Hefei Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
Are you ready? The Expo Garden is so huge! Impossible to finish touring! Simply impossible to finish touring!
Initially, I just wanted to take a quick look inside, but once I entered, I realized it's super big, with each garden area being fantastic, very suitable for leisure and walking with kids.
The Expo Garden fully showcases the characteristics and beauty of gardens from various places, allowing you to experience different local customs and cultures without leaving Hefei! There are 31 domestic exhibition gardens, including 5 Anhui gardens.
There's also the Hundred Flowers Garden: Magnolia Garden, Iris Garden, Pear Garden, Begonia Valley, Rhododendron Garden, Blue and Purple Flower Garden, Plum Blossom Garden, Azalea Garden, Cherry Blossom Garden, Peony Garden... Beautiful scenery all year round!
Amusement facilities: Children's Playground, Pet Fun Park, Insect Museum, Sports Park... Both adults and children can have fun, it's a treasure place for family outings!
➡️ Public Transport: Take the subway Line 1 to Luogang or Gaowang Station, which are close to the Expo Garden. Subway Line 5 Shengda Station is also a nearby station of the Expo Garden.
➡️ You can use the WeChat mini-program 'Hefei Luogang Park' to find out about tour routes, and if you get tired, you can rent a car inside.
Hefei Garden Expo Park Yangzhou Garden snow scene
🌠 Hefei Garden Expo Park Yangzhou Garden, located in the northeast of the Garden Expo Park, covers an area of 2,345 square meters. It is centered around traditional Yangzhou Chinese gardens, with the Ten-Mile Red Bridge as the basis, using traditional gardening art to showcase the exquisite beauty of Yangzhou gardens.
🚉 Transportation strategy:
Take the A exit at Shengda Station on Metro Line 5
For self-driving to Yangzhou Garden, you can park your car at P2 or P6 parking lot
💰 Ticket price:
Free
⏳ Visiting time:
15 minutes
📍 Detailed address:
Northeast of Luogang Ecological Park, Baohe District, Hefei City
A leisurely walk with broken legs: Snow scenery of Hefei Garden Expo Park
☘️Hefei Garden Expo Park is the main venue of the 14th China International Garden Expo, covering an area of 323 hectares, including 31 distinctive Chinese exhibition gardens and 7 international exhibition gardens.
🚉Transportation strategy:
Get off at Lugang Station of Metro Line 1, enter from the secondary door of Gate 32 at Exit B
Get off at Shengda Station of Metro Line 5, walk for 5 minutes from Exit A
💰Ticket price:
Free
Sightseeing car (including small train): 20 yuan/person (30 yuan/person on weekends and holidays)
Sightseeing bicycle: 60 yuan/hour
Sightseeing electric car: 100 yuan/hour
Sightseeing helicopter: 550 yuan/5 minutes
🕙Business hours:
9:30-22:00 (The city exhibition area of the Garden Expo Park stops admission at 18:00)
⏳Play time:
1-2 days
📍Detailed address:
Luogang Ecological Park, Baohe District, Hefei City, Anhui Province
Hefei Garden Expo Park Jinan Garden snow scene
🌠Hefei Garden Expo Park Jinan Garden, covering an area of 2600 square meters, through different attractions such as Jinan Eight Scenic Wall, Dialect Wall, Clear Spring Washing Tassel, Spring Alley Home, shows the infinite scenery of charming Jinan.
🚉Travel strategy:
Take the subway line 5 to Shengda Station and walk for 5 minutes from exit A.
If you drive to Jinan Garden, you can park your car in P2, P3, P12 parking lot
💰Ticket price:
Free
⏳Play time:
15 minutes
📍Detailed address:
North of Luogang Ecological Park, Baohe District, Hefei City
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Sanhe Ancient Town Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
Hefei - Sanhe Ancient Town
📍Where: 32k from Hefei city. You can easily take a DiDi or hire a driver.
Suggested time: 3-4 hours.
Cost: Free!
Here’s some information about this beautiful place:
“Sanhe Ancient Town is a typical water town in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. "Sanhe" means three rivers. It is named so because Fengle, Hangfu and Xiaonan are three rivers that right run through it. Occupying an area of 2.9 square kilometers (717 acres), the town is full of buildings built in Ming and Qing styles.”
Have a great time exploring Sanhe!
#ThisIsChina
#anhui #sanhe #urbanexplorer #china #ancientcity #hefei #architecture #urbanexplorer
Sanhe Old town
Address: Feixi Sanhe, Ancient Town, Hefei, Anhui
Ratings: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Do you know what “sanhe” means? It means three rivers. Those rivers are Fengle, Hangfu and Xiaonan, the three rivers that right run through it. Sanhe Ancient Town is a place that you can go to quickly from Hefei. It’s easier to rent a car or take a didi to go there. You will be amazed with Chinese architecture, old street with local food and products that you can see around the shops. Its a good place to walk around. It has a small kinda Great Wall that you can go to. A mansion that you can explore, that can make you feel the Chinese style living in ancient times. #tripblazers #tripaway #TigerYear2022
Sanhe ancient park
This area will shown ancient chinese architectures. People are so welcoming have interesting temples also beautiful river as you can see from the pictures to kind of the Chinese architectures. You can see it. Also don’t forget to test Chinese delicious food.
Attractions around Hefei - Sanhe Ancient Town
✅✅ National Historic and Cultural Town 🏘️🏘️🏘️
✅✅ National 5A-level Tourist Attraction 🏞️🏞️🏞️
✅✅ Site of the 'Sanhe Victory' and the 'Battle of Que'an' ⚔️⚔️⚔️
✅✅ Birthplace of the national intangible cultural heritage and Hefei's local opera genre - Lu Opera 🎎🎎🎎
♻️♻️ Sanhe Ancient Town, formerly known as Que'an, Quezhu, and Quewei, is located in Feixi County, Hefei City, Anhui Province, on the banks of Chaohu Lake. It is named for being surrounded by the Fengle River, Hangbu River, and Xiaonan River, and has a history of over 2500 years 🌊🌊🌊
♻️♻️ As a national historic and cultural town, it features a unique 'Eight Ancients' landscape that includes ancient rivers, bridges, markets, streets, residences, teahouses, temple platforms, and battlefields. Situated at the strategic water and land transportation hub of Feixi, Shucheng, and Lujiang counties, the town has historically been a bustling commercial center in prosperous times and a coveted strategic location in times of chaos. The collision and fusion of Wu-Chu culture with Huizhou merchant culture have left a rich cultural heritage here 🎏🎏🎏
‼️‼️ Main attractions:
1️⃣ Wangyue Pavilion
2️⃣ Liu Tong Xinglong Villa
3️⃣ Wannian Platform
4️⃣ Yingwang Mansion
5️⃣ One Person Alley
6️⃣ Taiping Army Headquarters Site
7️⃣ Sanxian Bridge
8️⃣ Dafu Residence
9️⃣ Former residences of celebrities such as Sun Li-jen, Yang Zhenning, Liu Bingzhang, Dong Yinchu
🚌🚌 Transportation: There are direct minibuses from Hefei City to Sanhe Ancient Town, with convenient parking, and it is also accessible by car 🅿️🅿️🅿️
💰💰 Tickets: The ancient town is free to enter, and there are various ticket packages available for small attractions 🏷️🏷️🏷️
🍶🍶 Cuisine: Sanhe rice dumplings 🥟🥟🥟 are a local specialty, with Cao Sister's rice dumplings slightly edging out in terms of filling. Fried Shaomai, Eight-Treasure Marinated Duck, stinky mandarin fish, and Chaohu's special shrimp paste are also highly recommended 🍤🍤🍤
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Hechai 1972 Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
And cheers to socializing at night!
Here's why spending the evening with friends is enjoyable.
An artistic location with an Italian restaurant that serves wonderful meals and has live music.
A truly remarkable evening!
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Hechai 1972 - Great spot in Hefei!
I honestly wasn’t expecting that much but I was
pleasantly surprised by how great this place was!
How to get there: I suggest you take a DiDi. The closest subway station is about a 25mins walk away from there.
Cost: Free!
Attractions: There’s a nice coffee shop, nice architecture, sculptures, street art and there’s even a museum.
I was especially surprised by how great the museum was. You get to see the evolution of house appliances and I thought it was very cool!
There’s also a great Italian restaurant。
I had the sausage and tomato pasta and my friend had a steak.
I thought my pasta was pretty decent and my friend was pretty happy with the steak.
Have a great time!
#ThisIsChina
#hefei #anhui #china
A former prison site (HECHAI 1972)
1. HECHAI 1972
Address - HEFEI, ANHUI
Highlights - Photo museum / Retro museum/ Craft markets/ authentic Italian food
Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A former prison site now transformed into a cultural and creative park. A lot of art galleries to check out (photographs/ cameras/ retro and museums) Learn more about Chinese history by seeing the old, vintage things you can see in different places from a classroom/ office/ typical houses etc. You can also enjoy different artistic graffiti around, be fascinated with the architectural buildings and it’s defined such an insta location. Remember to check out the restaurants too. An Italian restaurant with live band at night. Enjoy 😉
@Hechai 1972, Hefei , China
Fanmu Art Center
Hepai 1972·Fanmu Art Center is located in Building A-5 of Hepai 1972 Creative Cultural Park in Baohe District, Hefei City, adjacent to the north gate entrance and the east side lawn (with underground parking).
Over the course of 70 years, Hepai 1972 has successively experienced identities as Hefei Second Round Kiln Factory, Hefei Diesel Engine Factory, and Hefei Light Industry Manufacturing Factory. From 2019 to 2022, as the supporting facilities of the cultural park were gradually improved and the planning was implemented, along with the pace of urban renewal, the entry of diversified business formats added new vitality to Hepai, and Hepai 1972 is now blooming into its fourth new life cycle.
To enrich the urban atmosphere of Hefei and the cultural life of its people, Hepai 1972·Fanmu Art Center quickly set up a performance space that meets local cultural needs and includes various types of music. In the future, it will also focus on music as the core, to build a music performance industry chain, covering music IP development, music incubation, and other businesses, and with culture as the content, to create a dynamic space that meets the needs of commercial performances, brand launches, art exhibitions, and other diverse forms.
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Xiaoyaojin Park Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
A big park at the corner of Hefei’s CBD
1. Xiaoyaojin Park
Address - No.16 Shouchun Road, Luyang District, Hefei, Anhui,China
Highlights - Ferris wheel/ Boat 🛶 ride/ different rides (for kids and adults/ trees 🌲/ big exploration ship 🚢/ courtyard/ outdoor activities/ train 🚂
Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It’s a huge park in Hefei with different and interesting statues. The location is near the walking street. A good place to explore and walk around. You might as well just sit at the bench, relax and see the beauty of park. Mostly, locals love to go here and just spend their days relaxing or doing their thing. No entrance fee. Unfortunately,around 5pm the Ferris wheel is closed. You might just check out the time etc. #tripblazers #tripaway #tigeryear2022
This is the Xiaoyao Ford mentioned in 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'
In 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', the historical event described by 'Cao Cao pacified the Hanzhong region, and Zhang Liao's might shook Xiaoyao Ford' refers to the Xiaoyao Ford, which is now the Citizen's Park in Hefei.
Xiaoyao Ford was an ancient battlefield of the Three Kingdoms period. It used to be a ferry crossing on the Fei River, but now it has been turned into a park.
The park contains a lake, covering an area of over a hundred acres. On the island in the lake, there are pavilions, platforms, and the tomb of Zhang Liao's official attire.
If you have strolled through the bustling Huaihe Road pedestrian street, you will definitely be curious about who the equestrian statue on the street represents.
With this curiosity, it was not until the moment I arrived at Xiaoyao Jin Park that my confusion was finally cleared~
Entering from the south gate of the park, what catches your eye is the statue of Zhang Liao with a sword on horseback. On the left hand side is the elephant slide🛝 that is super loved by both children and adults in Hefei. On the right hand side is the lake tour, where boating🚣🏻♂️ is also a popular way for many people to spend their leisure time~
The park not only completely preserves the tomb of Zhang Liao, a great general of the Cao Wei dynasty, but also the Feiqi Bridge, where Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu was defeated, has been restored and rebuilt within the park, further enriching the connotations and artistic conception of Xiaoyao Ford.
📍Ancient Xiaoyao Ford Park, Hefei Province
The magnolia flowers at Xiaoyao Ford are truly top-tier
Guys, come quick~ The magnolia flowers at Xiaoyao Ford are in full bloom, and standing under this magnolia tree, I'm so moved that my eyes are heating up~
⭐️ Address: Next to Xiaoyao Pavilion, Xiaoyao Ford, Hefei
The city flower of Hefei has bloomed, and Xiaoyaojin is such a treasure spot for photography
🌸 As the plum blossoms gradually fade, the magnolias at Xiaoyaojin take over and bloom! Everywhere looks like a painting from ancient times!
📷 Photo spot one: Xiaoyao Pavilion in Hefei
✨ In front of Xiaoyao Pavilion, a tree of snow-white magnolias meets the spring breeze, offering a face-to-face encounter. From a distance, you can capture the reflection in the water, as well as a combined shot of the magnolia and Xiaoyao Pavilion.
📷 Photo spot two: The red magnolias near the Plum Garden, with the flowers as the foreground and the architecture as the background, exude an ancient charm that lingers.
📷 Photo spot three: There is also a magnolia tree in front of the Lake Heart Pavilion in Xiaoyaojin, where you can also take beautiful photos.
🌸👀 Hefei Magnolia Photography Guide:
⭐ A tree full of magnolias, when you look up, it's all spring. Every spring, magnolias bloom in every corner of Hefei.
🔸 Magnolia Avenue
🔸 Xiaoyaojin Park
🔸 Luogang Park
✅💭 Hey! Chen Buer wants to tell you:
📍 Address: No. 16 Shouchun Road, Luyang District, Hefei City
🚇 Transportation: Exit H of Dadaomen Station on Metro Line 2/Line 1, within walking distance
🔖 Ticket: 🆓
🏞️ Surroundings: Huaihe Road Pedestrian Street
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Baogong Park Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
Baohe Park's Fuzhuang in Hefei
Fuzhuang is one of the landscapes of Baohe Park, located on the eastern islet of the park's waters. It consists of a classical garden landscape built with teahouses, winding pavilions, and pavilion bridges along the water. From a distance, the whole looks like a willow leaf floating on the water surface, and the buildings on the island resemble an ancient village, hence the name Fuzhuang. It was originally the Bao Gong Academy and was rebuilt in 1983.
Bao Gong Temple: A Convergence of History and Culture
Located on the eastern section of Huan Cheng South Road in Hefei city, a quaint and elegant complex of buildings stands quietly. It is the Bao Gong Temple—a place imbued with profound historical and cultural significance. The full name of the temple is 'Bao Gong Xiao Su Temple', which is not only the main ancient architectural complex of Baohe Park but also an important venue for us to explore the spirit of Bao Zheng and experience the long-standing history and culture of Anhui.
In the first year of the Hongzhi era (1488), the governor of Luzhou, Song Jian, built the Bao Gong Academy here, which gradually evolved into the Bao Gong Temple. This place has not only witnessed the legendary deeds of Bao Zheng's life but also carries the reverence and remembrance of later generations for this great figure.
Stepping into the Bao Gong Temple is like traveling through a tunnel of time, returning to that era of justice and integrity. The exhibits in the temple hall are rich and varied, including both an introduction to Bao Zheng's life and a display of ancient legal culture. Each exhibit seems to tell the legendary story of Bao Zheng, deeply moving visitors.
The Qingfeng Pavilion, as an important part of the Bao Gong Temple, has a unique architectural style and profound implications. It symbolizes Bao Zheng's spirit of integrity, fairness, and selflessness, and also represents the Anhui people's reverence and inheritance of this historical figure. Standing on the Qingfeng Pavilion and overlooking the entire Baohe Park, one can almost feel Bao Zheng's righteous spirit and his overwhelming presence that purifies the world.
cassia_serenity_valentine Hefei Park Notes | In February, Baohe writes the spirit of spring with plum cheeks and willow eyes
✅ Baohe Park, has condensed the collective memory of generations of Hefei people.
The Bao Xiaosu Ancestral Hall, with its long history, is located on the 'Fragrant Flower Mound' surrounded by water on all sides in Baohe. It was built during the Ming Dynasty to commemorate the famous Song Dynasty official 'Qingtian' Bao Zheng, and today's main hall was renovated with silver donated by Li Hefei in the late Qing Dynasty. In spring, green trees, bamboo, and blooming flowers are set against each other, the wind rustles the bamboo leaves, the fragrance of flowers is faint, birds sing in the sky, and waterfowl swim leisurely, serene but not noisy. Beside the hall, there is a well named 'Lianquan' after Bao Zheng's integrity and honesty. On both sides of the main entrance, lotuses are planted in the river, providing coolness in summer.
Floating Village, another island in the river, shaped like a willow leaf floating on the water. It is said to have been Bao Gong's academy, rebuilt in the 1980s, combining Suzhou and Huizhou garden styles, with white walls and black tiles, water pavilions, corridors, pavilions, and bridges over flowing water, fish frolic in ponds with lotus. From a distance, the shadows of the island, buildings, and trees reflect each other, with patches of sky light penetrating the water light.
On the slope of the south bank of the river, there are Qingfeng Pavilion and Bao Gong's tomb. The tomb of Bao Zheng's family was moved from his hometown in Feidong, and Bao Qingtian is undoubtedly from Hefei, Luzhou. Qingfeng Pavilion is tall and is the best place to overlook Baohe.
It is said that the lotus roots of Baohe are 'fiberless', originating from Bao Qingtian's 'selflessness'.
✅ At the beginning of February in the lunar calendar, the winter scene has not yet completely faded, and the beat of spring is becoming clearer. Walking by the river, one is deeply moved by the vivid changes of the seasons.
The Chinese tallow trees are full of white seeds, shiny, early spring food stored for birds in winter.
The peak of plum blossoms is gradually receding, with cheeks slightly haggard, but still smiling at the spring light.
The winter jasmine blooms early, sprinkling dots of golden yellow, dressing the green water and arch bridges in spring clothes:
The magnolias standing tall on the branches are like white candles, burning their fragrance in a short season.
✅ Now, the willow trees are just taking center stage, the most eye-catching.
From a distance, it's the color, a stroke that paints a suitable shade of charm.
Up close, the young buds are just blooming, like little babies opening their eyes, the tender green hanging on the branches, the February spring breeze cuts out 'thousands of strands of green silk ribbons', looking forward to being dressed in jade, with peach blossoms and willows, flowers blooming like a brocade.
✅ 'Walk this way, walk that way, just seeking flowers and willows. Walk that way, walk this way, do not tire of the golden cup of wine'.
Hefei | A delightful springtime! Travel to a beautiful Jiangnan garden in the desert!
⛳ Travel to the desert of Hefei, there really aren't many places worth visiting in the city area
If you must visit a cultural + natural attraction, Bao Park is at the top of the list
⭐ Bao Zheng, as a high-ranking official of the Northern Song Dynasty and one of China's 'Four Great Upright Officials'
Bao Park is also one of the first national bases for integrity education🍃
Bao Park was established during the Northern Song Dynasty, combining cultural history with natural scenery
🍀 The garden is adjacent to Huaihe Road Pedestrian Street, bustling on the outside and tranquil on the inside
The garden is surrounded by mountains and waters, with pavilions scattered around, offering a refreshing and serene landscape
👉 Tour route:
Bao's Tomb ➡️ Fuzhuang Garden ➡️ Bao Temple ➡️ Qingfeng Pavilion
✅ Bao's Tomb
It is the burial place of Bao Zheng, his wife, and descendants
The size and structure of the tomb garden are built according to the burial system of a second-rank official of the Song Dynasty
Inside the tomb garden, there are lush pines and cypresses, solemn and quiet, with serene waters and mountains in the distance
The tomb chamber houses precious relics such as Bao Zheng's tomb epitaph and nanmu coffin
🕒 Visiting time 0.5 hours
✅ Fuzhuang
Right out of Bao's Tomb is Fuzhuang, originally Bao's academy
Teahouses, winding corridors, and pavilions, like a classical garden built by the water
From a distance, it looks like willow leaves floating on the water, with secluded paths and a beautiful environment
It's a great place to have tea, sunbathe, and take a walk after meals when you have nothing else to do
🕒 Visiting time 1 hour
✅ Bao Temple
After leaving Fuzhuang, stroll to Bao Temple, a special temple for worshipping Bao Zheng
The temple is surrounded by water on three sides, with lotus flowers and green trees, very quiet
A typical example of an upright official, Bao Temple is also famous far and wide
It is one of Hefei's three major historical attractions, along with Xiaoyao Ford and Mingjiao Temple
🕒 Visiting time 0.5 hours
✅ Qingfeng Pavilion
The pavilion focuses on 'Bao Culture', fully interpreting the legendary stories of Bao Zheng
It conveys his personality charm of being upright, strictly enforcing the law, and not fearing the powerful
The first floor is the Geng Guang Sun and Moon Hall, the second floor is the Jianghuai Marvel Hall
The third floor is the Jiangshan Bright Moon Hall, the fourth floor is the Luzhou Night Talk Hall
The fifth floor is the Pear Garden Viewing Hall, and the sixth floor is the Luzhou Song Rhyme Hall
From the top of the pavilion, you can overlook the cityscape of Hefei and the beautiful garden scenery
🕒 Visiting time 1 hour
🌿 Spring has quietly poked its head out, bursting with life amidst the green mountains and waters of Bao Park
☀️ On sunny days, you can go for a walk or a leisurely stroll in Bao Park, do outdoor exercises, breathe fresh air, and give spring a big hug.
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