Qingyuan Travel Guide

Introduction to Qingyuan

Qingyuan - the beautiful back garden of the Pearl River Delta, it borders Guangzhou to the south, Hunan to the north, Shaoguan to the east, and Guangxi to the west. It has "the thoroughfare of three provinces and the Beijiang Fortress" "It is known as the junction between the Pearl River Delta and the mountainous areas of northern Guangdong, and is also an important link from Lingnan to the Central Plains.

Qingyuan City governs Yingde City, Lianzhou City, Qingxin County, Yangshan County, Liannan Yao Autonomous County, Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County, Fogang County, Qingcheng District, and Feilaixia Management Area,* ** 2 cities, 5 counties and 2 districts, with a population of 3.65 million and an area of ??19,000 square kilometers. It is located in the subtropical zone. Its unique geographical location and unique topography have created rich tourism resources.

If you want to visit ancient times, you can go to Feixia and Lianzhou, where there is one of the three major ancient temples in Lingnan, "Feilai Temple", and the 19th and 40th of the 72 blessed places of Chinese Taoism. There are countless cultural relics and historic sites in the Nine Blessed Lands. It is known as "Thousands of sceneries are hidden in the Feilai Gorge, and the mountains are filled with poems from past dynasties";

If you want to appreciate the natural scenery, you can go to the Yingxi Peak Forest Corridor , Baojing Palace, Yangshan Shikengkong, Huangchuan Three Gorges, and Lianzhou Underground River, there are the beauty of Guilin and the beauty of Wuling; if you want to appreciate the customs of ethnic minorities, please come to Liannan and Lianshan, where the handsome "Agui ", the beautiful "Shayao Girl" will bring you thousands of styles, and a hot and spicy folk song will make you linger; if you want to have a leisurely vacation, please go to the fresh hot mineral springs, grass skiing field, Huanghua Lake Resort, Lion Lake Golf Course, here will give you a warm holiday and endless aftertaste of enjoyment.

Main attractions:

Guanyin Valley: Located on both sides of the Beijiang River, 20 kilometers north of Yingde City. Guanyinyan Mountain is shaped like a dragon and was originally called Longyan. Later, it was named Guanyinyan because nearby residents offered sacrifices to Guanyin. The rock mountain is high and steep, with steep cliffs. It is majestic and spectacular. The entrance of the cave is adjacent to the river. Tourists viewing Guanyin Rock need to take a boat to reach it.

Daxu Mountain Lianshan Laoguitan Waterfall: A group of waterfalls in the primeval forest of Wild Banana Valley in Daxu Mountain, 12 kilometers away from the county seat. The mountains here are densely forested, with lush green bamboos and lush wild bananas, which are extremely bright and red. The octagonal maple leaves make you feel relaxed and happy, the streams are clear and the waterfalls are spectacular, so the air is exceptionally fresh and the content of negative ions is extremely high. Inhaling it has a very good lung-cleansing effect. The "essence bath" you enjoy naturally will make you refreshed and tired. Retreat immediately.

Taohua Lake: Taohua Lake covers an area of ??3,750 acres, with a lake volume of about 7,000 cubic meters. The lake is magnificent, with a circumference of about 20 kilometers around the lake, and a reservoir depth of about 37 meters. The surrounding scenery is picturesque, and the lake water is as clear as a mirror. The lake is surrounded by mountains, with flowing springs and waterfalls. The lake is dotted with dozens of green hills of different shapes, all in good order. There are caves in several of the green mountains, and the lake water has flowed into them, forming lakes in the caves. Cruise ships can go directly into the caves. The annual average temperature here is 20 degrees, the annual maximum temperature is 26 degrees, and the annual average minimum temperature is 12.9 degrees. The frost period is short only in December and January, and the average annual rainfall is 1920.9 mm. Whenever the wind blows in the morning and the moon sets in the evening, the haze around the Peach Blossom Chao area attracts endless imagination. If it is the time when the flowers are raining and the mountain wind ruffles the clear water of the lake, it will be a different kind of fun. The paradise on earth, the paradise on earth, is all around us.

Baiwan Cold Pole: Baiwan Town is located in the northern part of Qingxin County, with harsh natural environment and poor living conditions. It is known as "the poorest place in the world with ninety-nine mountains in the sky". The "five elements" of wood, water, fire and earth are all missing, and it is called the "cold pole" of the golden triangle next to it.

The main places of interest in Baiwan include Beijian Palace Village, the residence of General Chen Keyu (currently to be restored), Yanggong Ancient Temple, Baiwan Christian Church, etc. After repair and reconstruction, they are unique and fascinating.

More than 20 families originally lived in Baiwan Beijianhuanggong Village. Most of the houses in the village are made of stone and wood tiles. People have always built pools to drink water in the open air. The village is full of stone mountains and rugged rocks.

Baiwan Christian Church was built in 1937. It is said to be founded by Americans. It has been improved and repaired in recent years. While maintaining the original structure, the building has unique characteristics. The total area is more than 1,000 square meters. The current building is There are chapels, literacy classes, guest houses, etc. Many Christians pray here every Sunday, hoping to receive God's gifts. In the past few years, more than 2,600 people have visited here for sightseeing, including people from the United States, Germany, Canada, Hong Kong, Macau, etc. The ancient Yanggong Temple in Baiwan was built in the early Song Dynasty and rebuilt in the ninth year of Guangxu (1883) in the Qing Dynasty. It has been more than 100 years since. It was rebuilt again due to the passage of time.

The ancient temple was chosen as the site by Yang Xisong, a geologist of the Tang Dynasty, and the temple was erected to commemorate his ideas of helping the poor and helping the world. Baiwan Town has a pleasant climate. The average temperature is 5-6 degrees lower than that of the Pearl River Delta and 2-3 degrees lower than Qingqing County. The air is fresh and the environment is quiet. It is suitable for vacation travel. It is a typical karst landform with many beautiful peaks and beautiful mountains. The dense land grows on the rolling mountains, and karst caves can be seen everywhere. From National Highway 107 to Baiwan, you can visit the unique Jinlong Cave in Jintan. When you reach Baiwan, a unique agricultural feature is particularly attractive, with strange rocks A variety of green plants are planted in the rugged areas, and between the mountains and the plains are mulberry leaf bases, which are the embodiment of agricultural tourism.

Taihe Ancient Cave: Taihe Ancient Cave Scenic Area is located five kilometers in the northern suburbs of Qingyuan City (60 kilometers away from Guangzhou City). It faces Beijiang in the front and Lianfeng in the back. The mountains stretch for dozens of miles and are majestic. Thousands of scenes. The dangerous peaks in it are as tall as the skyline. The forest ravine is deep and the waterfall hangs in the sky. The cliffs are carved with chess and chess, and the winding streams compete with each other.

The peaks are stacked on top of each other, the vast expanse of emerald green dyes the human garden, and the thousands of miles of golden clouds weaves the Penglai in the world. It is a paradise for leisure and vacation.

Jade Dragon Palace:

Xianqiao Underground River: The attraction is located in Hengshitang Town, northwest of Yingde, 18 kilometers away from the city. Because there is a historical name of "Xianqiao" in the scene, and the water of the underground river flows through the Xianqiao, the underground river is known as the "Xianqiao Underground River".

The Xianqiao Underground River is composed of two sections of underground rivers and a section of open river in the middle. The total length is about 100 kilometers. It flows from west to east. The river surface is calm. Tourists can take a boat to explore the scenery. The journey takes about 2 hours. It is a very mysterious place. The natural wonders and scenery among them naturally constitute a wonderful poem, a beautiful painting, a dreamy legend, and the excitement of a false alarm. The monster in the river "looks like a fairy but not a fairy" and "not a fairy but looks like a fairy". Visitors praised it as "divine and dangerous" and "awe-inspiring".

Yingxi Peak Corridor: Take a detour from Jiulong Town, Mingjing Town, Yanbei Town in the southwest of Yingde City to Baiwan. This is the famous "Yingxi Peak Corridor" tourist route in the province. . The secondary cement road stretches for more than 20 kilometers through the peak forest. Between the peaks, there are hundreds of linearly arranged carboniferous peaks. It is well-proportioned and steep, and the occasional pond or stream reflects the steep peaks, which is similar to the characteristics of Guilin's landscape. Located not far from Baiwan Town, Yanbeiyang Cave has a tourist value no less than that of the famous Yingde Baojing. palace.

Yingde Baojing Palace: Baojing Palace karst cave covers an area of ??more than 16,000 square meters, ranking the largest in Guangdong. With its "majestic", "wonderful" and "strong", it is even more "Lingnan" It is known as the "First Cave Heaven". The more than 100 stone scenes in the cave are lifelike and lifelike, which makes people linger and marvel. Baojinggong Cave not only has strange natural landscapes, but also has extremely high geological and archaeological value. In 1996, the Provincial Institute of Archaeology discovered Paleolithic tools dating back 100,000 years ago in a gravel layer in the ancient river channel in the cave. Biluo Cave, 1.2 kilometers away from the cave, has beautiful and strange scenery and contains profound Taoist culture. Biluo Cave is now a provincial cultural relic protection unit, with more than 120 cliff stone carvings preserved on the cave walls.

Feixia Scenic Area,

Beijia Mountain Resort: Bijia Mountain is located in the northeast of Qingxin County and is a natural barrier to the northeast of Qingxin County. The majestic Bijia Mountain has three peaks standing side by side, shaped like a penholder. This place has abrupt peaks, beautiful mountains and clear waters, and magnificent scenery. It can be called a wonder of the fresh scenic spot. Transportation lines: It is only 8 kilometers away from the urban area of ??Qingyuan. There is a wide cement road leading directly to it. It only takes 15 minutes by car.

Feilai Temple: Feilai Temple is located on the north bank of Feilai Gorge, near the exit of Feilai Gorge. Feilai Temple is a famous ancient temple in Lingnan. It was built in the first year of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty (AD 20) and has a history of more than 1,400 years. The ancient temple is located in the middle of Beiyu Mountain. After the Grand View of the Song Dynasty, in order to facilitate the old and weak believers to offer incense and worship Buddha, another temple was built on the riverside. The original temple was very small and was built at the place where the abbot building is today.

Food:

Mainly include white-cut Qingyuan chicken, knife-cut glutinous rice, whole mushroom feast, whole sheep feast, whole deer feast, etc. There are a large number of restaurants in the urban area and Qingxin County, ranging from high, medium and low-end, and the prices are slightly lower than in Guangzhou.

Transportation in Qingyuan:

From Guangzhou to Qingyuan: You can take shuttle buses from Huanshi West Road Provincial Bus Station, Municipal Bus and Luochongwei Bus Station from 6:30 in the morning to evening There are regular buses at 7:30, the fare ranges from 15 yuan to 25 yuan, and the whole journey takes about 1.5 hours.

You can get there directly by driving on National Highway 107, which takes about 1 hour.

Taxi taxis in Qingyuan City are divided into Category I and Category II vehicles. All taxis are priced according to the meter. The meter price starts at 4 yuan for 3 kilometers and 0.5 yuan for every 250 meters after 3 kilometers.

Special tourist buses (air-conditioned minibuses) have been opened from the urban area to Feixia. The whole journey costs 8 yuan and takes about 1.5 hours.

There is no special bus from the urban area to Feilaixia Water Conservancy Project. You need to take the Yingde shuttle bus and get off at Feilaixia District. The fare is 10 yuan and it takes about 2 hours.

The original special bus from the urban area to Sankeng Town is extended to the scenic area from the urban area to Qingxin Hot Spring. The whole journey costs 7 yuan and takes about 1.5 hours.