Three Days and Two Nights In-Depth Tour of Suqian, Budget 5000 RMB

📍 Highlights:
✅ Stay in a boutique lakeside guesthouse by Luoma Lake
✅ Taste authentic "Farewell My Concubine" and Hongze Lake hairy crabs
✅ Visit the former residence of Wu Cheng’en, author of Journey to the West
✅ Night tour of Xiang Wang’s hometown, travel back to the Western Chu Kingdom

📅 Day 1: Lake Scenery + Cultural Immersion
🏨 Accommodation: "Kaiyuan Resort Hotel Luoma Lake" lake view room
🍜 Breakfast: Hotel buffet
🌅 Morning: Romantic cycling around Luoma Lake

Rent a tandem bike around the lake (50 RMB/hour)
Check in at "Lakeside Park" popular sandy beach, pretend you’re at the seaside
📸 Photo spot: Roman Garden white church, instantly turn your social media into "Little Sanya"

🍲 Lunch: "Hongze Lake Fishing Village" (120 RMB per person)
🔥 Must order: Hongze Lake hairy crab (seasonal), steamed silverfish egg, small fish potstickers
🏯 Afternoon: Time travel at Xiang Wang’s hometown

Ticket 80 RMB, watch 3D holographic Chu-Han War show
Try archery/touhu (pitch-pot) (free), wear Hanfu for photos (50 RMB/set)
Hidden experience: When lanterns light up at dusk, the Western Chu market is super atmospheric!

🍢 Dinner: "Baolong Plaza Night Market" (60 RMB per person)
🍡 Recommended: Suqian rolled noodles, wheel cakes, live pearl (daredevils challenge!)

📅 Day 2: Literary Pilgrimage + Ecological Adventure
🌄 Morning: Wu Cheng’en’s former residence + Santai Mountain National Forest Park

Combo ticket 100 RMB, see original manuscripts of Journey to the West
Santai Mountain "Natian Flower Sea" by mini train (40 RMB), different flowers each season

🐟 Lunch: "Zhuqiao Softshell Turtle Restaurant" (150 RMB per person)
🍲 Signature dishes: Farewell My Concubine (softshell turtle stewed with chicken), Siyang fatty chicken
🚣 Afternoon: Stroll through Yaowan Ancient Town water town

Free visit to the millennium-old canal town, take a black-awning boat 60 RMB/boat
Must-buy souvenirs: Yaowan sweet oil, mung bean liquor

🌃 Overnight: "Yinsu · Luoma Lake" guesthouse (about 600 RMB/night)
✨ Highlights: Lakeside terrace + starry sky room, butler offers free goodnight sweet soup

📅 Day 3: Culinary Feast + Intangible Cultural Heritage Experience
☕ Breakfast: "Maling Night Market" morning tea (20 RMB per person)
🍜 Must eat: Yellow dog pig head meat, Qianlong tribute crisp pastry
🎭 Morning: Zaohe Ancient Town intangible cultural heritage crafts

30 RMB to try willow weaving/paper cutting, teacher guides hands-on
Pray at Dragon King Temple palace, see Qianlong Emperor’s original calligraphy

🦀 Lunch: "Lake Fresh Grand Restaurant" (200 RMB per person)
🦞 Luxurious finale: Full crab feast (drunken crab + crab roe soup dumplings + crab meat tofu)

💰 Budget breakdown (total for 2 people)

Accommodation: 800x2 + 600 = 2200 RMB
Meals: about 1500 RMB (including specialty meals)
Tickets/experiences: about 800 RMB
Transportation: city taxis + car rental about 500 RMB

💡 Walking tips:
✔️ Hairy crabs are fattest from September to November; in other seasons, replace with wels catfish
✔️ Night tours at Xiang Wang’s hometown have immersive performances every Saturday