Qiandao Lake Avoidance Guide: Emptying Your Wallet with Commercialization

🚗: Departing from Ningbo at 6:00 AM - Straight to Qiandao Lake Highway toll: CNY 220, Fuel: CNY 270 🏨: Homestay 💰CNY 298 per night, 2 bedrooms and 1 living room, 100 square meters The accommodation was not bad. There were four adults and one child. 🔴9:30 AM - 4:00 PM 🌟 -⚠️Bundled ticket sales: Central Lake District ticket + boat ticket starts from CNY 185. You can't enjoy the lake without taking a boat! What's even more outrageous is that the Meifeng Island cable car costs CNY 60 per person. The tour guide fooled us into thinking that "you'll miss the boat if you don't take it," but the scenery at the top of the mountain is no different from that halfway up! 🥹Consumption is everywhere on the island. It costs 💰CNY 20 per person to cross a bridge. 🔵5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Tianyu Mountain Foot 🌟 🌟 🎫CNY 60 per person plus bus fare, we didn't go up! Just took a sunset photo. If you want to go, it is recommended to go in the evening. The afterglow of the setting sun dyes the sky red, and you can take magazine cover-like photos in minutes! 🔻🍽️ Yu Apo 🌟 🌟 🌟 🐟 Organic fish head soup, the milky white soup is so fresh that it makes your eyebrows fall off. It is freshly caught and made to order. It costs CNY 80 per person to eat until you are full! 💰CNY 370 📍20-26 Xin'an Street 🟡8:40 AM - 12:00 PM San Tan Island Scenic Area Road 🌟 🚗Rental car trap: When renting an electric four-wheeled vehicle, I told him that three hours was enough for us, but the owner enthusiastically recommended a "free route around the lake." As a result, the car was extremely slow! Because we couldn't stand it, we drove back halfway to return the car and paid CNY 50 for exceeding the time by 3 minutes. Total cost: CNY 200💰 🟢12:30 PM Drive to Qiandao Lake San Tan Island 🌟 🌟 🌟 The place is indeed not bad and is suitable for cycling! But it is not suitable for families like us with young children who cannot ride bicycles 🚲! ⚫️3:00 PM Beer Town Qiandao Lake Lighthouse 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 There are many photo spots along the way into Beer Town. The scenery is all ready-made. Walking through it is the iconic lighthouse. The lighthouse is great for taking photos. If the weather is good, the sunset is especially beautiful! 【Avoidance Guide】How to protect your wallet and still enjoy the lake view? 1️⃣ Reject bundled consumption: It is recommended not to go to the Qiandao Lake Scenic Area at all! It is a waste of time and so commercialized! Taking the bus around the lake + cycling is better! 2️⃣ Eat away from the scenic area: Take a taxi for 10 minutes to "Chun Yuan Wai" in the town. The price of fish head soup is clearly marked, and it costs CNY 80 per person to eat until you are full! 3️⃣ Choose the off-season for accommodation: In March, a lake-view room in a hotel costs CNY 400, but the price triples in the peak season! I recommend Greentown Blue Bay Resort Hotel, the king of value for money~ 4️⃣ Bring your own food: Mineral water in the scenic area costs CNY 8 per bottle. It is recommended to carry a small backpack full of snacks and refuse to be ripped off! 📸 P.S. Image color grading parameters: Filter: Xingtu "Little Kenting" + Brightness +20, Contrast -10, Color temperature is blue, one-click to get the transparency of the lake! 💰Spending record CNY 490➕CNY 370➕CNY 780➕CNY 120➕CNY 300➕CNY 85➕CNY 298➕CNY 70➕CNY 170 Total: CNY 2,585💰. CNY 1,300+ per household