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One-day eco-tour of the Leizhou Peninsula
Updated: Apr 9, 2018
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| The Dahan Sandun Tourist Resort in Xuwen county |
The next stop is the Longmen ecological village. Visit the Dahan Sandun Tourist Resort in Xuwen county (staying there for about 2 hours). The Dahan Sandun Tourist Resort is located along the sea in the region of Sandun and Shiwei, Erqiao and Nanshan villages, Nanshan township, Xuwen county. The Resort located in an armlet in South China Sea, is made up of three islets, and three fishing villages and covers a total area of 10 square kilometers. There are a lot of stone relics from the Han Dynasty, such as ruins of tombs, ash pits, and folk residences Dynasty. Such rare Han cultural relics as eaves tiles, agates, crystals and copper drums made in the Han Dynasty have been excavated here. The Resort is developed to restore the Sea Silk Road of the Han Dynasty. The railway Beigang Pier is in the distance.
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| The Leizu Shrine in Leizhou |
After that, go to visit Leizhou, a historical city in China, which has been known as "the Ancient Town in the Area South of the Five Ridges and the Wonder in the North of South China Sea" since ancient times. With a long history, Leizhou has a lot of cultural and historical sites.
Firstly, visit the Leizu Shrine (staying there for 1.5 hours). The shrine is located on top of the Yingbang Mountain, a mountain southwest of the ancient Leizhou town. The Shrine is one of the eight tourist attractions in Leiyang (today's Leizhou). The Shrine was first built during the 16th Year of the Zhenguan Reign in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) in honor of Mr. Chen Wenyu (570-638), the first prefectural governor of Leizhou during the Tang Dynasty. The majestic Leizu Shrine, covering an area of 10,000 square meters, is impressive. It is one of the biggest ancestral shrines in the areas south of the Five Ridges. There are quite a few rare and valuable pieces such as the 1,000-year-old stone man, the plaque inscribed with Emperor Qianlong’s drawings, and tablets of various dynasties. After that, we return to downtown Zhanjiang, and that is the end of the trip.
