The town was founded in 972 and is dominated by a special architecture with blue bricks, black tiles, and painted wooden beams. The town has a number of temples, pavilions and other historical buildings. It is surrounded by mountains with lots of caves.Huangyao Ancient Town Scenic Area is located in the northeast of Zhaoping County, Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, covering an area of approximately 10 m² and is a national 4A level tourist attraction. There are many mountain and water caves near the Huangyao Ancient Town scenic area, presenting typical karst landforms, forming a natural mountain and water garden ancient town that integrates landscape environment with cultural scenery, and is known as the "Dream Home". The natural landscape of Huangyao Ancient Town Scenic Area consists of eight major scenic spots and twenty-four minor scenic spots; Famous cultural relics and historical sites include; Wenming Pavilion, Baozhu Temple, Lion Temple, Xingyu Temple, Ancient Stage, Zuolong Temple, Jianlong Temple, Jianlong Temple, Hulong Bridge, Dailong Bridge, and Natural Pavilion.
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百里水墨画廊
Formerly known as the Ten-Li Lotus Pond Gallery (荷塘十里画廊).
紫云洞, Purple Cloud Cave, 紫云仙境景区, Ziyunjing Scenic Area
A limestone karst cave that formed during the Jurassic Period. As is common in China, the cave is illuminated with multi-coloured lights.
古榕树
Hezhou Ancient banyan tree is a famous ancient tree in Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, China, and is regarded as one of the local landmarks. The banyan tree, located in the eastern suburbs of Hezhou City, is said to be hundreds of years old and is a local historical witness and natural wonder. Its spectacular canopy covers a vast space, with trunks crisscrossing and branches spreading out under the canopy, creating a unique canopy landscape. There is also a quiet courtyard under the banyan tree, which provides a quiet and relaxing place for visitors. This banyan tree carries the rich historical and cultural connotation of the local, and is regarded as one of the symbols of Hezhou City. Visitors can feel the magic of nature and the accumulation of years here, as well as the importance of banyan trees to the local cultural heritage. This ancient banyan tree also attracts many tourists to visit, enjoy its majestic scene and feel the thick history.
贺州民族文化博物馆, Hezhou Ethnic Culture Museum
贺州紫云洞
Ziyun Cave Scenic spot is an independent limestone mountain karst cave in Babu Basin. It is a long stone mountain formed by the sea level rise during the geological fission of Zhuluo period. The stone mountain appearance is only more than 100 m high, about 800 m long, but after 190 million years of karst erosion, its underground cave length of about 6 km, an underground river in the cave, the development of the journey is more than 1 km, the cave area of about 10,000 m². The name of Ziyun Cave comes from the underground river in the cave is warm in winter and cool in summer. In winter, the heating in the cave ejects from the mouth of the cave, forming purple gas mist floating in the mouth of the Stone Mountain, so it is called Ziyun Cave.
贺州市博物馆
Hezhou's main museum. Contains exhibits on the history and culture of the city. Located in a market area with good breakfast options. The top level features the more ancient pottery exhibits, an outside courtyard collects stelae, and internal galleries include miscellaneous modern equipment, a Yuan dynasty anchor excavated from the local river, and some ethnic minority costumes.