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Heyuan 河源Héyuán
Dinosaur eggs, hot springs and a reservoir clear enough to bottle
About Heyuan
Heyuan, a Hakka city on the upper Dong River, sits beside Wanlü Lake, Guangdong's largest man-made lake, whose clear water is bottled as mineral water. More than 10,000 fossil dinosaur eggs have been dug up around the city since 1996, many now shown at the Heyuan Dinosaur Culture Park and Guifeng Pagoda. Upriver, Zhao Tuo, later king of Nanyue, founded Tuocheng Ancient Town in 214 BC as the seat of Longchuan County, and hot springs rise in the hills of Heping.
What to eat in Heyuan
- Dongjiang stuffed tofu (东江酿豆腐)
- Heyuan pig's-trotter rice noodles (河源猪脚粉)
Listed sites in Heyuan
10 sites in Heyuan are on the official lists. Those with a page of their own link to it; the rest open as cards on the map.
- Wanlü Lake 万绿湖 5A scenic area
Guangdong's largest man-made lake, a reservoir of about 370 km² formed by damming the Xinfeng River just north-west of Heyuan, scattered with more than 360 green islands and known for its very clear water. - Bavaria Manor, Heyuan 巴伐利亚庄园 4A scenic area · on the map
A large resort estate on the southern edge of Heyuan city, laid out in German Bavarian style, with hotels, holiday housing, a hot-spring spa, a water park and the Black Forest amusement park. - Heping Hot Spring Capital (Relong Hot Spring) 和平温泉之都 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring resort area in Reshui town, Heping County, in the hills of northern Heyuan, centred on the Relong Hot Spring resort and rated a 4A scenic area in 2010. - Heyuan Dinosaur Culture Park and Guifeng Pagoda 河源恐龙文博园 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A riverside park below Guifeng Hill in Heyuan that groups the Heyuan Dinosaur Museum, the city museum and the Song-dynasty Guifeng Pagoda. - Huanglongyan She Ethnic Scenic Area 黄龙岩 4A scenic area · on the map
A scenic area of wooded hills and landscaped grounds in Zhangxi She Ethnic Township, northern Dongyuan County, themed on the customs of the She people, an ethnic minority of the uplands of south-eastern China. - Huoshan Mountain, Longchuan 霍山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain of red Danxia rock cliffs and crags in Tianxin town, northern Longchuan County, counted among the seven famous mountains of Guangdong and protected as a provincial forest park. - Sujiawei Hakka Village 苏家围 4A scenic area · on the map
A Hakka village in Yihe town, Dongyuan County, whose families trace their descent from the Song poet Su Dongpo, made up of 18 mansion-style houses, the oldest dating from the 15th century. - Tuocheng Ancient Town 佗城 4A scenic area · on the map
The old seat of Longchuan County, founded in 214 BC by Zhao Tuo, Longchuan's first magistrate under the Qin and later ruler of the Nanyue kingdom, and the county's centre until 1949. - Yulinmen Hot Spring Resort 御临门温泉 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring resort with villa accommodation near Reshui village in Zijin County, which Heyuan's tourism plan names as the county's leading attraction and one of the city's 4A scenic areas. - Former Hong Kong Cultural Figures Rescue Headquarters (Fujian Guild Hall) 香港文化名人大营救指挥部旧址 National heritage site · on the map
A Qing-dynasty guild hall built by merchants from Fujian in Laolong, which in early 1942 served as a command post for the Communist-organised operation that brought cultural figures and democrats out of Japanese-occupied Hong Kong.
On the map
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