Quanzhou | Half of the city is bustling with fireworks, a bowl of "hairpinhua" porridge
| Half a city is full of smoke and fire, a bowl of "pin flower" congee.
Quanzhou is an important birthplace and core area of Minnan culture.
Marco Polo's "City of Light,"
A magnificent and beautiful city of thorn trees.
"Quanzhou is the city you have the chance to visit at least once in your life," Bai Yansong said.
In line with the principle of seeing is believing, I set Quanzhou as the first stop of this self-driving tour.
🚗 Zhejiang departure, seven hours, almost a whole day time, if you go to one station alone, in fact, the high-speed rail will be much more convenient.
🏠Choose the building and development department not in the busy city - Donghai Yuehua Hotel, apart from the location, there are too many remarkable places.
🛏 Stay in a deluxe sea view family room with small tent slide, one large and one small two beds (can be combined), with children's washbasin.
🥗Breakfast: When I was young, I would go to some remote shops to feel the local breakfast culture and fireworks. After having children, I like to eat breakfast in hotels more and more, because a good hotel, in addition to the overall environment, will combine local specialties and more diverse food culture. For example, Yuehua, a bowl of noodle paste and raw congee boiled by a bell girl in the early morning, fall into the stomach. Freshly squeezed juices, eggs Benedict, and small dessert products are good.
🍲Quanzhou's delicacies are actually many, briefly recommend a few: Sea Silk Golden Phoenix (sesame and peanut dumplings), Qiaozitou vinegar meat, Wu's handmade marshmallows, Yuanbao Taiwanese snacks, Haochengcai Steakhouse, very hot expectations of Jianlaifa Hotel I do not know because the off-season chef's mood is not high or unstable but deceived, Balangyu (coffee). This time I also tried the Western restaurant on the second floor of the hotel, which is said to be a Western restaurant, but it is actually a fusion cuisine.
🚌Transportation: Let's talk about a Quanzhou quite characteristic transportation - the little white car, is the tourist sightseeing car, wave your hand to stop, two dollars a person, most attractions can cover.
🤹🏻♀️ Play: Playing in Quanzhou is basically two, fragrant temples and rhyming architecture. Playing in Quanzhou, visiting temples, must be the main line, we went this time: Kaiyuan Temple, Chengtian Zen Temple, Guandi Temple, Tianhou Temple, Wen Temple, Qingjing Temple, Luojia Temple is too far to go. In terms of architecture, the red brick houses in the ancient district are very beautiful. I recommend Leicheng District, the old town. There is another one that must be mentioned in Quanzhou - the hairpin, the center of the universe of the hairpin is in the village of Xipu, however, it is not recommended to go to makeup photography, except for a Shunji Palace dedicated to Mazu, the rest are all makeup shops. For those who want to see the sea and take children to dig sand, I recommend Yusha Bay, the hotel is about twenty minutes drive away, no tickets.
In addition, three more streets are recommended: West Street, Zhongshan Road, and Goldfish Alley. West Street is a must-see, the most downtown, stringed with major attractions, the intersection of Zhongshan Road and West Street is the clock tower, very local life atmosphere, Goldfish Alley, there are many large and small local delicacies, like to eat can go here more.
At night when you return to the hotel exhausted, the best thing about Donghai Yuehua is also, the room is filled with foot bath packs, kettle, foot washing bucket, hungry can also go to the lobby bar for good night sweet soup and white congee dishes.
🎃Stayed in Quanzhou for three days and loved this city with the power of faith. Okay, next stop—Xiamen.