High-speed rail direct access, suitable for visiting in June-July, five coastal cities.

1️⃣ Qingdao · The collision of red tiles, green trees, and beer foam 💰 3 days 2 nights budget (2 adults 1 child) - Budget: 4k-5k (homestay + subway + seafood market processing) - Comfortable: 6k-8k (seaview hotel + chartered car tour + trendy restaurants) 🌊 Must-visit attractions - Zhanqiao Pier feeding seagulls: Few people and many seagulls at 7 AM! Hold up bread for instant photos🕊️ - Jinshatan Beer City: Open only in June-July! Night light show + beach disco, kids scream with joy🎇 - Xiaomai Island picnic: Green slope facing the sea + sunset orange sea, full of comic vibes🌅 - Laoshan tidal secret spot: Yangkou Beach reveals a "shell road" at low tide, barefoot walking is super healing🐚 📆 Lazy route Day1: Zhanqiao Pier → Catholic Church ice cream check-in → Beer Museum DIY original brew🍺 → Taidong Night Market Day2: Bada Guan cycling → Xiaomai Island lawn picnic → Shilaoren Bathing Beach tide hunting (check tide on mini program!) Day3: Laoshan Yangkou route → Qingshan Fishing Village farmhouse feast → Shazikou Fishing Port buy freshly caught swimming crabs🦀️ 🦐 Food highlights 👉 Chuange Fish Dumplings: Squid dumplings + mackerel dumplings combo, dipping in garlic paste is amazing! 👉 Tuandao Agricultural Market: Choose your own seafood for processing, oysters and shrimp 15 RMB/jin + 10 RMB processing fee🔥 👉 Lao Xie Wild Wontons: Late-night soul food! Bone broth wontons + microwave grilled skewers, locals’ secret 2️⃣ Weihai · The jelly sea and sky ceiling with fewer people and beautiful scenery 💰 3 days 2 nights budget - Budget: 3k-4k (Han Lefang homestay + bus) - Comfortable: 5k-6k (Torch Eight Street seaview room + electric scooter rental) Driving along Huanhai Road is super enjoyable! 🌊 Healing activities - Naxianghai Diamond Beach: Rent the windmill coast before 8 AM, take photos of jelly sea with transparent boats🚣♀️ - Blue Weiss shipwreck: Navigate to "Xiao Wu Team Station," cinematic stranded giant ship + seagull flock - Haiyuan Park wooden boardwalk: Pick starfish on the reef at low tide, kids’ marine biology class starts🌟 - Xixiakou Shendiao Mountain Zoo: Giraffes facing the sea dining! Feeding elephants apples is super healing🐘 📆 Slow travel route Day1: Torch Eight Street → International Seawater Bathing Beach tide hunting → Oulefang Night Market Korean food Day2: Liugong Island (Jiawu Museum AR tour) → Haiyuan Park → Heqing Wharf buy seafood Day3: Chartered tour to Rongcheng (shipwreck + Naxianghai) → Motianling cross-sea cableway to see two-colored sea🌊 🍱 Korean seafood freedom 👉 Han Lefang Gaoji Wuchun Chicken: Cheese-wrapped chicken cutlet + fish cake soup, 40 RMB per person, so good you’ll lean on the wall 👉 Zhen Jiabao Private Kitchen: Mackerel fish cakes + seaweed buns! Owner gives kids little sea snails🐚 👉 Heqing Wharf: Fishing boats return at 3 PM, mantis shrimp 10 RMB/jin! Homestay steams super fresh 3️⃣ Xiamen · Double hit of art and lively atmosphere 💰 3 days 2 nights budget - Budget: 5k-6k (Zengcuoan homestay + bus) - Comfortable: 8k-9k (Gulangyu Manor Hotel + chartered car) Staying one night on the island is worth it! 🌸 Niche activities - Gulangyu dawn: Avoid crowds at 7 AM! Shuzhuang Garden Piano Museum + Gangzaihou Beach🏝️ - Huangcuo Beach sunrise: Navigate to "Yefengzhai," sunrise + pink sky + reef silhouette is breathtaking - Shanhai Trail Forest Line: Wanshi Canghai → Pan Gui Tower, shuttle through forest and sea🌲 - Jimei School Village sea subway: Same style as Spirited Away! Take stunning reflection photos at dusk during high tide🚉 📆 In-depth route Day1: Gulangyu (stay on the island) → Haitiantang listen to Nanyin music → Wormhole Bookstore afternoon tea Day2: Huangcuo sunrise → Island ring road cycling → Shapowei Art West District → Zhonggu Cableway Day3: Nanputuo vegetarian meal → Jimei School Village → Ten-mile embankment seaside concert🎵 🍜 Traditional flavor hits 👉 Jiawei Zaitian: Taro dumplings + shrimp noodles, 60-year-old aunt calls out in Minnan dialect! 👉 Bashi Zhong Lijun Manjian Cake: Peanut and sesame combo, sticky and just sweet enough🍰 👉 Liangshan Food Stall: Stir-fried vermicelli with strong wok flavor! Owner teaches kids how to peel mantis shrimp on site 4️⃣ Rizhao · Newly accessible high-speed rail tide hunting paradise 💰 3 days 2 nights budget - Budget: 2.5k-3.5k (fisherman’s homestay + bus) - Comfortable: 4k-5k (Wanpingkou Hotel + car rental) New Rizhao-Lan high-speed rail opens in July! 🐚 Wild fun experience - Renjiatai Reef Park: Turn over stones after low tide! Small crabs + starfish fill a bag with one scoop🦀️ - Seaside Forest Park: Rent tandem bikes to ride through dawn redwood forest, feed deer carrots🦌 - Wanbao Tide Hunting Park: Locals’ secret spot! Bamboo clam jumps out automatically when salt is sprinkled, kids laugh crazily😆 - Sailing Base: 99 RMB sailing trip, kids get to be "little captain" steering⛵ 📆 Fun route Day1: Lighthouse Square → Wanpingkou Gate 3 wedding photography base → Dongyi Town Day2: Renjiatai tide hunting → Seaside Forest Park → University Town Night Market Day3: Sailing base outing → Ocean Park jellyfish touch → Seafood market DIY dinner 🦪 Seafood highlights 👉 Chocolate Fisherman’s: Steamed seafood tower + mackerel dumplings, seafood jumps lively into the pot! 👉 University Town Night Market: Sea sand noodles + cream waffles, 10 RMB fills you up👏 👉 Shijiu Market: Grab "swan eggs" (local shellfish) at 7 AM, steamed eggs softer than pudding🍮 5️⃣ Rongcheng · National Geographic certified hidden treasure! 💰 3 days 2 nights budget - Budget: 3k-4k (fishing village homestay + bus) - Comfortable: 5k-6k (Chengshantou seaview room + chartered car) High-speed rail from Weihai in 0.5h! 🌌 Secret adventures - Chengshantou End of the Sky: Mainland’s easternmost point! Chase the first sunrise, cliff boardwalk to see sea erosion caves☀️ - Jianggujiao Black Reef Beach: Volcanic rock + jelly sea, instantly feels like Iceland’s black sand beach🗻 - Hailv Island seagull feeding: Boat tour around the island (no landing), seagulls dive to snatch small fish! Kids cover their heads screaming🐦 - Yandunjiao Swan Lake: No swans in summer, but there is bioluminescent sea! Night glowing algae and blue waves are breathtaking💧 📆 Niche route Day1: Weihai → Rongcheng (0.5h high-speed rail) → Stay at cliff homestay in Chengshantou Day2: Motianling cableway → Hailv Island tour → Jinshi Bay seaweed house Day3: Jianggujiao → Ailian Bay Beach → Return trip 🍲 Fishing village life 👉 Hongyuan Fisherman’s: Fish pot with cornmeal pancakes, mixed fish so fresh it blows your mind! 👉 Chengshantou Fishing Village Feast: Sea anemone egg soup! Dark cuisine surprisingly delicious🤤 👉 Roadside seafood stall: Fresh sea urchin 10 RMB each, eat directly with wasabi soy sauce 💡 Mom’s hard-earned tips 1. Strong sun protection: ✅ Weihai/Rongcheng are windy! Choose UPF50+ sun hats + face bikinis, physical sun protection is the best✅ Wear water shoes for tide hunting! Reef oyster shells are very sharp⚠️ 2. Off-peak tricks: - Enter Qingdao Jinshatan at 7 AM! Travel groups arrive after 9 AM - Buy Gulangyu ferry tickets 3 days in advance (Xiamen Gulangyu Pier → Sanqiutian), least crowded in the afternoon 3. Transportation tips: 🚄 Qingdao/Weihai/Rizhao offer discounts with high-speed rail tickets! Laoshan tickets 20 RMB off (official website booking)🛵 Xiamen/Weihai electric scooter rental 40 RMB/day, 10 times better than taxis!