Xiamen Chaoshan strategy plan Chaoshan Xiamen road trip strategy

1. Chaozhou, Shantou and Xiamen self-driving tour guide

Go to Haicang Bridge, turn right at the first intersection and go straight into Dudong Road. Pass one intersection and reach the second intersection.

Then go straight, and after a few hundred meters you will arrive at Home Inn (No. 15, Hubin West Road, Siming District, Xiamen).

There is Huli Mountain Cannon in the attraction. Turn right, go to the end, turn left at Yanwu Bridge, and then go straight (pay attention to the right, because the scenic spot is on the right). If you want to worship Buddha, you can go to Nanputuo Temple.

I'll start from your hotel, go all the way to the end, then turn left (but don't enter the tunnel) and then turn right before the tunnel entrance and you're there.

You can also take its BRT (bus that runs on the highway), which is very fun.

I've been using it all day long. It's amazing.

2. Self-driving tour guide to Shantou and Fujian

Fujian Province and Guangdong Province are geographically adjacent provinces, so they are naturally very close. In particular, Minnan in Fujian and Chaoshan in Guangdong are very similar in geography and culture. This can be verified from three aspects: First, Xiamen in southern Fujian and Chaozhou in Guangdong are only 230 kilometers apart; secondly, in terms of culture and clan, Southern Min It has the same origin as Chaoshan; thirdly, Chaoshan and southern Fujian food cultures are very similar.

Typical southern Fujian and Chaoshan architectural styles

First, geographically, Xiamen in southern Fujian is only 230 kilometers away from Chaozhou, Guangdong.

As we all know, Fujian Province and Guangdong Province are two adjacent provinces on the map of China. Naturally, they are geographically close. How close are they? If you drive from Xiamen or Zhangzhou in southern Fujian to Chaoshan in northern Guangdong, you will find that there is no pressure on time and no sense of distance.

Fujian is very close to Chaoshan, Guangdong.

Starting from Xiamen in southern Fujian and heading south along the G15 Shenhai Expressway, the journey is only 231 kilometers. It takes less than three hours to reach the main city of Chaozhou in the Chaoshan area, and it only takes 247 kilometers to Shantou. If you go from Zhangzhou in southern Fujian to Chaozhou, the distance is only 171 kilometers and the self-driving time is only 2.5 hours. It can be said that Fujian and Guangdong, especially southern Fujian and Chaozhou, are very close in terms of spatial distance.

Southern Fujian Expressway from Fujian to Chaoshan, Guangdong

Secondly, in terms of culture and clan, Southern Fujian and Chaoshan share the same origin.

Compared with the spatial distance between Fujian and Chaoshan in Guangdong, they are culturally closer and have the same origin. From the perspective of Chinese history, the population of southern Fujian mainly migrated from the Central Plains at the end of the Qin Dynasty and the late Northern Song Dynasty, while the population of Chaoshan area in Guangdong migrated from southern Fujian during the Jin Dynasty, Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the late Southern Song Dynasty. Take Li Ka-shing’s example of American families. Its ancestors lived in Putian, Fujian for more than ten generations, and moved to Chaoshan in the late Southern Song Dynasty. This is a classic example of blood relationship.

Folk customs in southern Fujian are similar to Chaoshan culture

Southern Fujian culture and Chaoshan culture have the same origin, which is most typically reflected in language. Hokkien is one of the seven major language families in China, and Chaoshan dialect is a branch of Hokkien. Their unique characteristic is that they all have the typical characteristics of Mandarin in the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty, and they are also linguistically homologous.

The architectural style is the same as that of Chaoshan temples in southern Fujian.

Thirdly, the food culture of Chaoshan and southern Fujian is very similar.

Another important measure that shows whether two regions are close is whether their food culture is similar. For example, Hangzhou, Ningbo in northern Zhejiang, and Wuxi and Suzhou in southern Jiangsu have similar geographical locations. Their food culture advocates lightness, which is very similar to Shanghai. Chaoshan cuisine is also very similar to the food culture of southern Fujian.

Old goose is loved by Chaoshan and Hokkien people.

Chaoshan is a famous gourmet destination in China, as is southern Fujian. Similar practices exist in both regions. For example, people in Chaoshan like to eat beef, and people in Quanzhou have a similar taste for beef. The Chaoshan beef hotpot and Jinjiang beef restaurants all over the country are strong evidence of this. The beef strips and oyster omelette that tourists eat in Xiamen are also the main food choices in Chaoshan cuisine recipes.

Chaozhou Mermaid Rice

It can be said that Fujian Province and Guangdong Province, especially the Chaoshan area in southern Fujian Province and northern Guangdong Province, are distinguished both in terms of spatial distance, culture and The homology of diet is very close. Travelers can choose to drive between the two places, and the one-way time is less than 3 hours. It is a very beautiful self-driving travel experience.

3. Shantou, Fujian, Zhangzhou and Xiamen self-driving tour route map

1) From the starting point to the southeast, drive along S207 for 1.1km and turn right into the West Ring Road.

2 Drive 4.1km along Xihuan Road, turn right into Shanjiu Line 3) Drive 940m along Shanjiu Line, turn left 4) Drive 450m, go straight 2. Drive 770 meters and go straight onto Fuzhou-Zhao Expressway.

3. Drive 43.1km along Fuzhou-Zhao Expressway toward Zhangzhou (West)/Longhai/Zhangpu/Shantou, and turn right into Tianbao Hub.

4. Drive 900 meters along Tianbao Hub and go straight into Xia-Rong Expressway.

5. Drive 24.4 kilometers along the Xia-Rong Expressway toward Xiamen/Quanzhou/Fuzhou, and turn left into Zhangzhou Hub.

6. Drive along Zhangzhou Hub for 270 meters, cross Q-2 Bridge for about 670 meters, and go straight into Shenhai Expressway.

7. Drive along the Shenhai Expressway for 33.1km, turn right into the Xiamen Hub Interchange, and drive towards Sanming/Xiamen Island/Gaoqi Airport/Xiamen North Railway Station.

8. Drive 810 meters along the Xiamen hub interchange and turn right onto the Xiamen-Shasha Expressway.

9. Xiamen urban driving plan 1) Drive 420 meters along the Xiasha Expressway toward Jimei Bridge/Xiamen Bridge/Xiamen Island/Gaoqi Airport, then turn right and take the ramp.

2) Drive along the ramp for 510 meters and go straight into the Xiamen-Jinjiang Expressway.

3) Drive 3.2km along the Xiamen-Zhangzhou Expressway, at the exit of Jimei Bridge/Tongji Road, turn slightly right and take the ramp.

4) Drive along the ramp for 260 meters, turn right ahead and enter the auxiliary road of Jimei Avenue.

5) Drive along the Jimei Avenue service road for 670 meters, turn right for 10 meters, and go straight into Chengzhi North Road.

6) Drive 120 meters along Chengzhi North Road, turn left 8) Drive 130 meters, turn right into Huitong North Road 9) Drive 320 meters along Huitong North Road to the destination (on the right side of the road< /p>

4. Chaoshan self-driving travel guide

: Go to Jieyang first, but we don’t know what there is to see in Jieyang. Then, if you are in Shantou, go to Chenghai Lianhua Mountain. Are there many places to go to Chaozhou, Dongshan Lake, and Xiangzi Bridge?

5. Travel Guide to Chaozhou and Shantou by Guangzhou

If you want to go to Chaoshan, your first choice must be a seaside resort. Go to Ao in South Shantou, then you can experience Chaoshan culture, Xiangzi Bridge in Chaozhou, taste Chaoshan snacks, then you can see bamboo shoots in Putian, Jiedong, and finally you can visit the waterfall (Huangpu Village) in Jiexi. Actually, you want to visit Chaoshan. Be sure to follow the official WeChat account, which is a development platform for Chaoshan businesses.

6. Self-driving from Shantou to Xiamen

The distance from Shantou to Xiamen is 377.1km. 26 hours, 175 yuan for gas and 80 yuan for tolls.