Hezhou (贺州; Hèzhōu) is a city in Central Guangxi.
Understand
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Hezhou is in the far eastern part of Guangxi surrounded by forest. The prefecture has a population of 2 million of which 200,000 lives in the city itself. The city is populated by a number of ethnic minorities, including the Zhuang people. Hezhou is an important regional transportation hub.
It is one of the key forest areas in Guangxi. Hezhou City is the hometown of Hakka, famous tea, rare stones, navel oranges, and horseshoe in China. As of the end of 2020, the forest area of Hezhou City was 897500 hectares, with a forest coverage rate of 72.65%. On October 23, 2019, Hezhou City was announced as the "third batch of demonstration cities for urban black and odorous water treatment". In September 2020, Hezhou City was announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development as the second batch of prefabricated building model cities. In 2022, Hezhou City achieved a gross domestic product of 97.216 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.4%; The added value of the primary industry was 17.704 billion yuan, an increase of 5.9%; The added value of the secondary industry was 38.747 billion yuan, an increase of 6.2%; The added value of the tertiary industry was 40.766 billion yuan, an increase of 0.3%.
History
Hezhou has a history of more than 2,000 years. Hezhou has been the thoroughfare of Guangxi, Guangdong and Hunan provinces since ancient times, and has retained the historical and cultural heritage spanning thousands of years. There are ancient road culture with Xiaohe Ancient Road as the cornerstone, folk customs culture with Nanling national culture as the element, mining culture with tin mining as the carrier. Before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Hezhou belonged to Cochin; The Han Dynasty set up Cangwu County, the three countries set up Linhe County, the Sui Dynasty set up Hezhou County, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties belonged to Pingyue Fu and Wuzhou Fu; In 1997, Hezhou District was established. In 2002, The State Council of the People's Republic of China approved the cancellation of the establishment of Hezhou City in Hezhou region.
Climate
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Hezhou is mainly affected by the subtropical monsoon climate. Hezhou has four obvious seasons: summer is humid and hot, winter is relatively dry and warm, and spring and autumn are the most pleasant seasons, with suitable temperatures and pleasant scenery.
The average maximum temperature in summer can reach more than 30 degrees Celsius, but it is often accompanied by heavy rainfall. Winter is relatively warm, with daytime temperatures usually around 10 degrees Celsius and nights may be cooler. It rains less. The weather gets warmer in spring, everything recovers and flowers bloom. This is the season for outdoor adventures and mountaineering.
Holidays
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March 3rd of Zhuang nationality Guangxi style March 3rd (Zhuang March 3rd), also known as the Song Wei Holidays, Gepo Holidays or Gexian Holidays, the folk custom of Wuming District, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, one of the national intangible cultural heritage list. It is a traditional Holidays of the Zhuang people offering sacrifices to their ancestors and choosing songs to match them. |
On March 3, the Zhuang people mainly worship their ancestors, choose a mate for a song, eat dinner, sing opera, grab fireworks, throw hydrangeas, fight eggs and other activities. You can participate in the related activity in Nanning's Qingxiu Mountain Scenic spot - "Zhuang March 3rd · Eight-gui Carnival" cultural tourism brand activity, the activity time is on March 3rd of the lunar calendar every year, the activity content includes singing and dancing, fashion play and other live interactive forms. You need to pay a 25 yuan ticket fee to enter Qingxiu Mountain, and you can choose to take subway Line 1 or take a bus there.
Get in
By plane
There is no airport in Hezhou: the nearest airports are in Guilin and Wuzhou. After arriving in Guilin or Wuzhou, transfer to Hezhou by bus or train. There is one direct bus daily from Guilin Airport to Hezhou. The bus departs at 14:30 and arrives at the Hezhou Bus Station about 3 hours later. It then continues on to the Hezhou International Hotel. The bus fare is ¥100.
By train
There are five high-speed railway stations in Hezhou, namely: Hezhou Station, Zhongshan West Station, Fuchuan Station, Zhongshan Station, and Guangxi Hezhou Xindu Railway Station.
- 🌍 Hezhou Station (贺州站), Zhanqian Avenue, Pinggui District (平桂区站前大道). Serves both regular and high-speed trains.There are train services between Hezhou and Nanning, Guilin, Liuzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhanjiang and Guiyang. Whether from Guangzhou, Shenzhen or Zhanjiang, there are bullet trains or high-speed rail services to Hezhou, and it only takes 1-2 hours to reach the destination.
- 🌍 Zhongshan West Station (钟山西站). High-speed trains serve this station. There is a bus stop within 1 km of the station, but none right at it. Taxis are available, with a starting price of 5 yuan, starting distance of 2 kilometers, 1.8 yuan per kilometer, and a fuel surcharge of ¥1.
- 🌍 Fuchuan Station (富川站) (Tangbei Village, 10 km from Fuchuan County). There are four trains passing through Bucheon Station, and it takes 40 minutes to get from Bucheon Station to Hoju Station by HSR.
By bus
- 🌍 Hezhou Central Bus Station (贺州客运中心站，贺州汽车总站), Intersection of Nanhuan Road and Guangming Avenue, Babu District (八步区南环路与光明大道交界处), ☏ +86 774 5283263. mainly accepts inter-provincial, inter-city, some inter-county and intra-county passenger line vehicles.
- 🌍 Hezhou East Bus Station (贺州汽车东站), No. 50, Bada Middle Road, Chengdong Street, Bbu District, Hezhou City. mainly accept from the direction of Liantang, Huangtian in and out of the city of the county passenger line vehicles.
- 🌍 Hezhou City West Passenger Service Station (贺州城西客运服务站), Bada West Road, Pinggui District, Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It mainly accepts intra-county and inter-county passenger line vehicles entering and leaving the urban area from Xiwan and Shatin directions, and buses to Huangyao Ancient Town also depart here.
After getting off at Hezhou Station, if you want to go to Huangyao Ancient Town, you can take a bus to Hezhou West Station and take a direct bus to go.
By road
Highways connects the city to Wuzhou, Liuzhou, Nanning, Yongzhou and further. The new Guilin-Wuzhou and Luoyang-Zhanjiang will also pass Hezhou.
By water
Water transportation is possible on Xi River, Gui River and He River connecting the city to Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao.
Get around
Taxis within the city are ¥2-3, tricycles ¥2.
Ride a shared electric vehicle，The starting price is 2¥.
See
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Museums
- 🌍 Hezhou Ethnological Museum (贺州民族文化博物馆, Hezhou Ethnic Culture Museum), Hezhou University West Campus, 18 Xihuan Road, Babu District (八步区西环路18号贺州学院西区) (Bus routes 6, 8, 11 and 14), ☏ +86 774 5287226, +86 774 5225076. Open 5 days a week. Free.
- 🌍 Hezhou Museum (贺州市博物馆), 65 Tiyu Road, Babu District (八步区体育路65号) (Catch bus no. 5, 6, 7 or 9 and get off at the Fuliang Building (富亮大厦)), ☏ +86 774 5283962. 10:00-16:00, closed on Mondays. 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. Somewhat bureaucratic to enter as of October 2022 due to local COVID policies. Free.
Historical sites
- 🌍 Fu Hill Temple (浮山寺, Fushan Temple). Stands in the middle of the He River.Fushan, also known as Yuyin Mountain. It is said that since the establishment of the Fushan Temple, no matter how large the mountain flood, Fushan has never been submerged, and it has always floated above the water surface. On the right side of the mountain gate is the Canglang Pavilion. On the mountaintop is the Chen Wang Temple, where there are grand "Fushan Song Festival" and "Fushan Song Fair". Fushan Song Festival: also known as the Birthday of Chen Wang Temple. On May 19th, ethnic singers from Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi provinces, as well as the elderly and fellow villagers from all four townships, came to gather to perform singing performances, worship the gods and Buddha, and pray for good luck. The mountains and seas of people rise and fall on Fushan, with firecrackers blaring in unison and singing like a tide. From a distance, Fushan looks like a huge treasure seal floating in the air on the river, so people also call it "Jade Seal Fushan". The cliffs and cliffs around Fushan are extremely dangerous; The trees on the mountain are towering, and ancient vines entangle the trees; The Langcang Pavilion by the stone edge of the mountain gate is engraved with the words "Fushan" in Mr. Li Jishen's handwriting and works by calligraphers of all ages* 🌍 Hezhou Hakka Round Houses (贺州客家围屋景区, Hezhou Hakka Eco Museum 贺州客家生态博物馆), Liantang Town, Babu District (八步区莲塘镇) (Take bus no. 25 and get off at Renchong Primary School), ☏ +86 13978421604. 08:00-17:30. Characteristic weiwu (semi-circular round houses) built by the Han Chinese ethnic subgroup known as Hakka. ¥30.
- 🌍 Linhe Ancient Town (临贺故城).
Landscape and parks
- 🌍 Dagui Mountain National Forest Park (大桂山国家森林公园).Daguishan National Forest Park is located in the south of Babu District, Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, covering an area of 3000 hectares and is a national 4A level tourist attraction.
Daguishan National Forest Park integrates forests, peaks, misty seas, and hanging rocks. The natural vegetation of Dagui Mountain is subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, belonging to a subtropical monsoon climate. It is the first national forest park in Guangxi to be approved by the Ministry of Forestry. The Daguishan National Forest Park is an ancient and elegant scenic spot with numerous scenic spots, making it a popular tourist destination in the Guilin region. The main attractions include: Gaotai Range Rover, Wuma Waterfall, Green Forest Old Land, San Ying Tan Waterfall, Tiesuo Bridge, and Ethnic Village.* 🌍 Gupo Mountain National Forest Park (姑婆山国家森林公园, Guposhan Tourism Zone 姑婆山旅游区), Pinggui District (平桂区) (Catch bus no. 17 from the Hezhou Railway Station or take the special express bus that departs four times a day from outside the Guangji Maternity Hospital on Guposhan Avenue. The journey time to the park is about 30 minutes.), ☏ +86 774 5236888, +86 774 5261286. Summer: 08:00-17:30, Winter: 08:00-17:00. Beware hungry primates at the entrance who often steal food from tourists. The park is divided in to two main areas, the mapped lower portions which are comprised of a series of landscaped attractions with smaller waterfalls and various minor attractions, and the climb to the actual peak which is accessible from the last shuttle stop. The climb takes 5-7 hours round trip and requires good health and is advised to be attempted after 11AM. The top is cold and windy. There is a lot of garbage on the trail. Entrance ¥82, sightseeing car ¥15.
- 🌍 Jade Stone Forest (玉石林), Huangtian Town, Pinggui District (平桂区黄田镇) (Catch bus no. 4 and get off at the Luhua Village Committee (路花村委) bus stop. After disembarking from the bus, head to the nearby intersection and walk southeast for about one kilometre), ☏ +86 774 5233922, +86 774 5293185, hzysl88@163.com. 08:00-17:30. This karst landscape can be found a short distance north of the city. It is unique among stone forests in China due to its mineral composition, which mostly consists of a type of white marble known in Chinese as "Han White Jade" (汉白玉), hence the name Jade Stone Forest. ¥83.
- 🌍 Shibashui Tourism Park (十八水旅游景区, Shibashui Eco-Tourism Park 十八水原生态公园), Luhua Village, Huangtian Town, Pinggui District (平桂区黄田镇路花村) (Catch Tourist Bus 17 from the Hezhou Railway Station, get off at the Shibashui Intersection and then walk west for about 1.5km), ☏ +86 774 5283798. 08:00-18:00. ¥86.The Shibashui Original Ecological Scenic Area is located in Huangtian Town, Pinggui District, Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with a total area of 18 square kilometers and a national 4A level tourist attraction.
There are ten waterfalls and eighteen water bays in the original ecological scenic area of Shiba Shui, hence the name "Shiba Shui". The scenic area is famous for its "three wonders of water, rocks, and trees", with a group of ten cascaded waterfalls with a drop of nearly 300 meters. With a large drop and great momentum, it can be called the wonder of the world's waterfalls and enjoys the reputation of "Lingnan Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area".
- 🌍 Ziyun Cave (紫云洞, Purple Cloud Cave), Limu Village, Etang Town, Pinggui District (平桂区鹅塘镇栗木村) (Your best option for getting here is probably to take a taxi. Local buses are available from the road along the south of the attraction, however this gate is usually closed and you must ask special request to get out that way from the gate guard. Walking east to the next major intersection (about 10 minutes) provides a covered area and general store to wait at.), ☏ +86 774 5665118, toll-free: +86 400-1665-116. 08ː00-17ː30. A limestone karst cave that formed during the Jurrasic Period. As is common in China, the cave is illuminated with multi-coloured lights. ¥46.
Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County
Zhaoping Countʏ
- 🌍 Huangyao Ancient Town (黄姚古镇; Huángyáo Gǔzhèn), Zhaoping County (昭平县) (on Li River, 60 km southwest of town; buses to Huangyao are available from Hezhou Railway Station and Hezhou Central Bus Station. Buses are also available from Wuzhou, Yangshuo and Guilin), ☏ +86 774 6722748. 08:00-17:30. 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. ¥100.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 square kilometers 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...** Banyan Trees (古榕树). Several trees more than 1,000 years old.
- Civilization Pavilion (文明阁).
Zhongshan Countʏ
- 🌍 Hundred-Li Water Ink Painting Gallery (百里水墨画廊). Formerly known as the Ten-Li Lotus Pond Gallery (荷塘十里画廊)
Do
- 🌍 Ziyun Cave (贺州紫云洞) (Limu Village, Babu District, Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region). 8:00-17:30. 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 meters high, about 800 meters long, but after 190 million years of karst erosion, its underground cave length of about 6 kilometers, an underground river in the cave, the development of the journey is only more than 1 kilometers, the cave area of about 10,000 square meters. 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. 40CNY.
- 🌍 Hezhou Hot Spring (贺州温泉, Luhua Hot Spring 路花温泉), 180 Jianshe Road East, Luhua Village, Huangtian Town, Pinggui District (平桂区黄田镇路花村建设东路180号) (Catch bus no. 4 and get off at the final stop), ☏ +96 774 5238882 (ticket office), +86 774-5238886 (hotel reception). 08:00-00:00. The standard fee is ¥75. Persons over 60 are charged ¥65, children between 1.2 and 1.4 metres in height are charged ¥35 and children under 1.2 metres in height enjoy free entry.
Buy
- 🌍 Lingfeng Commercial Street (灵峰商业街). Good place for leisure travel, there are shopping plazas, snack streets in this leisure block, from the afternoon to the evening, lovers dating, family shopping together to buy things is also very good, you can stroll for a long time.
Eat
- 🌍 Shenshan Temple (屾山馆). The average consumption of three people is about 150 yuan, generally speaking, the price is relatively high, mainly because the dining environment is relatively luxurious, the main dishes are: sour soup fish, pigeon egg pork, stuffed tofu, chopped pepper fish head, etc., these Hezhou characteristic dishes represent the local unique flavor and food culture, tasting them will bring you a food journey. 150CNY.
Drink
- 🌍 See happy tea drink (见之欢喜茶饮). 11:00-22:00. The atmosphere of the store is very unique, creating many cinematic scenes, and the decor is excellent, especially suitable for wearing neo-Chinese style clothing. In addition, the store also takes into account the needs of customers and provides cosmetics for you to touch up before or after the meal. If you are bringing children, there is also a small attic on the second floor for children to play, and it is convenient for the precious mothers to relax occasionally. As for the food, although not particularly delicious, but by no means bad. The little sister in the store will also give small cakes, which taste quite good. 20¥.
Sleep
- 🌍 Hope Hotel (希望酒店), ☏ +86-774-5120333. The store is located in Hezhou, the hometown of longevity in Guangxi, and is located in Hezhou City center, No. 8, Jianshe Middle Road. The hotel is 8 floors high, the hotel provides ground parking, underground garage parking, transportation is convenient. The hotel is surrounded by a strong commercial atmosphere and shopping malls: the nearby commercial area has Hong Kong City Shopping Center, Causeway Bay Commercial Plaza, Far East International Trade Center, Far East Commercial Pedestrian Street, Lingfeng Commercial Pedestrian Street, food street, adjacent to Lingfeng Square, He Jiang Beidi Park, shopping malls, restaurants, banks, cinemas, parks and other living facilities around the hotel. 200CNY.
- 🌍 Deyun House Homestay (徳云舍民宿), No. 24, Jinde Street, Zhaoping County, ☏ +86 18070697088. 9:00-23:00. 300¥.
Go next
- Guilin: Not far from Hezhou, Guilin is famous for its magnificent karst landscape, scenery of the Li River and idyllic scenery of Yangshuo. In Guilin, you can cruise the Li River by boat and enjoy the beautiful scenery of strange peaks and rocks.
- Longsheng: Longsheng Nationalities Autonomous County is in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and is run as part of Guilin City but is for all practical purposes a different destination. Different seasons, especially the rice season, present different scenery, as well as Zhuang villages and Zhuang culture. Ponkan of Longsheng Ethnic Autonomous County is one of the tastiest varieties of citrus.
- Liuzhou is relatively close to Hezhou. It features several attractions, including Liuzhou Silver Beach and Liuzhou Yinchuan. Liuzhou food is heavy and spicy, and there are food stalls everywhere. The signature dish is Liuzhou Luosifen, where you can spend a pleasant time.
- Guiyang: If you want to continue north, you can head to Guiyang to explore the scenery and culture of Guizhou, including Huangguoshu Waterfall and Qianhu Miao Village.
The surrounding countryside of Hezhou: If you want to experience a more peaceful rural life, you can spend some time in the surrounding villages of Hezhou to feel the local culture and customs.