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China – Hunan South (Chenzhou, Shaoyang, Hengyang)

Visited by: 451 nomads

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World Heritage Sites

China Danxia

Tentative WHS

Chinese Section of the Silk Road: Land routes in Henan Province, Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province, Qinghai Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region; Sea Routes in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province and Quanzhou City, Fujian Province – from Western-Han Dynasty to Qing Dynasty (28/03/2008)

Dong Villages (29/01/2013)

Jinggangshan–North Wuyishan (Extension of Mount Wuyi) (30/01/2015)

The Four Sacred Mountains as an Extension of Mt. Taishan (07/04/2008)

Cities of Asia and Oceania

Hengyang

Zhuzhou/Xiangtan

Urban Legends

Hengyang: Huiyanfeng Scenic Area

Airports

Hengyang (HNY)

Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars

Jingguang High-Speed Railway (Beijing-Guangzhou)

Religious Temples

Hengyang: Shangfeng Temple

Hengyang: Zhusheng Temple

Boat journeys

A trip with a boat within China (inland waterways/lakes)

World of Nature

Nanyue Hengshan National Nature Reserve

Tianzi Mountain

Yangmingshan National Forest Park

Yongzhou Dupangling National Nature Reserve

Botanical Gardens

Chenzhou: Nanling Botanical Garden

Experiences

Bhuddist chanting

Bodhi Day

Chinese New Year

Cold Food Festival

Dragon Boat Festival

Drink Baiju

Learn Chinese calligraphy

Longtaitou Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival

Monkey King Festival

Morning Outdoors Exercise in a group

Play/hear guzheng

Qingming Festival

Renri

Vesakha

Winter Clothes Day

Winter Solstice Festival

Museums – Decorative Arts, Design, Fashion

Liling: Ceramic Museum

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Guangxi East (Guilin, Liuzhou, Yulin, Guigang, Laibin)

Visited by: 2000 nomads

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South China Karst

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Dong Villages (29/01/2013)

Lingqu Canal (29/01/2013)

The Lijiang River Scenic Zone at Guilin (12/02/1996)

Airports

Guilin (KWL)

Liuzhou (LZH)

Roads, Road Bridges and Tunnels

Road – China National Highway 323 (Ruijin-Lincang)

History, Culture, National and City Museums

Guilin – Guangxi: Guilin Museum

Guilin – Guangxi: Jingjiang King Mausoleum Museum

Religious Temples

Guiping: Xishi Temple

World of Nature

 

Longsheng Longji Terraced Field National Wetland Park

Caves, Sinkholes and Saltmines

Guilin: Reed Flute Cave

Seven-Star Cave

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Guangxi West (Nanning, Baise, Hechi, Qinzhou)

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Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

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Weizhou Island

Borders

China except Tibet (sea border/port/river)

China-Vietnam

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Nanning

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Nanning

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Guangxi: Xingping

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Beihai (BHY)

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Nanning Metro

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Guangxi – Nanning: Guangxi Museum of Nationalities

Guangxi – Nanning: Guangxi Provincial Museum

Guangxi – Nanning: Nanning Museum

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Natural History and Earth Museums

Guangxi – Nanning: Geological Museum of Guangxi

Science, Technology and all Industry and Mining Museums

Guangxi – Nanning: Science and Technology Museum

Botanical Gardens

Nanning: Guangxi Medicinal Botanical Garden

Waterfalls

Ban Gioc – Detian Falls

Rivers

Pearl River

Beaches

Beihei: Silver Beach

 

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Hainan (Sanya, Haikou)

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Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve (12/02/1996)

Hainan Tropical Rainforest and the Traditional Settlement of Li Ethnic Group

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Hainan

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Haikou

Sanya

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Sanya

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Hainan: Tushuihe Miao Ethnic Village

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Haikou (HAK)

Sanya (SYX)

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Sanya Tram

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Hainan – Haikou: Provincial Museum

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Sanya: Sanya Beauty Crown Hotel

Religious Temples

Sanya: Nanshan Temple

Boat journeys

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Religious Monuments

Sanya: Guanyin of Nanshan

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Bawangling National Nature Reserve

Hainan Tropical Rainforest NP

Wuzhishan National Nature Reserve

Botanical Gardens

Haikou: Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden

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Sanya: Wuzhizhou Island

Sanya: Yalong Bay

CHAD (Country Hybrid Administrative Divisions)

Hainan

Experiences

Bhuddist chanting

Bodhi Day

Chinese New Year

Cold Food Festival

Dragon Boat Festival

Drink Baiju

Learn Chinese calligraphy

Longtaitou Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival

Monkey King Festival

Morning Outdoors Exercise in a group

Play/hear guzheng

Qingming Festival

Renri

Vesakha

Winter Clothes Day

Winter Solstice Festival

Lighthouses

Haikou: Baishamen Lighthouse

Qionghai: Bo’ao Lighthouse

Wenchang: Mulantou Lighthouse

 

 

CHINA DANXIA

 

China Danxia comprises landscapes dominated by eroded red sandstone landforms.

The nine components hold examples varying from most to least eroded, where natural pillars, cliffs, and ravines have been shaped by weathering, erosion and tectonic uplift. The Danxia landform is named after Mount Danxia, one of the most famous examples of this landform.
“Danxia“pseudo-karst” consisting of red-coloured sandstones from the Cretaceous and limited to China. should be a cultural site instead of a natural site

Danxiashan – accessible via Guangzhou, the main attraction is the large red phallus stone.

Guifeng section of the Longhushan National Park. It is separate from the main Longhushan park. It is very compact. There is one main trail that everybody follows. 8.7 km in total, loop took me 3.5 hours with plenty of stops.
Danxia ‘inselbergs’. panoramic views of the landscape of isolated, eroded peaks. Dan Xia means “vermillion sunglow”.
The trail ends at the dock, from where a (heavily overpriced) ‘sightseeing’ boat will take you back to the visitor center. no other trail to walk out.
Guifeng is an easy half-day trip from Shangrao, which itself is a good hub for the WHS of Sanqingshan and Wuyishan. Take the fast train to the city of Yiyang from Shangrao (17mins) and from Yiyang railway station you can take bus #2 or a Didi taxi (15mins/40 yuan) to the site, known as ‘Guifeng Scenic Area’ or ‘Guifeng Mountain’. Trains run fairly frequently but with some gaps in between certain departures; I left Shangrao on the 7.30 train and got back on the 13.01 from Yiyang. The site entrance ticket costs 60 yuan (for some reason I did not have to pay this), plus 20 yuan for the shuttle ‘train’ from the visitor center to the start of the mountain trail and 80 yuan for the boat ride

Danxiashan – red rocks dot the landscape to the North of Shaoguan. more individual rocks rising high above the river with interesting reddish shapes and forms.
bullet train from Guangzhou to Shaoguan. local bus to the bus terminal (2 RMB). No busses to Danxia so shared cab services between Shaoguan and Danxiashan – (100 RMB, 45min from bus terminal).

For my visit I grossly underestimated the time needed to get to the site. I had a 6h time window between arriving and departing from Shaoguan Station, but with transfers and some buffer I only had 2h on site. Still, this was enough to hike a bit into the site and see the most known rock formations.
In Shaoguan you need to commute from the new shiny train station way outside of town to the old train station where the bus terminal is located. This is a pretty tedious ride that takes around 30-40min. I took bus line 22 by mapping the characters. It was also the bus that most people from the train queued for, so easy to spot. It may be easier to simply get a cab.

At the bus terminals the shared cabs are located on the right hand side when facing the train station. On the left hand side are the numbered local busses. I also think the busses to Danxia also depart from the right hand side.

While You Are There

Shaoguan as town seemed rather uneventful. I hopped a train back to Guangzhou and from there to Guilin for the South China Karst. There is also a direct night train from Shaoguan to Guilin.

Danxiashan National Park, part of China Danxia, is very easy from Guangzhou. Danxia is a name of red sandstone landform in southern China, has many similarities with Monumental Valley and Canyonlands National Park in Utah, USA, but in the lush tropical forest of Southeast Asia environs creating unique landscape of red rock which in my opinion this place is the red version of classic Chinese mountain.

high speed train from Guangzhou to Shaoguan 50 minutes, bus to the old train station in the city center for 2 RMB and then took another bus to Danxiashan which depart frequently for 16 RMB.
Many tourist buses to every point of interest. Yangyuan Stone or male stone, the large red phallus stone. Yingyuan Stone or women stone.
Zhanglao Peak or Elder Peak, cable car to the top of the peak – forest, springs, pavilion, monasteries and hiking trails. Hike down the peak to Biechuan Buddhist Monastery, but too hot
River cruise on Jinjiang River, the view along the river was very breathtaking and high recommended. Then I took a bus back to the park entrance and walked back to casino for a bus to Shaoguan before took a high-speed train back to Guangzhou.

Do not visit Danxiashan in summer, this area is really hot and uncomfortably humid,