[2025 Kaiping Stay] Travel Guide for Meitang Hotel (Updated Jan)

Such a strong appeal! Guangdong Utopia | Kaiping Chikan Ancient Town🕌|||Just got back from a two-day one-night trip over the May Day holiday, a spontaneous journey with a few good friends, and everyone was so impressed they didn't want to leave! Regretting why we didn't discover it earlier! Super chill‼️ Located in Kaiping City, Guangdong Province, the Chikan Ancient Town is a treasure trove tourist destination that only opened last year, and it still feels very fresh and offers a great experience! It's said that a whopping 6.6 billion was invested to revamp it! The ancient town is a large cultural and tourism center themed around overseas Chinese from Guangdong, with architecture that reflects scenes from the 1980s and 1990s. The area includes a tram tour, boat rides, concerts, a library, and a variety of cultural and creative activities, as well as iron flower performances at night. Every scene in the scenic area is very realistically restored, with great attention to detail, and there's even a pet deposit point! It makes you feel like you've stepped into a grand utopia in a second, and my friends and I couldn't help but say it's perfect for mentally unwinding, especially recommending the Meitang Hotel within the scenic area, which looks great both inside and out, with good service, and it's nice to cool off under the century-old trees outside.

Half Nanyang style, half Lingnan ancient charm Unexpectedly, there is such a good place hidden in Jiangmen, which is an hour away from Guangzhou by high-speed rail🧡 When I stepped into the Chikan Overseas Chinese Ancient Town with a history of more than 370 years, time seemed to go back to the old days. 🚄 Transportation guide 1. Take the high-speed train to [Kaiping South] Station. After exiting the station, take a taxi to the scenic spot in about 20 minutes. 2. If you drive there from Guangshen, it will take about 2 hours. 🚩 Play guide 1⃣ If you like to take pictures, don’t miss these check-in points, they will look great if you try them yourself! Chikan Town Station, Didong Road, Dixi Road, Workshop Street, Lingnan Cultural Plaza, Guan Nationality Library, Meitang Hotel rooftop swimming pool, Huaxin Bridge 2⃣ Dangdang car It is a pleasure to sit on a double-decker car and feel the breeze blowing while visiting the ancient town! 3⃣ Water sports: paddle boats, kayaks, paddleboards 4⃣ Entertainment programs: National Lion Dance, Dragon Boat Races, Pancun Lantern Festival, Cantonese Opera Performance, Musical Fountain Light Show 5⃣ Arcade Old Street: There are more than 600 arcades here. Occasionally, when you encounter a car passing by, you can take a photo and it will be a blockbuster! 6⃣ There are so many places worth visiting in the scenic area. It is recommended to visit for 1-2 days. Staying for one night will give you more time. Moreover, the ancient town lights are lit up at night, which is really beautiful! 🛌About accommodation This time I stayed at the Meitang Hotel, the decoration was very retro The floor tiles in the lobby and the layout of the guest rooms are very atmospheric. Hotel reservation includes breakfast and 2 tickets You can make a free reservation for Chikan morning tea and free shuttle bus, which is a good deal! The rooftop swimming pool of Mei Tang Hotel is very beautiful, don’t miss it! Downstairs is Peace Square and Huaxin Bridge, which is convenient to go everywhere√ 🍲 About catering There are many choices of restaurants in the ancient town What I tried this time was Jinlong Restaurant Hangbang cuisine, and the dishes were all delicious. For breakfast, you can experience Chikan Morning Tea Guesthouse. It is in the food street and the environment is great. And there are many dishes, so you can take whatever you want to eat. Highly recommend rice rolls, tofu dumplings, and Chikan duck porridge, very good!

There are nearly 680 ancient arcades that combine Chinese and Western styles. Watch the dragon boat race. , lion dance bench, and shocking music fountain light show at night. Shenzhen is a 2-hour self-driving trip. We can leave on weekends and share with you the 2-day and 1-night itinerary. On the first day when we arrived at Chikan Ancient Town, a classic car was delivered to the visitor center. We stayed at the Chaoqi Family Hotel. There is a rope bridge between the buildings. The rooms are designed on upper and lower floors. There are twin tatami beds at the bottom and a play area above. There are also wooden slide parent-child rooms here, and you can see the retro street view when you step out of the balcony. The room also has children's picture books and parent-child supplies. Other types of hotels include: Changsheng Hotel Yixi Couple Hotel (pink sweet couple hotel) Meitang Hotel (retro style, easy to take pictures) Diaolou Hotel Drama Hotel, etc. On the first floor of the Chaoqi Hotel, there is a macaron-colored children's playground, a pink wave pool, a transparent slide, a sand digging area, a library, and a building block area. Non-hotel guests can also play for free. In the afternoon, we came to the station square and took the Dangdang train, 50/person, to see the train conductor’s perspective, the small bridge, flowing water, and Nanyang architecture on the second floor. The whole journey takes about 40 minutes. Traditional cultural performances: (The program list will change each period) Watch the classic Cantonese opera intangible heritage Lion Dance and Bench Jump at the Toad Palace Stage Watch the dragon boat race at Chizi Square, and watch the dragon boat tug-of-war at night with the lions and plum blossom piles The Musical Fountain and Light Show in Chizi Square and the former site of the Invention Electric Lighting Company are visited. We went to Jinlong Restaurant for dinner. The Mapo Tofu was delicious. the next day If you take your kids kayaking, you can take two kids in one boat. Then go to Guanshi Pier and take a rowing boat (80/person, 40+ people for children under 1.5 meters, chartered boat 360/boat) to see the scenery of the ancient towns on both sides of the strait. After getting off the boat, walk to the 90-year-old Fengyuguan Library (9: 30-18:00), walking around, I heard that the big clock in the library is still running normally and accurately after more than 90 years. In the ancient town, there are retro rickshaws that can be checked in everywhere, Rongan Tower (watchtower), beautiful wedding hall, and dove of peace. If you want to take your children to experience a less crowded cultural trip during the holidays, you can arrange it. Catering: There are Ronghualou Restaurant and Jinlong Restaurant in the ancient town, both of which taste pretty good. We also found a century-old charcoal fire clay pot rice restaurant near the scenic spot. The price is not expensive. You must try the eel and beef noodles.

Chikan Ancient Town Overseas Chinese Hometown International Tourism Resort is located on the banks of the Tanjiang River in the central part of Kaiping City, Guangdong Province. Chikan Ancient Town, which has a 370-year history of opening a port and building a market town, was developed by the Shangbu Guan clan and the Xiabu Situ clan, who settled and developed at the east and west ends of the ancient town. Over the past hundreds of years, it has developed into a unique commercial port in Lingnan with its unique overseas Chinese culture and family management system. Chikan Ancient Town has more than 600 arcades, which is the largest, most continuous and best-preserved arcade building complex in the country. It is surrounded by world cultural heritage and has high-quality landscape sightseeing resources. With the 3 square kilometers of historical arcade blocks in Chikan Ancient Town as a grand background resource, it will create a comprehensive leisure and tourism resort and a world-class tourist destination that integrates sightseeing, leisure and vacation, business exhibitions, cultural creativity and ancient town experience functions, focusing on experiencing ancient town culture, Lingnan arcade history and humanities and natural landscapes. #trip

🏨【Chikan Meitang Hotel】—— An Elegant Residence in Lingnan Style🌿 Stepping into Chikan Ancient Town, a touch of ancient charm greets you, and amidst this charm, Chikan Meitang Hotel shines like a dazzling pearl, quietly exuding its unique allure✨. 🛋️Entering the lobby, the design that cleverly blends vintage and modern elements is eye-catching. Every detail reveals the craftsmanship and pursuit of beauty, as if traveling through time, feeling the breath of history👣. 🛏️In the guest rooms, the warm lighting and comfortable bedding weave a place where dreams begin. Opening the window, the tranquility and beauty of the ancient town come into view, making one forget the hustle and bustle, and just want to indulge in this serene beauty🌙. 🍽️The food is not to be missed! The hotel restaurant selects local ingredients and combines innovative cooking methods to present you with dishes that are a feast for the senses. Every bite is an ultimate temptation for the taste buds, leaving a lasting impression😋. 🏞️In your leisure time, take a stroll through the ancient town to feel its unique tranquility and simplicity. And Chikan Meitang Hotel is the coziest and most elegant haven on your journey🏠.

Within Chikan Ancient Town, there is still a post office from the Republic of China era. In an age when communication was not well-developed, owning a telephone meant having access to first-hand information, a rare and precious resource. If you want to experience the charm of the small town, you can also stay at a hotel in the town. Among them, the Meitang Hotel, named after the local wealthy merchant Situ Meitang, is the most outstanding. It features a retro style of the Republic of China, exquisite and meaningful. 🌍 Address: Chikan Ancient Town Scenic Area, Kaiping, Jiangmen 🚗 Transportation: Self-driving 🅿️ Parking: 5 hours ¥10 🎫 Ticket: ¥60 ⛱️ Surroundings: Kaiping Diaolou Sites

🏮The Spring Festival holiday is approaching Have you all planned where to go? 👉🏻Kaiping Chikan Overseas Chinese Ancient Town has prepared many Spring Festival programs for this Spring Festival, waiting for you to have fun in the New Year‼️ · 📍Chikan Overseas Chinese Ancient Town ▫️The ancient town is a cultural treasure of overseas Chinese, with a total construction area of 280,000 square meters, and it also has a history of building fortresses for 370+ years The total number of century-old arcades in the entire ancient town is 680+! The continuity of the arcade group is also relatively intact～ ▫️Experience the local characteristic retro tram and rowing boat, as well as the music fountain light show and national tide lion dance 🚃The tram route can basically cover the ancient town: Chikan Town Station-Queen's Bar Station-Kaiping Guild Hall Station-Paris Hotel Station-San Francisco Station ▪️ Scenic area travel guide: 👉🏻Breakfast can go to the dim sum guest on Niuwei Road Snack Street After breakfast, you can go to the Yijian Pottery and Flower God Bakery near the hotel There are also many check-in spots in the ancient town, Hexin Bridge, Siyuan River Scenery, Lingtong Telephone Company's old site, narrow staircase check-in, Peace Square··· 🍃Walking on the old street, you can see the beautiful scenery of Siyuan River not far from your feet, and the slight breeze sweeping over the water surface is very interesting! Remember to go to the Rongan Building of Kaiping Diaolou to wear special clothes to check in, it's very photogenic‼️ ▫️Couples and girlfriends can choose to stay in the Meitang Hotel, the room is equipped with a Hermes five-piece set! ▫️Multi-person families can choose the Nesting Parent-child Hotel, the family room can accommodate 4 people, and the entertainment facilities on the first floor are complete. Bubble pool, slide and children's constant temperature water play pool can be a one-stop stroll, liberating parents' hands～