Travel Notes - Farewell Journey

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Disney→The Bund→Chenghuang Temple→Yu Garden→Wukang Road

Be sure to buy tickets in advance, make plans and strategies, book popular restaurants in advance and wait for a table, and try to take taxis as little as possible, especially at Disneyland and the Bund, where it is difficult to get a taxi.

The most unreliable accommodation in Shanghai is B&B. Not only are they expensive, but the experience is quite poor. The worst experience in my memory was the B&B, which cost 300/night. I felt like I was living in a model shell. The whole room was exquisite and compact, and everything was complete, but the room was too small. In fact, there are about a hundred hotels in Shanghai. The location is acceptable and the service attitude is very good, but the conditions are relatively poor. You can find them on Meituan.

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Zhouzhuang → Lion Grove → Coupling Garden → Pingjiang Road → Humble Administrator’s Garden → Lingering Garden → Master of the Nets Garden → Panmen → Ancient Canal Night Tour → Hanshan Temple → Tiger Hill → Tongli

Make plans, guides and buy tickets in advance. The Suzhou Tour Card is recommended. Some attractions do not require reservations, but there are several popular attractions that require reservations in the system in advance, such as Suzhou Museum (closed on Mondays), Humble Government Garden, Lion Grove, Lingering Garden, etc.

The worst place to stay in Suzhou is B&Bs. The two B&Bs and inns I chose to stay in Suzhou had such a bad experience. It wasn’t until I stayed there that I realized they were a hole. This blow can be said to be as big as falling into a cesspool. I won’t dare to choose B&Bs or inns in my future travels.

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Forest Oxygen Bar→Prince Rafting Valley→Tianyu Mountain Observation Deck→4 hours of riding

Check the weather and prepare an umbrella in advance. If you want to go rafting, be sure to bring a change of clothes and slippers. Personally, I suggest that it is better to go to Qiandao Lake to join a tour group, because taking a taxi to Qiandao Lake is very expensive, and there are no direct buses to popular attractions. If you don't drive there by yourself, it is very troublesome, and you can only visit one attraction in one day. The locals are engaged in tourism business. Hotels and drivers will recommend tickets to attractions for you. This is up to you to compare. It is best to buy joint tickets on the platform, which is more cost-effective. In addition, renting a bicycle costs 60/hour.

Read the accommodation instructions clearly. There are many things that cannot be canceled or changed. There are also many B&Bs on small islands, and some B&Bs and hotels are more than 20 kilometers away from the town. The island is sparsely populated and not very safe. The most important thing is that there are many mosquitoes, so you have to carry mosquito bite ointment with you.

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Huizhou Ancient City (highly not recommended) → Tunxi Old Street → Huangshan

Check the weather and make plans in advance to purchase tickets. Huangshan Zhou Ancient Town has many attractions and is very close to Hongcun and Wuyuan. The walnut cakes and Huangshan sesame cakes in Tunxi Old Street are delicious and not expensive. Tunxi Passenger Terminal also has minibuses that go directly to Huangshan Scenic Area. The price is 17/person, but I personally recommend bringing your luggage. You can store your luggage at the visitor center at the south gate of Huangshan Mountain. After you go down the mountain the next day, you can directly take your luggage and buy a ticket at the scenic spot to go down. An attraction or high-speed rail station. Huangshan South Gate Visitor Center is the only tourist attraction I have ever seen that looks like a station. It is best to pack lightly and carry a backpack with water and dry food when going up the mountain. There are no hotels on the mountain, but the Baiyun Hotel is relatively expensive. For accommodation, you can choose the 701 Guest House bed room, which is more economical and affordable and is available on Meituan. Before going up the mountain, you must remember to take the tourist map of Huangshan. If you can't find the direction, you can use your mobile phone to navigate. Although the steep cliffs of strange rocks and strange forests like the West Sea Grand Canyon cannot be accurate for each road, the general direction is correct. If possible, it is best to sign up for a tour group. A one-day tour is enough. Tell the tour guide in advance that you will go down the mountain and take a bus to the next attraction on your own the next day. You don’t need to buy the crutches for climbing up the mountain, because they are in the way and not very helpful.

Read the accommodation tips carefully. Some hotel special rooms cannot be canceled or changed. If you want to stay in the Huangshan Scenic Area, don’t listen to the recommendations of hotels and tour groups to buy down jackets, just bring a light jacket. Except for special weather, the temperature on Huangshan Mountain is normal and nothing special.

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Sailing sailing → Yefengzhai

Avoid traveling in the summer because it was too sunny. I got sunburned within three hours of going out. My planned ride on the Ring Island Road was also canceled due to the harsh sun, so I have to make up for it next time. Not only the Huandao Road ride, but also many scenic spots were delayed for a few days due to laziness in Shanghai. As a result, I only had half a day in Xiamen. The feeling of rushing through the tour was really bad. Xiamen is a holiday destination suitable for a week-long stay. There are many tourist attractions, long coastal roads, and a lot of food. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a good meal.

Some hotels include breakfast, but there is no restaurant to provide it.

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Chimelong Wildlife Park

Buy tickets in advance, make plans and strategies, and find companions who can do the hard work. It is recommended to stay in a hotel within five kilometers of Chimelong Paradise. Firstly, it is convenient and inexpensive to take a taxi. Secondly, you can visit it for two days in a row, because the two scenic spots of Chimelong Wildlife Park and Chimelong Paradise are next to each other. Go one a day. There are many attractions and rides inside, and it will take a whole day to enjoy them all.

This is the first time I encountered a hotel with triple rooms, but it can only provide services for two people.

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Jiaochangwei

Bring your swimsuit and friends and choose a bar with good singing to listen to music and have a drink. It's a great time. There are many B&Bs on Jiaochangwei Beach, and they are not very expensive. However, you have to bring toiletries because Shenzhen regulations prohibit stores from providing disposable toothbrushes. But it doesn’t matter if you don’t bring them. You have to ask the boss to get them. It is recommended to go there in the afternoon on weekends. There is a tourist bus from the bus station on the second floor of the Shenzhen North Metro (that is, the first floor below) that goes directly to the visitor center. After getting off, you can take another bus and you will be there. You can also take a taxi and walk in for ten minutes after getting off. Just go to the beach. When you get there, you can choose an inn by looking at the building and environment. First, check the price on the platform, because there is still a certain gap between the price on the platform and the offline price of the store. The ancient city of Dapeng is about 500 meters away from the end of Jiaochang. The ancient city is very small, but its style is very different from that of the beach. It feels like you suddenly came from the bustling city to a quiet town. The things in the town are a bit expensive, but it's still acceptable. There will be a performance in the square at 7:30 in the evening. It lasts fifteen minutes and is quite exciting. It mainly tells the story of General Pengcheng's fight against the Japanese pirates. After watching the show, you can go back to the hotel. At that time, the bar night life has just begun. If you can get up early in the morning, you can go watch the sunrise. Moreover, the sea water in the morning is relatively clean and clear, and the tide has not completely receded yet. It is soft, cool and comfortable to walk in the sea with fine sand. There are also a lot of places to eat near Jiaochangwei, such as snacks and night markets. You can have three meals a day nearby, but don’t eat at the bars near the beach. It’s okay to have a drink and look at the scenery, but eating there, The taste is really bad.

Try not to believe the straight-line distance on the Internet. It is better to stay in a B&B on the beach when traveling to the sea. If you can go in the off-season, you can choose a B&B and compare the prices on the platform.