The former site of the underground transportation and liaison station of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in Northern Guangdong and the Houdong Special Committee is located at Xiawei Wenchang Pavilion in Shuibei Village, Laolong Town, Longchuan County. In October 1938, after the Japanese army occupied Guangzhou, the Guangdong Provincial Committee relocated its headquarters to Shaoguan (the Provincial Committee was dissolved in November 1940, and replaced by the Guangdong Provincial Committee of Northern Guangdong and the Guangdong Provincial Committee of Southern Guangdong). In order to strengthen the Party’s leadership in Longchuan...
Located on a coastal hillside three kilometers southeast of Jiesheng Town’s Jiesheng City. The site is backed by mountains to the east and faces the sea to the west. It is named after the nearby Shajiaowei Village to the northwest. Discovered in 1936 by British priest Father Finn and Italian priest Father Maglioni, the surface of the site mainly yielded polished stone tools, primarily long stone axes, stone adzes…
The Bronze Age Site at Baolou Mountain is located in Longgangpu, Baolou Village, Dongyong Town. In 1938, the Italian priest Father McZhaohan collected stone molds used for casting bronze axes, bronze bells, and bronze hairpins, as well as artifacts such as kuí-pattern pottery and a small number of cord-marked pottery fragments at the Baolou Mountain site. During the 1984 cultural relics survey, no bronze ware was found at the site...
Nanyang Scenic Pavilion is located in Shitingjiao Village, Nanya Administrative Zone, Hongcao Town. It was built in the 35th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1556) by a local resident named Wu Hengfu as a memorial gateway pavilion for his ancestral tombs at the “Crow Land.” Wu Hengfu, a wealthy merchant during the Jiajing era, called himself the “Hermit of Xingmei” and was known for his philanthropy. In one year when Haifeng suffered from crop failure and disaster, he donated half of the annual tax quota for the entire county to the imperial court...
The Yuewang Well is located within Guangxiao Temple on Zhongshan Street in Tuocheng Town. It was the well used in the residence of Zhao Tuo, who served as the Qin dynasty magistrate. Later, when Zhao Tuo became the King of Nanyue, the well came to be known as the "Yuewang Well," also called the "Wanshou Palace Well." Having withstood over 2000 years of dynastic rise and fall, the well has endured immense historical changes. In the fifth year of the Qianfu era during the Tang dynasty (878 AD), it was renovated, and a local scholar named Changming wrote a record of the well...
Tangbawu – The Site of the First Peasant Association in Longchuan is located at Tangbawu, Oujiang Village, Huangbu Town, Longchuan County. On July 3, 1924, the first Guangzhou Peasant Movement Training Institute opened, and Huang Chaofan from Huangbu, Longchuan, attended the institute. After graduation, he was appointed as a special envoy of the Nationalist Party Central Peasant Department and was later sent back to his hometown by the organization...
The former site of the Longchuan Special Branch of the CPC and the County Peasants' Association is located at the Dai Family Ancestral Hall on Baishou Street in Tuocheng Town, Longchuan County. In October 1925, following the Second Eastern Expedition, Communist Party members such as Huang Juequn and Zeng Peilin, who were dispatched by the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPC, along with over ten individuals including Kuomintang member Zhang Zhong’er, were ordered to stay in Longchuan County. Huang Juequn, Zhang Zhong’er...
Daode An is located on the mountainside of "Coastal First Mountain" in the suburbs of Jiesheng Town, covering an area of 600 square meters. It is 0.5 kilometers from the town center, with the Taoist site Yunshan Guan situated right next to the scenic area. Originally built during the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty, it was initially called "Yunshan Temple." In the 32nd year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1906), the abbot monk Yuyuan expanded this...
Located southwest of Houjing Village in the city center. In the late Ming Dynasty, to defend against Japanese pirates and marauders, "Kanxia City" was built within Shanwei. In the early years of the Republic of China, the Guangdong Governor established an arsenal inside the city. The city has an irregular oval layout, with remaining walls standing 3 meters high, featuring double-layered sandwich walls constructed from lime-sand rammed earth. The wall is 1,157 meters in circumference and has 3...
Silver Dragon Bay is located in Xingang Subdistrict, nestled against mountains and facing the sea. Its biggest features include the azure seawater, long stretches of sandy beach, unique coastal reefs, rolling mountain ranges, and lush woods. The bay is surrounded by vast, blue waters on three sides and backed by magnificent, picturesque mountains to the north. The beach is about two kilometers long, with a width of thirty meters, featuring a gentle slope and fine sand. A breakwater...
Pingqing Lake is located southeast of the urban area and serves as a sheltered bay for fishing boats in Shanwei. The lake features a vast expanse of water, currently covering an area of 22 square kilometers. The area enjoys good transportation access, with Binhai Avenue and Binhu Avenue encircling Pingqing Lake. The future development goal of the Pingqing Lake tourist area is to establish it as the “First Lake on Guangdong’s Coast” characterized by and centered around its unique aquatic culture...
By Jieshi Bay, there is a village named Xilan that faces Xuanwu Mountain and backs onto the sea. It is said that along its coastline lie two treasures: the Golden Rooster on the left and the Stone Drum on the right. When the Golden Rooster crows, the villagers rise to work in the fields; when a tsunami strikes, the Stone Drum thunders, and the villagers prepare to fight floods and disasters. This Stone Drum is the “Guilin Stone.” Legend has it that before the Eight Immortals crossed the sea...
The Dongkengnan Late Neolithic Site is located in Dongkeng Village, Jiesheng Town. It borders Dongkeng Lake to the east, is two kilometers west of the Dongkeng Salt Flat, one kilometer south of Dongkeng Sea, and two kilometers north of Dongkeng Village, covering an area of approximately 35,000 square meters. It gets its name from being situated to the south of Dongkeng Village. It was discovered around 1938 by Father Macauley. The surface of the site is richly scattered with artifacts...
The ruins of Jiesheng Garrison Town are located at the site of the current Jiesheng Town Government. In the 27th year of the Hongwu reign during the Ming Dynasty (1395), Commandant Liang initiated the construction of Jiesheng Garrison Town. It was rebuilt in the 12th year of the Wanli reign (1584). The site was originally called Jielangpu. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, a battle took place here that completely wiped out the "foreign pirates." To celebrate the victory, the garrison town built in the early Ming Dynasty was named...
The Tianqian Anti-Japanese Martyrs' Cemetery was built to commemorate the 93 soldiers of the "Anti-Japanese Allied Forces" who sacrificed their lives fighting against the Japanese invaders during a breakout battle at the local Red Building on September 20, 1941 (the first day of the eighth lunar month). The Cultural History Museum is located on the left side of the cemetery. Upon entering the museum gates, the first thing you see is a memorial statue of the Anti-Japanese...
Dahuzhen Town boasts abundant tourism resources. The scenic Gao’luo Bay features picturesque coastal forest belts resembling a turtle stretching its neck to drink water, as well as attractions such as the “Dade Mountain Madi Gorge Waterfall,” “Shipai Lion Mountain Ball,” and “Seaside Rock Formations.” A local saying goes: “The Luodi Mountain faces the Big Dipper, while Lion Mountain and Elephant Mountain guard the water’s mouth, and the Hollow Shell Mountain serves as an official seal — a truly spectacular sight.” Moreover…
The South China Sea Guanyin Scenic Area is located on the eastern side of Zhelang Island. Legend has it that Guanyin attained enlightenment here and became one of the Four Great Bodhisattvas, leaving behind many magical legends and sacred sites. The Temple of the God of Wealth enshrines the Daikokuten, a deity of wealth favored by the Japanese and regarded as one of the gods of fortune. …
Windmill Island is a peninsula surrounded by sea on three sides, with three natural villages on the island. Shigongliao Village is what outsiders and wedding photography studios refer to as Windmill Island. There is a wind power plant on the island, featuring many snow-white wind turbines. On the vast, deserted beach, solitary grass huts stand alone, and the white windmills against the azure sky give off a…
The stone statue of Mazu built atop Fengshan Mountain stands 16.83 m tall and weighs 1,000 tonnes. It was carved from 468 pieces of high-quality granite sourced from Putian, Fujian, the hometown of Mazu. Beside the statue are the engraved characters “天后圣母” (Heavenly Goddess Mother), inscribed by the renowned Chinese writer Bing Xin. The park also features the Fengyi Terrace Exhibition Hall, which showcases the fishing culture of Shanwei...
Carp Waterfall is located in the canyon of Liyui Mountain, across the sea from Fengshan Park in Shanwei City. It stands dozens of zhang high, cascading down from the cliff with a thunderous roar, forming a beautiful and spectacular pool at the base. This place was historically known as "Devil’s Drop," which speaks to its rugged and perilous nature...