Tips and tricks

The stone-paved road leads uphill from the entrance of Fengyangyi Village, with tie-dyed cloths drying along the walls, and the earthen walls of the old houses bathed in the warm yellow sunlight. Reaching the gate of "Youfeng Courtyard," the courtyard before you is smaller than what you see on television, yet the village itself is more complete than depicted in the drama. Although the story of Xu Hongdou moving into Yunmiao Village is fictional, the ancient Tea Horse Road, Bai ethnic courtyards, rice paddies, and Erhai Lake that make up Yunmiao Village can actually be visited.

On Friday morning, July 17, 2026, Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1 will once again become a massive price comparison site. Some people will line up for free admission gifts, some will head straight for hotel dining vouchers, and others will be pressured into making bookings at travel agency counters by the words "limited to this event." Summer travel fairs are worth attending, but only if you know what you want to buy and are aware of which seemingly cheap deals actually have many limitations.