Things to do in Yāntái
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Yāntái Museum
The current home of the museum is a fabulous guildhall built by merchants and sailors of Fújiàn as a place of worship to Tianhou. Sadly, the museum will be moving into a modern, less atmospheric building just 100m west along Nan Dajie.
The main hall of the museum is known as the Hall of Heavenly Goddess, designed and finished in Guǎngzhōu, and then shipped to Yāntái for assembly. Beyond the hall, in the centre of the courtyard, is the museum's most spectacular sight: a brightly and intricately decorated gate. Supported by 14 pillars, the portal is a collage of hundreds of carved and painted figures, flowers, beasts, phoenixes and animals. The carvings depict battle scene…
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Yāntái Hill Park
This quaint park is a veritable museum of well-preserved Western treaty port architecture spread upwards across a maze of stone paths and leafy gardens. Containing a Chinese-only visual exhibition on Yāntái's port days, the Former American Consulate Building retains some original interior features. Nearby, the former Yāntái Union Church dates from 1875, although it was later rebuilt and now serves as the office for a wedding-planning company. The Former British Consulate is perched on the edge of the park overlooking the bay, and the British Consulate Annexe looks out onto an overgrown English garden.
Heading northwest, you'll find several points at which to look upon …
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Lǎoyú Lāmiàn
This popular joint runs 24 hours so you'll never go hungry. Grab a seat and join the rest of the patrons slurping down noodles. The menu is in Chinese so you'll have to order by pointing at what the people at the next table are having; or you can always go with the niúròu lāmiàn (牛肉拉面; beef noodles).
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Changyu Wine Culture Museum
The surprising Changyu Wine Culture Museum introduces the history of China's oldest and largest Western-style winery (founded in 1892), which produces a barely palatable 'Chinese Cabernet' and a sweet riesling (tasting, down in any icy cellar, is included in admission price).
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Brazil Barbecue
The Chinese take on Brazilian churrascaria means that you'll get pork slathered in garlic, slices of ox tongue and chicken giblet – all served from long skewers. The all-you-can-eat buffet spread gives you one more reason to delay that diet. Staff offering grilled meats come round once only, so don't feel shy to call out if you want more.
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Bǎolóng Hǎixiān Chéng
Enter the special seafood-filled room by the entrance where the squirming, crawling and swimming creatures are on display. Vegie and cold dishes have marked prices per serve. Seafood is charged by jīn and weighed in front of you. Order what you want and the kitchen will cook it up. Beer is only Y2. Limited English spoken.
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Beaches
Of Yāntái's two beaches, No 1 Beach (Dìyī Hǎishuǐ Yùchǎng), a long stretch of soft sand along a calm bay area, is superior to No 2 Beach (Dì'èr Hǎishuǐ Yùchǎng), which is less crowded, but more polluted. Both beaches can be reached by bus 17.
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East of the Changyu Wine Culture Museum is an attractive but soulless cluster of restored concession buildings, housing a variety of business such as restaurants, clubs, bars and such. It's worth wandering through to have a look at Yāntái's efforts at 'doing' Shànghǎi.
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