After spending two days in Chaozhou, my perspective on spending has completely changed

🌺【Chaozhou | May Travel Guide】This hidden gem city pampered by the Han River has air filled with the fragrance of tea!🌿 📍Location: Eastern Guangdong, middle and lower reaches of the Han River, a thousand-year-old city bordering Fujian, 1.5h high-speed train to Xiamen/Shantou, perfect for road trips! ⏰Best season: Average 25℃+ in May, phoenix flowers blooming everywhere, intangible cultural heritage night tours in full swing! (Don't wear white shoes! The stone paths will surprise you) 🗺️Day1: A Magical Journey Through a Thousand Years ☀️8:00AM Guangji Bridge 👉🏻Free! One of China's four ancient bridges, fewer people in the morning perfect for empty shots! 18 shuttle boats arranged like building blocks that can open and close, intangible cultural heritage exhibition hall at the bridge entrance showcases Chao embroidery masters at work (jaw-dropping.jpg) 🚌Public transport: Bus No.10 direct access 🌞12:30PM Kaiyuan Temple·Vegetarian Lunch 👉🏻Tang Dynasty ancient temple super effective for love prayers! Vegetarian set meal 38 yuan, stuffed winter melon with mushrooms is amazing! Note: don't touch the stone lions at the entrance (locals say they're guardian beasts) 🌇6:00PM Memorial Arch Street 👉🏻23 Ming and Qing dynasty memorial arches create a dreamy night tour! Recommend "Abin Beef Balls" and "Old Ke Oyster Pancakes," remember to add fish sauce! Light show at 7:00PM, water screen + Chaozhou opera segments are breathtaking✨ 🍜Day2: Mountain and Sea Treasures Marathon 🌅7:30AM Jiadi Lane 👉🏻Bluestone paths hiding hundreds of old houses! Wood carvings at "Ji Lue Huang Ancestral Hall" are more exquisite than "The Raft Carving," ceramic inlays on eaves tell stories~ "Old Wei's Almond Tea" with crushed peanuts at the end of the lane is fragrant 🌴1:00PM Green Sun Scenic Area 👉🏻4A scenic spot like Emerald City! Take the mini train (30 yuan) through the tropical rainforest, pet deer at the animal park! Important note: don't wear light-colored clothes (mosquito warning) 🌌8:00PM Han Wen Gong Temple Night Tour 👉🏻Free! City night view from the hilltop like spilled stars, AR guide device worth 20 yuan! On your way down, eat at "Guantang Brothers Beef Hot Pot," watch the hanging dragon noodles dance in the pot~ 🏡Accommodation recommendations: ▫️"Zaiyang Inn" renovated Ming-Qing old house, terrace offers panoramic view of Guangji Bridge! Carved beds + sandalwood incense, 150 yuan per person to live in a TV drama ▫️"Zaiyang Teahouse Homestay" choose this if you want to hear Chaozhou opera! Kung fu tea performances in the evening, owner will teach you how to tap fingers to thank for tea~ 🚌Transportation Tips: ✔️Rent Hanfu in the old city (39/hour), photos turn out amazing! ✔️Bus routes 10/13 cover major attractions, but extremely crowded during peak hours ✔️Using Gaode Maps for taxis is faster than Didi, driver uncles will help with your luggage 💔Painful lesson: Don't buy handmade brown sugar at Memorial Arch Street! Scenic spot prices are 3 times supermarket prices!! 🍢Must-eat list: 1️⃣ Fermented bean curd pastry: Crispy crust with savory flowing center, perfect with Dan Cong tea! Recommend "Old Xu's Fermented Bean Curd Pastry" 2️⃣ Baheli Beef Hot Pot: Fight for the neck meat! Satay sauce with celery bits is the soul 3️⃣ West Horse Road spring rolls: Bean sprouts + chives + crushed peanuts, 1.5 yuan each until you're full 4️⃣ Guihu raw fish: Freshwater fish thin as cicada wings, sophisticated nine-grid condiments 5️⃣ Chaozhou Old Tail Beef Offal: Radish soaks up the broth, can finish three bowls with white porridge! 💰Expense list (two-day reference): ▪️Breakfast: Salted bone porridge + preserved radish fried egg = 15r ▪️Lunch: Guantang beef hot pot = 88r/person ▪️Afternoon tea: Almond tea + fermented bean curd pastry = 12r ▪️Dinner: Oyster pancake + fish rice set = 68r ▪️Snack attack: Licorice fruits + sugar onion thin pancakes = 25r ▪️Transportation: Bus + shared bikes = 30r 👉🏻Total cost ≈ 238r/day, budget travel with great food and fun! 💡Final secret: After 9PM, the old city street lights turn warm yellow, perfect for vintage-style photos! Buy a hand-drawn map at the "Jiadi Lane" corner shop, and the owner will teach you a Chaozhou dialect password~ (Shh, this is a romantic secret only locals know!) 🌸This May, come be an ancient person in Chaozhou for a day! Wait for rain under century-old arcades, make a Chao embroidery sachet at an intangible heritage workshop, taste the flavors of mountains and sea~ Like and save this guide, next holiday, see you in Chaozhou!❤️