May Day Reverse Travel! These Beautiful Ancient Villages in Chaozhou Are Worth Collecting!

Want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city during the holiday? Looking for a peaceful rural sanctuary? These hidden gem villages in Chaozhou are absolutely worth visiting Whether you want to explore history in thousand-year-old villages Stroll leisurely among green mountains and clear waters Or taste authentic farm-to-table cuisine Rural tourism in Chaozhou can fulfill all your expectations! 🍃Yingfen Village Yingfen Village is located in Zhangxi Town, Raoping County, Guangdong Province, and is a cultural and tourism featured village in Guangdong Province. The village has beautiful scenery, spring-like weather year-round, and is surrounded by mountains. With fertile soil, it's truly a real-life paradise. The Yingfen Stream flows through the village with crystal-clear water teeming with fish and shrimp, serving as the mother river of Yingfen Village. 🍃Ligongkeng Village Ligongkeng Village is located in the northern part of Wenci Town and is the only She ethnic minority village in Wenci Town. It's recognized as a Guangdong Province ethnic minority featured village and a Chaozhou cultural and tourism featured village. The village was designated as a "Guangdong Ancient Village" in 2009, a municipal "Ecological Demonstration Village" in 2010, a "Guangdong Sanitation Village" in 2011, and a district-level "Forest Park" in 2016. The "Soldier Recruitment Festival" has also been successfully registered as intangible cultural heritage. Currently, Ligongkeng Village still preserves traditional She ethnic cultural customs relatively intact. 🍃Qipan Village The cherry blossom boardwalk in Qipan Village is located in Qipan Village, Fenghuang Town, Chao'an District. It's one of the projects of Fenghuang Tea Tourism Town. The boardwalk runs along the village stream for about 1 kilometer, with approximately 350 cherry trees planted on both sides, winding through tea gardens. When cherry blossoms bloom in spring, they create a beautiful spring landscape together with the distant green mountains and nearby tea buds. Visitors on the boardwalk can appreciate the beauty of cherry blossoms up close while experiencing the scenery and fragrance of the tea gardens. 🍃Guikeng Village Guikeng Village is located in the eastern part of Yixi Town, about 10 kilometers from the town government. It's a Guangdong Province cultural and tourism featured village. Here, you can explore the Ming Dynasty "Luo Ancestral Ancient Fortress," visit the beautiful "Yuyao Mountain Villa" to see flowers, enjoy coffee in a European-style castle, explore greenhouse cultivation bases, play in the swimming pool, and slow down time. On the mountain, there's the Ming Dynasty ancient temple "Shi'an" surrounded by greenery where you can rest and drink tea. Down the mountain, visit the "At the Mountain Foot" campsite for water activities, camping, and barbecue fun. 🍃Gaocuotang Village Gaocuotang Village is located on the west bank of the Han River, 6 kilometers north of Chaozhou city. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side, it covers an area of 3 square kilometers and is a revolutionary old area village from the land revolution period, the Anti-Japanese War, and the War of Liberation. This dazzling pearl along the Han River offers summer visitors a leisurely stroll along wooden boardwalks to see elegant lotus flowers and rolling green waves. After appreciating the lotus, explore the village to discover surprises, including must-visit red revolutionary sites and the "ceiling" of rural light shows, which are the "highlights" of Gaocuotang Village. The Yaobian Ceramic Art Museum and shared tea space are great places to pass time slowly. The village has a "Jiangyan Fish Restaurant" that has been open for 13 years, serving authentic farm-style food specializing in freshly prepared stream fish. 🍃Jili Village Jili Village features the magnificent Dafu Mansion, integrating Chaozhou traditional architectural culture, traditional Chinese medicine culture, and folk culture. With rivers, farmland, ponds, squares, and ancient trees as natural scenery, it creates a waterfront cultural tourism and leisure landscape where traditional culture and natural scenery complement each other. The village has built entertainment facilities for residents, including a children's playground and basketball court covering about 2,000 square meters. 🍃Sheguang Village A real-life version of "QQ Farm" has been brought here, with vegetable gardens, boating on the lake, relaxing in bamboo pavilions drinking tea, and children playing freely in the water. Ride the "Sheguang" mini train for a night tour of the farm, play in sand pits and mini soccer fields—it's truly a "happy home" for kids. If you're lucky, you might catch a Chaozhou music performance. The celebrity-approved Tiantian Manor is also super photogenic! The rural charm is incredibly healing. There's also the Sheguang Food Street, a "off-campus canteen" popular with college students, offering rich and delicious food. 🍃Woshi Village Woshi Village is a revolutionary old area where you can trace red footprints and visit red historical sites. The anti-Japanese themed small park tells revolutionary stories, and you can also check out the beautiful "red" murals—meaningful while sightseeing. In 2020, it was selected as a "Chaozhou Cultural and Tourism Featured Village." 🍃Xikou Village Xikou Village is famous for making marinated goose. Every household here knows how to marinate goose, and many of the marinated goose shops you see along the road are skills passed down through generations, definitely worth trying. 🍃Xiangshan Village The beef hotpot so fresh it "dances" is Xiangshan Village's "viral secret." Besides this, the fresh and crisp Chaozhou fish sashimi, free-range farm chicken pot, earth kiln farmhouse cuisine, and herbal fruits are all famous culinary signatures of Xiangshan Village. Many ancient buildings are preserved in the village, including the "Changyuan Building" built during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, which features ingenious design and is well-preserved, attracting many scholars, writers, and overseas tourists.