Recommended places for self-driving tours in Guangdong Province during the Dragon Boat Festival, and 8 recommended routes to scenic and less crowded scenic spots around Guangdong

Where to go during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday? If you don’t want to leave the province, you can take a look. Today I recommend 8 less crowded and fun self-driving routes around Guangdong. You will definitely not be disappointed. !

1. Huotong, Fuzhou

Huotong Ancient Town, known as the "Phoenix Ancient City" in Eastern Fujian and the "Little Guilin" in Eastern Fujian, is one of the best ancient towns in Fujian. The ancient town is 47.7 kilometers away from the urban area of ??Ningde. It is said that during the Zhou Dynasty, there was a real person named Huo Tong who lived in Huolin Cave, hence its name.

There are mountains, rivers and ancient dwellings in the territory. Huotong Creek runs through the ancient town. Its water is known as the first water in eastern Fujian. The stream is green and crystal clear. The scenery is really beautiful! The ancient streets in the town can make tourists linger, and the unique skill of the intangible cultural heritage "Lion Lion" can be found in this town. The ancient streets of the ancient town are still well preserved, with the green bricks and green tiles and the ancient style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties still present. There is no need to buy tickets yet, friends may wish to visit here.

Route: Start from Fuzhou, go north along National Highway 104, and travel about 100 kilometers to Ningde. In the northwest of Ningde, follow Provincial Road 303 up Huotong River.

2. Xiamei Ancient Town

Xiamei Ancient Town is located in the east of Wuyishan City, 6 kilometers away from the urban area and adjacent to Wuyishan Scenic Area in the south. Xiamei Ancient Town was once an important town in Wuyi Mountain. It used to be the water port of Wuyi Mountain, but now there is only a small stream left. Once upon a time, the Dahongpao tribute from Wuyi Mountain was shipped from here, and later it was also sent to the Qiao Family Courtyard, an important town in the north.

Route: Departing from Guangzhou → Shenzhen-Shantou Expressway (charge 85 yuan → Shantou Bay Bridge → Raoping → Zhangzhou--Xiamen--Quanzhou--Fuzhou-Wuyishan.

3. Guangdong Xiaozhouzhuang

Want to see the water town but don’t have a long vacation to go to Zhouzhuang, Suzhou? Hehe, there is also a small Zhouzhuang in Guangdong - Fengjian Water Town in Shunde! Fengjian Water Town started in the Western Han Dynasty and is surrounded by water. The ancient style still exists, with the style of mulberry fish pond, the charm of Lingnan water town, and the scenery is so beautiful that TVB dramas are filmed here!

Food recommendation: Fengjian's restaurant mainly serves private dishes. The most popular ones are "Yanjian Dashao" and "Huang Mama's Gold Medal Private Dishes"

Self-driving route: from the entrance of Guangzhou Fangcun Huadi Avenue to the Guangzhou-Zhuhai West Line to the Shunde Daliang Exit (this section of the expressway). The cost is 17 yuan - National Highway 105 - keep going forward

4. Lingnan Xiaojiuzhai

The mysterious canyon rafting in Huangteng Gorge, known as the "Little Jiuzhai", has first-class water quality, first-class scenery and beautiful air. It is first-rate and has been identified by people in the tourism industry as the most attractive, exciting and fun rafting in China. The entire Huangteng Gorge rafting is 4.8 kilometers of brave rafting, 2.8 kilometers of natural warrior rafting, and 2 kilometers of connected viewing warrior rafting. The total river drop is 168. meters, the highest drop is 12 meters, and the longest drop is nearly 100 meters. People are floating in the water, as if they are swimming in a painting; drifting through one mountain after another, admiring one scene after another, making visitors forget to leave.

Qingyuan’s Zhouxin roasted chicken, Zhouxin porridge, black-haired goose, Shanshui tofu, Luokeng bamboo shoots, Yangshan corn, sweet potatoes, as well as Guangzhou dim sum, Shunde double-skinned milk, Zhaoqing steamed rice dumplings, etc. are all concentrated in Qingyuan There are nearly 100 kinds of specialty snacks and famous snacks in southern Guangdong in this beautiful area.

Route: Guangshen Expressway - (Huocun Exit - North Second Ring Expressway - (Guangqing Exit - Guangqing Expressway (formerly 107 National Highway)). Yinzhan Exit - After passing the toll station, go straight towards the city, cross the Beijiang Bridge and turn right - pass the Xianfeng Bridge - turn right at the scenic archway at the second intersection - Huangteng Gorge

5. Meizhou Yanming Lake

Meixian Yanming Lake Tourist Resort, a national AAAA-level scenic spot and a national agricultural tourism demonstration site, is located in the scenic Yanyang Town of Meixian County, the hometown of Marshal Ye Jianying, covering an area of ??more than 10,000 acres. With the theme of "leisure and vacation, health care and entertainment, and green ecology", four major functional scenic spots including "Chunhui Garden, Xia Xiao Garden, Qiu Shi Garden, and Winter Melt Garden" were built according to the concept of the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. There are villas, Hakka food streets, The conference center, recreation center, 9-hole golf course, grass skating field, cable bridge, shuttle, trapeze and other tourist and entertainment supporting facilities are a shining pearl in the Meizhou mountainous area.

Self-driving route: Shenzhen-Meizhou. Guan Expressway - Jihe Expressway - Huiyan Expressway - Huihe Expressway - Meihe Expressway - Yanming Lake

6. Huidong Port

The Port Turtle Nature Reserve is located in Huizhou, Guangdong Province. Dongxian County covers an area of ??1,400 hectares and is the only sea turtle nature reserve in mainland Asia. It is even called a private beach. When walking towards the seaside, there are quiet woods on both sides. The forest is very lively. , accompanied by the sounds of various birds and insects. There are no shops around the beach and there are few people. The sand here is also different from other beaches, finer and softer. During the day, they are slightly burned by the sun. When the sun goes down, their temperature is taken away by the rising tide, and the sand suddenly cools down. The sea water at high tide is surging fiercely. The sound of the tide is clear and powerful, sometimes very violent.

7. Maoming Chicken Island

The first thing to explain is that Chicken Island is not for chickens. It is said that in the past, the fishermen on the island would release a rooster every time before going to sea. In Buddhism, releasing a rooster has the meaning of accumulating virtue, and people used it to pray for safety when going to sea. Over time, the strange-sounding name "Chicken Island" gradually took shape.

The sea view of Maoming Fangji Island is among the best in Guangdong. It can be said to be an undeveloped virgin land in western Guangdong, very natural and pure. It is the largest diving base in Guangdong and has many marine entertainment projects: diving, fishing, sailor courses, undersea motorboats, banana boats, flying fish, water skiing, sightseeing cars around the island, motorboats around the island, and beach volleyball. The variety will dazzle you. .

Route: Guangzhan Expressway → Towards Maoming → Mata Interchange → Get off the interchange → Mata Toll Station → Turn left towards Mata → Turn right to National Highway 325 → Pass the Diancheng Toll Station → Go straight → turn left on Hongbo Highway → follow the road to "Chicken Fang Island".

8. Huangyao, Guangxi

Huangyao Ancient Town is a famous town in Guangxi. According to records, the ancient town originated in the Song Dynasty and was built during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty. Because there are the most families with the surname "Huang" and "Yao" in the town, it was named "Huangyao Ancient Town". The ancient town is famous all over the world thanks to TV series and movies. Hong Kong TVB's "Tea Is Hometown" and "Wine Is Hometown" were filmed in the ancient town, and the Chinese scenes in the movie "The Veil" were also shot here.

Huangyao has small bridges, flowing water, houses, exquisitely carved eaves and beam murals, long and winding bluestone streets, and even a lilac-like girl holding an umbrella. The quaint town attracts a large number of students to sketch.

What you must try when visiting Huangyao Ancient Town is the "Black Bean Banquet", because Huangyao Black Beans was listed as a palace tribute in the Qing Dynasty. So when you visit Huangyao, you must see with your own eyes what this little black bean can do.