"At 3 a.m. on Golden Beach, I captured the Blue Tears Whale's Kiss!"

🌊 —— Legendary check-in spots (100% photo success rate) 1. Yangma Island "Jelly Sea" Cave 📸 Divine move: At low tide, rush to Zhang Island wooden walkway, stand in the center of the "ocean pupil" to shoot cliff silhouettes (navigate to "Island Diary" café, wearing fluorescent clothes makes it even more stunning) 2. Golden Beach "Lonely Whale" 📸 Dark masterpiece: Shoot the whale "stranded" in the mist at 5 a.m.! Bring a drone to capture the whale tail and sunrise in the same frame (navigate to "City Exhibition Center" for free parking) 3. Fisherman's Wharf "Spirited Away Railway" 📸 Magical moment: At high tide (check Yantai tide table), stand at the end of the track to shoot the fantastic scene of waves engulfing the rails (locate "New Era Hotel back door") 📅 High-energy three-day itinerary (secret version to avoid crowds) Day 1: City stroll · European encounter ❶ Yantai Hill (enter at 7 a.m.! 10 yuan to climb the lighthouse → overlook the Yellow and Bohai Sea boundary) ❷ Chaoyang Street (buy Zhangyu red wine ice cream, check in at Zhongshu Bookstore’s rotating book wall) ❸ Suochengli (night tour of the 600-year-old street! Catch the moment lanterns light up at 7:30 p.m., eat Dongmenli mackerel dumplings) ✅ Night stay bonus: Stay at "Manxin Hotel" rooftop bar, shoot the church night view and post with caption "Yantai’s Potala Palace" Day 2: Penglai Immortal Journey · AR time travel ❶ Penglai Pavilion (grab AR glasses! Watch Eight Immortals battle special effects, find the Yellow and Bohai Sea boundary on the second floor of the main building) ❷ Sanshan Mountain (budget tip: shoot the "Penglai Fairy Island" reflection outside for free, save 120 yuan on tickets) ❸ Overnight on Changdao Island (fisherman’s homestay 200 yuan including food and lodging! Lantern-lit sea gathering at 9 p.m., collect starfish as souvenirs) Day 3: Yangma Island coastal loop · wild luxury party 🛵 Rental hack: Choose a pink electric scooter (30 yuan/hour) → Tianma Square → Qin Feng Cliff sunset → Lotus Sunset Cave 🍹 Cliffside afternoon tea: Zhang Island "See You Again" noodle shop, order seafood noodles and get access to the viewing terrace 🌌 Night rush bonus: Return to Golden Beach at 10 p.m. to shoot bioluminescent sea + whale blue tears (summer exclusive) 🦞 Seafood feast guide (eat to madness for 10 yuan) | Buy your own seafood | Hongli Market (opens at 5 a.m.) | Watch the stall owner’s rubber boots for mud! Buy live octopus with sticky suckers | | Processing master shop | Wenhua Road Old Chen Processing Shop | 10 yuan/dish! Salt and pepper mantis shrimp + sea intestine rice + mackerel dumplings triple combo | | Night market assassin | Yantai Snack Street | Steamed jelly (crispy sesame sauce flavor) + sea urchin steamed egg 15 yuan | | Dark delicacy | Dongkou Village Fishing Port | Buy crab for 10 yuan → find grandma to steam it on the spot | 💣 Pitfall and scam prevention guide (blood and tears summary) 1. Transport traps: - For Yangma Island rentals, choose the old shop "Changyi Fisherman" (200 yuan deposit, avoid renting double-seat canopy scooters that struggle uphill) - Don’t sleep on the airport shuttle! Choose the right-side seat to watch the sea sunrise (20 yuan extra for business seat worth crying over) 2. Ticket mysteries: - Don’t buy combo tickets for Penglai Pavilion! Just go straight to the main building, 100 yuan is enough - Book Changdao ferry tickets one day in advance on "Changdao Ferry Ticket Website," bring ID to avoid scalpers 3. Photography pitfalls: - The pink beach is gone! Switch to Xin’an River Grand Bridge to collect pink shells (navigate to "Longhu Puti Bay") 🏨 Accommodation hacks (save money with high style) - Budget travelers: Stay at the seaside hostel near Yantai University (80 yuan/bed, free sea gathering tools) - Couples: Book "Whale Fall Homestay" on Golden Beach (floor-to-ceiling windows + astronomical telescope, lie down to watch the Milky Way fall into the sea) - Families: On Changdao Island, choose "Sister Wang’s" fisherman homestay (free sea fishing + oyster opening lessons for kids) > "Coffee on the cliff in the left hand, mackerel dumplings in the right, three days in Yantai as islander/immortal/foodie with many faces!" > ⚡️ Best seasons: May-June (fewer people, more flowers) / September-October (seafood feast during fishing season) > 💰 Cost reference: 800 yuan per person for a wild time (seafood freedom + trendy stays) 💎 Legendary guide highlights: ✔️ 24h staggered shooting schedule ✔️ Seafood market slang handbook ✔️ Precise coordinates for hidden photo spots ✔️ Hidden services at fisherman homestays 💡 Fun facts bombshell: - Suochengli intangible heritage courtyard offers free paper-cutting lessons! You can take your work home - Yangma Island "Island Diary" café feeds stray cats and gives postcards - Yantai Hill Lighthouse is China’s earliest modern lighthouse, lit in 1868