Eat hot pot chicken, visit Nanchuan Old Street... Weekend escape plan from Beijing and Tianjin

Hot pot chicken, Nanchuan Old Street, and the Grand Canal Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall are the three surprises of this trip to Cangzhou. 🚗 Transportation Drive from Beijing or Tianjin to Cangzhou downtown, about 1.5 hours (toll fee is over CNY 40 for a single trip) You can also take a high-speed train 🏨 Accommodation We chose to stay at the Grand Canal Hotel, which opened in 2023, over CNY 300, 5 km from Nanchuan Old Street, next to the Garden Expo Park and the Grand Canal Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall 🍲 Food 🌟 0317 Hot Pot Chicken (Zhengda Main Store): How can you not eat hot pot chicken when you come to Cangzhou? This restaurant is recommended by locals, and both tourists and locals will go there, so you need to wait for a table during peak hours. I think the taste is just right if you choose mild spicy, spicy and delicious, really good. There are also hot pot chicken gift boxes in the store, which you can buy and take home to eat after a little processing. The plaque "Cangzhou's Best" is inscribed by Yang Shaohua, an old man, hahaha, and it has an indissoluble bond with Tianjin. 🌟 Hongkelong Smokeless Hot Pot: Also recommended by locals, a halal restaurant. In addition to hot pot chicken, Cangzhou's dry pot chicken is also worth a try. The chicken is fried, with a sweet taste, and the aftertaste is spicy. After eating the dry pot, you can add spicy soup to continue cooking, one pot for two dishes. 🌟 Other delicacies: Sheep intestine soup, which is said to be delicious, we didn't have time to eat it, you can try it if you are interested, and you can tell me how it tastes in the comments section. 🚶 Attractions 🌟 Nanchuan Old Street: A block that just opened in October 2023, built along the canal, connecting "Nanchuan Tower, Qingfeng Tower, and Langyin Tower". The night view is beautiful, there are many shops to visit, and there are many dining options, as well as drinks and snack bars. There is a "Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall" in the block, where you can exchange drinks, which is quite interesting. 🕙 1.5 hours, no ticket required. 🌟 China Grand Canal Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall: Opening hours (9:00-18:00, last entry at 17:30, free, you can make a reservation on 👸) It is an intangible cultural heritage venue that was just completed in 2023 and opened to the public. It brings together the essence of intangible cultural heritage from eight provinces and cities along the river, and is one of the main components of the "One Park, One Center" of the China Grand Canal Intangible Cultural Heritage Park, and the largest national intangible cultural heritage exhibition site along the China Grand Canal. The exhibition hall has three floors, with rich content, showing the unique cultural customs and diverse folk art along the canal. 🕙 2 hours 🌟 Garden Expo Park, Cangzhou Fang: Next to the Grand Canal Exhibition Hall, within walking distance, it is better to visit in April when the flowers are in bloom. That's my 2-day, 1-night trip to Cangzhou, hope you like it.