You've got to visit this stunning place at least once in your lifetime—you'll regret it if you don't!
by Aurora $ Sinclair
Jul 15, 2025
**📸【Must-Do Experiences】**
1. **Transform into a "Marine Silk Road Goddess" with Zanhua Headpieces**
→ **Xunpu Village** (20min from downtown): Get Zhao Liying's iconic floral headpiece for just ¥40! Adorn your hair with fresh blooms and clinking silver ornaments, then pose against oyster-shell houses for magazine-worthy 📷 shots. At dusk, join local fisherwomen to dig for razor clams and collect clams. Must-try dinner: **Xunpu Oyster Omelette** (¥38) dipped in fish sauce – explosively fresh!
2. **Food Crawl Through Time on West Street**
→ **Kaiyuan Temple** (Free): Arrive by 8am! Capture light dancing on Ziyun Screen's red walls, watch Song Dynasty flying apsaras via AR, and step on the lotus-patterned column bases in the Ordination Platform.
→ **Street Food Hunt**: Bingzheng Tang’s **Four-Fruit Soup** (¥18) with taro mochi, Yafo’s **Abalone & Scallop Zongzi** (¥25) bursting with juice, and tightly wrapped Runbing vegetable rolls!
→ **Rooftop Photo Spots**: Mei Chaofeng rooftop for West Street panoramas/Xiangfeng Alley’s daily life + twin pagodas (Free!).
3. **Chase Tangerine Sunsets by the Sea**
→ **Yusha Bay** (30min from downtown): White sands + art installations! Pose at "Whale Fall Café" and "KING Giant Gorilla," then camp at Fushi Campground to fall asleep to waves 🌊.
→ **Chongwu Coast** (NatGeo’s "Most Beautiful Shoreline"): Walk Ming Dynasty stone walls, meet Hui’an women in yellow hats, and dress as one for a day (¥50)!
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**🚗【Itinerary】**
- **Day 1: Time-Travel to Song-Yuan Dynasty**
Kaiyuan Temple → West Street (lunch) → Xunpu Village headpiece + tidepooling → Guanyue Temple night tour (legendary fortune sticks!).
- **Day 2: Coastal Romance**
Yusha Bay → Chongwu Ancient City → Tangdong Village’s "Sand Spit" (walkable at low tide!) → Luojia Temple (Li Xian’s Insta-famous "Floating Buddhist Kingdom").
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**🍉【July Exclusive】**
- Pick **lychees** on Zhongshan Road, photograph **"Dongbi Longan"** (crystal-sweet) at Kaiyuan Temple, and harvest **jackfruit** at Chengtian Temple – fruit paradise!
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**💡【Pro Tips】**
- Avoid: Driving on West Street (gridlock alert!); **no shorts/skirts** at Qingjing Mosque – bring a scarf.
- Stay: West Street B&Bs (Puli, Jiuguan Yi) for rooftop pagoda views!
> *"The gods’ earthly office: half-city feasts, half-city prayers. When ancient houses breathe Nanyin melodies, you’ll understand Zhu Xi’s ‘This land was Buddha’s realm.’"*
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Post by Baker Heather Heath | Jul 15, 2025























