Changting | Half the city is filled with fireworks, the other half with poetry

New Zealand author Louis Alley once said: "The two most beautiful ancient cities in China: one is Fenghuang in Hunan, and the other is Changting in Fujian." 🚗Transportation ●🚄Take a high-speed train to "Changting South Station", after exiting the station you can take a taxi via gd/dd (cost about 20rmb) or take the public bus routes 3 or 5 to the county town. ●🚗If driving by yourself, just head to the urban area, find a place to park, and most attractions are within walking distance. ●🛵There are a lot of shared electric scooters in the urban area, besides taking a taxi, you can also choose an electric scooter. 🗺Recommended Route (see the last image for the route) 1️⃣Taiping Bridge Taiping Bridge is a double-corridor bridge, nearly a hundred meters long, with an elegant and simple design, upturned eaves and flying corners, like twin dragons flying over the Ting River, representing the heritage of Hakka corridor bridge skills and culture. The Hakka architecture on both sides of Tingzhou is distinctive, and it wouldn't be an overstatement to call it the little Fenghuang of Tingzhou. 2️⃣Xingxian Archway The Xingxian Archway in Changting, located on East Street of Changting County, Fujian, is a wooden pavilion that is solid and sturdy, with fine carvings. The entire structure is like a wooden art piece, heavy and full of spirit. 3️⃣Baxi Pavilion When we visited Tingzhou, the Baxi Pavilion was under renovation, so we could not enter to visit and could only stop to observe from the outside. The eight joys of Tingzhou are the joy of wedding candles, the joy of adding a family member, the joy of coming of age, the joy of setting up a stove, the joy of moving house, the joy of being listed on the golden plaque, the joy of birthdays, and the joy of a bountiful harvest. The "Tingzhou Baxi Pavilion" encapsulates the cultural essence of the Hakka people in Tingzhou, and is a microcosm of the life of the Hakka people in Tingzhou, adding luster to Changting, a city famous for its history and culture. 4️⃣Taian Bridge This is a historical preservation bridge in Tingzhou, and it is also a better spot for photographing the ancient city wall of Tingzhou. 5️⃣Tingzhou Ancient City Wall (Jichuan Gate) The current Jichuan Gate tower was rebuilt after consulting numerous ancient books and seeking opinions from various parties. The three big characters "Jichuan Gate" on the front of the city gate tower were inscribed by the Song Dynasty calligraphy master Huang Tingjian. 6️⃣Tingzhou Confucian Temple The Tingzhou Confucian Temple, also known as the Kong Temple or Tingzhou Prefecture School, was built in the third year of the Shaoxing period of the Song Dynasty and is an important place for the promotion of Confucianism in the eight counties of Ting. 7️⃣Diantou Street Diantou Street, located in Changting County, Longyan City, Fujian Province, was built during the Tang Dynasty. It is the most famous ancient street in Changting and was the earliest commercial district of the ancient city of Tingzhou. "Diantou" in the Hakka language refers to the best shops. 8️⃣Sanyuan Pavilion Sanyuan Pavilion is located in the ancient city of Tingzhou, originally built during the Tang Dynasty's Dali period, originally named Yijiang Gate, later renamed Guangchu Gate, with a city tower built in the twelfth year of the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty, and renamed "Sanyuan Pavilion" during the Qing Dynasty. 9️⃣Wolong Academy The Wolong Academy in Changting was originally built during the Shaoding period of the Southern Song Dynasty and is the earliest academy recorded in the historical documents of Tingzhou. After reconstruction, it has attracted a large number of tourists to visit and check in.