Escape the crowds | Tongling Liqiao Water Town: A 24-hour guide to a Huizhou-style secret

【💡 Reasons for being underrated】
▪️ A secluded Jiangnan water town, 3 hours' drive from Hongcun
▪️ An immersive Jianghu theater experience with zero commercialization
▪️ Huizhou-style architecture reflected in the canals, 99% photo-friendly
▪️ A dense barrage of nighttime activities (with schedule)

【📸 Must-see experiences】
🔥 18:30 Intangible cultural heritage fire dance feast
Iron flower craftsmen toss 1600℃ molten iron meteorites
Water fire pots breathe like giant dragons, illuminating the sky
📍 It is recommended to squat at the C position of the stone arch bridge for shooting

🌌 20:00 Blues Fireworks Poem
It is recommended to rent a awning boat for a leisurely tour (CNY 150/hour)
Watch the colored glaze fireworks bloom into a galaxy over the gable walls

🎭 All-day NPC adventures
► Bring copper coin ornaments to trigger hidden missions
► Play rock-paper-scissors with the swordsman to win "silver notes"
► Encounter the eight-pack abs Jinyiwei NPC (parade at 13:00/16:00)

【📅 Activity schedule】
10:00 Welcoming dance at the Fish Lantern Alley
14:30 Duzhu drifting: Water lightness skill show
17:00 High pole boat skills duel
19:30 Huangmei Opera "The Fairy Couple" Waterside live version

【🍜 Ancient cuisine radar】
▫️ Wang's Water Tower Cake: Steamed in bamboo steamer, osmanthus honey floss
▫️ Old Stove Rice Noodle Cake: Bacon and bamboo shoot filling + firewood crispy edges
▫️ Password food: Say "Jianghu emergency" to the boatman to receive a secret ginger tea

【🚗 Anti-pit guide】
✔️ Self-driving navigation "Liqiao Water Town South Parking Lot"
✔️ Enter the park after 16:00 to buy night tickets (save CNY 30)
✔️ Hanfu rental choose "Fushengji" store (props without deposit)
✔️ Drone height limit 120m (need to report)

🌿 Here, there are no shoulder-to-shoulder tourists, only egrets startled by the sound of sculling, the legend of Ming Dynasty merchants on the bluestone road, and the entire Jianghu that suddenly blooms above your head when night falls.

Post by Alexander@Richardson99 | May 7, 2025