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Recommended travel routes during the New Year - Shandong folk tour, looking for the most authentic New Year flavor

Route features

Roam around the Shandong area during the New Year and New Year, looking for The simple and rich folk customs of northern Shandong can be enjoyed at large-scale folk festivals, original performances of drum yangko, and the lively scene of rural gatherings. Relive the 800-year-old Huji book fair and explore the rich folk customs in northern Shandong. Culture, taste the authentic and fresh New Year flavors, and enjoy a unique and unforgettable folk custom trip in the New Year.

Travel Guide

Suitable time: February 16th to March 2nd (the first to the sixteenth day of the first lunar month)

Activity location: Jiyang Shanghe Huimin Wudi Leling Mausoleum

Activity theme: Happy New Year, Northern Shandong Folk Customs, Authentic New Year Yangko Festival, Rural Storytelling Performance, Drum and Board Play, Qin and Zheng, and Intangible Heritage Inheritance

Highlights of the tour: Shanghe Yangge Ancient Village Shanghe Hot Spring Base Huimin Huji Huimin Weiji Ancient Village Wudi Dajue Temple Wudi Hai Porcelain Cultural and Creative Museum Golden Silk Jujube Cultural Museum Jiyang Ruyi Agricultural Park

Route mileage: more than 260 round-trips Kilometers

Travel mode: self-driving/carpooling

Route details

DAY1-Departure point—Shanghe

1. First stop: Yangge Ancient Village

The first stop is to start from your hometown and go to Shanghe County, the hometown of Chinese drum and Yangge and the hot spring capital of China. With the rich flavor of the New Year, you can explore the essence of folk customs in the birthplace of Guzi Yangko and taste the slight nostalgia of the countryside.

From the ninth day of the first lunar month to the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, the Shandong (Shanghe) Yangko Cultural Tourism Festival will be held in Shanghe. The three major Yangko dances in Shandong (Guzi Yangko, Jiaozhou Yangko, and Haiyang Yangko) will gather in the ancient Yangko Village. Watch the wonderful performance of the New Year Folklore Yangko Festival, experience the lively scenes of gongs and drums, colorful flags, tigers and tigers, dragons and tigers leaping, and experience the endless source of Shandong folk customs for thousands of years.

2. Second stop: Shanghe Hot Spring Base

Go to Shanghe Hot Spring Base in the afternoon and enjoy the natural hot spring health and leisure time in the largest hot spring zone in North China. You can Enjoy a leisurely time while riding the waves in the hot spring swimming pool. You can also relax your body and mind to the maximum extent in the warm soaking pool and enjoy a leisurely and comfortable vacation time.

DAY2-Shanghe-Huimin-Wudi (110 kilometers)

1. First stop: Huji Book Club

In the morning, we set off to visit the spontaneously formed, The Huji Book Club in Huimin County has a long history of 800 years. Come to a rural folk custom gathering, listen to a long-lost book club, and enjoy the lively scene of Qushan Art Sea. The Hu Ji Book Club will tell stories live from the 12th to the 16th day of the first lunar month. You can watch various forms of folk art performances, and listen to West Lake drums, plum blossom drums, wood board books, moso bamboo boards, Cangzhou wood boards, cross talk, Shandong Qinshu, Shandong Kuaishu, Hejian There are various art genres such as Dagu, Shulaibao, and Fishing Drums, and you can experience the beautiful scenery of the mountains with melodious voices, drums and boards playing in unison, and the music of zithers and zithers competing.

The Huji Book Fair is a traditional folk art fair that originated and took root in Huji Town, Huimin County, Shandong Province. The Huji Calligraphy Society began in the Yuan Dynasty and reached its peak in the early Qing Dynasty. It has been followed to this day and has a history of more than 700 years. It originated from the competitive activities of folk art artists at first, and then gradually evolved into spontaneous traditional folk folk art exchange activities with a customary nature and mainly for friendship.

2. Second stop: Weiji Ancient Village

Enter Weiji Ancient Village at 11:00 noon to explore the authentic ancient villages in northern Shandong and visit the most representative ones A street of handicraft workshops where you can experience the traditional crafts of wine making and vinegar making. Taste various snacks that bring together Qilu customs and feel the joy of folk customs. Taste the special delicacies of Northern Shandong that have been passed down for centuries, and taste the special delicacies made with special craftsmanship. Feel the feast on your tongue.

Weiji Ancient Village is a scenic spot imitating the ancient architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located on Tonghan Road, Weiji Town, Huimin County, Binzhou City, Shandong Province. The scenic spot integrates elements such as special food, handicraft workshops, folk customs, sightseeing and swimming, and homestays. There are more than 200 snack bars, as well as more than 20 small attractions such as embroidery buildings, theaters, cultural centers, and amusement parks, interspersed with performances of Yangko and dragon dances. Lion, shadow puppet show, acrobatics, storytelling, bonfire party, etc.

3. The third stop: Wudi Dajue Temple

In the afternoon, we went to Wudi County, a thousand-year-old county in Shandong Province, to visit a unique regional folk culture created by the intersection of inland and coastal areas. , exploring the small town’s thousand-year history. Walk into the ancient city of Wudi, feel the rich folk customs of the New Year, visit Wudi Dajue Temple, worship Buddha and meditate, and pray for blessings and good fortune for your family.

Visit Wudi County’s unique Shell Sea Porcelain Cultural and Creative Museum to appreciate sea porcelain art products as thin as paper, as white as jade, and as loud as chimes. You can also experience the dedicated spirit of hand-painted craftsmen. Visit Wudi Lantern Festival in the evening and appreciate It is a lively scene with flashing neon lights, colorful lights and crowds of tourists.

DAY3-Wudi-Leling City-Jiyang (140 kilometers)

1. First stop: China Golden Silk Jujube Culture Museum

China In Leling City, Dezhou, the hometown of golden jujubes, visit the Chinese Golden Jujube Culture Museum to explore the origin of jujubes, the history and culture of jujubes, jujube tree cultivation, jujube varieties, jujubes and farming culture, jujube folk customs, and jujube functions. and medical value, etc., and experience the rich farming culture and local culture accumulated and inherited in Zaoxiang. Then, we visited the Revolutionary Memorial Park of the Hebei-Shandong Border Area, following the footsteps of our ancestors, and reminiscing about the glorious years.

2. Second stop: Ruyi Agricultural Park

In the afternoon, go to Jiyang, a Chinese agricultural county, to experience a colorful tour. Experience a magical agricultural tour in Ruyi Agricultural Park and watch the picking of colorful crops. Small tomatoes, taste the "new fruit" with new shape, bright color and good taste, and end the three-day folk custom trip in Northern Shandong with a full harvest.

Tips for traveling

1. The weather in winter and spring is warm or cold. Please bring enough cold-proof clothing. Please bring your own swimsuit, swimming cap and other supplies when soaking in hot springs.

2. Drum Yangko and Hu Ji Shuhui are non-standard tourism projects, and the tourist reception service facilities are relatively weak. Please visit the folk tourism projects with an inclusive attitude.

3. It is recommended to make a phone reservation in advance before visiting the China Golden Silk Jujube Culture Museum and Wudi Hai Porcelain Cultural and Creative Zone.