The National Day Vacation in China is a so-called Golden Week in October for the Chinese. The scenic spots and performance venues in Hedong District of Linyi City were crowded with happy tourists, enjoying the tailored celebrating activities. Langya Ancient Town, Guantang Hot Spring, and Longyuan Garden were all very lively and attractive, having tourists from all over the world.
Driving north along the east bank of the river, visitors enjoyed the sights and sounds on the way. The Langya Ancient Town Scenic Area saw the endless crowds enchanted by the various theme activities like iron flower making, also fire pots, box lamps and fish lamps. These handicrafts all belong to the intangible cultural heritage in the area. Mu Zongwen, a tourist, said excitedly after watching the large-scaled indoor performance “National Show Langya”: “The performance was so overwhelming! I have been following it on TikTok before. But today, I finally saw the real thing!”
In Linyi Guantang Hot Spring Tourist Resort, tourists arrived from near and far. The parking lots in the scenic area were constantly filled up with cars and people. The Hot Spring is furnished with large indoor hydrotherapy pools, children’s paddling pools, cave pools, TCM pools and more. Some are hidden in the bamboo forest, some built under the pavilion. The surrounding area is immersed in the fragrance of osmanthus flowers. The Golden Week saw folk music hanging in the midair, and visitors singing and chatting over wine-drinking…The experience was pure unique for everyone. Compared with the quiet and comfortable atmosphere in the Hot Spring, Longyuan Garden is an extremely lively and colorful place with Ainuo Flower Sea. Pink muhly grass, sunflowers, chrysanthemums… Aino Flower Sea is poetic, rich in color, and refreshing!
During this year’s Golden Week, Hedong District has successively launched a series of colorful and refreshing carnival activities for tourism. Major scenic spots, star-rated hotels, cultural centers, libraries, and farmers’ theaters all prepared a variety of activities to allow tourists to travel around Hedong District so as to understand more of its beauty and history.
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