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Qinzhou 钦州Qīnzhōu
White dolphins, Black Flag generals and a new canal to the sea
About Qinzhou
In September 2026 Qinzhou became the sea end of the Pinglu Canal, giving inland Guangxi its own waterway to the sea, and off its coast Chinese white dolphins surface in Sanniang Bay. Two generals who fought the French in the 1880s came from the old Qinzhou region, Liu Yongfu of the Black Flag Army and the Qing commander Feng Zicai, and both their mansions still stand here. Inland, the Lao family's Ming and Qing halls at Dalu Village keep more than 300 old couplets.
What to eat in Qinzhou
- Pig's-trotter rice noodles (钦州猪脚粉)
- Lingshan giant zongzi (灵山大粽)
Listed sites in Qinzhou
12 sites in Qinzhou are on the official lists. Those with a page of their own link to it; the rest open as cards on the map.
- Bazhaigou 八寨沟 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested valley on the northern flank of the Shiwan Mountains in Guitai town, where a spring-fed gorge of about 16 km runs through subtropical forest with streams, pools and waterfalls. - Beibu Gulf Flower Park 北部湾花卉公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A flower park in Shabu town east of Qinzhou, with fields of cockscomb in autumn and spring plantings such as snapdragons, cosmos and strawflowers. - Dalu Village 大芦村 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A village of Ming and Qing mansions in Fozi town, nine building groups put up by the Lao family between 1546 and 1826 among ponds and old trees. - Former Residences of Liu Yongfu and Feng Zicai 刘永福、冯子材旧居 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
The mansions of two Qing generals from the old Qinzhou region who fought the French in the Sino-French War, protected nationally since 2001 and rated 4A together in 2006. - Linhu Forest Park 林湖森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A provincial-level forest park on the southern edge of Qinbei district, about 3 km from central Qinzhou, laid out for walking among wooded hills and lakes. - Liufeng Mountain 六峰山 4A scenic area · on the map
A wooded hill rising 182 m above the Mingke River in the centre of Lingshan town, named after its six peaks and admired as a beauty spot since the Song dynasty; it was rated 4A in 2017 and was a filming location for the TV series The Bad Kids. - Nawu Mountain Forest Park 那雾山森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A forest park of about 230 hectares on Nawu Mountain in Nali town, rated 4A in 2019, within a regional geopark. - Qinzhou Garden Expo Park 钦州园博园 4A scenic area · on the map
A park of about 80 hectares in Qinzhou's eastern new town, built for the 9th Guangxi Garden Expo, which opened here on 2 December 2016 on the theme of coastal scenery and Nixing pottery. - Qinzhou Old Street 钦州老街 4A scenic area · on the map
Qinzhou's historic district of qilou arcade buildings along Zhongshan Road and the neighbouring streets of the old town, a short walk from Liu Yongfu's former residence. - Sanniang Bay 三娘湾 4A scenic area · on the map
A curving bay of beaches, rocks, fishing villages and coastal woodland in Xiniujiao town, known as the home of the Chinese white dolphin (Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin), seen offshore in numbers since 2003. - Shenfu Liquor Estate 神蜉酒庄园 4A scenic area · on the map
An industrial-tourism site of about 11 hectares at the Shenfu liquor works on the northern edge of Pubei town, home of Shenfu jiu, a liquor made with ants that was already well known in the 1980s and whose making is listed as Qinzhou city-level intangible heritage. - Wuhuang Mountain 五皇山 4A scenic area · on the map
A granite upland of about 40 km² around Longmen town, with nine main peaks averaging some 700 m and topped by Qingshanding at 778.8 m, known for fields of egg-shaped boulders, high meadows, tea gardens, terraces, streams and waterfalls.
On the map
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