合肥

HefeiTravel Budget Guide

Tier new1·IATA: HFE

When to visit

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
  • extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
  • highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
  • extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
  • highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
  • highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
  • extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
Taxi flag-drop:¥8starting fare

Attractions

Sanhe Ancient Town三河古镇5AHeritage Site$0.00 (CN¥0)
Lord Bao Park (Hefei)包公园4AHeritage Site$7.39 (CN¥50)
Anhui Museum安徽博物院(新馆)4A$0.00 (CN¥0)
Laoshan Island姥山岛4A$8.87 (CN¥60)
Hefei Sunac Land合肥融创乐园4A$23.35 (CN¥158)
Former Residence of Li Hongzhang李鸿章故居4AHeritage Site$2.96 (CN¥20)
Hefei Wildlife Park合肥野生动物园4A$5.17 (CN¥35)
Xiangyuan Flower World祥源花世界4A$2.96 (CN¥20)
Hefei Marine World合肥海洋世界—$22.91 (CN¥155)
Hefei Sunac Cultural Tourism City合肥融创文化旅游城—$23.35 (CN¥158)
Memorial Temple of Lord Bao包公祠—$2.96 (CN¥20)
Xiaoyaojin Park逍遥津公园—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Hechai 1972合柴1972—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Qingfeng Pavilion清风阁—$2.96 (CN¥20)
Hefei Sunac Water Park合肥融创水世界—$10.20 (CN¥69)
Shum Yip Bantang Hot Spring Resort深业半汤御泉庄温泉—$14.34 (CN¥97)
Luogang Central Park骆岗中央公园—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Dashushan National Forest Park大蜀山国家森林公园—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Fuzhuang浮庄—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Three Kingdoms Hefei History and Culture Museum三国合肥历史文化馆—$1.33 (CN¥9)

Hotels

Budget

$17.29 (CN¥117)
/night

Standard

$24.09 (CN¥163)
/night

Comfort

$43.01 (CN¥291)
/night

Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.

Food

Budget meal

$3.25 (CN¥22)
/meal

Mid-range

$11.23 (CN¥76)
/meal

High-end

$34.88 (CN¥236)
/meal
Must try:
  • Li Hongzhang hodgepodge stew
    李鸿章杂烩 · Lǐ Hóngzhāng záhuì
  • Caocao braised chicken
    曹操鸡 · Cáocāo jī
  • Sanhe fried rice dumplings
    三河米饺 · Sānhé mǐjiǎo
  • Luzhou roast duck
    庐州烤鸭 · Lúzhōu kǎoyā
  • Baogong braised fish
    包公鱼 · Bāogōng yú
  • Sanhe crispy duck
    三河酥鸭 · Sānhé sūyā
  • Chicken thread silk balls
    鸡丝绣球 · Jīsī xiùqiú
  • Xiatang baked flatbread
    下塘集烧饼 · Xiàtángjí shāobǐng
Styles:Fast food · Street snacks · Noodle house · Anhui

Culture & Heritage

Time-Honored Brands (1)

MOFCOM-certified · cultural background, not a business endorsement
Liu HongshengBatch 3
Est. 1873
A Luzhou (old Hefei) dumpling-and-noodle house founded in the late Qing dynasty, made famous by a bowl of mushroom-and-chicken dumplings and a century-old emblem of Hefei's culinary culture.

Famous Snacks (5)

Mushroom-and-Chicken DumplingsFamous Snacks
The signature dish of Liu Hongsheng: tender dumplings in a clear broth drawn from local hen and dried mushroom, the emblem of Luzhou breakfast.
Hefei's Four Great SweetsFamous Snacks
The collective name for four traditional Hefei pastries—sesame cake, baked cake, cunjin and baiqie—the city's signature festival gifts, made famous by the century-old Zhang Shunxing house.
Duck-Oil Sesame CakeFamous Snacks
A traditional Hefei pastry leavened with duck fat and coated in sesame, crisp outside and soft within, fragrant but not greasy, the signature flaky cake of Luzhou snacks.
Li Hongzhang HotchpotchFamous Snacks
A classic Anhui dish linked to the late-Qing statesman Li Hongzhang, braising sea cucumber, fish maw and chicken into a richly laden stew renowned at home and abroad.
Luzhou Roast DuckFamous Snacks
A traditional Hefei (old Luzhou) dish of duck roasted slow over fruit-wood embers, crisp-skinned and tender, distinct from northern roast duck and a signature of Luzhou cuisine.

Intangible Cultural Heritage (3)

Lu Opera (Luju)National ICH · Batch 第一批国家级非遗
A major regional opera of central Anhui centred on Hefei, blending Hefei menge songs, Chaohu folk song and Dabie mountain tunes; a first-batch national ICH item from 2006.
Chaohu Folk SongsNational ICH · Batch 第一批国家级非遗
The folk-song tradition of the Chaohu lake basin, plain and natural, sung or chanted; a first-batch national ICH item from 2006 and a leading voice of Anhui folk song.
Fire-Pen Painting (Pyrography)Provincial ICH
A Hefei pyrography craft that burns tonal pictures onto wood, bamboo and paper with a heated pen, an Anhui provincial-level intangible heritage item.
Ready to plan a trip from Hefei?
Plan my trip →