The site will be read-only for up to two days beginning 04-June-2012 while we upgrade the Mediawiki software and site hardware.

Hezhou

From Wikitravel

Jump to: navigation, search

Hezhou (贺州; Hè​zhōu​) is a city in Central Guangxi.

[edit] Understand

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.

Hezhou has a history of more than 2,000 years. It offers cultural and historical sites as well as natural scenery and national minority culture.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By plane

[edit] By bus

Hezhou Bus Station is at 2 Qianjinxi Rd (+86 774 5272773)

[edit] By train

[edit] By road

Highways connects the city to Wuzhou, Liuzhou, Nanning, Yongzhou and further. The new Guilin-Wuzhou and Luoyang-Zhanjiang will also pass Hezhou.

[edit] By water

Water transportation is possible on Xi River, Gui River and He River connecting the city to Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao.

[edit] Get around

Taxis within the city are ¥2-3, tricycles ¥2.

[edit][add listing] See

[edit] Historical sites

  • Ancient Towers.  edit
  • Castle of the Ming Dynasty.  edit
  • Civilization Pavilion.  edit
  • Hejie Ancient Town.  edit
  • Jade Stamp Hill On Water.  edit
  • Ke Minority Houses. Characteristic houses built by this ethnic subgroup of Han, also known as Hakka.  edit
  • Kilin Pot. A national treasure dating back 2,500 years.  edit
  • Huangyao Ancient Town (黄姚古镇; Huángyáo Gǔzhèn), (on Li River, 60 km southwest of town), [1]. 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, pavillions and other historical buildings. It is surrounded by mountains with lots of caves.  edit
  • Huilan Wind and Rain Bridge.  edit
  • Xiushui Scholar Village.  edit

[edit] Landscape and parks

  • Banyan Trees. Several trees more than 1,000 years old.  edit
  • Bishui Cave.  edit
  • Dagui Mountain National Forest Park.  edit
  • Fu Moutain. Stands in the middle of He River.  edit
  • Gupo Mountain National Forest Park.  edit
  • Luhua Hot Spring.  edit
  • Stone Forest. Karst landscape can be found around the city.  edit
  • Ten-mile Lotus Pond Galery.  edit

[edit][add listing] Do

[edit][add listing] Buy

[edit][add listing] Eat

[edit][add listing] Drink

[edit][add listing] Sleep

[edit] Contact

[edit] Get out

This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!