Shanghai Xintiandi was originally a whole piece of ancient Shikumen building. After being rebuilt, the restaurant, bar, clothing store, etc. are stationed. It is suitable for taking photos here during the day, as the brick wall is the best photo background, and one side of the road is also covered with dense sycamore trees, no matter how many times you have visited there, people can’t help but stop to enjoy themselves there. At night, the lights of the bar are lit up, everyone is sitting outdoors, drinking and listening to songs, and it has become the best nightlife in Shanghai, and is the best place to go at night. If you want to go to the nightclub for carnival, there are a lot of choices around.
Here are some shops that is 100 meters away from Xintiandi and are worthy your visit for around 1-5 people during 15:00 to 20:00.
1, Pinnanzhu shop at Zizhong Road, No. 355, which is a very fine shop, mainly for jewelry and living utensils. Everything has a story there, and they are classical and exquisite. If you are lucky, you can sit down and drink tea. The staff are especially tender. His home is in the old buildings of Shanghai, where it is the former residence of Mr. Huang Binhong! If you want to go to Shikumen, you can go directly to Pinnanzhu to feel it!
2, Xingzuo Bar at Zizhong Road No. 398, which basically only serves the rich people near the bar, the environment is very good, the staff are super nice, chatting with the clerk may be able to get the old guests’ hidden wine list, and it is very delicious!
3, Pincai shop at Danshui Road No. 246, which is very low-key online famous shop, and Western food and afternoon tea are available there. You can drink wine at night. The decoration is very retro, the small table facing the street is very comfortable, and the afternoon tea is very good, and the shop is very quiet. Once you calm down, the mood will come out. It is highly recommended that anyone who don’t like to go those big famous shops in Xintiandi go to these three places.
Humble Administrator’s Garden is the most famous garden in Suzhou, but the biggest problem is that there are too many people. After entering, you will find that there are too many tour groups, which adds a lot of difficulty for you to take pictures. The interesting thing is that in the garden, there is also a water vapor cooling device, and it is very feminine when wearing a Chinese costume to take pictures there.
Hutong is an ancient urban alley unique to Beijing. Therefore, some people call Beijing’s ancient capital culture as “hutong culture” or “four courtyard culture”. People in Beijing are often not interested in the tall buildings, but the small alleys with twists and turns, and those warm and beautiful courtyards. The old Beijing Hutong Tour includes the oldest Beijing-style hutongs such as Wudaoying, Nanluoguxiang, Guozijian, and Yandai Xiejie, which are worth a visit. Sitting on the original human rickshaw, or riding a bicycle in the alley to experience the most authentic old Beijing Hutong culture, it is an interesting thing.
Yangmeizhu Xiejie is an alley connecting Dashanlan and Liulichang East Street. It shoulders the most prosperous place in old Beijing. It has attracted many intellectuals and is also a famous place in the Republic of China. In front of the Shichahai, the north-south is an east-west hutong. The houses on both sides of the hutong are relatively neat. If you choose a rickshaw to travel the hutong, then this is the place where the “hutong tour” must pass.
Shanghai Tower is worthy of being the tallest building in China. It looks tall and handsome when you are below it, and looks beautiful and spectacular when you are on it. However, everyone must pay attention to it that it is not necessary to have a staff member to send a small ticket after entering the elevator. However, it must be remembered that at the top floor, there will be a staff member who will ask you for a small ticket, and then make a photo album for you, which costs 200 Yuan for 6 pieces of photos. Do not spend such money, as the photos taken with your mobile phone camera are much better than the real ones.
As a world-famous grotto art treasure, Mogao Caves has become the most popular attraction on the Gansu Tourism Line. It is normal to buy the ticket difficultly during the peak season. In order to deal with the flow of people, Mogao Cave has adopted a special ticketing method. In order to buy the tickets, you should check a lot of travel guides on the Internet, and here are some experiences that may be helpful for you to buy the tickets:
3. Everyone who buys Mogao Grottoes tickets are preferred to take the trip there in the morning, because the Mogao Caves is sitting west to the east, the light inside the caves in the morning is better, and the temperature is lower in the morning, as sometimes it can reach nearly forty degrees at noon. It is also because the ticket sales in the afternoon are slow, so many tour groups put the Mogao Caves itinerary in the afternoon, so the chance of getting a reservation ticket is bigger. So, just make your tour there according to your time schedule so as to have better experience in the Mogao Caves.
The commercial atmosphere of Dali Ancient Town is still a bit strong, and the shops are opened earlier. They are selling all kinds of small things, specialties, food, and clothes. The air in the morning is very fresh there, and the various things along the way are still very eye-catching. Although it is commercialized, it doesn’t matter, it will be fun anyway.
Daci’en Temple and Big Wild Goose Pagoda are favorite spots for your trip to Xi’an. It is close to the Shaanxi History Museum. It is recommended to visit them during the same day. The transportation is convenient. You can check the bus line on the Gaode map. Big Wild Goose Pagoda is in the temple, and you must first buy tickets for the temple, after entering, you can choose to hire a commentator according to your needs, which costs 50 yuan. If you visit there by yourself slowly, you will explore a lot, and you may especially like the stories about the Sakyamuni and Xuan Zang Masters.
Through the copper-cut murals in the two halls, you will learn about the history of Tang Monk, and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is also named after Tang Monk’s gratitude for the help of the wild geese in the desert.
The Zhangjiajie Scenic Area is a 5A-level scenic spot that is not closed all year round. The four seasons are very obvious. The annual average temperature there is only 16-28 °C, the rainfall is also very abundant, and the air quality is very good.
There are many ancient towns in Jiangnan, most of which are similar. The scenic spot of Zhujiajiao Ancient Town is a standard Jiangnan water town scene. The bridges are full of people, and when you have nothing to do, you can take a visit there casually, as it is quite good to eat farmhouse food by the river.
The ancient town specialties such as oily fat, fresh meat dumplings are delicious, and if you have not eaten before, you must have a taste. For the lunch, you can taste the braised pork with the scallions, which is really crisp and delicious and not greasy. The ancient town also has a variety of beautifully packaged flower glutinous rice wines. The degree is not high, but the aroma is charming.
Longji Rice terraces are a large-scale terraced group in Guilin, which is divided into Jinkeng terraces, Pingan Zhuang terraces, and Longji ancient Zhuangzhai terraces.