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(Guangdong • Yunfu)
Yunfu is located in the central and western part of Guangdong Province, south of the middle reaches of the Xijiang River, adjacent to the Pearl River Delta , and Zhaoqing , Foshan , Jiangmen , Yangjiang , Maoming , Guangxi Wuzhou are bordered. In April 1994, a prefecture-level city was established, with jurisdiction over Yuncheng District, Yun'an District, Xinxing County, Yunan County, and Luoding City. Yunfu is an important node city in the Pearl River - Xijiang Economic Belt and one of the cities in the Guangzhou metropolitan area. The city has a land area of 7786.64 square kilometers, a registered population of 3.0132 million, and a permanent population of 2.5452 million.
In the pre-Qin period, the territory of today's Yunfu City was Baiyue; in the Qin Dynasty, most of the area belonged to Guilin County, and part of it belonged to Nanhai County; In the Han Dynasty and in the Jin Dynasty, Linyun County (the earliest county established in today's Yunfu) was successively established. level organizational system), Duluo, Jinhua, xing, Nanxing, Dandou, Longxiang, Furuan and other counties, all in and around today's Yunfujing. Before the Sui Dynasty, there were many changes in zoning; during the Daye period of the Sui Dynasty (605 to 618), the city was divided into one county (Yongxi County) and five counties (Longshui County, Yongxi County, Ducheng County, Ansui County, Xinxing County); after the Tang Dynasty, counties and states were established alternately during the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, and the divisional scope changed several times. , The names of regions changed frequently; during the Republic of China, Luoding, Xinxing, Dong'an, and Xining counties gradually evolved into three counties: Luoding, Yunan, and Yunfu; after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the four counties of Yunfu, Luoding, Xinxing, and Yunan were successively affiliated The Xijiang Commissioner's Office, the Central Guangdong Administrative Office, the Gaoyao Commissioner's Office, the Jiangmen Commissioner's Office, the Zhaoqing District Administrative Office, and Zhaoqing City; in 1994, the prefecture-level Yunfu City was established, with jurisdiction over Yuncheng District, Xinxing County, and Yunan County, and under the jurisdiction of Luo Designated as a city (county level); in 1996, 9 towns were divided from Yuncheng District to establish Yun'an County; in 2014, Yun'an County was renamed Yun'an District.
Yunfu is rich in water resources, the golden waterway of the Xijiang River runs through the entire territory, and Yunfu New Port is the largest inland port in Guangdong; Yunfu is rich in mineral resources and is one of China's important polymetallic mineralization concentration areas, including pyrite reserves, The quality ranks first in the world and is known as the "Sulfur City"; Yunfu is the largest sulfur chemical production base in the country and the largest stainless steel tableware production base in Guangdong Province; Shifu has a long history of stone processing and is known as the "Stone City"; Yunfu Southern medicine is rich in resources and has the advantages of geography, climate, ecology, provenance and planting history for the development of southern medicine. There are many medicinal plants such as cinnamon, Morinda citrifolia and soapberry in the territory.
Yunfu has three major multicultural and regional characteristics: Zen culture, Nanjiang culture, and stone art culture. It is a national garden city, a national sanitary city, a national advanced city for scientific and technological progress, a national agricultural product quality and safety city, a national advanced unit for grassroots traditional Chinese medicine work, a national rural reform experimental zone, a Chinese stone circulation demonstration base, a Chinese artificial stone capital, and a Chinese stone base. Center, the home of Chinese folk culture (stone carving) art.
Yunfu has The Sixth Patriarch’s Hometown Tourist Resort, Jinshuitai Hot Spring Scenic Area, Tianlu Mountain Tourist Resort, Guoen Temple, Luoding Longkan Rock, Changgangpo Aqueduct, Yunan Zhanggong Temple, Pan Longdong Scenic Area, Yunfu International Stone Expo Center, Dayunwu Mountain Tourism Area, Luoding Longwan Ecological Tourism Area, Lanzhai Nanjiang Cultural and Creative Base, Xinxing Xiangwo Mountain Ecological Park, Xinxing Zen Town, Shuidong Ancient Village, Dawan Ancient Village Villages and other tourist attractions. Among them, Xinxing County has been awarded the title of China's most charming cultural tourism county and China's most beautiful rural leisure tourist resort.
Yunfu has Yunan Seedless Yellow Skin , Xinxing Xiangli, Xinxing Liangguo, Luoding Cinnamon, Luoding Crepe Fish Curd , Luoding Rice , Tuodong Bean Curd, Nanru Peanut, Black Bean Sauce Ointment and other famous and high-quality specialties, among which Luoding rice won the "China's Top 100 Regional Public Brands of Agricultural Products in 2018"; there are also Xinxing Paradise Dog Meat, Sixth Patriarch Luohanzhai, Fenggudou Pork, Bogu Chicken, Xinxing Stir-fried Field Snails, and Luoding Black Bean Sauce Specialties such as chicken, radish beef brisket, radish cake, wrinkled fish tofu, arrowroot glutinous rice dumplings, Yunfu rice rolls, Xinxing steamed rice dumplings, bamboo polenta noodles, Chadong tofu, large glutinous rice dumplings.
Our "County China Online Upstream" Yunfu section will start from Luoding City, pass through Xinxing County, Yuncheng District, Yun'an District, and end in Yunan County.
left Lianjiang City of Zhanjiang and drove 261 kilometers northeast for 1 hour and 45 minutes. We came to Luoding City in Yunfu.
Luoding is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province and is managed by Yunfu City. It was called Longzhou in ancient times. Located in the west of Guangdong Province and south of the Xijiang River, it is the transportation hub of the Xijiang Corridor; located in the center of Guangdong and Guangxi, it is one of the most convenient channels connecting Guangdong and Southwest China and an important part of the Pearl River-Xijiang Economic Belt. In history, it is known as "the great defense of the gate and the important land of Fusui", and is known as "the key hub of Guangdong" and "the granary of Lingnan". Luoding has vast plain landforms and a unique basin climate. Luoding Basin is the largest basin in Guangdong. The city has a total area of 2,327.5 square kilometers, a registered population of 1.2951 million, and a permanent population of 990,700. It has 4 streets, 17 towns and one farm under its jurisdiction.
Luoding has a long history of 2,400 years and has a large number of cultural preservation units and distinctive intangible culture. In the Ming Dynasty, due to the suppression of the "Yao Rebellion" in Luopang area, Longshui County (belonging to Zhaoqing Prefecture) was upgraded to Luoding Prefecture, becoming the first Zhili Prefecture in the history of Lingnan. Luodingzhou was one of the "Ten Prefectures and One Prefecture" in Guangdong during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Luoding is the core area of Nanjiang culture. Luodingjiang is Nanjiang. It is listed as one of the "Four Rivers of Guangdong" by ancient scholars. It is an important connecting channel and ancient post road of the Maritime and Continental Silk Road, creating and retaining rich and splendid cultural heritage. Luoding is one of the first batch of historical and cultural cities in Guangdong Province and a fiscal reform pilot project for counties directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province. Luoding is the hometown of Nanjiang Culture in China, the hometown of folk culture and art in Guangdong Province, and a national culturally advanced county (city). It has been praised as the hometown of cinnamon, the hometown of Chinese bamboo steamer , the hometown of Chinese mirror dishes, the national advanced county (city) in grain production, the national county (city) for quality and safety of agricultural products, and the hometown of the top ten traditional foods in Guangdong.
In Luoding we will visit Luoding Wen Pagoda (Three Yuan Pagoda), Luoding Academy (Confucius Temple), Jing'e Academy, Cai Tingkai's Former Residence, Changgangpo Aqueduct, Longkan Rock, Luoding Kaiyuan Temple, Luoding Lingshan Temple , Luoding Municipal Museum, Fengyang Ancient Village, Liangjia Manor, the former site of Sanluo People's Anti-Japanese Headquarters, Longzhou Quangeng New Village, Luoding Jinyin Lake National Wetland Park, Babai Mountain, Shiniu Mountain, Longwan Ecological Tourism Area, Julong Cave, Luoding Windmill Mountain, Longxuding, Damang Mountain natural landscape and other scenic spots; taste Luoding wrinkled fish tofu, Luoding rice, Luoding black bean chicken, Luoding rice rolls, stuffed pig intestines, white cake, Shrimp pile, liver flakes, pink kudzu pork, paprika beans, pavilion chicken, fried taro, oil dumplings, oil twist, oil fried, Luodingjing cabbage core, open dates, hemp horn, banyan beef offal, beggar's chicken, Special delicacies such as Tiandi Renhe soup, fried wheat glutinous rice cakes, and Baizheng glutinous rice cakes.
From Luo to the east, 84 kilometers, 1 hour and 19 minutes, we arrived at Xinxing County.
Xinxing County is located in the southeast of Yunfu City, adjacent to the Pearl River Delta, and at the intersection of the Guangzhou-Foshan-Zhaozhou Economic Circle and the Pearl-Zhongjiang Economic Circle. It has a land area of 1,521.68 square kilometers and 12 towns under its jurisdiction, with a registered population of 492,800 and a permanent population of 461,400. Xinxing County has excellent transportation conditions and is located within the "1-hour economic circle" of the Pearl River Delta. It is China's stainless steel products industrial base, the country's largest county-level stainless steel tableware and kitchenware production and export base, a national-level poultry product quality and safety demonstration zone for Hong Kong and Macao, the country's largest broiler breeding base, and the country's largest fruit processing base. It enjoys the reputation of China's fruit products. It is known as the hometown of processing, the hometown of stainless steel tableware and kitchenware in China, the Zen capital of China, and the hometown of hot springs in China. It has been awarded the honor of "World Zen Health Hot Spring". In 2017, in the " China County Economic Development Report ", Xinxing County ranked 308th in economic competitiveness and 255th in investment potential among more than 2,000 county economic units in the country; in 2019, Xinxing County became the only representative of the province on the list. One of the top 100 counties in the country in terms of comprehensive tourism strength.
In Xinxing, we can visit the Sixth Patriarch’s Hometown Tourist Resort, Bailutai Ruins, Guoen Temple, Baoning Pagoda, Tianlu Mountain, Zangfokeng, Jinshuitai Hot Spring Tourist Resort, and Tianlu Mountain Tourist Resort. Area, Qingshan Green Water Hot Spring, Xiangwo Tea House, Former Residence of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, Feitian Silkworm Ecological Tea Garden, Immortal Valley, Foshou Ridge Scenic Area, Juncheng Ruins, Wenjing Ruins, Guanyin Mountain Ruins, Zeng Shouyi’s Former Residence and other scenic spots ; Taste Bamboo Field Snail, Paradise Dog Meat, Xinxing Snake Meat, Three Snakes, Dragons, Tigers and Phoenix Conference, Xinxing Pai Rice Noodles, Sijia River Fresh, Shankeng Snail, Xinxing Yellow Chicken, Black-footed Goose, Xinxing White Pig, Chongcai, Xinxing Wrapped and Steamed Zongzi, Xingxing Luohanzhai, Xingxing Liangguo, Xingxing Plum, Xingxing Xiangli, Xingxing Gonggan and other gourmet specialties.
50 kilometers and 55 minutes northwest from Xinxing, we came to Yuncheng District, where the urban area of Yunfu City is located.
Yuncheng District is the seat of the Yunfu Municipal Party Committee and Government and the main urban area of Yunfu City. It is located in the central and western part of Guangdong Province, on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Xijiang River. The terrain is high in the southwest and low in the northeast. It borders Zhaoqing City to the east, Yun'an District to the west, Xinxing County to the south, and Xijiang River to the north. The county covers an area of 1939.7 square kilometers, has a total population of 350,000, and has 4 streets and 4 towns under its jurisdiction. Yuncheng District has a superior geographical environment and belongs to the subtropical monsoon area, with a mild climate and abundant rainfall. The area is rich in mineral resources and is known as the "Sulfur Capital" and "Hometown of Marble". There are more than 50 proven mineral deposits, among which pyrite reserves and grades rank first in the world. Marble, granite , limestone also has large reserves. Yuncheng has a long history of stone processing and production. It has become the world's stone production, processing and trade distribution center and an important part of China's stone base center. The Panlong Cave in the city is a provincial-level scenic spot and one of the three largest "Gem Flower Cave" in the world. Yuncheng District is one of the top 100 counties and cities for water purification in China in 2020, and was selected into the "Second Batch of Counties List for the Protection and Utilization of Revolutionary Cultural Relics" in 2020.
In Yuncheng we will visit Panlong Cave, Shuidong Ancient Village, Yunfu City Museum, Nanshan Forest Park, Jiuxingyan, the former residence of the famous martyr Deng Fa, the leader of the workers’ movement, People’s Square, Tianhu Square, Xingyan Ancient Cave, Jinyusha, Chongxuetang, Yongting Lianggong Temple, China's largest Yunfu International Stone City, Yunshi Mine Site, Yunsu Mine and other scenic spots; taste Cordyceps teale stewed tortoise, Luoding fish tofu, Hechatang dace Fish, black-footed goose, Jinhua Yushu chicken, Chadong tofu, Xijiang fish, Pavilion native chicken, small stone snail, bitter wheat vegetable, arrowhead glutinous rice cake, fried rice cake, rice cake, Tianai board, southern milk peanut, willow and dadong melon , waist ancient fragrant lychee, Pangzhai black leaf lychee and other gourmet specialties.
20 kilometers and 29 minutes north from Yuncheng District, we came to Yun'an District.
Yun'an District is located on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Xijiang River, connected to Yuncheng District of Yunfu City to the east, Xinxing County and Yangchun City to the south, Luoding City and Yunan County to the west, and facing Xijiang and Deqing across the river to the north. The district has a total area of 1,184.73 square kilometers, with 7 towns under its jurisdiction, a permanent population of 286,300, and a registered population of 341,600. Yun'an County was established in 1996; in 2014, Yun'an County was abolished and Yun'an District of Yunfu City was established. The terrain of Yun'an District is high in the east, south and west and low in the north, mainly hills and low mountains. It is located south of the Tropic of Cancer, with a low latitude and close to the ocean. It has a subtropical humid monsoon climate with abundant rainfall and relatively high temperatures all year round. It is high, with green flowers and trees all year round. In 2020, Yun'an District was selected into the "Second Batch of Counties for the Protection and Utilization of Revolutionary Cultural Relics".
In Yun'an we will visit Da Yunwu Mountain Tourist Area , Fulin Matang Temple, Yaode Academy, Kong Shujia School, the former site of the Yunfu County People's Government, Chen Jikun's former residence, Longya Chen Gong Temple, Barracks City Wall, Dujuan Flower Ecological Ornamental Garden, Kuiyan, High-hanging Faucet Waterfall Scenic Area, Chen Taibao Temple, Niuduwan Lai Ancestral Hall and Study Room, Yun'an Wolong Lake Scenic Area, Letousha and other scenic spots; taste Tuodong Yuba, Tea Cave Leicha porridge, Chadong tofu, Xijiang river fresh food, Jinhua Yushu chicken, Dafanci, Guoyuntian, Osmanthus-soaked chicken, Duyang wrapped steam, Baishi watermelon, Nansheng sugar orange, Jingxinxin pomelo tea and other gourmet specialties.
Leaving Yun'an and driving 66 kilometers west for 1 hour and 17 minutes, we arrived at the last stop of the Yunfu section of our "County China Online Upstream" - Yunan County.
Yunan County is located in the northwest of Yunfu City. The county borders Yun'an District to the east, Luoding City to the south, Cangwu County, Cenxi City , Wuzhou, Guangxi, to the west, and is separated from Zhaoqing Fengkai and Deqing counties in the north. The river faces each other. The county has 15 towns under its jurisdiction, with a total registered population of 534,200 and an area of 1,966.2 square kilometers. Yunan County was under the jurisdiction of Guilin County in the Qin Dynasty; Cangwu County in the Han Dynasty; it was under the jurisdiction of Duanxi County in the early Jin Dynasty; Duluo County was separated from Duanxi County in the first year of Taikang in the Jin Dynasty (280); in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was the jurisdiction of Duanxi County in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. During the 1940s, Duluo and Wucheng counties were abolished and Ducheng County was established; Xining County was formally established in the fifth year of Wanli html in the Ming Dynasty (1577); it was renamed Yunan County in the third year of the Republic of China (1914); it came under the jurisdiction of Yunfu City in 1994. The capital and town of the county are built along the Xijiang River, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. Yunan County is the hometown of seedless yellow-skinned fruit in China, a key county in China's high-quality fruit base, a national greening model county, a green food demonstration county in Guangdong Province, and one of the top 100 counties and cities in China for water purification.
came to Yunan and visited Dawangshan National Forest Park, Dawan Nanjiang Ancient Residential Cultural Tourism Area, Lanzhai Nanjiang Cultural and Creative Base, Liantan Zhenguang Second House, Nanjiang First Bay, and Tongle Dashan Provincial Nature Reserve , Liantan Town Zhanggong Temple, Ducheng Town Jiuxing Lake Park, Jiancheng Qianyuan, Modaoshan Site, Tianchi Nunnery, Yunan Liantan Zhanggong Temple, Huaxuan Ancient Temple, Wuxing Ancient Village, Lanzhai Ancient Village, Lion Temple, Yu Nandahe National Wetland Park and other scenic spots; tasted Liantan Yongdoufu, Ducheng rice rolls, drum chicken, Liantan chicken rice noodles, Yunan Indian rice dumplings, Yunan large rice dumplings, Yunan gray water rice dumplings, and Yunan cassava corners , Ducheng sesame oil glutinous rice dumplings, Ducheng mugwort glutinous rice dumplings, Yunan mandarin ducks, Xijiang fish, Pangzhai black leaf lychees, Yunan seedless sugar oranges, Yunan seedless yellow peel, Hekou Town mango, Yunan candied dates and other delicacies After tasting the specialties, we will end our tour of the five county-level travel destinations in Yunfu City and go to the next stop - Zhaoqing City.
