Introduction to Zhaoqing Dinghu Mountain Qixingyan Tourist Attractions

Zhaoqing is the most beautiful city in Guangdong, the birthplace of Lingnan indigenous culture, and the inkstone capital of China. It has a glorious history and culture, as well as unparalleled beautiful landscapes. The following is an introduction to Zhaoqing Dinghu Mountain Scenic Area and Zhaoqing Qixingyan Scenic Area. Welcome to read!

Zhaoqing Dinghu Mountain Scenic Area

Dinghu Mountain is the first of the four famous mountains in Lingnan. It is 18 kilometers northeast of Zhaoqing City and located at 23°10’ north latitude and 112°31’ east longitude. Because most of the places on earth where the Tropic of Cancer passes through are deserts or steppes, Dinghu Mountain is also known as the "Emerald of the Tropic of Cancer" by Chinese and foreign scholars. Together with Danxia Mountain, Luofu Mountain and Xiqiao Mountain, it is collectively known as the Four Mountains of Guangdong Province. Daming Mountain.

Dinghu Mountain Scenic Area is famous for its subtropical natural forests, streams and waterfalls, and ancient temples in the mountains. From a global perspective, the entire Tropic of Cancer is almost entirely desert or arid grassland. However, the Dinghu Mountain Scenic Area at the same latitude is a vibrant subtropical and tropical forest due to the influence of the monsoon, so it has attracted the attention of scientists from all over the world. It officially joined the World Nature Reserve Network in 1980, and at the same time became the UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere" ecosystem positioning research station, making it an important nature reserve in the world. Dinghu Mountain has deep forest ravines, gurgling springs, and waterfalls. The natural scenery is very charming, including more than 10 peaks such as Dinghu, Sanbao, and Fenglai. It turns out that there is a lake on the top of the mountain, and its real name is Dinghu Mountain. There are 8 waterfalls in Xixi Longquankeng on the southwest slope, including Shuiliandongtian, Baietan, and Hulutan. There is Qingyun Temple at the southern foot of the mountain, Baiyun Temple at the southwest corner, and a monument to Master Rongrui, a Japanese monk, built on the mountainside.

Dinghu Mountain is divided into three scenic areas: Tianxi, Yunxi and Tianhu. Tianxi Scenic Area is currently the main tourist area, with scenic spots such as Qingyun Temple, Rongrui Stele Pavilion, Feishuitan, and Shuanghong Feiqian. Qingyun Temple was built in the Ming Dynasty and is one of the largest temples in South China. It is a multi-story building built on the mountain with a construction area of ??12,000 square meters. During the Guangxu period, there were more than 800 monks in the temple. The existing thousand-person wok, large bronze bell and 300-year-old white camellia tree in the temple are known as the "Three Treasures of the Mountain". Qingyun Temple is accessible by road, or you can walk along the "winding path to cloud seal" and climb the 637 stone steps. Along the way, you can view Hancui Bridge, Banshan Pavilion, Rongrui Stele Pavilion, Bushan Pavilion, etc. Rongrui was a Japanese eminent monk who died of illness in Dinghu Mountain during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty. The Rongrui Stele Pavilion was built in memory of this envoy of Sino-Japanese friendship. Feishuitan is also called Longtan Feishui Waterfall. It is surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and a rapid rapids rushes down from a height of more than ten meters, making it a spectacular sight. In the 1920s, Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching-ling swam in Feishuitan. Soong Ching-ling later wrote an inscription "Mr. Sun Yat-sen Swimming Place".

Zhaoqing Qixingyan Scenic Area

Qixingyan Scenic Area consists of five lakes, six hills, seven rocks and eight caves scattered in the vast lake area. It is characterized by beautiful mountains and rivers, lakes and mountains, and caves. Quiet and strange. The seven tall and beautiful limestone peaks in the scenic area are arranged like the Big Dipper, hence the name Qixingyan. It is divided into two rows, the north and the south. From east to west, the south row is Yanfeng Rock, Yuping Rock, Shishidang, Tianzhu Rock, Xianzhang Rock, etc., but Apo Rock stands alone in the north. There is a mountain between the two columns, called Wansonggang. There is Bohai Tower in the west of the mountain and Xinghu Travel Agency in the east.

Shishi Rock has been famous throughout the country for its unique scenery hundreds of years ago. It is the tourist center of Xinghu Lake and the place where the Qixingyan Scenic Area has a concentration of historical sites. The top of the rock is called Songtai, and it is said to be the place where the Emperor of Heaven entertained hundreds of gods. There is a very large stone chamber cave under the rock. The entrance of the cave is only more than 2 meters high. The vault inside the cave is wide and the top is more than 30 meters high. Stone milk, stone pillars and stone mantles are scattered throughout it. There is an underground river in the cave, and you can take a boating tour to see the Xuanfan Terrace, Black Rock, Deer Cave, Guangyan and other scenic spots. The most famous thing in Shishi Cave is the stone carvings. At the entrance of the cave is the inscription "Duanzhou Shishi Ji" written by Li Yi of the Tang Dynasty. There are many cliffs and stone carvings in the cave, with more than 270 in total, dating from the Tang and Song Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Most of them are by famous artists. It is known as the "Millennium Poetry Gallery". There is Shuiyue Palace on the right side of Shishi Cave. It was built in the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in 1957. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with red walls and green tiles, and complements the Five Dragon Pavilion and Feilong Bridge in front of the rock. The Moon Pavilion and Shuiyue Palace on Shishi Rock are reflected in the lake. The scenery is so wonderful that it is called "Shuiyueyan Cloud".

There is a Shuangyuan Cave at the east foot of Apo Rock in the northern part of the lake area, which is more than 270 meters long. There is an underground river with two sources in one. It is winding and deep, with strange rocks and strange rocks. Visitors can enter by boat. Cave tour. There is Xinghu Amusement Park in the south of Xinghu, covering an area of ??more than 200,000 square meters. It is a large-scale amusement park integrating modern amusement facilities and Chinese gardens.