Linghai Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
If you can't make it to Tibet, take a trip to the Mini Potala Palace in Jinzhou, Liaoning
The Mini Potala Palace in Jinzhou is a travel guide❗️
📸Attraction Introduction:
The Mini Potala Palace in Jinzhou is located in the Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area in Linghai City, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province. It is a building constructed in imitation of the Potala Palace in Tibet. Built against the mountain, it is majestic and highly resembles the Potala Palace in Tibet, hence it is known as the 'Mini Potala Palace'.
📍Address: Potala Palace Square, Jiuhua Mountain, Linghai
🎫Ticket: Free
🕙Visiting Time: About two hours
🚗About Transportation:
- Departing from Shenyang
1. It takes about 2 hours to drive to Linghai, the road conditions on the Jingha Expressway are average, sometimes there are maintenance sections.
2. Take the high-speed train to Linghai South Station, and after getting off, take a taxi outside for 15 yuan to Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area. For the return trip, you can take the high-speed train from Jinzhou Station.
📝Photography Strategy:
1. For clothing, you can choose black or ethnic-style clothes.
2. The photo spot on the left side of the square's pavilion can effectively avoid the crowd on the square; red wall and red door spots; Great Wall spot, there is no need to wait at popular spots, because there are many people on weekends, finding a background with a corner of the building or a place with light and shadow are all good spots.
🍦About Food:
1. Under the Great Wall, there are various Jinzhou snacks at affordable prices.
2. Next to it is the Jiuhua Mountain amusement park, 78 yuan for one adult and one child, with 12 attractions available, suitable for families.
📌Tips:
1. It's particularly sunny at noon, so wear sunglasses.
2. Parking is convenient and free around the square.
Jinzhou, you are truly the center of the world
Jinzhou's Little Potala Palace | With Bus Strategy❗|||The Little Potala Palace in Jinzhou is part of the Jiuhua Mountain scenic area. After going up the stairs, you can walk along the Great Wall to the Little Temple of Heaven. It's quite small, and one hour is enough if you're not taking artistic photos. Speaking of artistic photos, there are many Tibetan costume rentals in front of the gate, and they offer photography services. On weekends, there are quite a few people. Although the Little Potala Palace is not stunning, it is still very photogenic.
✈️✈️Regarding the bus to Potala Palace Square, it cannot be found on Amap. You can take a bus from Jinzhou City Bus Station, which is right next to Jinzhou Station. However, it is best not to buy tickets inside the station, as there are not many buses to Linghai inside, and you would need to wait. You should go to Dong Hutong at the bus station, where you can see the bus from Jinzhou to Linghai. It costs 6 yuan (cash required). This bus departs frequently. After boarding, tell the driver you want to get off at Potala Palace Square, and he will alert you when you arrive. For the return trip, wait for the bus across the street from where you got off. Wave to stop the bus; sometimes there are also buses to Jinzhou that you can hail.
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Linghe River Basin Historical and Cultural Museum
Jinzhou Linghai City Linghe River Basin Historical and Cultural Museum, the museum has a lot of collections, it's a privately run museum, you need an ID to visit, no reservation is needed, it's not as powerful as the museums run by the national and local governments, it's quiet. It introduces the history of the Great Linghe River and the places where ancient people were active, you can understand a lot of historical knowledge, it's worth a visit
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Oriental Huadicheng Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
Jinzhou Oriental Huadicheng Wetland Hot Spring Resort|A good place for leisure
|A good place for leisure. Oriental Huadicheng Hot Spring Wetland Tourist Resort is located in Jinzhou Dayou Economic Zone, with a total area of 8.9 square kilometers, of which the natural wetland area is 5.8 square kilometers. The wetland reed sea is surrounded on all sides, 1.2 square kilometers of vast water flows windingly, with a boating channel of 14 kilometers, and there are 239 families and 1024 species of wild animals and plants, among which there are 47 families and 253 species of birds, and a complete wetland ecosystem.
♨️Hot Spring
🔸Bathrobes, towels, and sauna suits are all available in the hotel, you need to bring your own swimsuit, it is best to bring disposable underwear.
🔸There are about 10 places for bathing, there are shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, body lotion, etc., you don't need to bring them.
🔸When soaking in the hot spring, you must wear a bathrobe, otherwise it will really be cold, one bathrobe per person, pay attention!
🔸There are indoor and outdoor hot springs, only one place provides free hot drinks, in the indoor hot spring fire dragon bath, other places are charged.
🔸Go to the sauna place and walk in there is a place to take pictures in Hanfu, and there is a children's playground, but you must go before 4.00, because it will be cold later, you can bring a bath towel, you can cover it when lying down.
🕐Time:
Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 16:30 stop admission
Saturday and Sunday 09:00-20:00 19:30 stop admission
🚗Transportation:
Depart from Jinzhou City, drive along S209, then turn into Longqi Bay, and you can reach the Oriental Huadicheng Wetland Hot Spring Resort. The whole journey is about 7.5 kilometers, about 15 minutes by car. Oriental Huadicheng
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Jinzhou, you are truly the center of the world
Jinzhou's Little Potala Palace | With Bus Strategy❗|||The Little Potala Palace in Jinzhou is part of the Jiuhua Mountain scenic area. After going up the stairs, you can walk along the Great Wall to the Little Temple of Heaven. It's quite small, and one hour is enough if you're not taking artistic photos. Speaking of artistic photos, there are many Tibetan costume rentals in front of the gate, and they offer photography services. On weekends, there are quite a few people. Although the Little Potala Palace is not stunning, it is still very photogenic.
✈️✈️Regarding the bus to Potala Palace Square, it cannot be found on Amap. You can take a bus from Jinzhou City Bus Station, which is right next to Jinzhou Station. However, it is best not to buy tickets inside the station, as there are not many buses to Linghai inside, and you would need to wait. You should go to Dong Hutong at the bus station, where you can see the bus from Jinzhou to Linghai. It costs 6 yuan (cash required). This bus departs frequently. After boarding, tell the driver you want to get off at Potala Palace Square, and he will alert you when you arrive. For the return trip, wait for the bus across the street from where you got off. Wave to stop the bus; sometimes there are also buses to Jinzhou that you can hail.
Cihai Temple Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
Cihai Temple | The largest Tibetan Buddhist architectural complex in Linghai City
⛰【Attraction Guide】
📍Detailed address: Located in Linghai City, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province.
🚗Transportation guide: Self-driving is possible, with a parking lot nearby.
🕙Opening hours: All day
🌟Highlights:
1. Cihai Temple, located in the Liangxi Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area, was founded during the Qianlong period and is the largest Tibetan Buddhist temple in Linghai City.
2. Inside the temple, there are more than a dozen large and small halls including the Mahavira Hall, Patriarch Hall, Guanyin Hall, Kalan Hall, Ksitigarbha Hall, Reclining Buddha Hall, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, and Sutra Tower; there are also prayer wheels, blessing belts, murals, and so on...
3. The temple is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery, and is also known as the 'Little Potala Palace'. Incense smoke twirls and Buddhist chants resonate every day, with the sound of scripture recitation constantly entering the ears, showing its prosperity and the endless stream of visitors...
⏳Recommended visiting time: 1-2 hours
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