Zhaoqing Travel School of Navigation

CHEN Xi

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Guilin? No. Yangshuo? No! It's Zhaoqing! - Zhaoqing

Brief

• Zhàoqìng (Chinese: 肇庆 ) is a prefecture-level city of Guangdong province and is considered part of the Pearl River Delta region. It is well known for being a regional tourist hub, and an up-and-coming manufacturing center. Residents from Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other nearby cities, as well as people from Hong Kong and Macau, are known to visit the city on weekend for getaways and excursions.

• The main central city, excluding Seven Star Crags, is fairly flat, but thickly forested mountains lie just outside the city limits. Numerous rice paddies and aquaculture ponds are found on the outskirts of the city. As of 2008, the estimated population of the city proper was 400,000 people.

• Zhaoqing is located 110 km (68 mi) west of Guangzhou. It lies on the north shores of the Xi River, which flows from west to east, and is opposite of Gaoyao. A plain area lies to the south and west of Zhaoqing, with mountains to the east and north.

Traffic

• By Air:  There is not any airport in Zhaoqing, and the near airports are in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

• By Train:  San-Mao Railway located at the southwest of Guangdong Province and it is linked with Guang-San Railway in the east, with He-Mao Railway in the west. The railway has eight stops including Zhaoqing and Gaoyao and the distance in Zhaoqing is 81.5 kilometers.

• By Bus:   For self-driving, major roadways include Interstates 321 and 324 and the Guang-Zhao and Guang-Wu Expressways are provided. For inter-city coach, several long distance transportation terminals are provided in the city.

Tourist Attractions

• Paifang Square• Paifang Square is the heart of the Zhaoqing City. This is the square where people for

coming to celebrate with concerts, performances, events, and etc. There is a modern performance stage facing the city square. In the early morning, you can see people all walk of life doing something in this square. I saw many groups of people practicing their dances and performances like Tai Chi, Chinese Fan Dance, Drum Dance, Steps, and Chinese Sword Dance. Bicycle riding is common here. And kids are running around playing with their friends. The Seven Star Crags Arch is situated in the square too.

• In Chinese: 牌坊广场 , pai fang guang chang

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Green roadOver 200kmThe most beautiful in china

Tourist Attractions

• Water and Light diplay (音乐喷泉 ). Every day at 8 pm, in the lake opposite to the big plaza at the end of Tianning rd. (天宁路） , a big fountain with songs.  

135m long, and 10m wideThe tallest waterspout is over 100m height.

Tourist Attractions

• Seven Star Crags is one of the two important scenic spots in Zhaoqing, after the Dinghu Mountain. It covers 19.56 square km, including Fairy Maiden Lake, Fairy Maiden Stone Carving, Cave Flowing Rices, and Reclining Buddha.

Tourist Attractions

• Dinghu Mountain• Dinghu Mountain is the forest national park which is 20 Km away from the downtown

Zhaoqing. According to the signboard, it is the nearest forest reserve from a city in the world. It is often known as "Natural Oxygen Bar" and "City Forest". This green forest not only has natural forest with 2000 kinds of wild plants and 800 kinds of animals, but also with the beautiful Dinghu or Ding Lake, waterfalls, rocky creeks and a peaceful temple. It is not difficult to explore the national park yourself by walking on the trails and riding with the electric buggy.

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Dinghu Mountain: Baoding Park

• The Baoding Park was built on 23th December 2000 to showcase the bronze ware culture of the ancient society in China especially some famous Dings' displays. It has an area of 13000 square meters, a park with public facilities and the Dings' displays. This park was built in added value for Dinghu Mountain as a tourist attraction. Otherwise there are no other alternative attraction than the forest and the lake in Dinghu Mountain.

Tourist Attractions

• Flying Waterpool• The Flying Waterpool is also known as Oxygen Bar due to its fresh air that rich of

anions, achieve 105000 per cu. cm. The water has 30 meters height that creates a beautiful scenic view with the surrounding forest. Swimming in the pool might be refreshing especially with dark green mineral water surrounded by forest.

Tourist Attractions

• Dinghu Mountain: Qingyun Temple• Qingyun Temple is one of the four famous temples in Lingnan (referring lands in the

South China including Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and Northern Vietnam) , located in the Dinghu Mountain. This Temple was built during the late Ming Dynasty (1633) and completed in 1636. It is a historical Buddhist Temple that has many historical relics like the famous Bells and Drums. The Temple is built in the most sacred land on the mountain, where is a place to find peace and learn the teaching of Buddhism blessed by meditation, silence and discipline oneself.

Tourist Attractions

• Dinghu Mountain: Butterfly Valley• Butterfly Valley is a typical sub-tropical rainforest valley. Verdant tree is the idea

place for butterfly to habitat and breed. That is where you can see many colorful butterflies flying around and for very high chance that you could see death butterflies laying in this forest. Anyway, the Butterfly Valley is not all about to see the butterflies but to experience the beauty of the Ding Lake, the streams, the falls and the verdant trees.

Food

• Zhaoqing Food:  The dishes in Zhaoqing belong to Chaozhou cuisine but also have its own features of the abundant venison and river foods. Local delicacies include Charr, Chinese Herring, and West River Shrimp. And also Zhaoqing Steaming Foods are also enjoying a reputation in China.

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Last but not the least

• This is a beautiful city, where I grow up, where my family lives in, where I studyied and where I enjoy my life.

• Maybe it is small, but I like it.• Maybe it is poor, but I enjoy it.• Maybe it is less developed, but I love it.• Anyhow, it is a lovely, peaceful city, which always clams me down

and cheers me up. That is my hometown.

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