#Qingzhou Ancient City Tourist Area Super Complete Play Guide (2026 Latest Edition) Qingzhou ancient city is a rare "living thousand-year-old ancient city" in Shandong - more than 20,000 aborigines still live in the city, there is no excessive commercialization, low prices, rich ancient rhyme, and you can also visit the ancient city one-stop, see national treasures, climb famous mountains, explore ancient villages, and spend a few hundred yuan to play comfortably for 2-3 days. --- 📍 basic information first - ** Opening hours **: The ancient city block is open all day; Fucaimen Castle Building and other paid attractions 08:00-21:00 (admission stops at 21:00) - ** Tickets **: The main block of the ancient city is free! Charged attractions can buy a combined ticket of 35 yuan (including 5 attractions such as Fucaimen Tower, Garment Garden, Qingzhou Gongyuan, Kuixing Tower, etc., which is more cost-effective than buying separately); it is only 5 yuan to climb Fucaimen Tower alone (half price for students), and 20 yuan for Garment Garden - ** Best season to play **: Spring and autumn (April-June, September-November) with comfortable temperatures and shady trees - ** Transportation Guide **: - High-speed rail: Take the "Qingzhou City Station", take a taxi to the ancient city of Fucaimen for about 30 yuan, or take bus No. 9/K9 to the "Fucaimen" station (2 yuan) - Self-driving: directly navigate the "Fucaimen Parking Lot". In the ancient city, motor vehicles are prohibited from entering the pedestrian street, and parking in the peripheral parking lot is convenient - ** Accommodation Suggestions **: - Want an immersive experience: choose a bed and breakfast in the ancient city, there are few tourists in the evening and early morning, and you can feel the tranquil fireworks of the ancient street - Self-driving/pursuit of convenience: stay in a hotel outside the ancient city, with more complete facilities, convenient parking, and only about 10 minutes' walk from the core attractions --- 🗺️ time-sharing route recommendation According to your flexible choice of time, all routes are recommended to start from ** Fucaimen ** (the main entrance of the ancient city), where parking, asking for directions, and storage are the most convenient. ▶️ half-day tour (3 hours, preferred in a hurry) Suitable for friends who pass through Qingzhou and only visit the core of the ancient city: 1. ** 9:00-9:20 Fucaimen Tower **: Spend 5 yuan to go upstairs to overlook the whole picture of the blue tile roof of the ancient city. In the evening, the blues time goes upstairs to shoot the sunset + the night scene is the most out. When the lanterns are lit, the ancient style is full 2. ** 9:20-10:20 Guanyuan Street Main Axis **: Go north along the North-South Main Street, visit time-honored brands, handmade shops, taste snacks all the way, pass by "Haidai Metropolitan Square" and other archways can be clocked in 3. ** 10:20-11:10 Zhaode Ancient Street **: Turn into Zhaode Ancient Street on the east side (the first batch of ten famous historical and cultural streets in the country), drill into the alley to see the gatehouses and shadow walls of the ancient houses of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, feel the breath of Aboriginal life, and visit the Yuan Dynasty Zhenjiao Temple 4. ** 11:10-12:00 Lunch **: Go back to the main street for snacks, the old locust tree fried buns and Longsheng pastries are all nearby ###▶️ Day Trip (Classic Full Coverage) After visiting the ancient city core + cultural landmarks: ####Morning (9:00-12:00 Ancient City Cultural Line) - 9:00-9:30 Fucaimen building + clock in Haidai Metropolitan Square - 9:30-10:30 Visit the even garden: The original Ming Dynasty Hengwangfu East Garden, known as the "North Jiangnan", must see the four wonders of "Fushou Kangning", rockery and Zhongnanhai Yingtai rockery come from the same vein, the garden landscaping is very exquisite - 10:30-11:30 Visit Dongmen Street + Millennium Ancient Huai Tree: See the historical archways such as the Great Bachelor's Square and a Kedi Square in the Ming Dynasty, and touch the Millennium Ancient Huai to feel the vicissitudes of life - 11:30-12:00 Lunch: Lao Huaishu fried buns (1.5 yuan/beef fried buns + 5 yuan tofu brain, 10 yuan per person to eat), or taste yellow rice cakes, gangzitou fire ####Afternoon (13:00-17:30 Humanities Depth Line) - 13:00-14:00 Gongyuan of Qingzhou Prefecture: Ming and Qing imperial examinations examination hall, admission fee is 5 yuan, to understand the ancient imperial examination system, Song Huai in the courtyard has a sense of history - 14:00-15:00 Optional: Ouyang Xiu Memorial Hall (admission fee 10 yuan) to learn about his political and literary achievements in Qingzhou - 15:00-16:30 In-depth shopping on Zhaode Ancient Street: visit Zhenjiao Temple (one of the only three remaining Yuan Dynasty Zhenjiao Temple in the country), buy Longsheng cakes as a souvenir (a century-old brand, honey three knives, peach cake 15 yuan/catty, it is recommended to go early and late will be sold out) - 16:30-17:30 Kuixing Building: Climb the building (5 yuan) to watch the sunset in the ancient city and understand the imperial examination culture of "Kuixing Dou Dou" ####Evening (17:30-20:00 Night View Smoke Line) - 17:30-18:30 Dinner: Choose a halal restaurant in the ancient city, drink whole sheep soup, eat Dongguan soy sauce beef with ramen, or try mason cakes + soup - 18:30-20:00 Night tour of the ancient city: see the lights of Fucaimen, walk along the garden street, the sugar painting stall, the warm light of the time-honored brand and the ancient buildings blend, and the atmosphere of wearing Hanfu lanterns to take pictures is directly filled; if you like the lively, you can go to the night market of "Qingzhou City that Never Sleeps" ###▶️ two-day/three-day tour (in-depth play around) If you have enough time, you must add the ace attractions around the ancient city. The Qingzhou tourist area is "integrated with the mountains and rivers": ####Day2 Culture + Famous Mountain Line - Morning: ** Qingzhou Museum ** (free! The only county-level national first-level museum in the country, you must see the treasures of the three town halls: the Jade Bi of the Eastern Han Dynasty "Yizi Sun", the Ming Dynasty Zhao Bingzhong Zhuangyuan Volume, and the Buddha statue of Longxing Temple. The statue of "Qingzhou Smile" is very shocking; note that the museum is closed on Mondays, and real-name reservations are required 1-2 days in advance) - Afternoon: ** Yunmen Mountain ** (2 kilometers south of the city, the main peak has the first "Shou" word cliff stone carving in the world, 7.5 meters high, and 2.3 meters in the "inch" department. It is known as "no one has an inch high". Summer and autumn clouds pass through like a fairyland, and the difficulty of climbing mountains for 1-2 hours is low) - Evening: Return to the ancient city for dinner and explore the night scenery ####Day3 Ancient Village + Landscape Line (optional) - Morning: ** Jingtang Ancient Village ** (15 kilometers southwest of the city, a well-preserved ancient village in the Ming Dynasty, with stone houses, stone roads, and ancient bridges built along the mountain. It is the filming location for film and television dramas such as "Red Sorghum", and you can feel the original ecological mountain village style) - Afternoon: If you still have time, you can go to Huanghuaxi, 50 kilometers south of the city (Xiaojiuzhai in the north, with many waterfalls and streams, super comfortable in summer) or Yishan (East Town, the first of the five towns, with good natural scenery). Before returning, you can go for a walk in Fan Gongting Park. The trees are shady and cool. By the way, take a look at Li Qingzhao's former residence (she lived in Qingzhou for 18 years). --- ##🍜 must-eat food list (affordable without stepping on thunder) 1. ** Old Huai Tree Fried Bun **: Ancient City Internet celebrity store, beef fried buns have thin skin and large filling, and the bottom of the pot is crispy, with tofu brain is standard for locals 2. ** Longsheng Pastry **: A century-old time-honored brand, the three knives of honey can be brushed and flowing honey, the square is crispy until the slag falls off, and the peach is crispy but not greasy. It is a must-buy gift. 3. ** Weifang meat fire **: The outer skin baked in the mud oven is crispy, the meat filling is tender and the sauce is popped, and the tofu brain is an authentic Shandong breakfast 4. ** Chaotian Pot **: Not hot pot! Big bone soup braised meat rolls into pancakes, with old soup and pickles, more than 20 yuan to eat, warm stomach and solid 5. ** Chicken, duck and music **: intangible cultural heritage delicacies, rough noodles are smooth and elastic, old hen soup has fresh eyebrows, add shredded chicken, egg skin, and sugar and garlic to relieve greasy 6. ** Halal whole mutton soup/Dongguan soy sauce beef **: The halal restaurant near Zhaode Ancient Street tastes the most correct, the soup is fresh without mutton taste, and the beef tastes chewy 7. ** Soup + Masson Cake **: Hot Soup with muscular Masson Cake, comfortable for breakfast and dinner --- Tips 💡 play 1. The ancient city is full of bluestone roads, so be sure to wear comfortable sports shoes, and don't wear high heels when walking 2. There are many old wooden buildings in the ancient city, smoking is prohibited throughout the process, do not touch, carve cultural relics, and do not climb the archway city wall 3. Please observe relevant customs and keep quiet when visiting religious sites (Shinrikyo temples, mosques, etc.) 4. Qingzhou Museum and World Kite Museum (if you go to Weifang City) need to make an appointment in advance, don't run empty 5. There are more than 70 intangible cultural relics in the ancient city. If you encounter performances/displays such as frustrated piano, Hui shuttlecock, nuclear carving, gray New Year paintings, etc., you can stop and have a look, which is very regional 6. In addition to the grand cakes, the souvenir can also bring Weixian radish (green skin, crispy and sweet, raw to relieve greasy) and Yangjiabu woodblock New Year pictures (handmade intangible cultural heritage, festive and commemorative).