Nangang Yao Village is located in Nangang Town, about 20 kilometers from Liannan County. It is a relatively ancient Yao settlement. The village streets are laid out in neat, orderly lines, and the residences are simple yet well-aligned, giving the entire village a perfectly harmonious layout. Hence, it is known as the “Elder Brother Village” or “Chief Village.” Lush terraced fields stretching layer upon layer from the foot to the ridge of the mountain nearby present a breathtaking sight. …
Located in Woshui Township, 27 kilometers southwest of Liannan County, this site is regarded by the Yao people as their ancestral village. The road from Liannan County to Woshui is lined with lush forests, terraced mountains, cascading rivers, and layered high-altitude rice terraces, offering breathtaking scenery. The King Pan Ancient Temple is situated at the confluence of Huangjiachong and Liulianshui. It was originally...
Sanpai Yao Village is a comprehensive tourist attraction that vividly showcases the origins, history, culture, arts, daily customs, traditional architecture, clothing, folk songs and dances, as well as sports and entertainment of the Panyao ethnic group. Departing from the county town and driving up the mountainous road, visitors are greeted with lush greenery and picturesque mountain scenery, along with occasional sightings of Yao people dressed in…
The Jiuhuang Temple Tomb Cluster is located in Chengxi Village, Sanjiang Town, Liannan County, covering an area of 2,600 square meters. In 1963, over 40 tombs were excavated, all being rectangular brick-chambered tombs with vaulted ceilings. They typically measure 3 to 4 meters in length and 0.9 to 1.2 meters in width. Among them, two tombs contained inscribed bricks: one with the inscription “20th day of the 6th month, the 4th year of Long’an” (Long’an was the reign era of Emperor An of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, corresponding to the year 400 AD), and another with the inscription “3rd day of the 7th month, the 2nd year of Tianjian □□ Jiashen” (Tianjian was the reign era of Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties, corresponding to the year 503 AD). Each side wall of the tombs features three niches. The tomb bricks come in two shapes: rectangular and knife-shaped, with leaf-vein patterns as decorative borders. Artifacts unearthed or collected from this tomb cluster include celadon bowls, jars, dishes, soapstone pigs, and silver ornaments.
The Liannan Yao terraced fields are located in Daping Town, Liannan Yao Autonomous County. Situated within the Nanling region—one of China’s 35 priority areas for biodiversity conservation as designated in the national ecological functional zoning—the area is also recognized as a provincial-level key ecological functional zone, part of the northern ring-shaped ecological barrier, and a mountainous eco-agricultural zone under Guangdong Province’s main functional zoning plan, making it of extremely high ecological importance. …
The Liannan Yao Ethnic Spring Resort is located beside Guangdong’s highest alpine lake — Bandon Alpine Lake, embraced by pristine forests, with fresh air and picturesque scenery. For thousands of years, due to inconvenient transportation, its original ecological environment has remained undisturbed. There is no urban hustle or star-rated luxury here. What you get is the embrace of nature and an atmosphere of simplicity and tradition...
Pangu King Cultural Park is located at the foot of the mountain northwest of the county town, covering an area of 10 hectares. Construction began in January 2001, and it opened to the public during the Spring Festival in 2004. The park consists of four main parts. The first is the Pangu King Temple, which spans an area of 2,000 square meters. It is designed in the architectural style of Buddhist temples, built with concrete and topped with glazed tiles, featuring crimson-painted walls...
The Youling Thousand-Household Yao Village in Liannan Yao Autonomous County, Qingyuan, boasts beautiful scenery and rich ethnic charm. It is home to two national intangible cultural heritage items — the Yao people’s Shuage Hall performances and the Yao long drum dance — as well as one nationally recognized “Folk Song King” and one provincially recognized “Folk Drum King,” attracting worldwide attention. Step into Youling to watch the dances and listen to the songs…
The Pingyaoling Site is located in Junliao Village, Daping Town, Liannan Yao Autonomous County, Qingyuan City, and dates back to the Ming Dynasty. The site consists of the Junliao Pai ruins, Shaozhitang ruins, Pingyaoling cliff inscriptions, and Shaozhitang cliff inscriptions. On April 19, 2019, the Pingyaoling Site was designated as part of the ninth batch of Guangdong Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units. …
Tianlong Gorge in Lianzhou is located at the southern foot of the Qitian Mountain Range within the Five Ridges, bordering Mangshan to the north and connecting to Guangdong’s Highest Peak to the south. In the past, the Tianlong Gorge was rich in water flow, with mountain streams surging out from the mouth of the gorge, cascading hundreds of meters down to form a massive waterfall like a flying silk ribbon, plunging directly into a deep pool. Its majestic and spectacular presence could be considered the most breathtaking in all of southern Guangdong. The flying ribbon-like waterfall plunged into the deep pool and flowed…
Renowned through the ages for Han Yu’s famous essay “Record of Yanxi Pavilion,” Yanxi Pavilion is located at the foot of the scenic Yanxi Mountain in the northeast of Lianzhou City (present site of Lianzhou Middle School). Built during the Zhenyuan era of the Tang Dynasty (circa 800 AD) by Wang Hongzhong, the Prefectural Registrar of Lianzhou, the pavilion has a history of over 1,200 years...
Lianzhou Underground River is located 26 kilometers northeast of Lianzhou City, a historic and cultural ancient town, nestled within the towering mountains at the junction of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hunan provinces. It is a massive natural limestone karst cave, a typical example of subtropical karst landforms. Renowned both in China and abroad for its mysterious and magnificent stalactites and underground river, it is hailed as the "Number One Underground River in Guangdong." According to ge…
The Lian Nan Shunde Cultural Square project was jointly invested in by the Shunde District Government and the Lian Nan County Government, and constructed in Lian Nan County, with a total investment of 12.01 million yuan. Since 1997, Foshan’s Shunde District has been providing assistance to Lian Nan County. Over eight years, a total of more than 190 million yuan in aid funds were invested, enabling significant development in the county's economy and various social sectors...
Shi Quan Village is located in Lianhong Village Committee, Sanjiang Town Government, Liannan Yao Autonomous County. During the Qing Dynasty, to avoid bandit attacks, villagers built a mountain stronghold on Shi Quan Mountain. As the village lies at the foot of this stronghold, it was called “Zhai Jiao” (Foot of the Stronghold). The village covers an area of approximately 1.5 square kilometers, with 340 households and a population of 1,427. The main Han surnames include Chen, Liang, Ta, …
The Pingyao Ridge Cliff Carvings are located in Laopai, Junliao Village, Daping Township, Liannan County. In the 15th year of the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty (1642), the Panyao people launched an uprising. General Zheng Zhilong was ordered to lead 30,000 troops from Zhangzhou and Chaozhou to suppress the rebellion. They captured Libadong, Huoshaoping, Dazhang, and Junliao among other Yao villages, burning them to the ground. He specifically ordered the military supervisor Dong Meiding to carve the words “Pingyao Ridge”…
The Tomb of Huang Sun is located in Sanjiang Town, Liannan County. The tomb has an earthen mound, faces east with its back to the west, and features a stele in front that stands 1.5 meters tall and 0.7 meters wide. The inscription on the stele reads: “Tomb of the Venerable Deceased Father Huang, styled Yizhi, Honored Ancestral Founder of the Glorious Xiangtang Hall of the Jiangxia Clan, Imperial Jinshi Degree conferred by the Liang Dynasty, Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Southern Han Dynasty, Worshipped as a Wise and Virtuous Forebear.” Huang Sun was a native of Lianzhou, styled Yizhi. In the second year of the Longde era (922) of the Later Liang...
Tanling Tianhu is located in the mountains of Fushan, about 50 kilometers northeast of Lianzhou City. It is formed by the encircling peaks of the Dadong Mountain Range, with the highest peak in the reservoir area reaching an elevation of 1,290 meters and the lake surface itself sitting at over 640 meters above sea level. As the highest-altitude mountain-top reservoir in Guangdong Province, it is known as the “First Heavenly Lake of Guangdong.” Due to its high elevation, getting to Tianhu is not easy—you have to first drive up…
Fushan is located in Bao’an Town, 20 kilometers north of Lianzhou City. It is recognized as the 49th of the Taoist “Seventy-Two Blessed Lands of the World,” holding significant religious importance. Fushan is also one of the Eight Scenic Spots of ancient Lianzhou and was referred to by Southern Song scholar Zhang Shi as the “Tranquil Fushan Cold Grove.” Fushan boasts eight scenic highlights: “Heavenly Path Nurturing Beauty,” “Fushan Character and Rippling Waters,” “Streams and Wells Intersecting,” “Twin Literary Peaks Standing Majestically,” “Peaceful Pool Reflecting the Moon,” “Spring Source Subduing the Tiger,” “Immortal’s Golden Palm,” and “Jade Trees Glowing at Night.” While it enjoys great local fame, it sees relatively few out-of-town visitors, making it a tranquil destination.
Lianzhou boasts mysterious and magnificent underground rivers, as well as the Dadongshan Hot Springs Waterfall Tourist Resort, which combines waterfalls, hot springs, and forests. The Dadongshan Hot Springs are located within the Dalianshan Nature Reserve in Chaotian Town, northeast of downtown Lianzhou, about 38 kilometers northeast of Lianzhou City. The hot spring area is built on a mountain at an altitude of around 800 meters (Dadongshan itself rises to an elevation of…
Huangchuan Three Gorges is located along the Lianjiang River section from Lianzhou City to Longtan Town, south of Lianzhou City, stretching over 20 kilometers. It is a major tributary of the Beijiang River system in the Pearl River basin, originating from Hongyan Mountain in Xingzi, flowing through Lianzhou, Yangshan, and Yingde, and joining the Beijiang River at Lianjiangkou. Huangchuan Three Gorges boasts breathtaking scenery, while its cultural heritage runs even deeper. Huangchuan Three Gorges…