Nantong, a severely underrated tourist city

🌈 Nantong is often referred to as a 'tourist desert' 🤔, but in fact, it hides many cultural and natural beauties 😃, making it a fantastic niche travel destination 👏~
1⃣️ Haohe Scenic Area 🎉
✅ The only 5A-rated scenic spot in Nantong 🤩, it is also one of the four remaining ancient city moats in China 😎, known as the 'Jade Necklace' 😍.
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👍 Ancient city walls, Beiji Pavilion, Tianning Temple... all great places to visit 🤗.
2⃣️ Wolf Hill Scenic Area 🦁
✅ A 4A-rated scenic spot, it is the foremost among the eight minor famous Buddhist mountains in China 🙏, with the reputation of 'the premier mountain by the river and sea' 😃.
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👍 Se Garden, Wolf Hill Catholic Church, Binjiang Park... all worth a stroll 🚶.
3⃣️ Junshan ⛰
✅ Baizhang Cliff, Fen Cliff 🤩~ For those who haven't had the chance to experience Baizhang Cliff in Wenzhou, you can come to Nantong to experience Fen Baizhang Cliff 😁~ The place is less crowded, the scenery is beautiful, and it's super cool under the waterfall, really comfortable 😌~ The mountain is not high, easy to climb 🧗, and you can overlook the Yangtze River, the view is incredibly beautiful and spectacular 🤩!
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4⃣️ Tongsha Car Ferry 🚤
✅ Lots of big ships in transit, the scene is very spectacular 🤗~ In the lounge, you can also take super beautiful photos 😍, the sunset is amazing 🤩, it is recommended to go a bit later during daylight saving time to experience a different kind of profound beauty 😎!
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5⃣️ Futian Temple 🙏
✅ Said to be the most beautiful temple in Nantong 😃, it is a garden-style temple 🎏~ Although the incense is not very strong, the small courtyards in the style of southern gardens make the temple particularly serene 🤫, and there are peacocks roaming freely inside 🦚~
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6⃣️ South Street (Recommended value ⭐⭐⭐)
✅ The busiest commercial street in Nantong 😁, with all kinds of food and shopping 🛍~ Friends who like shopping must come here 🚶~
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👍 Bell Tower, Qiao Tower, Baixian City... waiting for you to check in 🤳~
7⃣️ Intercontinental Dream Island 🎡
✅ In spring, everyone goes to Nantong Intercontinental Dream Island mainly for the cherry blossoms 🌸~ For those who missed the cherry blossom season, why not take a walk in 'Strange Tree Canyon' (marked on the map) 🚶, pass through the arch corridor's wisteria waterfall, and there's also a vast sea of wisteria flowers covering the hills, any corner is super beautiful and photogenic 🤳~
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8⃣️ Rugao Water Painting Garden (Recommended value ⭐⭐⭐)
✅ A 4A-rated scenic spot, not only does it have classical gardens with small bridges and flowing water, pavilions and towers 🤩, but also an amusement park and zoo 🦁~
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👍 Nifeng Pavilion, Ancient Dan Garden, Yi Garden... don't miss out 😁~
9⃣️ Bihai Silver Beach 🌊
✅ Avoid weekends, and the whole beach is yours to enjoy 🤩~ Completely deserted 😆! The key is that the sea is also blue 😍, the midday sun is super nice 🌞, any shot is photogenic 🤳~ There are also sun umbrellas and lounge chairs on the beach 🛏, enjoy the heat of the sun with your loved one 😁~
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🏠 Stay: Staying near the Haohe Scenic Area is super convenient for transportation 🚌~
🍜 Eat: Wang Yuxing Huaiyang cuisine, drunken crab, and lion's head are very good 😍~ You can also try seafood lumps 🤤, and the yogurt 🧃 at the small shop next to the entrance of the Museum Garden, local Nantong yogurt, 4.5 per bottle 🥤, cheap and delicious 😋~

Traveling in Nantong is really awesome 😁~ Convenient transportation 🚌, profound cultural heritage 📚, countless beautiful foods and sceneries 😍, and not crowded at all 🤩, who can understand 😭~