Liqiao Water Town is located in XiLian Town, Tongling City, Anhui Province. The scenic area covers an area of 310 acres and is composed of four major functional areas: Water Town, Man Garden, Old Street, and Homestay. The scenic area consists of over 110 ancient residential buildings, eight ancient streets, and pavilions, towers, and other ancient buildings scattered along the water. To enrich the cultural connotation of the scenic area and create a new tourism card for Liqiao Water Town, the scenic area has launched the ‘Night Tour of Liqiao’ project, using sound, light, and electricity to beautify and illuminate the area, skillfully integrating lighting with cultural background, natural landscape, and architectural style, bringing a visual feast to tourists. Night markets, night food, night shows, night festivals, and night stays are immersive classic night tour projects that have attracted many tourists from the province and beyond. Opening hours are from 08:30 to 21:30 all year round.
Preferential policies for the elderly: Free admission for those aged 70 and above with a senior citizen card or ID card. Free for children: Under 6 years old (not including) or under 1.2 meters in height (not including), with their own household registration book (original) and accompanied by an adult. Free for children aged 6 to 17 years old (including) and over 1.2 meters in height (including), enjoy a 20 yuan child ticket policy. Free for the disabled: With the original disability certificate issued by the China Disabled Persons’ Federation. Free for retired military personnel: Retired military personnel with valid identification documents (original). Free for active military personnel: Active military personnel with the original military-issued ‘Officer’s Certificate’, ‘Civilian Cadre Certificate’, ‘Non-Commissioned Officer’s Certificate’, ‘Conscript Certificate’, ‘Student Certificate’. Free for tour guides: Tour guides with the qualification certificate issued by the National Tourism Administration (with business card). Free for journalists: Journalists with their valid ID card and journalist’s certificate issued by the General Administration of Press and Publication of the People’s Republic of China (original). Free for blood donors: With the ‘Honorary Card for Voluntary Blood Donation’ issued by various cities in Anhui Province (original). Free for photographers: Members of photography associations with membership cards issued by photography associations at the provincial level or above in Anhui Province (original). Free for retired cadres: Retired cadres with the retirement certificate issued by the State Council and the Central Military Commission. Free for internet influencers: Internet influencers with a fan group of more than 100,000 can enter for free with their ID card and proof of online fan base. Free for Tongling residents: 1. Tongling residents with original ID card (household registration book) or nationally certified electronic ID can enjoy free ticket policy; other forms of identification do not enjoy free ticket policy. 2. Spouses of Tongling residents can present their marriage certificate (original) and ID card (original) to enjoy the free ticket policy. 3. Foreigners who pay social security in Tongling can enjoy the free ticket policy with their social security card (original) and electronic social security card information on Alipay. 4.For foreigners who purchase houses in Tongling, they can enjoy free admission policy with the original property ownership certificate. For students studying in Tongling, they can enjoy free admission policy with the original student ID card. Tongling people’s policemen can enjoy free admission policy with their own ID cards and original police officer certificates. Free students: Full-time undergraduates and those with lower educational backgrounds (excluding adult education postgraduates) can hold their own student ID cards (original). In July and August, it includes the original admission tickets for this year’s college entrance examination or high school entrance examination.
