 Quyi Meeting (Xie Yu Tea House) 16:00 Lunan Shadow Puppetry (East side of Taierzhuang Station) 16:30 Liuyin Opera (Boat-shaped Street) There is time between Liuyin Opera and the West Gate Projection Show to have some food or go back to the hotel to rest 18:45 West Gate Projection Show (West City Gate) 19:00 City Tower Light Show (City Tower) 19:15 River·Sound (Boat-shaped Street) 19:30 Boat-shaped Street Light Show (Boat-shaped Street) 19:45 Fire Dragon Steel Flower (Fuxing Square) 20:15 Welcoming Show (East City Gate) 20:15 Water Moon·Chant (Niu Shi Wang) ⌛️Sunday 10:00 Qianlong's Tour of Taierzhuang (West Gate - Tianhou Palace - Dayamen Street - West Gate) 📝Note: (Performances are not only on weekends!) 1. There is some interaction between the Grand Canal Old Street performance and the Quyi Meeting; 2. After the Fire Dragon Steel Flower, you can take a boat to the East Gate to watch the Welcoming Show or Water Moon·Chant. The Welcoming Show's light show is more about the 1938 war, different from the West Gate Projection Show, and I personally prefer the West Gate. 3. The Fire Dragon Steel Flower (Iron Flower) is very crowded, if you want a better spot you have to give up the Boat-shaped Street Light Show. A better viewing spot would be the small path between Huajiantang·Huaishe and Taizhou Island, which is less crowded. 4. If you want to watch Jianghu variety shows, you can watch them at 14:00 or 17:00 at Tianqi Temple Stage. 📌Scenic spot tips: Little North Gate → Taishan Xinggong → Fire Brigade → Mosque → Bodhi Temple → Grand Canal Grain Warehouse Museum → Taierzhuang Battle Site Park → Jin Ping Mei Culture Exhibition Hall → Catholic Church → Boat-shaped Street → Tianhou Palace → Fuxing Building ⚠️Travel Tips ▪️The ancient city is busier on Saturdays, watch the night scene on Saturday night, and stroll around the ancient city and take photos on Sunday morning. ▪️Zaozhuang's districts are scattered, self-driving is the most convenient, but BRT has basically been connected. The urban area has Xuecheng District (New City) and Shizhong District (Old City), distributed in a triangle with Taierzhuang. ▪️Zaozhuang has two museums, it's enough to visit the West Museum, and the landmark Gemini is right opposite. From Beixin Culture to Zhongxing Coal Mine, thousands of years help us understand this historic city more quickly. ▪️The old city has more local food than the new city. Zhongxing Coal Mine is worth a visit. There are some very nostalgic play facilities in People's Park. If you are short on time, you can also go directly from Zaozhuang Station to and from Taierzhuang. ▪️The ancient city is worth visiting for its various small and vertical museums, watching the Iron Flower performance at night, and just strolling around to relax. 🚄Zaozhuang Transportation Guide Departing from Jinan, self-driving is the most convenient. You can also take the 🚄 to Zaozhuang Station, and then take a 🚖 or BRT to Taierzhuang Ancient City. 🅿️Navigation endpoint: Taierzhuang Ancient City East Gate Parking Lot (free parking at the East Gate)