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Donghuoping Folk Culture Village

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Donghuoping Folk Culture Village is the first large-scale cultural tourism area in northern Guangdong that integrates Ming and Qing architecture with folk customs. The village is located beside National Highway 323, covering an area of 290,000 square meters. It is 55 kilometers west of downtown Shaoguan, 28 kilometers from Renhua’s Danxia Mountain, 3 kilometers east of Shixing County, and 40 kilometers from Nanxiong’s Zhuji Lane. Situated at a key transportation hub between Shaoguan, Nanxiong, and Jiangxi, the village enjoys convenient access. Within Donghuoping Folk Culture Village, visitors can explore ancient cultural elements from the Warring States period through the Ming and Qing dynasties, watch elaborate performances reenacting Qing Dynasty official ceremonies and humorous wedding customs, and even try out various traditional farming, daily life, and wedding tools—offering an authentic and colorful glimpse into distinctive local folk culture.

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Donghuoping Folk Culture Village is the first large-scale cultural tourism area in northern Guangdong that integrates Ming and Qing architecture with folk customs. The village is located beside National Highway 323, covering an area of 290,000 square meters. It is 55 kilometers west of downtown Shaoguan, 28 kilometers from Renhua’s Danxia Mountain, 3 kilometers east of Shixing County, and 40 kilometers from Nanxiong’s Zhuji Lane. Positioned at a strategic junction along the Shaoguan–Nanxiong–Jiangxi transport route, the site boasts excellent transportation links. Inside Donghuoping Folk Culture Village, guests can discover historical cultural elements dating from the Warring States period to the Ming and Qing dynasties, enjoy vivid reenactments of Qing Dynasty imperial ceremonies and lively mock wedding abduction performances, and participate in hands-on experiences with traditional tools used in production, daily life, and weddings—providing a rich, immersive encounter with the area’s vibrant and unique folk heritage.

Address: Taiping Town, Shixing County, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province

Type: Fruit Picking / Agritainment

Recommended Visiting Time: About 1 hour

Opening Hours:

8:30-17:30

Ticket Information:

Gate Price: 30.0 RMB

Taiping Town: As the seat of Shixing County government, Taiping Town serves as the political, economic, cultural, and transportation hub of the county, as well as its main goods distribution center. The town covers a total area of over 170 square kilometers, including 180,000 mu of forested land. It administers 16 villages and 4 community neighborhood committees, with a total population of 57,000. In 2000, it passed the provincial rural well-off standard inspection and was designated as one of the 268 central towns by the provincial government.

Economic Development: The town focuses on developing an export-oriented economy by implementing the strategy of “attracting investment with sincerity, offering preferential terms, ensuring stable services, and leveraging businesses to bring in more businesses,” attracting investment from Hong Kong, Macao... More details about Taiping Town++