Explore Fujian's World Heritage Ancient Village on a Budget of 200 RMB per Person! 2-Day Budget Travel Guide to Taxia Village

Girls! I've discovered Fujian's hidden "Living National Geographic"! Taxia Village, a 700-year-old Taiji water town, brings the obsession of "Big Fish & Begonia" to life～Follow this "legal budget travel guide," and even students can live inside a painting! (No accommodation costs throughout! Pure practical tips! Full of culture!) 🎫【Official Money-Saving Codes】 ✔ Combo Ticket Discount: Tianluokeng + Yuchanglou + Taxia Village combo ticket for 90 RMB (student ID half price 45! Teacher ID / 60+ free!) ✔ Free Entry Bonus: Shiqiao Village / Hekeng Tulou Cluster free! Navigate to "Hekeng Viewing Platform" to overlook the "Big Dipper Formation" 🌌 ✔ Time Magic: Free entry to Taxia Village during morning mist hours (6:00-7:30)! Capture "ink painting style" smoke curling (officially permitted photography time 📸) 🚗【Legal and Budget Transportation】 ✓ Save on High-Speed Train: Xiamen North → Nanjing (21 RMB, 30 minutes), turn right after exiting the station to take bus No. 6 (5 RMB) to Shuyang Town, then carpool (20 RMB per person) directly to Taxia Village (30 RMB cheaper than chartering!) ✓ Village Transport: Rent an electric scooter for 30 RMB/day (official station rental, explore Taxia + Yuchanglou + Tianluokeng!) ⚠ Avoid Scams: Reject unlicensed cars! Look for the "Nanjing Tulou Tourism Shuttle" bus (marked with intangible cultural heritage logo, safe and cheap ✅) 🏯【2-Day Cultural Marathon Route】 Day 1: Tulou Universe Tour (80 RMB per person) 📍 9:00 Tianluokeng "Four Dishes and One Soup" (included in combo ticket, shoot panoramic "terraced tulou cluster" from the viewing platform) 📍 11:00 Yuchanglou "Leaning Tower" (700 years tilted but not fallen, free talk by the building manager on ancient "glutinous rice wall building" technique) 📍 14:00 Taxia Village Taiji Lake (free! Shoot "crescent-shaped tulou reflection" + 24 stone dragon flagpoles at Deyuantang) 📍 17:00 Market Day Treasure Hunt (Friday/Sunday afternoon, 10 RMB for handmade persimmon cakes + mountain pomelo oil, support intangible cultural heritage!) Day 2: Secret Ancient Village Adventure (free activities) 📍 6:30 Taxia Morning Mist (free! Shoot "tulou smoke + century-old waterwheel," stunning drone shots) 📍 9:00 Hekeng Tulou Cluster (free! "Big Dipper Formation" hiking route, stone paths connecting 13 tulous) 📍 13:00 Shiqiao Village "Cuojiaotou" (free! Southern Song ancient bridge + thousand-year camphor tree, shoot "time tunnel" light and shadow) 📍 15:00 Ziyun Mountain Ecological Park (20 RMB ticket, overlook "tulou sea of clouds," free during flower season!) 🍜【10 RMB Intangible Cultural Heritage Food】 ▪ Taxia Village "Apron Tulou Snacks": Hakka rice jelly 5 RMB (dip in garlic chili sauce) + bamboo shoot dry rice 8 RMB (made on wood stove) ▪ Yuchanglou "Building Manager's Canteen": Tulou chicken soup noodles 10 RMB (noodles cooked with century-old well water, incredibly fresh!) ▪ Must-buy on Market Day: Handmade ma ci (glutinous rice cake) 3 RMB each (peanut sesame filling, made by intangible cultural heritage inheritor 👵) ⚠ Avoid: Scenic area "bamboo tube rice" 25 RMB ❌! Villagers' "salted meat zongzi" 8 RMB (egg yolk + three-layer pork, very generous filling!) 📸【Official Photo Spots】 ▫ Tianluokeng Viewing Platform (side light at 8 AM! Shoot "cloudy terraced fields + tulou" with layered depth) ▫ Yuchanglou Courtyard (shoot upward "tilted wooden corridor," wear light-colored clothes for better photos) ▫ Taxia Village Viewing Platform (1 hour before sunset! Taiji Lake "Yin-Yang fish" panorama + lanterns lit) ▫ Shiqiao Village Ancient Bridge (shoot "herringbone wooden corridor bridge" in morning mist, Hanfu recommended 📸) ⚠【Cultural Protection Guidelines】 ✓ Respect Architecture: Do not touch tulou rammed earth walls (glutinous rice + bamboo structure, millennia of wisdom!) ✓ Respect Customs: Do not climb Deyuantang stone dragon flagpoles (symbol of Zhang clan's honors, keep distance when photographing) ✓ Support Intangible Heritage: Buy "Hakka homespun cloth" and "handmade oil-paper umbrellas" (heritage workshops in scenic area, avoid mass-produced goods) 🌟【In-Depth Cultural Experiences】 ▪ Tulou Construction Class: Free experience of "rammed earth molds" at Yuchanglou (building manager teaches personally, feel the intangible heritage skills) ▪ Hakka Mountain Songs: Taxia Village Cultural Square (free weekend performances at 7 PM, learn to sing "Moonlight Scholar") ▪ Red History: Red Army slogans beside Taxia Village "Deyuantang" (learn Minnan revolutionary history, inherit red genes 🇨🇳) 💡【Legal Money-Saving Formula】 Combo ticket half price (45) + bus + carpool (25) + intangible heritage food (30) = 200 RMB per person to fully explore the World Heritage ancient village! 🚩 Civilized Travel Agreement: ❶ Only use official trails to protect tulou foundations (World Cultural Heritage, we are all guardians 🌍) ❷ Do not fly drones through tulou (some areas are no-fly zones, follow scenic area rules) ❸ Spread correct knowledge: Tianluokeng is not the original model of "Big Fish & Begonia" (science popularization of real tulou culture 📚) 🌿【Official Real-Time Info】 ▪ April-May: Free viewing of Ziyun Mountain tung flowers (navigate to "Ziyun Temple," sea of clouds + white flowers are dreamy) ▪ June-August: Taxia Village "Water Splashing Festival" (Hakka folk event, free participation!) ▪ October-November: Tianluokeng terraced fields turn golden (included in combo ticket, shoot "tulou rice fragrance" masterpieces)