[2024 Wenchang Attraction] Travel Guide for Wennan Old Street (Updated Dec)
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Spend a warm winter by reverse tourism, wearing only a coat without a padded jacket, spend the least money to travel the most beautiful and warmest places
🌟 Reverse tourism for a warm winter! Go for the Spring Festival! Six niche cities✅ Which one is your cup of tea?
Have you planned where to go for the long winter holiday of the 2024 Spring Festival?⚠️ Let me recommend six niche but super beautiful destinations for you!
1. Panzhihua, Sichuan🌺
Year-round sunshine, average winter temperature 22℃!💑 Few people during the Spring Festival, beautiful scenery, romantic index off the charts!🌟 Enjoy a bowl of mutton rice noodles in the morning, taste the oil-bottom meat in the evening, life is leisurely~
👉🏻 Must-visit attractions: Yishala Village, Miyi Terraces, Malu Village
👉🏻 Must-eat food: Mutton rice noodles, barbecue, chicken palm roll powder, muddy tofu
2. Puzhehei, Yunnan🌈
The filming location of 'Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms', breathtakingly beautiful!😍 The landscape and buildings complement each other, like a poem and painting.👉🏻 Must-visit attractions: Puzhehei Village, Qinglong Mountain, Xianrendong Village
👉🏻 Must-eat food: Five-color glutinous rice, fried lotus, soy milk chicken
3. Xiamen, Fujian🏝️
Spring Festival tourist off-peak period! Less commercial, more local atmosphere, full of romance.☀️ The just-right sunshine on the island, no typhoon interference, wearing short sleeves is also very comfortable!
👉🏻 Must-visit attractions: Gulangyu, Shapowei, Zhongshan Road
👉🏻 Must-eat food: Satay noodles, taro duck, peanut soup
4. Wenchang, Hainan🏖️
Affordable prices, rich island style!⚠️ Not famous, but the scenery is not inferior.🌴 The longest coastline of Hainan Island, a large area of coconut groves at a glance!
👉🏻 Must-visit attractions: Dongjiao Coconut Grove, Stone Park, Gaolong Bay, Wennan Old Street
👉🏻 Must-eat food: Seafood, coconut jelly, Wenchang chicken
5. Yangshuo, Guilin🏞️
A good place to play outdoors in winter! Never crowded at any time, a real niche tourist destination.✅ The mountains are stacked, as beautiful as an ink painting.
👉🏻 Must-visit attractions: Li River, Xianggong Mountain, Yulong River
👉🏻 Must-eat food: Bamboo rice, Guilin rice noodles, duck foot pot
6. Beihai, Guangxi🌊
Without going to Weizhou Island, Beihai is also wonderful! Few people, delicious, good for taking pictures, beautiful scenery!🥳 Random street sweeping is a good place for life photos.
👉🏻 Must-visit attractions: Beihai Old Street, Liuxia Village, Guantouling
👉🏻 Must-eat food: Sour stuff, shrimp cake, all kinds of seafood, Vietnamese food
🤔 There are other treasure cities, Liu Yifei and Eddie Peng come and talk about it!
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Wennan Old Street at night🌜
Wennan Old Street is located in Wenchang, Hainan. It is an ancient, historical and cultural street with countless shops along the narrow street. It is an interesting place to visit in your trip in Wenchang. Totally recommended!
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Raquel Monreal
Wen Nan Old Street | Stroll and stop, a day trip strategy!
Wen Nan Old Street is located in Wen Cheng Town, Wen Chang City, Hainan Province, and is a Nanyang-style arcade old street. Here is the travel strategy for Wen Nan Old Street:
- Preparations:
- Light and comfortable clothes and shoes for walking on the old street.
- Camera or mobile phone to record beautiful moments.
- Sunglasses, sunscreen and other sun protection products.
- Travel strategy:
- Stroll the old street: Stroll along Wen Nan Old Street, admire the Nanyang-style arcade buildings, and feel the strong historical atmosphere. You can take photos on the street to record the unique architectural style and street view.
- Visit attractions: Wen Nan Old Street has some attractions worth visiting, such as Wen Chang Pavilion, General Zhang Yunyi Memorial Hall, etc., to learn about the history and culture of Wen Chang.
- Taste food: You can taste the special food of Wen Chang near the old street, such as Wen Chang chicken, Bao Luo powder, cool, etc. You can choose local restaurants or snack stalls to taste authentic Wen Chang flavors.
- Shopping experience: There are some characteristic shops on the old street, where you can buy some souvenirs or local specialties.
- Understand history: You can understand the historical and cultural background of Wen Nan Old Street by visiting museums or reading related materials.
- Precautions:
- Pay attention to the protection of personal property and avoid carrying a large amount of cash and valuables in crowded places.
- Respect local customs and culture, and abide by the regulations and order of the old street.
- Pay attention to traffic safety, especially when walking on the street.
- Pay attention to food hygiene and choose clean and hygienic restaurants for dining.
I hope this strategy will help you and wish you a pleasant time on Wen Nan Old Street!
LunarSerpent
Hainan Tourism 'Ice Hunting' Filming Location - Wen Nan Old Street
💥With the TV series 'Ice Hunting' becoming a hit, I discovered that there are so many places in Hainan used for filming❗️ Today, let's check in at the Wen Nan Old Street in Wenchang that appeared in the show~ It's much smaller in scale compared to the arcades in Haikou, but it has a more authentic urban atmosphere! Here, you can not only check in at the unique Nanyang-style architecture but also experience the local culture up close~
⚠️If you plan to go recently, I suggest sliding directly to the last little tips~
💥This place was once the center of Wenchang
Wen Nan Old Street is located in the center of old Wenchang, built along the Wenchang River since 1920. It is an old arcade street with a Nanyang style, lined with shops, offering a wide range of clothing stores👗, nail salons💅, jewelry stores, shoe stores🥾, snack bars🍤, and old-fashioned tea houses🍮, etc., dazzling and comprehensive. It was once the most prosperous 'clothing lane' in Wenchang, as well as the economic and cultural center of the city.
✅Little Tips:
1️⃣Recommended visiting time: 30 minutes to 1 hour
2️⃣The traffic on the streets inside the old street is relatively complex, with motor vehicles and electric bicycles passing through from time to time, so please pay attention to safety during your visit and check-in~
3️⃣Wen Nan Old Street is particularly suitable for shooting traditional Chinese style or Hong Kong style photoshoots, so if you like taking photos📷, hurry up and make plans with your friends!
4️⃣Before going out, it is recommended to check the weather forecast in advance and prepare an umbrella☔️
5️⃣It is suggested to wear hats and sun-protective clothing as a precaution.
6️⃣Nearby food recommendations:
Wangxi Chinese-Western Tea House, Triangle Street Wenchang Chicken Rice Shop, Zhenghui Salt Baked Chicken, Yixiangyuan Chinese-Western Tea House, Jieying Qingbu Liang
7️⃣Nearby attractions and parks:
Confucius Temple, Hongguang Temple, Wenchang Park
📍Location:
About 150 meters east of Zibei Square on Wen Nan Road, Wenchang City, Hainan Province; you can also navigate directly to 'Wen Nan Old Street'
🎫Ticket: Free
🅿️Parking:
There are well-planned free parking spaces near Wen Nan Old Street, please park your cars in an orderly manner within the marked areas~
MERCY GROSS
Wenchang Ancient Town One-Day Tour Guide
Next stop: Wenchang Wencheng Town
Before, I always visited the scenic areas near Longlou
This time I chose Wencheng Town as the destination
Staying at the Bamen Port Theme Hotel🏨
Nearby there is Qingxing Dad's Tea Shop, and two kilometers ahead is the Wangxi Tea Restaurant
Both places have decent food
The marbled tofu is really delicious ~
After breakfast, you can visit the Confucius Temple to feel the cultural atmosphere of Wenchang
After leaving the Confucius Temple, you can stroll around Wen Nan Old Street to experience the arcade architecture
Also visited the Fu Family Mansion, but unfortunately, it was locked and not open to the public
If you're not in a hurry, you can leisurely spend a whole day in Wencheng Town
Hannah Ramirez
Listen to my advice! Wenchang is really great!
Listen to my advice! Wenchang is really great!
Wenchang is right next to Haikou, located in the northeastern part of Hainan Island, and is one of the three major historical ancient towns in Hainan. It is the city with the longest coastline in Hainan and is also the birthplace of the Minnan culture in Hainan.
City Tags: Coconut Palms | Space | Windmills | Starry Sky | Lighthouse | Confucian Temple | Nanyang' Volleyball | Hainan Chicken Rice
Travel Tips
Classic Route: Tongguling - Stone Park - Qishui Bay - Dongjiao Coconut Grove
2 Cultural Route: Song's Ancestral Residence - Space Launch Center - Confucian Temple - Wenchang Old Street
Coastal Route: Puqian Old Street - Mulan Bay - Windmill Coast - Baohu
Recommended for Sea Foraging: Longlou Qishui Bay, Fengjia Bay, Gaolong Bay
Travel Suggestions
Tongguling: The place to welcome the first ray of sunlight on Hainan Island, with the main peak at an altitude of 338 meters, and the sea-viewing corridor on the mountain top overlooks the entire Moon Bay.
Stone Park: Right next to Tongguling, it is a stone that was uplifted from the earth's surface by orogenic movements tens of thousands of years ago. Here you can feel the artistic conception of 'facing the stone of Jieshi to view the vast sea'.
Qishui Bay: A treasure bay with few people and beautiful scenery. Known as the 'Glass Sea', it is also an EXCELLENT spot to watch rocket launches from outside the space launch site.
Mulan Bay: The first section of the tourist road that became popular, where the 'First Lighthouse in Asia' Mulan Lighthouse is located.
Dongjiao Coconut Grove: The coconut breeze and the charm of the sea intoxicate visitors. Step into this place to feel the romance of leaning against the coconut grove and facing the sea, 'half coconut grove, half sea'.
Puqian Old Street: One of the most well-preserved hundred-year-old streets in Hainan with a significant Nanyang architectural style.
Windmill Coast: Against the backdrop of blue sky, white clouds, azure sea, and golden beaches, a row of white windmills is the epitome of a comfortable life.
Food Recommendations
The world-renowned delicacy 'Hainan Chicken Rice' originated in Wenchang, Hainan. In Wenchang, there are various ways to eat chicken, mainly the white-cut chicken method, but you can also have salt-baked or coconut milk chicken, each method offering a different taste.
You can't miss the Zaozao Vinegar, Baoluo Powder, and Wenchang Old Dad Tea~
EmmaPedersen
Understated Old Street in Wenchang, Hainan
This is Wennan Old Street in Wenchang, Hainan.
The street was purportedly built in the 1920s with money from the Hainanese that moved overseas, in particular Singapore and Malaysia. Hence, the architecture style of the buildings are a mixture of western and Chinese style, with the feel of shophouses seen in Singapore and Malaysia.
The street is 400m long and I feel is more authentic and less commercial than the more famous qilou old street in Haikou. Worth a visit!
#familytrips2024
notreve
Seven Days and Six Nights Journey on Hainan's Eastern Route
The entire route: Haikou—Ling Shui Fenjiezhou—Wanning Shenzhou Peninsula—Wenchang—Haikou, travel by public transport + taxi.
Specific itinerary:
day1: Arrive at Haikou Meilan Airport, take the airport high-speed train directly to Ling Shui, then taxi to Fenjiezhou Island.
Accommodation: Fenjiezhou Island Fishing Club (staying on the island means no need to pay for entrance tickets, boat tickets, or sightseeing car tickets). If you require star-rated hotel accommodation, don't consider it. Benefits of staying on the island: After the tourists leave the island, it becomes very quiet and is great for taking photos. The sea is as clear as glass, and the weather is perfect for photography.
The downside: There are not many dining options, and whether you can find something tasty depends on luck.
Note⚠️: If you want to watch the sunset on Fenjiezhou Island, make sure to get to the island before 5:30 pm, otherwise, you can only wait for the 6:00 pm or 7:00 pm boat to the island.
day2: Spend half a day on Fenjiezhou, check out at noon and taxi to Wanning Shenzhou Peninsula.
Accommodation: Shenzhou Peninsula
When the sun comes out on Fenjiezhou, you can see the stunningly beautiful glass sea.
After checking out at noon, head to the Shenzhou Peninsula, where the hotel has its own beach and a popular restaurant and bar. The sunset on the Shenzhou Peninsula is incredibly beautiful, and there are special local foods around the hotel.
day3-day6, check out at noon, take the high-speed train to Wenchang.
Accommodation: Hua Zhu. Hai Xia Homestay (you can't order takeout at the homestay).
Spend the morning on the hotel beach, and after arriving in Wenchang at noon, head straight for Laoba Tea. Order a cup of Laoba Tea with various snacks and you can sit and eat all afternoon. Both Longhua and Wangxi are good, and it's up to you how much you want to spend.
During our journey in Wenchang, we experienced the warmth of the Hainan people. The homestay owner upgraded our room, the Didi driver recommended a suitable travel route, and a local fisherman took us to experience the sea, which greatly enhanced our travel experience.
Wenchang is not only home to the glass sea but also has vast coconut groves, Baoluo rice noodles, Wenchang chicken, vinegar, Laoba Tea, and more. For the Dongjiao coconut grove, it is recommended to drive to the coconut grove viewing platform, Confucian Temple - Wen Nan Old Street - Yilong Bay Sea Library, to experience a different cultural atmosphere. Tonggu Ridge - Buddha Light Temple - Stone Park offer exceptional views (weather permitting).
day6-day7: Check out from Wenchang, take a carpool straight to Haikou.
Accommodation: Qilou Old Street
After checking out from Wenchang in the morning, it takes nearly two hours by carpool to go straight to Haikou. Haikou's Qilou Old Street is great for photography, with many special local foods recommended. In the afternoon, head straight to Riyue Plaza duty-free shop, where it's recommended to buy beauty products from gdf. The sales assistants are enthusiastic and will help calculate discounts, combining offers. The cdf event discounts are not significant. The night market at Hainan University's South Gate is a must-visit, with lots of snacks, and the Qingbu Liang is superb. On the last day, prepare for the return trip.
Since I can't drive, I chose public transportation + taxi, but our experience of seeing the sea was not compromised at all.
Seeing the sea is not limited to Sanya; Ling Shui and Wenchang are recommended for their less crowded locations. With good planning, a beautiful glass sea is not a dream. If you can drive, it is still recommended to drive/rent a car for travel, as it offers more freedom and it's convenient to stop and enjoy the roadside scenery.
Cost: Excluding duty-free shops and airfare, the average cost per person is over 2700 yuan. Due to off-peak travel, including round-trip airfare, the cost is about 5000 yuan per person.
RoamingRevelations
A visit to Wunnan Old Street
The arcade buildings on Wenchang City's Wunnan Old Street were built in the 1920s, making it the third largest arcade old street in Hainan (only after Haikou Old Street and Wenchang Puxian Old Street). Due to its relatively intact preservation and unique Nanyang style, many film and television dramas, such as 'The Roots of the Taiwanese', have been shot here. In fact, this type of arcade old street is a common form of commercial street in regions like Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Hainan. I believe the emergence of this form of commercial street is greatly related to the rainy climate of these provinces. The architectural style of Wunnan Old Street carries a strong Nanyang influence, which is related to the large number of people who went to the Nanyang region in the early years.
Thanks to the government's recent restoration and maintenance, the buildings of Wunnan Old Street have been well preserved. They are considered distinctive architecture in Wenchang and in the Hainan region. If you come to Wenchang, Wunnan Old Street is a must-visit spot.
IgnatiusNocturne123*
Wenchang-Wennan Old Street
Visiting Wenchang, in addition to touring the rocket launch base, going to the Huiwen Buddhist bead market to buy star and moon bodhi, you can also take a stroll down Wennan Old Street. The old street is located in the city center, and next to it is the Confucius Temple where you can also visit, enjoying the historic Wennan Old Street and experiencing the local customs and folklore.
There are many clothing, shoe, and hat stores on both sides of Wennan Old Street, and there are also snacks for sale on the roadside. Take a walk at the corner of the old street. We also went to a tea restaurant, 'Old Street Chinese and Western Tea Shop,' which is good value for money, with lots of snacks and drinks! However, it closes at 6 pm, so friends who want to go should go earlier.
WanderlustWishbone
Wen Nan Old Street, perfect for a leisurely solo stroll: the original flavor of the overseas Chinese hometown, with a Southeast Asian charm
📓 Wen Nan Old Street in Wenchang is even more historic than the arcade streets in Haikou, and it's better preserved in its original state. It's not overly commercialized and is the third largest arcade street in Hainan.
Although it appears somewhat worn due to the lack of extensive maintenance, it perfectly retains the original flavor of the Southeast Asian-style arcades that were built around 1920, embodying the historical vicissitudes and the exquisite original architecture~ The balustrades with carved flowers, three-dimensional window lintels, red windows with colored glass, and wooden louvers... one can imagine how prosperous it once was. Taking photos here also evokes a sense of nostalgia, as if stepping into a bygone era, almost as if time has reversed.
⛩️ Aside from the occasional motorcycles and a few cars that break the usual tranquility of Wen Nan Old Street, there are many simple shops run by locals on the ground floor of the arcades on both sides, and the second and third floors are still inhabited by locals. Watching them drink tea and chat, full of the flavor of everyday life, offers a true reflection of life on the old street, and it's worth taking a closer look and capturing the moments. There's a saying among the locals in Wenchang: 'You haven't really visited Wenchang if you haven't strolled through Wen Nan Old Street.'
❤️ Warm tips:
a. Be mindful of the motorcycles 🏍 when taking photos, safety first.
b. Wen Nan Old Street is open all year round for free visits, with no admission fee.
c. After your visit, avoid dining within a 500-meter radius where they serve so-called Wenchang chicken. If you like, you can dine in the local restaurants in the city center that the locals frequent for an authentic experience.
🕹 Address: Intersection of Chengxin Li and Wen Nan Road, Wenchang City, Hainan
🚌 Transportation: Take bus 6 or 8 to Wencheng Health Clinic Station, then walk 350 meters to reach Wen Nan Old Street. If driving, navigate to Wen Nan Old Street for free parking spots.
CLAY WEBER
Strolling through Wen Nan Old Street, experiencing the Nanyang style
From Boao, it takes an hour's drive to Wen Nan Old Street in the old city of Wenchang. Wen Nan Old Street is one of the three representative old streets in Hainan. Although it is not as large and famous as Haikou Old Street, it has a stronger sense of history and life. The arcade old street with Nanyang style is built along the river. The first floor is various shops, with people coming and going, bustling. The upstairs is uniformly renovated into red window edges, which are old but not dilapidated. The old street is suitable for strolling. The daylight is sufficient, and the Nanyang-style arcade is easy to take pictures. The shops along the river are mostly small restaurants and snack bars. The trees are shady. If you are tired, you can choose a riverside snack bar to taste local delicacies. There is a banyan tree alley at the entrance of the old street, which is also suitable for taking pictures.
ExcursionExpedition
【Hainan Island】The 'cultural' wind is coming, meet the most beautiful Wenchang
The Hainan small island tour for five people officially begins😎
Route: Haikou—Wenchang—Qionghai—Wanning—Danzhou—Lingao—Haikou
Transportation: Drive by yourself
Time: 6 days
Wenchang not only has Wenchang chicken and sour vinegar, but also five A-level scenic spots, a rocket launch base, and the arcade buildings old street in use, and it is the birthplace of Hainan Minnan culture. Wenchang is a city that combines culture, history, food, technology, and tourism~
There is a small port on the street in front of Wenchang, where many fishing boats dock every day, and you will see many weird fish
Here retains the architectural style of the arcade, with a strong old street charm~
Have a bowl of seafood sour vinegar noodles on the street in front of the shop, sour and spicy is very appetizing, then you will find, where is the noodle? A full bowl of ingredients, let us who want to eat noodles are puzzled, where is the noodle?😂
Have you ever drunk 'wind shovel (pao) water'? Wind shovel water is actually bael water, bael fruit is a kind of fig-like fruit, which can relieve heat~ Add some sugar water, take a sip under the sun, and it's instantly refreshing~
Leaving the street in front of the shop,
Mulanhuan has the first lighthouse in Asia, sheltering the passing ships~ Under the tower on the west side is a huge stone beach, with various strange-shaped reefs lying on the beach~ You can climb high and look into the distance, with waves crashing~ You can find small crabs hidden here in the cracks of the stones~ You can also see various beautiful small fish in the puddles between the stones
Continue east from Mulanhuan, and you will reach the windmill coast, where more than 30 giant white windmills line up along the coastline, towering windmills, soft coastline, silver beach, blue sky, white clouds and windmills~ This beautiful beach scenery is worth your visit for a photo🙂~
After feeding your eyes, it's time to feed your stomach~ Coconut milk chicken, here I come
Have you ever wandered through the coconut grove?
When the golden sunlight shines through the large coconut leaves, someone is lying in a hammock in the coconut grove, so comfortable☺️~
You must have eaten coconut chicken when you came to Hainan, but have you ever eaten coconut milk chicken made from coconut pulp? The last blanched vegetables are all filled with the taste of coconut milk😍~
Coconut treasure is the first time I eat, the taste is like cotton candy, soft, with a milky flavor, there is a slight sour taste when eating~ The boss lady said she likes to eat it very much~ But I can't accept this soft feeling🤔
Next stop, we are going to the millennium fishing port to eat seafood, remember to follow me, take you to the 'secret base' under the cliff to take a look
VictoriaO Donnell75
Wennan Old Street, a hometown of overseas Chinese built in the 1920s, has a rich combination of Chinese and Western styles, and is one of the most characteristic ancient town buildings in Hainan Province.
Into the old street of Wennan, the mottled Nanyang architectural complex is simple and quiet. Through the hustle and bustle, the old houses and the old bridges on both sides of the ancient house have experienced vicissitudes of life, as if the time has stagnated here, leaving behind A string of desolate stories.
Each city has its history and stories. As a foreign wandering person, those belonging to Wenchang belong to the customs of the Republic of China. They belong to the story of Nanyang, and they have become the imprint of the age. Fortunately, they saw the fate.