After breakfast, visit Chaozhou West Lake and walk along Zhongshan Road to Paifang Street. Paifang Street is a business card attraction in this ancient city. There are 22 archways in the street, and each archway introduces the story of a famous Chaozhou person. There are many arcades on both sides, which are antique and sell many Chaozhou specialties. Walk in the street and do what you have to do. Chaozhou snacks won't hurt you.
After walking through Paifang Street, you can come out from the Watergate Tower on Dongmen Street. In front of you is the Han River. Walking along the river, another famous business card attraction in Chaozhou, Guangji Bridge, is in front of you. Guangji Bridge, also known as Xiangzi Bridge, was built from the Southern Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty with a long history. Walking by the river, there is an ancient city wall on one side and an ancient bridge on the other, which makes people feel back to ancient times. Are ancient people funny? They don't have mobile phones to play with, and they are singing poems every day. When you wake up, you should be hungry at this time, right? Let's find a central restaurant for dinner. The food here is very good, so let's measure my wallet.
Guangji Bridge is not only a tourist attraction, but also a river-crossing passage. On the other side of the Korean Temple is the ancient city of Chaozhou, crossing the river from Guangji Bridge and facing the Guangji Gate of the ancient city. All the scenic spots in Chaozhou ancient city, including Kaiyuan Temple and Paifang Street, are free.
After sleeping for half an hour after lunch, I will take you to another famous scenic spot in Chaozhou, Shibi Mountain Scenic Area. Located in Dinggong New Road, Raoping County, there is a modern building "Yuedong Wall" and an ancient temple in Lei Yin built in the Ming Dynasty. The ancient trees are tall and straight, and the trees are shaded. They can climb high and look far, and let the cool wind purify their souls.
Han Yu, one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, was once demoted as the secretariat of Chaozhou. During his short stay in Chaozhou, Han Yu did many things for the local people: driving away crocodiles, running education, and bringing the advanced technology and ideas of the Central Plains to Lingnan and taking root. Later generations realized Han Yu's contribution, renamed the river that now flows through Chaozhou City as Hanjiang River (called Crocodile Creek in ancient times), and built an ancestral temple, namely Han Wengong Temple. Tickets to the Korean Temple are free. You need to bring your ID card to get tickets for free.