Travel Guide

Local knowledge for planning your Chaoshan trip — and for finding your way home.

Beyond the guidebook loop: the old town done right, a morning market, the beef hotpot rules, and where locals actually spend evenings.

Guangji Bridge at sunset, 23 stone archways, a Tang temple and the tea house rule that changes how you travel.

Shantou old town, beef hotpot, Chaozhou ancient city and gongfu tea — the essential 72 hours, hour by hour.

The 3-day classics plus a full Nan'ao Island day — the version we recommend most often.

Everything in the 4-day route, plus depth: a craft workshop, a tea mountain or a village — and a night on the island.

Where is Chaoshan, why go, how many days you need, and how to plan a first trip — answered plainly by locals.

Three days for the classics, five with the island — an honest breakdown by traveler type.