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Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

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Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

Route Maker:

Weifang Self-driving Tour and RV Camping Association is the representative of the 18th and 19th People's Congress of Weifang Kuiwen, the general manager of Shandong Xinyuan Travel Agency, the vice president of the Kuiwen District Humanities and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Promotion Association, the secretary-general of the Shandong Council of the China Exploration Federation, the vice chairman of the National Boutique Cultural Tourism Industry and Education Integration Community, the vice chairman of the Transportation and Tourism Integration Special Committee of the Shandong Self-driving Tourism Association, the vice chairman of the Self-driving Special Committee of the Shandong RV Camping and Self-driving Tourism Association, the director of the Tourism Chamber of Commerce of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and the director of the Shandong Boutique Tourism Promotion Association. It has successively developed self-driving routes such as "Qilu Tianlu", "Qi Great Wall", "Lufeng Canal", "Qilu Yellow River", "Bohai Bay", "Shandong Peninsula Island Hopping Tour", etc., which are deeply loved by riders and have won the "2022 'Driving in China' Self-driving Tourism Outstanding Contribution Award".

The 9th (2023) "Top 10 Popular Self-driving Routes in China"

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Description of the itinerary

1. Total mileage by car: about 805 kilometers.

2. Route overview: Qilu version of the Sichuan-Tibet line, the most beautiful self-driving highway in northern China, we will enjoy the whole process of the road, mountains, forests, grasslands, lakes, terraces, waterfalls, flowers, starry sky, canyons, Daigu, caves and other different natural landscapes, but also have the opportunity to see the remains of the Great Wall of Qi, Gongye Academy, Lushan, Dongzhen Temple, Jade Emperor Peak, Qingzhou Ancient City, Jingtang Ancient Village, Mansa Ancient Road, Chen Yi Memorial Hall and many other cultural landscapes, at the same time, we can also taste food, live in beautiful accommodation, buy beautiful things, Feasting on folk customs, let us be healthy and happy in self-driving travel.

3. Driving directions: Weifang - World Kite Museum (Kite Square) - Shihu Garden - Yangjiabu Folk Art Grand View Garden - Fangci Town - Qingyun International Hotel - Qilu Wine Land - Qilu Taohai - Huiqu Terraces - Wheat Valley - Qi Great Wall Site - Gongye Chang Academy - Wulongshan Forest Park - Wulong Lake - Yishan (Dongzhen Temple) ——Yunzhong Grassland—Lishui Cliff Reservoir—Black Pine Forest—Shenniu Valley—Eight Forest Farms—Qingyangyu Chestnut Garden—Lavender Town—Mihe Landscape Belt—Qinkou Rainbow Road—Songshan Avenue No. 1—Qilu Canyon Rafting—Metasequoia Forest—North Yellow Valley—Yanziling RV Camp—Yanziling RV Camp—Songshan Tianlu North Line—Hehe B&B—White Horse Temple—Hermit Village—General's Hometown—Mansa Ancient Road—Persimmon Ditch—Yangtian Mountain—Huanghuaxi—Lotus Kiln—Qingzhou Ancient City— Yunmen Mountain - Jingtang Ancient Village - Qingzhou Sleepless City - Jiulongyu - Qingzhou Flower Expo Center - Return;

4. Recommended season: April to December.

5. Overall road conditions: The vast majority of road sections are national and provincial roads in good condition, the road surface is asphalt road or cement hardened pavement, and some parts are gravel pavement, such as Jiushan Tianlu in some places, the road conditions are not paved, but cars, SUVs, and off-road vehicles can be passed (main reminder: individual road sections are densely forested, and those who especially cherish vehicles do not take Jiushan Tianlu).

6. Overall budget: 3,500 yuan (3,000 yuan for food and accommodation, 500 yuan for fuel)

7. Precautions: Because Qilu Tianlu is a mountain self-driving highway, please pay attention to your car condition at any time; please be careful with individual road sections: Jiushan Tianlu, Songshan Tianlu, safe car; pay attention to the local weather forecast during the flood season, especially take the canyon and forest sections; in case of emergency (such as getting lost), contact in time.

Highlights of the trip

Highlights: The itinerary is easy, no more than 150 kilometers per day, cost-effective, special food, special accommodation, natural scenery, cultural landscape, history and culture can be enjoyed all in one trip, the experience is good, the whole process is thrilling, suitable for middle-aged and elderly people.

Scenic spots: Weifang, Anqiu, Linqu, Qingzhou

Landscape description: With mountain roads, pastorals, flowers, terraces, the Great Wall of Qi and other elements as the main carrier, it not only highlights the common characteristics of winning with high-quality landscape and pastoral scenery, but also highlights the shocking and open Anqiu Tianlu, the beautiful and romantic Linqu Tianlu, and the thrilling and exciting characteristics of Qingzhou Tianlu, linking Qingzhou Ancient City, Dongzhen Yishan, Yangtianshan Forest Park, Lavender Town, Qi Great Wall Ruins, Huiqu Terraces, Qilu Taohai, Luzhong Drifting and other high-quality resources, depicting the beautiful and picturesque, experience stimulation of the famous "the most beautiful self-driving highway in northern China", " The most potential self-driving Internet celebrity road in northern China", "Qilu model for the integrated development of national transportation and tourism", "Qilu model for self-driving travel + rural revitalization".

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

D1 In-depth experience of urban culture

Route mileage: Weifang - World Kite Museum (Kite Square) - Shihu Garden - Yangjiabu Folk Art Grand View Garden - Fangci Town - Anqiu Check-in, a total of 66km.

Overview of road conditions: The whole process is urban asphalt and the road condition is good. There is no height or width limit, and any vehicle can travel.

Attraction Introduction:

Weifang World Kite Museum: National AAA Tourist Scenic Area, opened to the public on April 1, 1989, is the first professional museum of kite art in the country, with more than 1,300 kite exhibits in the museum, showing all kinds of Chinese and foreign kites from the 5th century BC "Luban Kite" to the present, and comprehensively displaying the historical culture, modern culture, international culture and extended culture of kites.

The World Kite Capital Memorial Square, located in the north of the Kite Museum, is a memorial square planned and designed with the theme of "Kite Culture, Folk Culture, and Humanistic Culture", which is a new highlight in the history of Weifang urban construction and a landmark landscape showing the image of the Kite Capital. In 2007, director Zhao Baogang directed the filming location of the urban romantic drama "Struggle".

Shihu Garden, also known as Dingjia Garden: located at No. 49, Hujia Archway Street, Weicheng District, Weifang City, with an area of about 2,000 square meters, because it occupies a very small area, it is called "ten wat boards" at the time, so it is named "Shihu Garden". Founded in the Ming Dynasty, it is one of the gardens in northern China with the small and exquisite characteristics of Jiangnan gardens, and is a national key cultural relics protection unit. The filming location of "Gao Laozhuang" in "Journey to the West" (86 edition). The TV series "Journey to the West", "Struggle", "Big Boss" and "Red Sorghum" were all filmed here.

Yangjiabu Folk Art Grand View Park: It is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction built on the basis of the original Yangjiabu Ming and Qing Dynasty ancient village sites, and a folk art grand view garden integrating kite production, New Year picture printing and folk tourism. Yangjiabu is the birthplace of Weifang kites and the main production area of Chinese folk New Year paintings. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the New Year's painting and the kite were integrated, and there was a saying that "it was a kite when it was put in the sky, and it was a New Year's picture when it was hung on the wall". It is a 350-meter-long dragon head centipede made by the kite club, and is known as "the world's best". In 2006, Yangjiabu New Year paintings and Weifang kites were listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage by the State Council. 80% of the scenes in the TV series "The Big Boss" were filmed here.

Fangci Town: It is a European-style town built by the Fangzi government with the century-old German-Japanese architecture as the cultural axis of the project, the Fangzi section of the Jiaoji Railway as the historical axis, the repair of these historical relics that are about to be abandoned as one of the motivations, the goal of improving the quality of life of the residents of Fangzi Old Town, and the restoration and development of Fangzi Old Area with the responsibility of inheriting and carrying forward the industrial history and culture of Weifang. [This German-Japanese architectural complex was formed in 1898-1914 during the German-Japanese colonial period, and now there are 103 German-style buildings and 63 Japanese-style buildings, each of which is a treasure, and they have the three characteristics of being a world heritage, namely authenticity, integrity and uniqueness, which are relatively scarce in the country. It has great historical, cultural, architectural, tourism and other development values. The 2024 CCTV New Year's drama "South to North" is really filmed here.

Recommended accommodation:

Weixian County has a long food culture and many local snacks. Such as Weifang meat fire, Chaotian pot, chicken and duck and music, mustard chicken, etc. Food suggestions: At noon, you can authentic Weixian cuisine (Changsong old store), and in the evening, you can go to Anqiu to taste Jingzhi stir-fry.

As a connection between second- and third-tier cities, Weifang has a majority of high, medium and low hotels. It is recommended to stay overnight at Anqiu Qingyun International Hotel (Ctrip 4 diamonds, located on the bank of the Weihe River, with beautiful scenery and high quality, low price and high cost performance) (you can also stay in the 5-star Jin Mao Hotel in Weifang City, etc.).

Recommended Specialties:

Specialties: Weixian radish, kites, wood-block New Year paintings, inlaid silver chopsticks, etc.;

Wine: Fangzi Baigan, Qianlong Cup, Qi Minsi, Hongyuan, Lehua, Mizhou Spring, Red Sorghum;

Best season: all year round, different scenery;

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Weifang World Kite Museum】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Weifang Kite Square】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Shihu Garden】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Yangjiabu Folk Art Grand View Garden】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Fangci Town】

D2 Qilu Tianlu Anqiu Section - Huiqu Tianlu, Yushan Tianlu

Route mileage: Qingyun International Hotel - Qilu Wine Land - Weiri Expressway - Qilu Taohai - Huiqu Terraces - Wheat Valley - Qi Great Wall Site - Gongye Chang Academy - Wulongshan Forest Park - Wulong Lake - Linqu Check-in, a total of 133km.

Overview of road conditions: The whole road is asphalt and the road condition is good. There is no height and width limit, and cars, off-road vehicles, and RVs can all travel.

Attraction Introduction:

Qilu Liquor Land: Invested and constructed by Jingzhi Liquor, with a total area of 8,000 acres, it is a national 4A-level scenic spot. Through the restoration and utilization of the original mountain of Qinglong Mountain, fully combining the advantages of regional, humanistic, ecological and landscape resources, adapting measures to local conditions, laying out according to the mountain, taking culture as the soul, tourism as the carrier, ecological restoration as the purpose, and leisure and health preservation as the extension, we will carry forward the Chinese national culture to achieve diversified development, and build a large-scale, full-functional, and high-grade cultural industry comprehensive park integrating cultural and creative tourism, modern warehousing and logistics, ecological agriculture demonstration, and wine cave storage.

Anqiu Tianlu: It is the Anqiu section of "Qilu Tianlu", starting from the cross road village of Guanzhuang Town, Anqiu City in the east, to Xujiagou Village of Wushan Town in the west, with a total length of more than 130 kilometers, spanning the five towns of Guanzhuang, Huiqu, Shibuzi, Zheshan and Yushan, running through Liushan, Chengding Mountain, Jieyue Mountain, Wulong Mountain, Taiping Mountain and other mountain ranges, due to the high and dangerous terrain, meandering, known as "Tianlu". In 2020, "Anqiu Tianlu" was rated by the Ministry of Transport as "the road in front of my house - the most popular road". "Qilu Tianlu" has unique scenery all year round, and is known as "the first road for self-driving tours in northern China".

The Great Wall of Qi Ruins: The Great Wall of Qi was built in the Spring and Autumn Period, completed in the Warring States Period, which took more than 170 years to build and has a history of more than 2,600 years. It is the ancient Great Wall of China that has accurate relics to be examined, the state of preservation is good, and the age is the earliest, and it is known as the "father of the Great Wall". The Great Wall of Qi is a place where the relics of the Great Wall built by various countries in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are more protected, it is built in the mountains and valleys of the undulating Taiyi Mountains in Shandong Province, starting from Pingyin County in the west, passing through Feicheng City, Jinan City, Boshan District of Zibo City, Linqu County, Yishui County, Anqiu City, Ju County, Wulian County to the West Coast New Area of Qingdao City into the sea, with a total length of more than 1,200 miles. In 1987, the Great Wall of Qi was included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List.

Gongye Chang Academy: Founded in the Spring and Autumn Period, there is a traditional ancient cultural tourism scenic spot with elegant scenery and flourishing incense. The summit of the mountain is 446 meters above sea level, and the top of the mountain is flat and rocky. Surrounded by mountains and surging trees, it is a provincial forest park and a rare natural oxygen bar. Because there is the Great Wall of Qi on the top of the mountain, it is named "Chengding Mountain", and because there is Gongye Chang Academy in the sun of the mountain, it is also known as the Academy Mountain.

Wulong Mountain Forest Park: Located in the mountains on the east side of Taiping Mountain, Yushan Town, Anqiu City, Wulong Mountain is named Wulong Mountain because the five dragons of the Pacific God are pressed here, Wulong Mountain was originally known as Tangwang Mountain (also known as Tangwang Mountain, Wuzi Mountain), Wulong Mountain Scenic Area is a national 3A-level tourist attraction, located in the southeast of Wushan Town Station 4 kilometers, 396 meters above sea level, an area of 25 square kilometers, Wulong Mountain from north to south by Qilin Peak, Eagle's Beak Peak, Barracks Peak, South Tianmen, Tang Wang Peak composition, just like five dragons with their heads in the air turning clouds and rain, so it is called Wulong Mountain. Wulong Mountain is a masterpiece of nature, strange stones, strange pines, secluded caves, and Liquan can be called the "four uniques" of Wulong Mountain. Tens of thousands of years of vicissitudes of wind and rain have created more than 600 strange stone wonders.

Heli Ranch: It has a parent-child ranch covering an area of 100 acres, equipped with dairy cows, white yaks, black cattle, goats and various poultry, tourists can experience cow milking, animal feeding, egg picking and other interesting projects; There is also a 4,700-square-meter tourism training and reception center integrating training and research, catering and accommodation, and tourist reception, providing tourists with one-stop service of "eating, living and traveling".

Recommended accommodation:

There are many local snacks in Anqiu, such as Jingzhi stir-fried, three-page cake, Zhiban roast pork, Zheshan fried chicken, etc. Food suggestions: At noon, you can authentic Anqiu farmhouse dishes (Wheat Valley or Zheshan Jinshui Valley), and in the evening, you can go to Linqu to taste the delicacies of Yishan Mountain.

There are more hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses along Anqiu Tianlu, but there are fewer in the middle and high-end. It is recommended to stay overnight in Linqu Yishan Training Center (quasi-four standard, located next to Yishan Reservoir, with beautiful scenery, high quality and low price, high cost and high cost performance) (you can also live in the 3 diamond East Town Imperial Garden in the scenic area and the 5 diamond Lan Cuihu Hot Spring Hotel in Linqu County, etc.).

Recommended Specialties:

Specialties: Jingzhi stir-fried, three-page cake, Zhiban roast pork, golden silk noodles, Zheshan stupid chicken, etc.;

Wine: Jingzhi Baigan (fragrant), Jingyangchun (sesame), Jingjiang (sauce);

Best season: April to November, different scenery;

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Qilu Taohai】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Anqiu Heavenly Road】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Gongye Chang College】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Wulong Mountain】

D3 Linqu Section - Yishan Tianlu, Jiushan Tianlu, mountain grassland and lake experience

Route mileage: Linqu - Yishan (Dongzhen Miaochang) - Changshen Expressway - Rilan Expressway - Yunzhong Grassland - Lishuiya Reservoir - Town Guest House, a total of 85km.

Overview of road conditions: 90% of the whole process is urban asphalt pavement, and the rest is hardened pavement, and the road condition is good. There are no height and width restrictions, and cars, SUVs, and SUVs are allowed to travel (motorhomes are not recommended).

Attraction Introduction:

Yishan is located at the junction of Linqu, Yishui and Yiyuan at the eastern end of the Tailu Yi Mountains in Shandong Province. The main peak is also known as the Jade Emperor Peak, with an altitude of 1032 meters. Although the altitude is only more than 1,000 meters, the steepness of the mountain is no less than Mount Tai, known as "East Mount Tai". The Baizhang Cliff Waterfall on the east side of the Jade Emperor Peak, with a drop of 65 meters, is extremely spectacular. Yishan is majestic, the scenery is beautiful, the posture is different, known as "Mount Tai is the respect of the five mountains, Yishan is the head of the five towns" title. In the early Warring States period, the Great Wall was built by the Qi State on the mountain, and its ruins still exist. National 5A scenic spot. The 16 emperors of the ancient ten dynasties were enshrined here, thus leaving the famous "Dongzhen Stele Forest" in history.

Yunzhong grassland is located in the village of Gaotou, also known as the Bashang grassland, here is the largest alpine meadow in the central Lu region, at the south end of the 10,000 acres of black pine forest, the highest point is 662 meters above sea level, as if reaching out to touch the clouds, inviting the wind to borrow the rain, the pine forest is dense on the thick meadow like a green velvet blanket, the locust flowers are fragrant, the strange rocks are craggy, and the spring water is bubbling. In the middle of summer, the heat is unbearable at the foot of the mountain, but here is a cool breeze, strolling in it, the fresh air with the scent of grass blows to the face, and the gust of rosin fragrance can't help but make people feel refreshed! The mountains are undulating and soothing, and the fields are vast. Ascending to the heights, you can see the continuous lofty mountains, lush, verdant and beautiful. On sunny days, the mountain breeze blows, basks in the sun, camps to see the starry sky, and experiences the romance of "picking the stars with your hands"; on rainy days, the mountains are filled with clouds and mist, the mountain scenery is hazy, and the cries of cattle and sheep come and go, as if you are in a paradise.

The completion of the Lishuiya Reservoir is the result of the people's brainstorming and collective efforts, and its completion once again proves that the miracle created by the people of "Yugong moves mountains, changes China, fights heaven and earth, and transforms nature", is an immortal monument cast by the people after six years of hard work in the 70s of the 20th century, and is cast by the people with blood and sweat. "A glorious history, an unforgettable memory, an immortal monument, an eternal spirit" is the people at that time dare to think and dare to do, the courage to move forward and love the hometown for change, willing to pay, the hardships and courage contained in it is the spirit of the water cliff reservoir.

Recommended accommodation:

There are many local snacks in Linqu, such as Linqu whole sheep, Linqu whole fish, Linqu pancakes, Linqu fried chicken, Linqu whole scorpion, Linqu sheep soup, etc. Food suggestions: At noon, you can Yishan farmhouse cuisine, and in the evening, you can taste Jiushan farmhouse cuisine at Lishui Cliff.

There are many hotels, guesthouses, B&B camps along Yishan and Jiushan Tianlu, but there are not many middle and high-end ones. It is recommended to stay at the Lishui Cliff Guest House at night (chain quasi-three standards, located next to the Lishui Cliff Reservoir, with beautiful scenery, high quality and low price).

Recommended Specialties:

Specialties: Linqu pancakes, Linqu chestnuts, Linqu hawthorns, Linqu persimmons, Linqu toons and so on;

Wine: Qinchi (strong fragrance), Longwan heavy brewing (sauce fragrance);

Best season: April to November, different scenery;

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Yishan】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Grassland in the Clouds】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Lishui Cliff Reservoir】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Nine Mountains Heavenly Road】

D4 Qilu Tianlu Linqu Section - Jiushan Tianlu

Route mileage: Black Pine Forest - Shenniu Valley - Eight Forest Farms - Qingyangyu Chestnut Garden - Lavender Town, a total of 118km.

Overview of road conditions: 95% of the whole process is hardened pavement, and the road condition is good. There is no height and width limit, and cars, off-road vehicles, and SUVs can all travel (large businesses and RVs are not recommended to enter).

Attraction Introduction:

Black Pine Forest: Located in the mountains in the south of Jiushan Town in the southwest of Yishan Mountain, it is bordered by Dengtagu in the east, Tonglingguan and Shiniugu of the Great Wall of Qi in the west, Zhang Liang's tomb in the south, and Huilongshan in the north. The total area is about 15 square kilometers, in which the ravines are vertical and horizontal, the strange rocks are sagging, the forest is deep and the valley is secluded, and the spring is clear and the scenery is beautiful. Along the west of the Lishui Cliff Reservoir, there is a black pine forest. The forest area is beautiful with mountains, the peak elevation is 600 meters, it belongs to the western foot of Yishan Mountain, and the forest area is nearly 10,000 acres, so it is also called "10,000 acres of black pine forest". The scene of "Outwitting the Birthplace" in the TV series "Water Margin" was filmed here.

Shenniu Valley Scenic Area: Located in Niuzhai Village, Jiushan Town, Linqu County, Weifang City, Shandong Province, surrounded by mountains, green trees, mountain springs flow from the valley, it is raining, the mountain road is being repaired, and several scenic spots are not seen. It's a countryside tour. Shenniu Valley, also known as Linqu Yishui Valley, is the birthplace of Yihe River, belongs to the Taiyi Mountains in central Luzhong, is located in the southwest corner of Linqu County, with a total area of 20 square kilometers, a forest coverage rate of 80%, more than 1,000 species of wild animals and plants, and the elevation of the main peak is 660 meters. The content of negative oxygen ions is very rich, and it is known as a natural oxygen bar and a paradise. Its history and culture also have a long history, the famous Great Wall of Qi bypasses from the east side, and the ancient Tongling Pass is at the mouth of the valley, which is the ancient source of Qilu culture.

Qingyangyu Chestnut Garden: Qingyangyu Chestnut Base has developed into a chestnut base with the largest concentrated contiguous scale and the highest supporting facilities standard in Shandong Province. On the basis of vigorously developing the chestnut industry, Qingyangyu Village has linked the three industries to create a new landscape suitable for living and traveling. With the theme of 'Golden Chestnut Fragrance', highlighting the characteristics of chestnut industry and culture, building Chestnut Spring, Golden Chestnut Bridge, Chestnut Pavilion, Chestnut Cultural Square and Theme Park, and carefully designing the mascot of Qingyangyu Village - Chestnut Baby. Relying on the advantages of the chestnut industry and the beautiful scenery of Bakeshu Manor and Qingyangyu Reservoir, the whole village has developed farmhouse homestays, and launched special delicacies such as chestnut chicken, chestnut pancakes, and chestnut steamed buns.

Lavender Town, jointly developed by Weifang Hengxin Construction Group and Linqu Cultural Tourism Group, and operated by Shandong Huashigu Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., is a 3A-level scenic spot and a beautiful "purple business card" of Linqu County and even Weifang.

Recommended accommodation:

Food suggestions: At noon, you can enjoy authentic Jiushan farmhouse cuisine (Eight Trees Farm), and in the evening, you can go to Lavender Town to taste Jiushan cuisine.

It is recommended to stay at the Lavender Town Hotel or Sleeping Valley B&B (quasi-three standards, in the town, beautiful scenery and high quality, low price and high cost performance).

Recommended Specialties:

Specialties: Sanshanyu hawthorn, Jiushan chestnut, Jiushan toon, etc.;

Wine: Qin Chi, Long Wan re-brewed;

Best season: April to November, different scenery;

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Black Pine Forest】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Kamiyashidani】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Nine Mountains Rice Terraces】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Qingyangyu Chestnut Garden】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Lavender Town】

D5 Linqu section of Qilu Tianlu - Songshan Tianlu, Qilu 318, Luzhongtian Road

Route mileage: Lavender Town - Mihe Landscape Belt - Qinkou Cartoon Road - Songshan Avenue 1 - Qilu Canyon Rafting - Metasequoia Forest - North Huanggu - Yanziling RV Camp, a total of 115km.

Overview of road conditions: The whole process is urban asphalt or hardened pavement, and the road condition is good. There is no height limit and width limit, and cars, off-road, and SUVs can all travel (RVs should be cautious).

Attraction Introduction:

Mihe Landscape Belt: It is an ecological landscape improvement plan formulated by Shijiahe Ecological Economic Zone, which implements the positioning of "from artificial to natural, creating a variety of ecological landscapes", and lays out 12 landscape nodes along the line, and builds beautiful villages such as Hongyun Ruizhuang, Anqing Pastoral, Lingxiu Cuixi, and Xiumei Mianguqian, and builds overflow dams at Mihe Longtou Mountain, Mianguqian, and Cuixi Village, so as to retain the green water, form a beautiful ecology that echoes the mountains, water, and scenery, and create a unique landscape pastoral gallery. It focuses on the construction of sunflower fields in the north, pink delicacy grass in the central part and sunflower flower theme parks in the riverside wetlands in the township, and colorful flowers along the river in the south. Shijiahe Sunflower Flower Sea Park has been promoted by poetry and painting in Shandong and other columns, and won the 2021 Land Landscape Award of "Hospitality Shandong, Rural Good Season";

Songshan Avenue No. 1: Linqu section of Qilu Tianlu - part of Songshan Tianlu, the core section is 66 kilometers long, mainly composed of two parts: "Tianhong Road" and "Yudai Road" in Shunhe Road. "Nearly 2,000 acres of fruits and vegetables such as peaches, hawthorns, kiwifruit, kidney beans, chayote and other fruits and vegetables are planted on both sides of the road to create a leisure picking garden; With the comprehensive promotion of rural revitalization, Songshan "No. 1 Avenue" has been endowed with many connotations such as local culture and tourism landscape, and has become a cultural avenue, a wealthy avenue and a tourist avenue.

Laolongwan: Linqu County, Shandong Province, a historical scenic spot and lake, known as "Xunye Lake (water)" in ancient times, is one of the 72 famous springs in China. It is formed by the underground spring water gushing out of the surface river, because there is a spring in the legend that the bay leads directly to the East China Sea and there is a dragon lurking in it, it has three major characteristics: "many springs, clear water, constant temperature in all seasons", there is a beautiful environment and ancient legends. National 3A-level tourist area.

Yanziling RV Campground: At the junction of Weifang City and Zibo City in Shandong, there is a quiet and quaint small village called Yanziling, which is 876 meters above sea level, which is the highest natural village in Shandong Province and is known as "Shandong Little Tibet".

The mountains here are long, the air is fresh, the sea of clouds is shrouded in summer, and the temperature is cool, which is a good place to escape the heat in summer. Not only that, Yanziling also has the title of the most beautiful countryside and the best stargazing place in Qilu, as well as a standardized RV camping base.

Recommended accommodation:

Food suggestions: At noon, you can have a whole fish feast in Yeyuan or Songshan Reservoir, and you can go to Shandong Pinzichuan fried chicken in the evening.

There are many hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs and campsites along Songshan Tianlu. It is recommended to stay at Yanziling RV camp (located in Yanziling campsite, with beautiful scenery, high quality, low price, and high cost performance, and experience the charm of natural air conditioning and the shock of the starry sky at night).

Recommended Specialties:

Specialties are Wujing persimmons, Wujing whole sheep, chayote, peaches and so on;

Wine: Qinchi (strong fragrance), Longwan heavy brewing (sauce fragrance);

Best season: April to November, different scenery;

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【Mihe Landscape Belt】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Lao Long Bay】

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【Qinkou Rainbow Road】

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【Songshan Avenue 1】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Yanziling RV Camp】

D6 Linqu Section of Qilu Tianlu - Songshan Tianlu, experience the ancient road and ancient villages, folk customs and customs

Route mileage: Yanziling RV Camp - Songshan Tianlu North Line - Hehe B&B - White Horse Temple - Hermit Village - General's Hometown - Mansa Ancient Road - Persimmon Ditch - Yangtian Mountain Check-in, a total of 127km.

Overview of road conditions: The whole process is asphalt or hardened pavement, the road condition is good, and the teacher experience is good. There is no height and width limit, and cars, off-road, and SUVs can all travel (RVs are not recommended to enter).

Attraction Introduction:

Hermit Village: Hermit Village is located 24 kilometers southwest of the county seat, 9 kilometers west of Wujing Government, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with beautiful scenery. During the Spring and Autumn Period, two brothers were tired of war and came to a mountain to live in seclusion, so they named this mountain "Hermit Mountain", which is still used today, and the hermit village came from this. In recent years, the hermit village has strongly promoted the integrated development of culture and tourism by virtue of its unique natural advantages, and has built a hermit study, a hermit village history museum, a hermit research base, a folk custom group and an ancient village, etc., and has successively won the honorary titles of "National Rural Tourism Key Village", "National Persimmon Industry Base", "Shandong Traditional Village", "Shandong Provincial Civilized Village", and the 7th National Reading "Scholarly Village" in Weifang City.

Huayuan River: Huayuan River Village is located at the eastern foot of Baqi Mountain, the sun of Taipinggu. It is 14 kilometers away from Linqu County in the northeast and 2.5 kilometers away from the government station of Wujing Town in the southeast. It is bordered by the two villages of Zhuyin and Zhuyin in the east, Zhujiazhuang and Laijiazhuang in the south, Diaoyutai Village in Qingzhou City in the west of Guolaogu in the west, and Mayu Village in the northwest. The Huayuan River, which originates at the western foot of Baqi Mountain and the southern foot of Shamao Mountain, meets with Black Tiger Spring, Maihuang Spring and Pearl Spring, passes through the village, injecting aura into the village. Garden River Village is also a red base. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, a detachment of the Shandong Column of the Eighth Route Army fought against the Japanese puppet army in the area of Baqi Mountain, and the famous Battle of Wujing was hailed as "the most exemplary victory battle in the two years of the Shandong Anti-Japanese War".

Relying on the abundant landscape and ecological resources in the village, Huayuanhe has built 5 cultural and tourism projects such as Huayuanhe Village History Museum, Garden Square, and Huanglonggou Governance Project, and built 1 tourist reception center and several cherry picking gardens; Relying on the advantages of large scale of cherry planting, holding cherry picking festivals and other activities with wide influence, the environment in the village continues to improve, the industry is more prosperous, and the masses are more prosperous. Baqi Mountain Tianlu has become an important check-in place for self-driving enthusiasts. Huayuanhe Village has been awarded the honorary titles of "National Civilized Village", "National Forest Village", "Provincial Rural Tourism Key Village", "Provincial Scenic Village" and "Municipal Forest Village". Huayuanhe Village is rich in cultural heritage resources, such as Wujing Whole Sheep, persimmon processing and production skills, "Twelfth Eighth" banquet, and Red Revolution stories to provide tourists, visit, and experience services, and also inject the cultural foundation and revitalization soul into the rural revitalization of Huayuanhe Village.

Mansa Ancient Road: 3,000 years of ancient road, is to pass through this ancient uninhabited area of the mountain road, it is a from Yangji to Linqu east-west traffic line, in ancient times to bear the silkworm agricultural trade of transportation, official road and military road mix and match role, and Yangji to the north to Miaozi, Hulingu to the north to Qingzhou and other north-south traffic lines to form a traffic grid. Judging from the remaining relics, the Mansa Ancient Road starts from Mansa, and there should be a three-way crossing, namely: one way from Yangji to the king's tomb, Shigou, Sunwang, until five miles into Qingzhou City, and the other road from Yangji to the north to Baiyangkou, Diaoyutai, Fujiayu to lead Xiling to Linqu. The rest of the way is to go west through Huangchao Pass to Zibo.

Yangtian Mountain: 46 kilometers southwest of Qingzhou City, the main peak is 834 meters above sea level. The park has a vast forest and sea, a wide variety of plants, and a beautiful natural environment. In late autumn, the red leaves are brilliant, and the layers of forests are exhausted, which can really be described as "frost leaves red in February flowers". The secluded and wild nature is known as a "natural forest park". The main scenic spots on the mountain are: Moyungu, Foguang Cliff, Moon Pavilion, Wenchang Pavilion and many caves of secluded Sui. National 4A scenic spot.

Recommended accommodation:

Food suggestions: At noon, you can have a whole sheep banquet in Wujing, and in the evening, you can go to Yangtian Mountain to taste mountain delicacies (especially the Huaihua banquet).

There are many hotels and B&Bs along the line, and there are not many high-end hotels. It is recommended to stay at the Yangtian Mountain Cliff Hotel (quasi-three, located in the scenic area, with beautiful scenery, high quality, low price, and high cost performance).

Recommended Specialties:

Specialties such as Wujing persimmons, Wujing cherries and so on;

Wine: Qinchi (strong fragrance), Long Wanzhong (sauce fragrance);

Best season: April to December, different scenery;

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Hermit Village】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Garden River Village】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Mansa Ancient Road】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Yangtian Mountain】

D7 Qilu Tianlu Qingzhou Section - Qingzhou Tianlu

Route mileage: Yangtian Mountain - Huanghuaxi - Lotus Kiln - Qingzhou Ancient City, a total of 75km.

Overview of road conditions: The road is in good condition with asphalt or hardened pavement throughout. There are no height and width restrictions, and cars, off-road, SUVs and motorhomes can be driven.

Attraction Introduction:

Huanghuaxi: Huanghuaxi is located in Taihe Mountain Scenic Area, a national scenic spot in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province. The scenery is beautiful, and it is called "Jiuzhaigou in the north" by many tourists. Go 2 kilometers southwest from Shengyukou Village, Miaozi Town, Qingzhou City, cross the Taihe Mountain Scenic Area, and pass through the Taihe Tunnel to Huanghuaxi. National 4A scenic spot.

Lotus Kiln: Wangfu Lotus Cave Tourist Resort is located in Nanshan of Shidian Village, relying on the beautiful ecological environment and rich natural resources of Niujiaoling Scenic Area, planning and construction of Lotus Cave Leisure Area, Tourist Comprehensive Service Area, Wooden House and RV Camp, Organic Vegetable Base, Farming Experience Park, Fun Zoo, Forest Stocking Area and other divisions, integrating local characteristics and pastoral scenery. National 3A scenic spot.

Qingzhou Ancient City: Located at the intersection of Fan Gongting West Road and Puppet Garden Street, Qingzhou City, Weifang City, Shandong Province, with a history of more than 2,200 years, it is an ancient city with distinctive regional characteristics of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The tourist area of Qingzhou Ancient City covers an area of about 10 square kilometers, mainly including Dongyang City Beiguan Historical and Cultural District, Nanyang City Doll Garden Historical and Cultural District and Dongguan Historical and Cultural District, with an open area of 1.4 square kilometers. Since the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, the ancient city of Qingzhou has successively existed six ancient cities, including Guangxian City, Guanggu City, Dongyang City, Nanyang City, Dongguan Weizi City, and Manchurian Garrison Flag City, and has been the political, economic, military and cultural center of the entire Shandong region for more than 1,000 years. National 5A-level scenic spot. In the past few years, he has filmed film and television dramas in Qingzhou, such as "Urban Love", "Tai Chi Pioneer", "Good Wife and Good Mother", "Naked Strand", "Heaven and Earth", "Whispering in the Distant Mountains" and other works.

Recommended accommodation:

Qingzhou has a long food culture and many local snacks. Such as Miaozi whole sheep, Jiahe donkey meat, halal honey three knives, Qingzhou persimmon cakes, etc. Food suggestions: You can eat fried chicken or whole sheep in Huanghuaxi at noon, and you can go to the ancient city to taste halal food in the evening.

There are many hotels along Qingzhou Tianlu, and most of them are high, medium and low hotels. It is recommended to stay at Qingdu International Hotel (five-star, near the ancient city, beautiful scenery and quality, low price and high cost performance) (you can also stay in hotels and B&Bs near the ancient city, etc.).

Recommended Specialties:

Specialties: Qingzhou hawthorn, Qingzhou silver melon, Qingzhou peach, Longsheng pastry and so on;

Wine: Yunmen Spring (fragrant), Yunmen Aging (sauce fragrant);

Best season: April to December, different scenery;

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【Huanghuaxi】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Lotus Kiln】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Qingzhou Ancient City】

D8 Qingzhou Section of Qilu Tianlu - Qingzhou Tianlu, scenic spots, the most beautiful countryside

Route mileage: Qingzhou Ancient City - Yunmen Mountain - Jingtang Ancient Village - Qingzhou Sleepless City - Jiulongyu stay, a total of 60km.

Attraction Introduction:

Yunmen Mountain: the southern part of Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, with an altitude of 421 meters. The plain pulls out the wat, the pine shade covers the foot, although the mountain is not high and has the potential of a thousand, it is a famous mountain in Lu since ancient times. The main peak is a big cloud top, there is a hole like a door, the height and width are too long, the north and south are connected, the distance is like a mirror hanging, in the summer and autumn season, the clouds and mist are swirling, pass through the hole, such as rolling waves, the temple on the top of the mountain is supported on it, looming, ethereal, like a fairyland, it is magnificent, it is called "Cloud Gate", or "Cloud Gate Wonderland". National 5A-level tourist attractions, national key scenic spots, and national geoparks.

Jingtang Ancient Village: Jingtang Ancient Village is located in the south of Wangfu Sub-district Office, 15 kilometers southwest of Qingzhou City, Shandong Province. It is an ancient village with the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty that has gone through more than 600 years of vicissitudes of wind and rain, and is a traditional village in China, a key village in rural tourism in China, a top 100 demonstration village in China's most beautiful villages, a provincial historical and cultural village, and the most beautiful ancient village in China. The Red Sorghum TV series was filmed in a large number of scenes in Jingtang Ancient Village. 3A Scenic Area.

Qingzhou Sleepless City: Qingzhou Sleepless City is located at No. 999, Damashan Road, Mihe Town, Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, close to Yunmen Mountain Four Seasons Ski Resort, the core project of Yunmen Mountain Provincial Tourism Resort. The project covers an area of about 100,000 square meters, with a total length of 1.2 kilometers and a construction area of more than 60,000 square meters. 3A Scenic Area.

Recommended accommodation:

Food suggestions: At noon, you can Yunmen Mountain or Jingtang Ancient Village authentic farm dishes, and in the evening, you can go to the sleepless city to taste local special snacks or Jiulongyu Qingzhou mountain treasures.

There are many hotels and guesthouses along Qingzhou Tianlu, and high school hotels can be selected. It is recommended to stay overnight at Jiulongyu Hotel or Cyclamen Hotel (Ctrip 4 diamonds, located near Yunmen Mountain Scenic Area, with beautiful scenery, high quality, low price and high cost performance).

Recommended Specialties:

Specialties: Qingzhou dried persimmon, Qingzhou peach, Qingzhou silver melon, Qingzhou hawthorn, Qingzhou persimmon, Qingzhou pepper, Qingzhou persimmon, Qingzhou red bean, Yunmen aged grain wine, Gaoliu eggplant, etc.;

Wine: Yunmen Spring (fragrant), Yunmen Aging (sauce fragrant);

Best season: April to December, different scenery;

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【Yunmen Mountain】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Itang Ancient Village】

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Qingzhou Never Sleeps City】

D9 Qingzhou Section of Qilu Tianlu - Qingzhou Tianlu, natural scenery, red relics

Route mileage: Jiulongyu - Qingzhou Flower Expo Center - return, the local itinerary is 26km.

Overview of road conditions: The whole process is urban asphalt and the road condition is good. There is no height or width limit, and any vehicle can travel.

Attraction Introduction:

Jiulongyu: Jiulongyu Scenic Area is located in the south of Qingzhou City, a national historical and cultural city, guided by "ecology, culture, and high-end", based on natural landscapes such as cliffs, streams, waterfalls, forests, and geological wonders, and by excavating cultural resources such as historical culture, red culture, and geological culture, it creates five core areas with the theme of "eco-tourism": tourism, resort hotels, research experiences, sports parks, and boutique homestays. There are Longmengu, petrified wood geological park, Chen Yi Memorial Hall, stone tribe, Yaowang Valley, Ruyi Garden, national defense education base in the scenic area, and at the same time develop homestays, hot springs, amusement parks, zoos, water parks, snow parks, resort hotels and other leisure and entertainment facilities. National 4A-level tourist attraction.

Qingzhou Flower Expo Center: Aiming to meet the "Olympic" event of China's flower industry, combined with the historical and cultural characteristics of Qingzhou, it is a permanent theme cultural park with the most local characteristics, the most artistic creativity, the strongest flower culture and the best business model, integrating display, rest, viewing, tourism and entertainment.

Recommended accommodation:

Food suggestions: At noon, you can authentic Weixian cuisine (Changsong old store), and in the evening, you can go to Anqiu to taste Jingzhi stir-fry.

Recommended Specialties:

Specialties: Qingzhou dried persimmon, Qingzhou peach, Qingzhou silver melon, Qingzhou hawthorn, Qingzhou persimmon, Qingzhou pepper, Qingzhou persimmon, Qingzhou red bean, Yunmen aged grain wine, Gaoliu eggplant, etc.;

Wine: Yunmen Spring (fragrant), Yunmen Aging (sauce fragrant);

Best season: March to December, different scenery;

Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!
Drive the "Qilu Heavenly Road" and explore the folk customs of Peru - a 9-day tour of the in-depth kite!

【Jiulongyu】

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