Jiangsu's hidden water city! A must-see for reverse travel, this is the true Jiangnan secret

🍃 "Slow Life in a Water City" is more than just a slogan!

✨[Highlights]
✨Enjoy morning tea until noon and experience the true spirit of "slowness"
✨Rafting on the Fengcheng River and watching a Peking Opera on the water
✨Enter the floating forest and experience the secrets of The Wizard of Oz

🌞[Morning: The Essence of Taizhou - Morning Tea]
➡️First Stop: Guyue Tower (7:30-10:00 AM)
📍Next to Nanshan Temple on Old Street
💡Must-Try Combos:
• Crab Roe Soup Dumplings: Drink the soup with a straw first – it's so delicious you'll drop your eyebrows!
• Hot Dried Bean Curd: A Huaiyang specialty that challenges your knife skills, with its sesame oil aroma that's incredibly satisfying.
• Fish Noodle Soup: Boil until the broth is milky white, and every bite is captivating.

Protip: Follow the locals' lead and enjoy your morning tea for two to three hours.

🌿[Afternoon: Old Street and Wetland Tour]
➡️Second Stop: Taizhou Old Street (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
Stroll among the dark blue bricks and tiles, buy a Huangqiao sesame seed cake, visit the Tax Receipt Museum, and discover the quaint brick carvings hidden in the corners.

➡️Third Stop: Qinhu Wetland (2:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
🎫Entrance fee + boat ticket approximately 100 yuan
Take a rowboat through the waterways of Qintong Ancient Town, enjoying the melodious singing of boatwomen. At Qinhu National Wetland Park, watch elk frolicking and experience the wonder of "forests on the water, birds in the forest."

🌙[Nighttime: Fengcheng River Cultural Night]
➡️Fourth Stop: Fengcheng River Night Cruise (7:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
🎫Ferry Ticket Approximately 60 RMB
The Fengcheng River at night is Taizhou's cultural corridor. Wanghai Tower and Taoyuan Garden are particularly dazzling under the lights. If you're lucky, you might even hear Peking Opera excerpts wafting from the waterfront stage, transporting you back in time.

➡️Fiveth Stop: Bell Tower Alley (9:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
Wander into this artistic alley, find a cafe or bistro, and feel the youthful pulse of the old city.

💡[Informative Tips]

1. Transportation: Taizhou has no airport; take the high-speed rail to Taizhou Station. With the city's attractions concentrated, shared e-scooters are a valuable means of transportation.
2. Best Season: Spring for viewing rapeseed blossoms and autumn for tasting crabs—all year round. 3. Reverse Travel Tip: If you're tired of the crowds of Suzhou and Hangzhou, Taizhou offers a perfect alternative, with fewer people, beautiful scenery, and affordable prices.

📌Summary:
Taizhou, a severely underrated water city.
Its charm lies not in its check-in and wandering,
but in the steam of morning tea,
the clatter of rowboats,
and the evening breeze of Fengcheng River.
Come here and learn to "waste" time;
that's the true meaning of travel.