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Shaoguan tourist attractions

Shaoguan tourist attractions include:

1. Danxia Mountain

China Red Stone Park. Located in Danxia Town, Renhua County, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province. It is the first of the four famous mountains in Guangdong. It is the Danxia landform with the most typical development, the most complete types, the richest shapes, and the most beautiful scenery. The scenic area has more than 680 large and small stone peaks, stone walls, natural bridges, and stone pillars. It has developed the Elder Peak, Scenic areas such as Xianglong Lake, Yangyuan Mountain and Elder Scenic Area are divided into three scenic areas: upper, middle and lower.

2. Maofengfeng

Jiuzhaigou Valley in northern Guangdong. Located in Maofeng Town, Nanxiong City, Shaoguan City. Maofengfeng Forest Farm has a mild climate all year round, abundant rainfall, and snowfall in winter. It has all the snowy climate in the south. Many places retain the original forest style, with wild fruits all over the mountains and forests, birds chirping and flowers fragrant all year round, and birds and animals roaming the forests. It is known as "Jiuzhaigou Valley in Northern Guangdong".

3. Nanhua Temple

The birthplace of "Nanzong Zen". It is located on the bank of Caoxi, Shaxi Town, Qujiang District, Shaoguan City. It was built during the reign of Emperor Liang Wu of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and has a history of more than 1,480 years. It is the birthplace of Zen Buddhism, also known as the ancestral court. In the main hall of the temple, there are three gilded Buddhas over 8 meters high and a 4-meter-tall Guanyin statue.

4. Ruyuan Grand Canyon

The mother of canyons. Also called Guangdong Grand Canyon. Located in Dabu Town, Ruyuan County, Shaoguan City. Starting from Dabu Town, Ruyuan, the scenery is beautiful and the terrain is steep. There are sightseeing ladders from the bottom of the cliff to the valley bottom, and there are also steep ladders with more than 1,300 steps. The Grand Canyon has developed attractions such as the God Statue Leaving the Valley, Divine Palm Holding the Sky, and Jade Bamboo Lining the Wind. There are aerial performances. Known as the "Mother of Canyons", it is a beautiful scar on the Guangdong landscape.

5. Jinjiling

Looks like a rooster. Located in Pingshi Town, Lechang City, Shaoguan City. It is 103 kilometers away from Shaoguan City. It is named because there is a huge stone on the northwest peak of the ridge, which looks like a rooster, looking northward. It is one of the eight scenic spots in Guangdong Province. Jinji Ridge has its own potential of "one man can guard the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it". There is a golden chicken stone on the top of the mountain, a peak on the east gate, and stone carvings in the mountains.