Shandong Jining | Weishan (Weishan Island).
by Patterson Melissa Missy
Oct 7, 2024
**🌉[Zaozhuang 24 Hours] Spend just over CNY 200 per person to travel through the millennium-old canal and be a "young master escaping from Tai'erzhuang" for a day!**
📍 **Must-see hot spots**
✅ **Tai'erzhuang Ancient City**:
- Take a night tour of the "Jiangbei Water Town" (Tickets are CNY 160, including performances; a shake-oar boat is CNY 60 per person; the lights and oars will transport you to the Ming and Qing dynasties in seconds)
- Put on Hanfu and take photos like those in "Meng Hua Lu" (CNY 50/hour to rent clothes; aunties will surround you and cheer you on)
✅ **Weishan Lake Red Lotus Wetland**:
- Take a boat into the lotus field (Limited to July and August; tickets are CNY 60; freshly picked lotus seeds are sweeter than first love)
- Railway Guerrilla Memorial Hall (Free! Look at the old train and take nostalgic photos)
✅ **Baodugu Forest Park**:
- Practice your courage on the cliff plank road (Tickets are CNY 50; the glass slide is CNY 30 per ride; scream your way down the mountain)
- Take photos in the Republican-era old street like those in "Let the Bullets Fly" (The rickshaw drivers will cooperate with you to play "bandits")
🚗 **Transportation tips**
▪️ Take the high-speed train to Zaozhuang Station → Take the BRT rapid bus directly to Tai'erzhuang (CNY 5; don't take a black cab!)
▪️ Self-driving navigation to "Tai'erzhuang East Gate" (Parking is CNY 10/day; you can only get around the ancient city on foot)
▪️ Rent an electric car to go around Weishan Lake (CNY 30/hour; a must-have for chasing the sunset)
🍜 **Lunan carbohydrate bombs**
🔥 Vegetable pancake (CNY 6/piece; stuff a dozen kinds of vegetables into it yourself until it explodes)
🔥 Spicy chicken (CNY 40 per person; the green peppers are so fragrant that your soul will leave your body)
🔥 Daylily beef noodles (CNY 12/bowl; a delicious treat limited to the Tai'erzhuang battlefield)
📸 **Photo tips**
• Night view of Fuxing Building in Tai'erzhuang (Turn on the night scene mode on your phone; the water reflections and lights are breathtakingly beautiful)
• Hold a lotus seedpod in the lotus field of Weishan Lake (Wear a white dress and a straw hat to maximize your fairy-like appearance)
• Sit sideways in a rickshaw on the Republican-era street (Cross your legs and pretend to be the concubine of a warlord)
💡 **Tips to avoid pitfalls**
⚠️ The Tai'erzhuang performance schedule is different every day, so scan the QR code to check it before entering the park!
⚠️ The last Weishan Lake cruise ship leaves at 17:00, or you'll have to walk until your legs break
⚠️ Wear comfortable shoes! The ancient city's stone roads are the bane of high heels
**✨ Summary**
The night view here is more enchanting than a time-travel drama,
The spicy chicken is spicier than the demands of Party A,
When you're eating vegetable pancakes by the canal and watching molten iron fireworks—
**"Zaozhuang, you know how to please southerners!"**
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