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Qingyuan
Prefecture-level city in Guangdong, People's Republic of China

Qingyuan

Qingyuan, formerly romanized as Tsingyun, is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong province, China, on the banks of the Bei or North River.

Plan a trip to Qingyuan→From Guangzhou (Huadu)

During the 2020 census, its total population was 3,969,473, out of whom 1,738,424 lived in the built-up area made of urbanized Qingcheng and Qingxin districts. The primary spoken language is Cantonese. Covering 19,015 km2 (7,342 sq mi), Qingyuan is Guangdong's largest prefecture-level division by land area, and it borders Guangzhou and Foshan to the south, Shaoguan to the east and northeast, Zhaoqing to the south and southwest, and Hunan province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the north. The urban core is surrounded by mountainous areas but is directly connected with Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta by Highway 107.

Get in

Getting to Qingyuan

Qingyuan does not have its own airport. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is about 30 km away. Buses and trains connect the airport to Qingyuan; travel time is roughly 1–1.5 hours by road. Arriving by train will take you to Qingyuan Station, about 15 km east of the city centre. Local buses and taxis are available from the station to the city centre.

See

Worth seeing

Qingyuan's main attractions are spread across several districts and counties. The city is known for its mountains, caves, rivers, hot springs and cultural sites. The attractions below are listed with practical visitor information where reliable sources are available.

  1. 01
    Feilai Temple
  2. 02
    Feixia Scenic Area
  3. 03
    Nangang Millennium Yao Village
  4. 04
    Gulong Gorge
  5. 05
    Huangteng Gorge
  6. 06
    Shikengkong
Eat

Where to eat

Qingyuan is known for Qingyuan chicken (清远鸡), a local chicken breed commonly served as poached chicken. Other local specialties include Beijiang River seafood, Zhouxin roasted pork (洲心烧肉), Zhouxin roasted chicken (洲心烧鸡), and Zhouxin porridge (洲心大粥). The Qingcheng District government identifies these as local specialties of the Zhouxin area.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas (CC BY-SA 3.0), Wikimedia Commons.