Yancheng, you don't promote this place, you are confused...

A one-day tour guide to Yancheng | Watching deer in the wetlands + Dutch flower fields + intangible cultural heritage food, efficiently explore this hidden gem! **

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⏰ Schedule
**07:30-18:30** (suitable for weekends/short trips)
**🚗 Transportation suggestions**: Drive or take the high-speed rail to Yancheng Station and then rent a car (the attractions are scattered and the bus takes time)

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🌅 Morning: Chinese Elk Park (the world's largest elk nature reserve)**
**07:30｜Departure from the city**
- The journey takes 1.5 hours, and you can stop at **Dafeng Service Area** (the most beautiful service area in Jiangsu) along the way

**09:00-11:30｜Immersive Deer Watching**
- **Battery car tour** (¥50): Go deep into the core area of the wetland and encounter groups of elk
- **Feeding at the Deer Viewing Platform** (Carrots ¥10/basket): Close contact with the "Four-Unlike Animals"
- **Hidden gameplay**: Look for rare birds such as egrets and red-crowned cranes (with binoculars)

**📸Photo spots**: Elk wading in the water, wetland wooden plank road

--🌷 Noon: Dutch Flower Sea (40 minutes by car)**
**12:00-14:30｜Flower Sea Feast**
- **Highlights of the four seasons**:
- Spring: 30 million tulips (best in April)
- Summer: Purple Ocean of Verbena (July-August)
- Autumn and winter: lilies/greenhouse flowers
- **Must experience**:
- Take the Flower Field Train (¥30)
- Check in at the drama "Only Love" Fantasy City (free location)

**🍽 Lunch**: Tulip Restaurant in the sea of flowers (recommended flower shrimps and Dutch-style fries)

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🏛 Afternoon: Yancheng Museum + Water Street (Downtown)**
**15:00-17:00｜Cultural Overview**
- **Yancheng Museum** (free):
- Must-see: Ancient sea salt production tools, Huaihe paleontological fossils
- **Water Street**:
- Ancient buildings, lanterns lit up in the evening, very romantic
- Buy intangible cultural heritage souvenirs: grass oven sesame cakes, Funing cake

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🌃 Easter egg before returning home in the evening**
**17:30-18:30｜Nongmin Street Night Market**
- **Must-eat list**:
- Fish soup noodles (recommended "Hongxiang Hotel" old brand)
- Lotus root starch dumplings (smooth and not sticky)
- Grilled Yellow Sea seafood

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💡 Practical Tips**
✔ **Best season**: April-May (tulips + elk active) or November (migratory birds)
✔ **Avoidance Guide**:
- Anti-mosquito protection is required in the Elk Park! Wear long pants + spray mosquito repellent
- The flower sea is crowded on weekends, so it is recommended to arrive before 10 am
✔ **Transportation**:
- Charter car is about ¥300/day (4 people are recommended to share a car)
- Self-driving parking fee: ¥10-15/time at each attraction

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**📌 One-day tour highlights**:
**Elk Wetland → Dutch Flower Sea → Salt Culture Experience → Night Market Ending**
(Wetland ecology + European-style flower sea + intangible cultural heritage food, a triple experience in one day!)

**✨ Tips**: If you have enough time, you can replace the afternoon itinerary with **Huanghai Forest Park** (you need to stay 2 hours longer) [Yeah][Yeah]