Weekend Getaway for Working Professionals: Stop 72 - Shantou, Guangdong

Weekend Escape for Working Professionals🎉 Stop 72📍Shantou, Guangdong✅ 🚘 Transportation Train🚂: Guangzhou South to Shantou: ¥222.5, duration: 3h 18min. Travel tips: 🚌, 🚗, 🚖 🏠 Accommodation Recommendation: Bihai·Lantian Meiju (Longyan Road Food Street Branch) ¥176. 📮 CityWalk Itinerary DAY1⃣️: Shantou Station → Shantou Museum → Small Park → General Post Office → Opening Port Cultural Exhibition Hall → Shantou Travel Agency → Longyan South Road Food Street. DAY2⃣️: Queshi Scenic Area → Chaoshan Culture Museum → MixC Mall → Zhongshan Park → Xidi Park → Square Ferry → Chaoshan Wharf → East Coast Park. 🔸GD:📍Zhongshan Park. 👍 Must-visit: Shantou's oldest and largest comprehensive park, also one of China's "Four Great Artificial Gardens." 🔸GD:📍Longyan Road Food Street. 👍 Must-visit: A food paradise in downtown Shantou, offering authentic Chaoshan snacks with a lively night market. 🔸GD:📍Shantou Museum. 👍 Must-visit: The main repository of cultural relics and specimens in the Chaoshan region, also serving as a patriotic education base and youth service center. 🔸GD:📍Shantou Small Park. 👍 Must-visit: A well-preserved opening port district and arcade architecture from modern times, centered around Sun Yat-sen Memorial Pavilion, forming a unique radial road network. 📌 [Food Must-Tries]: ✅ Chunmeili Goose Meat: ¥70+ A time-honored goose meat restaurant with Chaoshan-style decor. The braised platter is a must-order‼️ ✅ Fangji Hongshun Beef Hotpot: ¥80+ 🥩 Fresh beef visible to the eye, with a sweet and savory bone broth🍲. Recommended cuts: ribeye, shank, chuck flap, and beef brisket. Stir-fried kway teow is also a must-try👏. ✅ Wuwanzhou: ¥60+ Offers plain congee with raw marinated seafood or seafood congee. The seafood congee is generous and fresh, and the stir-fried goose intestines are a crispy must-order🔥. ✅ Three Sisters Rice Noodle Rolls: ¥10+ A local favorite. The 🐂 beef rice noodle rolls are hearty with tender beef and thin, smooth rice sheets👏—truly the best Chaoshan-style rice rolls‼️ ✅ Chaoshan Four-Point Gold: ¥40+ Start with plain congee before diving into raw marinated dishes. The marinated crab roe is rich with an ice-cream-like texture, and the marinated oysters🦪 are incredibly plump‼️ ✅ Tuo Tea House: ¥20 A must-try Shantou specialty tea‼️ Try the "Three Rivers Rich Tea," bold and aromatic👍, or the brown sugar pearl milk tea. ✅ Main Dishes: 1️⃣ Fangji Hongshun Beef Hotpot (Beef hotpot) 2️⃣ Three Sisters Rice Noodle Rolls (Rice noodle rolls) 3️⃣ Wuwanzhou (Night congee) 4️⃣ Cai Ji Da Pai Dang (Shantou-style stir-fry) 5️⃣ Weilu Night Talk (Braised hotpot) ✅ Snacks: 1️⃣ Longyan Tofu Pudding (Chaoshan-style tofu dessert) 2️⃣ Jin San Wei (Raw marinated seafood) 3️⃣ Lao Chaoxing·Guo Makers (Guo specialty shop) 4️⃣ Cai Zhenzhen Chicken Leg (Salt-baked steamed chicken legs) 5️⃣ Urban Preserved Fruits ✅ Drinks: 1️⃣ Tuo Tea House 2️⃣ A Cup of Chaoshan Tea 3️⃣ No. 12 High School Strawberry Ice 4️⃣ Chengchuan Tea House