Longchuan County Attractions

Tuocheng, Huoshan Scenic Area, Longchuan Examination Shed, Longchuan Academy, Xiao Yin’s former residence, etc.

1. Tuocheng: It is the earliest ancient county in Longchuan County in Lingnan and one of the first eleven historical and cultural cities announced in Guangdong Province. It was originally called Longchuan City and later called Xunzhou. city.

2. Huoshan Scenic Area: Located in the central part of Longchuan County, it is one of the seven famous mountains in Guangdong. It is a provincial forest park and a national 3A tourist area. It is famous for its steep red cliffs and strange rocks. It has long been famous for its beautiful rocks.

3. Longchuan Examination Shed: Located at the west gate of Tuocheng Town, Longchuan County, the Longchuan Examination Shed was built in the second year of Guangxu (1876) of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of 134 years. Among the 204 academic palaces and 14 examination sheds available nationwide, currently only Dingzhou, Hebei, Longchuan, Guangdong, Jianshui, Yunnan, Jixi, Anhui, and Taipei, Taiwan, have academic palaces and examination sheds coexisting.

4. Longchuan Academy: a preschool in Tuocheng Town, Longchuan County. It was first built in the seventh year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1668). It consists of screen walls, long corridors, Lingxing Gate, Panchi, arch bridges, east-west verandahs, Dacheng Hall, Minglun Hall, Zunjing Pavilion, etc. Parts were destroyed due to disrepair. There are existing Dacheng Hall, Minglun Hall, Zunjing Pavilion, etc. Dacheng Hall faces south from the north. The width is 26.56 meters in five rooms, the depth is 24.40 meters in four rooms, and the height is 18 meters. The area is 440 square meters.

5. Xiao Yin’s former residence: located in Zhuyuan, Xindu Village, Tuocheng Town, Longchuan County, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province. Built in the Qing Dynasty, the original building has been renovated, and now only the corner building (3 floors) behind the right horizontal house remains. It is 5.5 meters wide and 5.5 meters deep, covering an area of ??25 square meters. The walls are made of rammed gray sand, the top of the mountain is hard, the roof is gray tiles, and the ground is blue bricks.