10 Days in Huainan
Ten days stretches the wall-and-lake week with the Tang kiln site at Shangyao and an honest Hefei day — where the great Chu ding dug up at Shou county now sits.
Quick Answer
Is 10 days enough for Huainan?
10 days lets you go beyond Huainan's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Huainan guide
10-day Huainan itinerary at a glance
Use our full Huainan travel guide as the base and adapt it to 10 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
Arrival & Longhu Park
Land and ease in at the city's lakeside park — a first bowl of beef soup, an evening loop of the water, and the plan for Shou county ahead.
- huainan longhu park
Bagong Mountain & Prince's Palace
The 241-meter ridge carries the 383 AD Fei River battle, where the phrase "every bush and bird an enemy" was coined, and the palace of Prince Huainan, whose court compiled the 21-chapter Huainanzi — tofu, locals say by tradition, was born in these kitchens.
- huainan bagong mountain
- huainan huainanwang palace
Shouzhou Wall & Confucius Temple
The Song-era wall runs 7,147 meters around four gates and held back the 1991 flood; walk the rampart from the east gate and drop into the Yuan-era Confucius temple courtyards.
- huainan shouzhou city wall
- huainan shouxian confucius temple
Chu Museum & Old Town
The 2022 museum, first in the country named for Chu culture, displays the 1933 finds from the royal Li-sangudui tomb — the original 400-kilogram cast ding sits in Hefei — then the old-town lanes and well-water tofu.
- huainan chu culture museum
Anfengtang Reservoir Day
Sun Shu'ao's reservoir, dug about 2,600 years ago as the Quebei and listed among the world irrigation-heritage sites in 2015, still spreads some 34 sq km of water south of the old wall.
- huainan anfengtang
Jiaogang Lake Day
West past Bagongshan, Jiaogang's roughly 60,000 mu of reed and lotus water take a slow boat loop; reed-cutting lanes, lake fish lunch and an early night.
- huainan jiaogang lake
Huainan Rest Day
A slow city day — beef soup streets, park benches and laundry, with the film-studio lane at Jiaogang as the alternate if rest fails.
- huainan longhu park
Shouzhou Kiln & Shangyao Woods
East at Shangyao town, the Shouzhou kiln site fired the yellow glazes that the Tang-era Tea Classic recorded as "Shouzhou porcelain yellow"; the forest park next door cools the afternoon.
- huainan shouzhou kiln site
- huainan shangyao forest park
Hefei Day (Anhui Museum)
An honest neighbor day — about 40 minutes south by fast rail from Huainan South; the Anhui Museum keeps the great cast ding that left Shou county after the 1933 dig, and Sanhe's water lanes run relaxed on the way back.
- hefei anhui museum
- hefei sanhe ancient town
Markets & Departure
A last beef-soup breakfast, a market stock-up and the train out — from Huainan South if the fast line serves your next stop.
- huainan city markets
Budget for 10 days in Huainan
| Tier | Per day | 10 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $500–$800 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $1,000–$2,000 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $3,000+ |
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