Without leaving Guangzhou, there is an ancient town with arcade buildings in Dongguan within 2 hours!!!
I never thought that there would be such a secluded ancient town built by the water two hours drive from Dongguan, with retro arcade streets, clan ancestral halls, trams shuttling through the streets, and swaying boats in the Tanjiang River...
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This place full of cultural heritage is perfect for relaxing and enjoying a slow life on weekends and holidays.
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✅Recommended check-in points
1⃣️Tram
Take a tram at the 'Chikan Town Station', which will take you through the retro arcades in 30 minutes, creating a full atmosphere.
2⃣️Rowing boat
Take a rowing boat on the Tanjiang River, passing by every household, and experience the charm of the Nanling water town.
3⃣️Workshop Street
The retro arcade buildings on both sides, plus the plaques and graffiti at the door, wait for a tram, and every shot is a great scene.
4⃣️Peace Square
Go to the market, watch performances, visit the church, feed pigeons, full of life.
5⃣️Chizi Square
There are dragon boat races in the afternoon, and you can watch the national tide lion dance and fountain light show performances in the evening, which are full of fun.
6⃣️Dongdi Road, Xidi Road
A super photogenic riverside road, with arcade buildings on one side and rowing boats on the river on the other, it's simply too beautiful.
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✅What to do in the ancient town?
🔸Kayaking
🔸National tide lion dance
🔸Cantonese opera performance
🔸Wing Chun performance
🔸River lantern blessing
🔸Dragon boat race
🔸Chikan fire dragon dance
🔸Music fountain light show
🔸Tram, rowing boat
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✅About accommodation
If you want to experience a slow life, it is recommended to stay in the ancient town, which also includes 2 tickets and breakfast, free shuttle bus, free parking and free reservation for morning tea guests, which is a good deal.
I stayed at the Meitang Hotel, the exterior is retro arcade style, the interior is American retro style, very comfortable, the roof is also equipped with an outdoor romantic swimming pool, which is very photogenic.
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✅About food
In the morning, you must experience Chikan Cantonese morning tea, a whole street of food, full of life, various desserts, mixed noodles, rice, etc., for morning tea you can try shrimp dumplings, chicken feet are very good.
For lunch and dinner, you can choose Nanyuan Restaurant for Hunan cuisine, or Xinglong Beef Hot Pot.
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🚧Address: Chikan Overseas Chinese Ancient Town, Kaiping, Jiangmen
⏰Time: Open all day
🚅Transportation: Take the high-speed train from Dongguan Humen Station to Kaiping South Station for 1.5 hours, and then take a taxi for 20 minutes to arrive.
The entire scenic area is very large. It will take at least two or three hours to go around. Many scene buildings on TV. Quite interesting. There are also some interesting cultural and creative shops. There are performances within the specified time. I also watched the lion dance show on the spot.
The experience is great, convenient and affordable, the scenery is beautiful, there are too many people in the festival, the atmosphere is very good, and there are many programs. Chikan Ancient Town is built along the Tanjiang River, the south bank is the countryside, the north bank is the city, all-colored arcade, like a museum of all nations, here the retained characteristic ancient buildings have a taste of Chinese and Western. Movies such as "Generation Master", "Let the bullet fly", "Drunk Fist 2" have all come here to take pictures.
It is worth a visit. It is not an exaggeration to say that it can be regarded as the best ancient town in Guangdong. After all, the Wuzhen team built it. The scenery, atmosphere, decoration, performances, etc. are all online! Dozens of tickets are first-rate
Chikan Overseas Chinese Ancient Town is located on the north bank of Tanjiang, No. 18 Didong Road, Chikan Town, Kaikan City, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province. It is a famous historical and cultural town in China and is also a closed scenic area. No free tickets for seniority. The scenic spots in the ancient town are mainly South Building, Jinghui Building, European Style Street, Library, Yinglong Building, Film and Television City, Canadian Village, Ancient Ferry of the Qilou Building Group, Wuhui Hall Site, Ancient Dai Temple, Tram Guide. There are buses at Kaiping Bus Terminal to the parking lot outside the ancient town. It is not far from the Kaiping Yilou scenic spot.
This is my hometown. Chikan Ancient Town is worth a visit. I played for more than ten hours from day to night. The cruise ship took the bus and the tuk-tuk also took it. I look forward to visiting Chikan Ancient Town again. My family and I had a great time
Many attractions in the scenic area have no air conditioning in the room, it is not recommended to go in summer, especially hot! The winter spring and autumn were very good in the past, the scenic spot was very clean and beautiful, and the children's bathroom was very tall and convenient and clean! The program is OK, leisurely strolling, there is no children's amusement facilities, except for the children who always say that there is nothing fun, the mineral water in the scenic area is particularly expensive, 10 yuan a bottle! Taipa rice is 28 yuan a, and the cake is 1 yuan a good deal! Nongfu Spring ordinary bottle sold for 10 yuan is really expensive, the Pricing Administration Consumer Committee should manage
The service is awesome! I forgot to take the items in the toilet in the scenic spot. After half an hour after leaving the scenic spot, I called the official phone to help find the lost property. I didn't find it for the first time. I thought it might be gone. Later, I received a second call and found it. I helped express it home. Received a special lost brand in the package, meaning that the park has a lost and claimed service! I originally saw the park slogan to create an international-level attraction and there was a little doubt, but I knew that they had such a meticulous service for lost and claimed, which was not a virtualization. The park environment is very clean, the decoration of the public toilets is very gorgeous and clean. I really like the various architectural styles inside.