In Pinglin Village, Youshan Town, Nanxiong City, there is an academy founded in the third year of the Jianlong era of the Northern Song Dynasty (962 AD), known as Konglin Academy (abandoned at the end of the Song Dynasty, operating for 300 years). It was the first academy in Nanxiong Prefecture and also the first in Lingnan, ranking among the earliest in the nation. The founder of Konglin Academy was the forty-first…
Guanyin Mountain, commonly known as Niuzishi and also called "Niu Feng Shan," gets its name from the presence of a "Guanyin" figure on the mountain. Located in Wujing Town, a key town in the northeast border area of Nanxiong City, the mountain sits within the Miaqian Village Committee, about 6 kilometers from the Wujing Town government and approximately 500 meters from Provincial Highway S342. All types of vehicles can…
The name "Meiling" is said to derive from the surname of Mei Juan, the leader of the southern migrating Yue people. During the Warring States period, when the Central Plains were ravaged by war, large numbers of Yue people migrated to the Lingnan region. One group, led by Mei Juan, crossed mountains and ridges to reach the Dayuling range. Captivated by the scenery of Lingnan, they decided to settle in the Meiling area. They carried forward...
During the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty, Dai Quheng, a poor scholar from Shuicheng in Nan'an, traveled to the capital to take the imperial examinations and emerged as the top scholar (Zhuangyuan). Officials were sent to investigate the feng shui of his family home... Later, upon learning about his humble origins, Dai specially planted a tree beside the Meiguan Ancient Road to signify that his roots lay in Lingnan. Hence, this tree came to be known as the "Zhuangyuan Tree." Since ancient times, many students have made wishes under the Zhuangyuan Tree...
About 200 meters south of the Meiguan Pass Tower, nestled within a tranquil valley, stands the "Robe and Alms Bowl Pavilion," in which a revered alms bowl of the Sixth Patriarch (also called the "Robe and Alms Bowl Stone") is firmly enshrined. In fact, a legend related to the Sixth Patriarch Huineng is associated with this site. The plum blossom, proud and pure as it braves frost and snow, has always been adored by people. The ancient Meiguan Road…
To commemorate the sacrificial spirit of Lady Qi Yifen, wife of Zhang Jiuling, a Tang Dynasty chancellor, who helped her husband by chiseling away at the day-splitting, night-reuniting boulder atop Meiling Peak (Meiguan Pass) — eventually tearing open her abdomen to offer her blood in a ritual to the mountain deity — this embodies the saying, “Behind every successful man stands a great woman.” Transportation by car: Depart from Shaoguan, enter the Shaoguan–Ganzhou Expressway…
Meiling is one of the "departure sites of the Northern Expedition Army." After the fruits of victory from the 1911 Xinhai Revolution were usurped by the Beiyang warlords represented by Yuan Shikai, what followed was a period of warlord division and conflict across the country. The Beiyang warlords suppressed the people domestically and betrayed the nation’s sovereignty and national interests internationally. Dr. Sun Yat-sen mobilized revolutionary forces in the south to take up arms...
Located midway along the southern slope of Meiling in Nanxiong, between the "Laiyan Pavilion" and the Meiguan Ancient Pass, there is a rest pavilion named "Banshan Pavilion." It offers travelers a place to take a break. In front of the pavilion is a poetry stele corridor featuring Marshal Chen Yi’s "Three Poems of Meiling," while behind it lies a grove of red plum blossoms, creating a beautiful and culturally rich environment. Inside the pavilion, there is a hundred-character couplet carved in stone, authored by…
Liantang'ao Kiln is located in Liantang'ao Village, Potou, Quan'an Township, Nanxiong City. It dates back to the Song Dynasty. The kiln sites are distributed around the village, covering an area of 10,000 square meters. There are 10 kilns, all of which are mound-shaped and built along the slopes. The accumulated layers are 1 to 3 meters thick. The unearthed ceramics mainly include bluish-white porcelain, with items such as bowls, plates, saucers, pots, and bottles. The pottery has thin walls and...
The Yuan Dynasty Nanxiong Pearl Stone Pagoda is located in the ancient Pearl Lane, Zhuji Town, Nanxiong City. Built in the 10th year of the Zhizheng era of the Yuan Dynasty (1350), it is an octagonal, seven-tiered solid pagoda made of stone. The entire pagoda is assembled by stacking 17 carved red sandstone blocks and stands 3.36 meters tall. The base is octagonal and positioned over an ancient well. The first tier features a lotus pedestal, atop which...
The Main Southern Gate of Nanxiong Prefectural City from the Song to Qing Dynasties is located on Zhongshan Street, Xiongzhou Town, Nanxiong City. The city wall was originally built in the fourth year of the Huangyou era of the Song Dynasty (1052), and has been repaired through successive dynasties. It features walls made of blue bricks of varying sizes laid atop a foundation of granite blocks. The gatehouse has a total height of 14.5 meters, a depth of 17.35 meters, a width of 18.7 meters on the southern side, and 20.2…
The former site of Yaokeng is located in Yaokeng Village, Likou Town, Nanxiong City. In 1938, after the fall of Guangzhou, the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China relocated from Shaoguan to Yaokeng Village in the Sixth Bao of Chengqing Township, Nanxiong County (the current site) in the winter of 1939, in order to facilitate the anti-Japanese salvation movement among the masses. Committee Secretary Zhang Wenbin, Organization Minister Li Dalin, Propaganda Department...
The former site of the “Expanded Meeting of the CPC Wuling Regional Committee” is located in Shanghu Village, Dengfang Town, of the city. The natural villages under its jurisdiction—including Yangwu, Xikeng, Xiaodongkeng, Lihetian, Anhu, and Siggongdi—were part of the guerrilla zone during the Second Revolutionary Civil War period in Nanxiong City. The former site of the “Expanded Meeting of the CPC Wuling Regional Committee” served as a temporary...
Fengwu Village in Nanxiong is located in Pingtian Town, Nanxiong City — an area renowned as the “Hometown of Ginkgo.” It is a typical remote and impoverished mountainous region. The ginkgo trees in Fengwu are scattered across the hillsides and throughout the village, many of them quite large. The ancient ancestral halls are dilapidated and worn, but the horse-head walls still hint at the former glory of the place. Location: Fengwu Village, Pingtian Town, Nanxiong City, Guangdong Province…
Located 58 kilometers east of Nanxiong City in Guangdong Province, Pingtian Town is a well-known “Home of Ginkgo Trees” in northern Guangdong. The area currently has over 5,000 ancient ginkgo trees aged over a hundred years, producing hundreds of tons of ginkgo nuts annually. Every golden autumn, the leaves of ancient ginkgo trees in areas such as Aobei, Jingtong, Jiangtang, Wantang, and Junyingzhai within Pingtian Town turn yellow and fall, …
Wangfu Bridge is located in Banjing Shui Village, Quan'an Town, Nanshiong City. Built during the Qing Dynasty, it is a double-arch stone flat bridge. The bridge is 25 meters long and 3.5 meters wide, constructed with bluish-grey granite slabs. There are four steps at each end. Spanning across a mountain stream gorge, the bridge has two arches: the main arch stretches from one bank of the river to the other, while the secondary arch is built on the platform on the north bank. The bridge deck is 4.5 meters above the river surface…
Hongmei Sicheng is located in Zhongzhan Village, Meiling Town, Nanxiong County, also known as Zhongzhan City. According to the Qing Dynasty's "Records of Directly Administered Nanxiong Prefecture," the city was built in December of the 31st year of the Jiajing reign during the Ming Dynasty (1552) and once served as the office of the Hongmei Subprefecture Patrol Inspector. The city faces east and is square-shaped, covering an area of 32,000 square meters. The wall foundations are constructed from bluish-gray rocks,…
The Nanxiong South Gate Tower is located on Zhongshan Street in Xiongzhou Town, Nanxiong City. The city wall was originally built in the fourth year of the Huangyou era of the Song Dynasty (1052), and has been repaired through various dynasties. It features walls made of bluestone blocks at the base and irregularly sized blue bricks above. The tower is 14.5 meters tall overall, with a depth of 17.35 meters, a width of 18.7 meters on the south side and 20.2 meters on the north side. On the west side...
Dacheng Hall of Nanxiong Confucian Temple is located within the government compound on Aimin Road, Xiongzhou Town, Nanxiong County. Originally built in the first year of the Jianwen era of the Ming Dynasty (1399), it was expanded during the Chenghua period and underwent multiple renovations and expansions over time, covering an area of 30,000 square meters. Today, only the Dacheng Hall remains. The hall is situated on a high brick-and-stone platform that stands 1.1 meters high. The hall is five bays wide, measuring 18 meters...
The Tomb of Kong Run is located on Yangjiao Ridge, Lan Village, Youshan Township, Nanxiong City. The tomb faces south and is built against the mountain in a semicircular shape, constructed with sandstone slabs. It stands 1.7 meters high and 1.6 meters wide. The tombstone was re-erected by later generations, measuring 80 cm in height and 40 cm in width, inscribed with the three large characters “Tomb of the Kong Family.” Kong Run (874–964)…