Day 1: Rooftops across the country
·morning
【Hangzhou Collection】
Meeting time: 08:00-08:30
Meeting place: Huanglong Seafood Stall
08:30 departure on time, drive to Tiantai
After arriving at Tiantai, we headed straight to Gaomingjiang Temple to begin our Tiantai tour! (During the May Day holiday, traffic restrictions restricted buses from entering and leaving the Gaomingjiang Temple area. We then headed directly to Guoqing Temple. After finding food nearby, we began our tour of Guoqing Temple and the Buddhist City.)
·afternoon
Around 1:30 PM - After a delicious lunch, we drove to Guoqing Temple, the ancestral home of the Tiantai Sect of China, Japan, and South Korea. It's a Buddhist world filled with stories; a popular photo spot on Xiaohongshu, where every ancient eave, corner, wall, and pillar is a prime example of photo-taking; and a showcase for rural life: the soothing green fields beneath the Sui Dynasty pagoda, the leisurely strolling cattle, and the cool, gurgling stream...
·night
Around 5:00 PM, we bid farewell to Tiantai and headed to Jiaojiang, Taizhou. We'll be staying there tonight, so you can enjoy the charm of the "Nuojiji Kingdom" over dinner and breakfast! The drive takes about 1.5 hours, so you can take a break.
Day 2 Jiaojiang → Shangdachen → Xiadachen
·morning
People say how delicious a city is, just go to its vegetable market and you will know!
A [Garden Vegetable Market] can tell you that the name of "Nuojiji Kingdom" is well-deserved:
Embedded cakes, steamed rice balls, black rice cakes, egg pancakes, rice cakes...
Tourists who want to fully experience these delicacies can get up early and go to the market to find food and taste it on their own!
The ferry schedule may fluctuate during holidays. The time of entering and leaving the island is for reference only. The specific time is subject to the ferry schedule at the terminal.
At about 08:00, we took a bus to the pier to wait for the boat. There are limited boat trips every day, so don't be late!
At 8:30 AM, we followed our guide and boarded a ferry to Dachen Island, the "Pearl of the East China Sea." The boat ride took about two hours, and since we were full, we decided to catch up on some sleep.
Around 10:00 AM, we arrived at our first stop on Dachen Island, Upper Dachen Island. Dachen Island is divided into Upper and Lower Dachen Island. Upper Dachen Island is pristine and almost commercial-free, offering a rare tranquility and pristine sea view.
The beach here is the only one on Dachen Island. Although it is not big, it is enough to carry your yearning and happiness for the beach and the sea!
There are also sika deer on the island. If you are lucky, you may come across one.
Follow the leader and rush to this pure land on the sea, go, go!
Today's must-check-in:
Wushatou Plank Road: A 2,500-meter-long cliff plank road on the sea, with magnificent sea walls and clear blue water all the way. It looks great without any retouching, that’s how confident you are!
Gravel Beach: A rare black gravel beach adjacent to the boardwalk. It is beautiful and photogenic. Tourists who like taking photos should not miss it.
White Beach: A small, white, and soft beach where you can enjoy the waves, shellfish, and snails in the early summer.
In order to ensure the best experience, the tour leader will leave enough time for everyone to visit the above three major spots; if there is still time on the day, the tour leader will add other check-in spots as appropriate.
·afternoon
At 3:30 PM, we boarded the boat to Xia Dachen Island, arriving in about 10 minutes. We followed our tour leader to the hotel, unloaded our luggage, and rested for a while.
Please note about accommodation during the May Day holiday: Due to limited rooms on the island, we stayed in two selected guesthouses, where you can see the sea from every step.
Around 18:00, if the weather is fine and you are particularly looking forward to watching a beautiful sunset, the tour leader will take you to a beautiful sunset check-in spot to immerse yourself in the beautiful evening time!
PS: In case of rainy weather, please arrange activities on your own
Special reminder: The evening is free time. Xia Dachen Island is well developed and it is very convenient for traveling and finding food. However, it is recommended not to go too far after dark. Be sure to pay attention to safety!
3. Dachen in the World → Jiaojiang
·morning
The ferry schedule may fluctuate during holidays. The time of entering and leaving the island is for reference only. The specific time is subject to the ferry schedule at the terminal.
Get up early today at about 08:00, enjoy breakfast, and set off to travel around the island while the sun is not shining and the sea breeze is cool!
Tourists who want to catch the sunrise can get up early and go to Jiawu Rock on their own, and come back before the meeting time.
Today's must-check-in:
Jiawu Rock: The reef breaks out of the water, towering over the sea. Despite the roaring waves, it remains motionless, like a seamount bonsai, quite spectacular!
Sun Viewing Pavilion: A beautiful lighthouse should be a standard feature of an island. Dachen Island certainly has one, hidden on this sea cliff.
Langtongmen: If you didn’t have enough fun playing in the water at Shangdachen yesterday, you can continue the fun here today!
Land Reclamation Monument: The commanding height of Xiadachen Island, overlooking the entire island and the boundless sea view. The scenery is superb when the weather is fine.
·afternoon
At 13:00, pack your bags, gather at the hotel entrance, and follow the tour leader to the pier.
At 14:30, we boarded the boat back to Jiaojiang on time. This is the only boat per day, so if you want to be an islander in the afternoon, you can miss it!
Arrived at the dock in Jiaojiang at about 16:30 and started the return journey
The Taizhou mountain and sea trip ends here, see you next time!
