Zhaoqing
Zhaoqing, alternately romanized as Shiuhing, is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China.
Zhaoqing, alternately romanized as Shiuhing, is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,113,594, with 1,553,109 living in the built-up area made of Duanzhou, Dinghu and Gaoyao. The prefectural seat—except the Seven Star Crags—is fairly flat, but thickly forested mountains lie just outside its limits. Numerous rice paddies and aquaculture ponds are found on the outskirts of the city. Sihui and the southern districts of the prefecture are considered part of the Pearl River Delta.
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Worth seeing in and around Zhaoqing
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Zhaoqing University
Zhaoqing University is a public university based in the Duanzhou District of the prefecture-level city of Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, China. It is a provincial comprehensive university that enrolls students in four-year degree programmes.
4.3 km · university in the Guangdong province of China · Wikipedia
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Things to do
- 01Boat ride at Seven Star Crags
Seven Star Crags Park, Duanzhou District.
- 02Night tour of Seven Star Crags
Enjoy the scenery of the scenic area after dark, including views of the lake and surrounding karst peaks.
- 03Cycling around Star Lake
Follow the cycling route around the lake and enjoy the scenery along the waterfront.
- 04Rainforest walk in Dinghu Mountain
Explore the original valley rainforest along the mountain trails.
- 05Zhaoqing Guangfu Culture Temple Fair
- 06Deng Huo Shi Duanzhou Light Festival
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Where to eat
Zhong Hua Dim Sum (中华茶楼) (China Tea House), Zhaoqing, Duanzhou District, Tanggang Rd, 棠岗路星湖尚景苑2期东城汇2层 邮政编码: 526060. Classic cantonese dim sum restaurant not far from the lake. 60-70¥.
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Getting to Zhaoqing
- Airports
- Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN), 93 km · Shenzhen Bao'an (SZX), 144 km · Zhuhai Jinwan (ZUH), 149 km
- Stations
- Zhaoqing railway station, 4.6 km · Duanzhou Railway Station, 8.1 km
- Guangzhou (Huadu) → Zhaoqing90 km · quickest by road, 2h · ¥40–55
- Shenzhen → Zhaoqing174 km · quickest by road, 3h 19m · ¥85–115
- Zhuhai (Jinwan) → Zhaoqing149 km · quickest by road, 2h 53m · ¥75–100
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Next door to Zhaoqing
Zhaoqing is 46 km from Yunfu, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Gaoyao Districtdistrict in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China3 km
- Duanzhou Districtdistrict of Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China1.1 km