About the trip
DAY 1: arrived in Longyan, stayed in Longyan Baixiang Jinghua Hotel
DAY 2: Changting Ancient City one-day tour (Longyan 8:15 departure, Changting South 20:15 return)
DAY 3: the Central Soviet Area (western Fujian) History Museum, return
In Longyan, the name of a good hotel is really not. There are not many good hotels in Longyan that can be named. Baixiang Jinghua Hotel should be regarded as a landmark hotel in this city. Whether the hotel is in the location, service or supporting the quality of the city of Longyan, the existence of the benchmark, this three-day and two-night trip to Longyan, is also a direct choice of Baixiang Jinghua, even if you have to go to a trip to Changting, or choose to go back to the city overnight, live in the "top of Longyan".
Baixiang Jinghua Hotel, located in the center of Longyan, adjacent to a number of business districts. The hotel is located in Longyan landmark building, super high-rise CBD double tower landmark complex Jinghua Center. It is also just ten minutes away from Longyan Station, making it convenient for both business travel and tourism.
Stepping into the hotel lobby, you can see the nearly 10-meter-high giant lacquer painting "Chuxi Tulou", which is very intimidating. The content of the lacquer painting is based on the Longyan Yongding Chuxi Tulou group, showing the extreme aesthetics of Longyan Hakka Tulou architecture, Tulou and Baixiang Jinghua are the same as the city's business card. The white crystal light modeling design of the lobby dome is also very beautiful, and it is very atmospheric when the lights come on after nightfall. The lobby bar is on the left side, has a lot of space, meeting guests small chat is a good choice.
The hotel is currently the highest hotel in Longyan, with a rooftop building helipad, with a full red bean cedar western restaurant, red mountain tea Chinese restaurant and Longzhu iron plate cuisine and other ancillary food and beverage. The indoor heated swimming pool, SPA, and wellness center are all open to visitors.
Especially love the hotel's heated swimming pool, all-glass curtain wall, in the center of the city to swim for an afternoon, is a very good experience.
Stay in the nearly 40 square feet of selected king room, light coffee color as the main tone, simple and stylish. The room is cozy and comfortable, giving people a unique experience of peace and quiet. The whole glass curtain wall, lighting, visual are great. I live on the 25th floor, which is a very high floor, and I can see most of the Longyan cityscape.
The bathroom is also very large, with a separate wet and dry bathroom layout, also with a very large bathtub.
On top of Longyan, the Cloud Bar at Baixiang Jinghua Hotel is located on the 34th floor, overlooking Longyan City. On a good day, the distant mountains and white clouds are very pretty, and the place is great for photos. In the daytime, you can enjoy afternoon tea and Longyan cityscape in the Cloud Bar; in the nighttime, it is a bar, where you can enjoy the neon signs of Longyan.
The afternoon tea set for two can choose two beverages, of course, I still a cup of American. Tea has a variety of desserts, fruits, but also savory snacks, more choices. The price is 88 yuan for a set, which is not expensive in Longyan and very cost-effective. In terms of ambience alone, this is very good value.
After 8 p.m., when the city's neon lights up, the Cloud Bar dims its lights. With a wide range of drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, served to a variety of diners, Cloud Bar has become very cozy. With three or five friends, a glass of wine and a conversation, Longyan's nightlife can be so exquisite. Currently it is only open from 15:30 to 23:00 from Thursday to Friday.
The Hongshan Tea Chinese Restaurant at Baixiang Jinghua Hotel is a place where you can enjoy Hong Kong-style refreshments, as well as authentic Min dishes. It is a great place to have a small gathering of friends or a banquet for guests in Longyan. The restaurant environment is elegant Chinese decor, with 9 private rooms, all named after famous places in western Fujian, very local characteristics.
The Hong Kong style tea for 2-3 people is very sumptuous with 9-11 kinds of tea. The Crystal Crystal Dumpling, Steamed Phoenix Claw with Drum Juice, Scallion Pork Puff Buns and Raw Rolled Sliced Fish Congee are all highly recommended. The Hong Kong style tea for two is RMB 99 a piece, and the triple meal is almost more sumptuous, priced at RMB 139 a piece.
During our stay at the hotel, we also ordered a full meal at the restaurant. With a mix of creative dishes and authentic Longyan flavors, there were plenty of choices. Dry Fried Beef River, Salted Egg Yolk Shrimp, Lotus Seeds and Sea Cucumber are all very good. Per capita consumption of Chinese food is between 120-150.
Red Mountain Tea Chinese Restaurant is open daily between 10:30-14:30; 17:00-22:00.
Japanese style teppan is a supporting dining in many hotels, and is also more favored by young people. Longzhu Teppan cuisine decoration modern and simple, the whole space is hidden and elegant, but also very fashionable. The restaurant has a separate box, you can interact with the chef intimately.
The amount of food in Longzhu Teppan cuisine is really too much, 188 yuan single meal, cod and steak are oversized, not long before the meal has a sense of satiety.
The Red Bean Pine Western Restaurant is the hotel's all-day dining restaurant, where breakfast and buffet dinner are served during your stay at the Baixiang Jinghua Hotel. Located on the 6th floor of the hotel, the restaurant is decorated with floor-to-ceiling windows with a good view of the city. The dining area is very large, and there are also relatively independent private rooms to choose from.
The restaurant offers a wide variety of global cuisines, including fresh seafood and sashimi, Cantonese-style boiled food, and Longyan's local noodle soup, which are all highly recommended. The restaurant's open kitchen allows you to watch the chef cook Chinese and Western dishes in the whole process, very reassuring.
The dinner buffet also has a small hot pot, diners can choose their own dishes at the table, a variety of mushrooms are fresh.
In a year as distinctive as 2021, it has become fashionable to hit the red tourism and remember the past. The Central Soviet Union (western Fujian) History Museum is only a 10-minute drive from Baixiang Jinghua Hotel, which is a comprehensive revolutionary museum reflecting the history of the western Fujian revolution and highlighting the history of the Central Soviet Union (western Fujian).
It is a provincial level museum and a national 3A level scenic spot. There are mainly "Red Minxi" basic display and "Minxi Red Clay Celebrities", "Central Soviet Zone - Fujian" and other special displays. Through the 20,000 pieces of cultural relics in its collection, the museum tells visitors about the past of western Fujian in the revolutionary years and depicts the selfless spirit of the sons and daughters of western Fujian who devoted themselves to the revolution.
The museum is open free of charge from Tuesday to Sunday from 8:15 to 11:45 a.m. and from 2:15 to 5:15 p.m. (summer: the same in the morning and from 3:00 to 5:45 p.m.). Specific location in Longyan City, Xinluo District, No. 51, North Huanxi Road, downtown by 9, 12, 27 buses to the "Yu Jing Yuan" station and then walk west a hundred meters can be reached.
From the last time I went to Changting is already 5 years ago, this time a rare visit to Longyan, from the Baijinghua Hotel, found that a day trip to Changting by train is still very convenient. One day tour, 9:00 am arrived in Changting Ancient City, a day to hit the old site of the Fujian Provincial Soviet Government, Sanyuan Pavilion, Wolong Academy, Diantou Ancient Street and Tingzhou Ancient City Wall.
The first stop is the free visit to the former site of the Fujian Provincial Soviet Government, which is also regarded as the Changting County Museum. Inside, you can learn about the history of Red Changting and Hakka. Opposite to the old city gate of Tingzhou, which was built in the Tang Dynasty, is the Sanyuan Pavilion, which is the core of the old city. This is the core area of the ancient city, surrounded by a large civic square, taking pictures is very grand.
After walking through the Sanyuan Pavilion, you can walk along the alleys to reach the Wolong Academy. Want to compare the entire ancient city, this point is not very recommended, the newly reformed scenic area is also some flavor, but the layout is too commercial, less flavor.
The most famous old street in the ancient city should be the store street, there is a little commercial, but the overall feeling is not bad, prices will not be expensive, the old street also live a lot of aboriginal people, very smoky. Dining in the old city is very recommended in the store on the street, drunken spring breeze is not bad, per capita consumption in about 70. To Changting must eat beef and chicken, the flavor is very good. Want to buy something, Chaotianmen dried tofu, pickled duck feet are good.
Changting ancient city wall is a must to walk, the whole section of the wall down, only Jichuan Gate need tickets, the rest are free to open. The wall is built along the river, part of the section depends on the mountain, you can overlook the ancient city of Changting.
Although it is only a short stay of 12 hours, walking in the streets and alleys of the ancient city, you can still see a lot of historical footprints. In the city walls, under the shade of the trees, meet a group of old people, watch them climb the conversation, feel the smoke and fire of this ancient city.