5 must-visit attractions in Gaozhou

Five must-visit attractions when traveling to Gaozhou:

1. Xianrendong Natural Scenic Area

Xianrendong Natural Scenic Area is located in the north of Gaozhou City. Shenzhen Town is located in the hinterland of the Yunkai Mountains. The highest point is 1,380 meters above sea level. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. It is a well-known "air-conditioned village". In addition to large rhododendron forests, thousands of acres of bamboo seas, primeval forests and natural waterfalls, this area also has rare plant species called graminium.

2. Gaozhou Xian Tai Temple

Gaozhou Xian Tai Temple is located on Wenming Road, Gaozhou City, north of Panzhou Park. It was first built in the 14th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1535 AD) and rebuilt in the 43rd year of Jiajing and in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. The main building has three entrances, with a total depth of 49.5 meters, a total width of 13.4 meters, and a construction area of ​​826.3 square meters, which is divided into the front hall, the middle hall and the main hall.

3. Gaozhou Baoguang Pagoda

Gaozhou Baoguang Pagoda is located on the west bank of Jianjiang River in Gaozhou City. In the fourth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1576), it was named by the prefect Zhang Bangyi after the town's Feng Shui. Raise funds to build. It is a pavilion-style brick tower with stairs that fold up inside the wall. The tower is octagonal in plan, has nine levels in appearance, and is 65.8 meters high. It is the tallest existing ancient tower in Guangdong, and the bottom floor is 5.72 meters long on each side.

4. Gaoliang Ancient City

Gaoliang Ancient City was built in the sixth year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The hometown and ruling place of his wife and Feng Baogong. There are many existing monuments in the ancient city. The remains of the four city gates are clear, and four moats surround it from east to west, north to south. In the ancient city, there is the oldest and largest "Xian Tai Temple", Feng Baogong Temple, "Ancient Kiln Group", "Lotus Ancient Well" and many other historical and cultural landscapes, as well as the "Four Internal and External Scenes" of great ornamental value.

5. Nangong Nunnery Group

Nangong Nunnery Group is located on Nangong Ridge in Chengnanguan, Gaozhou City. It is located in Nangong Ridge in the south of the city. It faces Guanshan Mountain in the west of the city across the river and echoes each other from a distance. Moreover, they are both religious group buildings and have the same functions. It is just that compared with Guanshan, Nangongling is slightly smaller in area and lower in height. Therefore, people also call Nangongling "Xiaoguan Mountain".