What are the interesting places in Shaoguan? How many days will the trip take?

Traveling to Danxia Mountain, Nanhua Temple, Chebaling Nature Reserve, Maba people ruins, Baizhangya Canyon rafting, etc. requires at least 3 days.

1. Shaoguan, referred to as "Shao", was called Shaozhou in ancient times. It was named after Shaoshi Mountain, a famous mountain in Danxia. Donghengzhou was changed to Shaozhou after the name of Shaoshi, and it was followed by successive dynasties. When Qujiang County was established in the sixth year of Yuanding Dynasty, Shaoguan was taken as the county seat. Shaozhou got its name from Shaoguan during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Three customs, water and land, were set up in today's urban area of ??Shaoguan to collect taxes, commonly known as Shaoguan. Shaoguan is located in the northern part of Guangdong Province, at the upper reaches of Beijiang River, at the intersection of Zhenjiang River, Wujiang River and Beijiang River. It borders Hunan Province and Jiangxi Province and is adjacent to Guangxi. It is known as the "Three Provinces Thoroughfare". Shaoguan is the political and economic center of northern Guangdong. , transportation and cultural center, it is also the central city in northern Guangdong planned and developed by Guangdong Province. ?

2. China Red Stone Park - Danxia Mountain, located in Shaoguan City, with a total area of ??292 square kilometers, is the largest scenic area in Guangdong Province and is dominated by Danxia landforms. and World Natural Heritage Sites. Danxia Mountain is the world's "Danxia Landform" named place. It is composed of more than 680 red gravel rocks with flat tops, steep bodies and gentle slopes, and is characterized by red cliffs.

3. Nanhua Temple is located on the bank of Cao River, 7 kilometers southeast of Maba Town, Qujiang District, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, and about 24 kilometers south of Shaoguan City. Nanhua Temple is one of the famous Buddhist temples in China and the birthplace of the "Southern Zen Method" promoted by Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism. Nanhua Temple was built in the first year of Tianjian (AD 502) of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In the third year of Tianjian, the temple was built and Emperor Wu of Liang gave it the name "Baolin Temple". Later, it was renamed "Zhongxing Temple" and "Faquan Temple" successively. In the first year of Kaibao in the Song Dynasty (968 AD), Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty granted the temple "Nanhua Zen Temple", and the name of the temple has been followed to this day. Because the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism preached Dharma here, it is also called the Sixth Patriarch’s Dojo. Nanhua Temple has a construction area of ??more than 12,000 square meters and consists of Caoxi Gate, Free Life Pond, Baolin Gate, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall, Sutra Pavilion, Lingzhao Pagoda, Sixth Patriarch Hall and other buildings. Except for the Lingzhao Pagoda and the Sixth Ancestor Hall, all the buildings were rebuilt after 1934 by monk Xuyun.

4. Chebaling Nature Reserve has a total area of ??110,000 acres and a forest coverage area of ??61,000 acres. It is one of the largest nature reserves in Guangdong Province. Chebaling Nature Reserve is known as the "Treasure Array of Species and the Pearl of Nanling". There are more than 2,000 kinds of plants. One of them, the "King of Cedar Trees", is 44 meters tall and more than 180 years old. It is the tallest and largest cedar tree found in Guangdong Province. Chebaling Nature Reserve is an ecological scenic tourist area that integrates sightseeing, vacation, inspection, adventure special tourism and teaching practice, natural environment, scientific research, and outdoor entertainment.

5. The Maba Man Site Scenic Area is a famous large-scale archaeological tourist attraction in Guangdong Province that combines mountains, water, caves, and rocks, and integrates archeology and tourism, knowledge and entertainment. The scenic area is divided into front mountain and back mountain. The main cave of the front mountain is where the "Maba Man" fossils were unearthed. In the caves such as Silver Rock and Osmanthus Rock, a group of statues of primitive human life in the "Maba Man" era and the "Shixia Culture" were created. The living conditions of the ancestors during that period. In the back mountain there is Zhaoyin Temple where Master Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism once lived, and a large limestone cave. There are various stalactites in the cave, which are amazing at the artistic creativity of nature. The scenic area also houses the Maba People Museum with a construction area of ??2,096 square meters, which displays many ancient human fossils, animal fossils and Neolithic cultural relics. In 2001, it was named a national key protected cultural relic unit.

6. Shaoguan Baizhang Cliff Canyon Rafting is located in Dabaoshan, the southern suburb of Shaoguan City, close to the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway. It only takes 15 minutes from the Shaxi Expressway exit to the rafting starting point. It is adjacent to Nanhua Temple, the Buddhist holy land, in the north. It only takes 10 minutes and the location is extremely convenient. The total length of Baizhangya Canyon rafting is 3 kilometers, with a drop of up to 100 meters. There are more than ten roundabouts in Baizhangya Canyon Rafting. During the 100-minute rafting process, tourists can not only appreciate the excitement of canyon rafting, but also enjoy the scenery of the original forest valley.