Luodai Ancient Town (Chengdu) 7 Days 6 Nights Hakka Culture Deep Tour Travel Guide

Luodai Ancient Town 7 Days 6 Nights Hakka Culture Deep Tour (Budget 20,000 RMB)
Suitable for: Culture enthusiasts / Family with children / Photography lovers / Foodies
Best season: March-April (Peach Blossom Festival) or September-October (pleasant climate)
Trip highlights: Millennium-old Hakka Tulou + Intangible cultural heritage experience + Longquan Mountain viewing + Republic of China style street

📅 Itinerary Overview

Day 1: Chengdu → Luodai Ancient Town (Hakka welcoming ceremony)
Day 2: Explore the core area of the ancient town
Day 3: Jinlong Great Wall challenge
Day 4: Blogger town slow life
Day 5: Weiran flower sea art day
Day 6: Longquan Mountain city eye
Day 7: Return trip

🚗 Day 1: Enter the First Hakka Town
Transportation plan

Metro + Bus: Chengdu Line 2 → Longquanyi → L042 bus (1.5 hours, 10 RMB/person)
Ceremonial experience:

Learn Hakka greetings at the ancient town entrance

Accommodation:

Yiku·Wenxuan Homestay (600 RMB/night, industrial style renovated old house)

First experience:

Night tour of Wufeng Tower light show (starts at 20:00)
Must-eat food:

Heartbreaking cold noodles (with secret chili sauce)
Swan eggs (upgraded version of sugar glutinous balls)

🏮 Day 2: Traverse the Four Major Guild Halls
Cultural check-in (combined ticket 80 RMB):

Guangdong Guild Hall: see Lingnan style opera stage
Jiangxi Guild Hall: find the "Wanshou Palace" plaque
Huguang Guild Hall: touch the immigrant map relief

Intangible cultural heritage experience:

Hakka Lei tea making (guided by intangible heritage inheritor)
Hand-dyed mud cloth scarf (take home your work)

Overnight choice:

Camphor Courtyard (500 RMB/night, under century-old camphor tree)

🏯 Day 3: Great Wall Adventure Day
Jinlong Great Wall (ticket 30 RMB):

Hike 1680 steps (5 beacon towers)

Mountain top slide descent (40 RMB/person)

Hidden activity:

Find the "2002" construction year mark on the Great Wall bricks

🎨 Day 4: Renaissance Day
Blogger town:

Check in at the Tulou featured in "Big Fish & Begonia"

Hakka Culture Museum to see clan genealogy

Special experience:

Pottery wheel throwing (50 RMB/piece, can be fired)

🌷 Day 5: Flower Sea Creation Day
Weiran Flower Sea (ticket 60 RMB):

Four-season flower field photography (tulips in March / sunflowers in October)

Join plant printing workshop

Starry sky dinner:

Flower sea music restaurant & bar (reservation required)

🌄 Day 6: Cloud City Viewing Day
Longquan Mountain City Eye:

Hike Zhongjia Mountain forest trail (3 km)

All-glass viewing platform for panoramic Chengdu photos

Farewell feast:

Hakka Nine Big Bowls banquet (minimum 6 people)

💰 Budget Details (for 2 people)

Item
Cost

Transportation
1,000 RMB

Accommodation
4,000 RMB

Tickets & experiences
3,000 RMB

Meals
8,000 RMB

Clothing & props
2,000 RMB

Others
2,000 RMB

Total
20,000 RMB

⚠️ Key Tips

Photography secret:

Shoot Tulou at 7 AM to avoid tourist reflections

Pitfall guide:

Be cautious buying "antique" Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain from street vendors

Festival Easter egg:

Lunar February 2nd "Water Dragon Festival" (massive water splashing event)

🎋 Atmosphere scenes:
• Listen to Hakka mountain songs on a rainy day at the covered bridge
• Wear Hanfu to shoot Republic of China style street scenes
Alternative plan:
In case of extreme weather, switch to "Eastern Suburb Memory" or "Egret Bay Wetland" 🚲