#🏮 Taierzhuang Ancient City Super Complete Play Guide (latest verification in August 2026) The ancient city of Taierzhuang is the "living ancient canal" on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It has the reputation of "China Ancient Water City" and "the first village in the world". It is also a famous World War II memorial city. It integrates the customs of water towns, canal culture and the history of the Anti-Japanese War. The night scenery and intangible cultural heritage performances are particularly brilliant. --- 📌 basic information (latest in 2026) | Project | Details | |------|------| | ** Address ** | Taierzhuang District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province | | ** Opening hours ** | Open 24 hours, individual visitors can enter the park at any time; after 22:00, only the east gate can buy tickets online to enter the park | | ** Adult tickets ** | 118 yuan/piece, ** valid for two days **, can enter and exit multiple times | | ** Annual card ** | 158 yuan/piece, unlimited admission within 1 year after opening the card | | ** Ticket-free policy ** | ① Youth under the age of 18 (inclusive) (with ID card/household registration book/student ID card, adult escort below 1.4 meters); ② National unified recruitment of full-time college students (with ID card + student ID card); ③ 60 years old (inclusive) and above the elderly (with ID card); ④ 2026 fresh college entrance examination students free | --- ##🚗 traffic guide ###1. High-speed rail/train - ** Zaozhuang High-speed Railway Station **: Take BRT Bus B10 directly from the station, or transfer from Line T1 to Line B2 - ** Zaozhuang West Railway Station **: Take Line B1 to Zaozhuang Passenger Transport Center, transfer to Line B2 to go directly to the ancient city ###2. Self-driving Directly navigate to "Taierzhuang Ancient City Parking Lot" or "Taierzhuang Ancient City Visitor Service Center", and then walk into the park. --- #🗺️ recommended tour route (recommended to play 2 days and 1 night, the essence is fully covered) ###✨ Day1: History and Humanities + Night View Ace ####[Afternoon: clock in core attractions] 1. ** Fuxing Building **: an ancient city landmark, 45 meters high with a total of 7 floors. When you climb up, you can overlook the entire ancient city roof and canal. It is the core background of the night light show. Take pictures beyond the film 2. ** Ship Street **: The whole street is shaped like a giant ship setting sail. There are Liuqin plays, shadow puppets, and New Year picture performances on the central stage all year round. Hanfu is an excellent place to take pictures 3. ** Tianhou Temple/Guandi Temple/Participation Department **: Experience the architectural style of Ming and Qing temples and official offices, and understand the canal water transportation culture 4. ** Taierzhuang War Ruins Park **: See the bullet hole wall in Yuanjiaxiang, unearthed weapons, and remember the history of the Anti-Japanese War. Free but you need to make an appointment with your ID card. 5. ** Featured Museum **: If you have enough time, you can visit the China Canal Zhaopo Museum, the China Abacus Museum, the Cuiping Academy, etc., and you can walk there ####[Evening - Night: Ancient City Essence Time] 1. ** Swinging boat experience **: It is recommended to take the Dongmen Wharf route, Dongmen → Aihe Street → Wanggong Bridge → Fuxing Wharf, which will pass through the Internet celebrity "Wisty Wonderland"; individual passengers 100 yuan/person (children under 1.4 meters are half price), chartered boat 600 yuan/boat (limited to 8 people skipping the queue); operating hours 8:00-14:00, 15:30-18:00, the boat girl will sing folk songs, and the lights and shadows are shaking red, which is particularly atmospheric 2. ** Fire Dragon Steel Flower Performance **: National Intangible Cultural Heritage! Every night at 20:15 in Guandi Temple Square, 1500 ° C molten iron hit the sky to form a "molten iron meteor", the red dragon shuttled through the steel fire, shocked to the point of goosebumps, be sure to take a place in advance 3. ** Fuxing Building Light Show + Night Walk **: After the lights are on, first climb to Fuxing Building to see the panoramic sea of lights, and then walk along the river to the main street. After 9 o'clock, the tourists disperse, and you can enjoy the quiet water town of "a river fishing fire, singing ten miles" 4. ** Summer limited (7.25-9) **: Guandi Temple Square has "Typhoon Music Season", folk, pop, rock, national style, DJ electronic music takes turns, and there are powerful singer bands on weekends; at the same time, Qingdao International Beer Festival is being held, There are four theme weeks, electronic music carnival, wine king competition, NPC parade, and water splashing carnival ###✨ Day2: Slow down the market + surrounding areas 1. In the morning, visit the ancient canal pier and ancient revetment, see the remains of the ancient canals of the Ming and Qing Dynasties for 3 kilometers, and sit in the riverside teahouse to feel the leisure of Jiangbei water town 2. Visit the streets of the ancient city to eat special snacks and buy souvenirs 3. If you have enough time, you can go to the nearby Shuanglong Lake Bird Watching Park ** to see waterbirds and aquatic plants, which is suitable for taking children to get close to nature --- 🍜 must eat list - ** Taierzhuang Yellow Flower Beef Noodles **: Local signature, noodle tendons, yellow flower and beef braised aroma - ** Zaozhuang Spicy Chicken **: Lunan characteristics, fresh and spicy, absolutely perfect with pancakes - ** Taicheng ballad dish pancakes **: freshly baked pancakes are covered with various vegetable eggs, crispy and delicious - ** Lanqi Canal Carp **: Canal fresh fish, tender meat - ** Canal Stone Cake **: Crispy and salty, suitable for dry food - ** Zhangjia dog meat/Fengjia donkey meat **: local traditional food, you can try it according to taste --- 🏨 accommodation advice Priority is given to ** the inn in the ancient city **, walk back to the room directly after watching the performance at night, and you can also push the window to see the night view: - Cost-effective/Features: Hetian Inn, Accommodation Island Inn, Shanxi Guild Hall (self-operated in the ancient city), Secret Sexuan Inn, Wanjia Courtyard Hotel (Chinese courtyard style) - High quality: Zhengshengyuan Hotel (quiet in the middle of the hustle and bustle, ancient city view/river view room), Sky City Hotel (lake view room photo), pillow river yard (immersive water town atmosphere, with parent-child room) - It is recommended to book 1-2 weeks in advance during the summer peak season. The sooner you choose, the more cost-effective the price. --- 💡 practical tips 1. The ticket is valid for two days. It is recommended to enter the park in the afternoon of the first day, play until the evening to see the night view, and shop for half a day the next day. The rhythm is not rushed. 2. The ancient city is a closed scenic spot, all scenic spots can be reached on foot, no need to take a taxi; with the elderly and children, you can call a scenic battery car (Tel: 15664510228) 3. If you want to take Hanfu photos, you can bring your own or rent them in the ancient city. Ship Street, Fuxing Building, and Water Lane are all excellent framing places. 4. Official service phone: - Scenic spot consultation: 0632-8116666/6679038 - Self-operated inn reservation: 0632-6857800 - Rescue phone: 0632-6679016 5. After September 6, the beer festival and music season will end, but regular events such as fire dragon steel flowers, night scenes, and rocking boats will be open as normal.