The top ten free attractions in the city are as follows:
1. Dinghu Mountain: Dinghu Mountain is the first of the four famous mountains in Lingnan, 18 kilometers northeast of Zhaoqing City. Because most of the places on earth where the Tropic of Cancer passes through are deserts or steppes, Dinghu Mountain is also known as the "Emerald of the Tropic of Cancer" by Chinese and foreign scholars.
2. Hulushan Tourist Scenic Area: located near Provincial Highway 260 in Dinghu District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. Hulushan Tourist Scenic Area covers an area of ??2.8 square kilometers. Hulu Mountain has wonderful mountains and beautiful waters, and the shallow streams of Dujian spring are like a paradise.
3. Huangjingou Scenic Area: located in Zhuba Village, Fenghuang Town, Dinghu District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. The scenic area has a forest area of ??260 square kilometers and a reservoir area of ??6.7 square kilometers. In the scenic area, "winding paths lead to quiet spring, with green trees, green bamboos and gurgling water." There are recreational projects such as river tracing adventure, rapid retreat, aerial tightrope walking, bamboo cutting and fiber pulling, etc.
4. Changli Lake Beach Park: Located on Changli Avenue, Dinghu District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. It covers a total area of ??approximately 99,900 square meters, with nearly 16,000 square meters of silver beach, 10,000 square meters of open-air swimming pool, 1,220 meters of waterfront plank road and 1,400 meters of waterfront walking trails. It is an urban waterfront area with regional characteristics that integrates flood control, ecology, landscape, tourism, leisure and entertainment.
5. Yanyang Lake Park: Located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Dinghu Avenue and Fenghuang Avenue, Dinghu District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. There is a large Duanyan-shaped lake in the park. When the wind is nice and the sun is shining, the lake surface is like a huge treasure mirror. In addition, there are bridges, greenways, runways, small islands, and viewing platforms in the park. The environment is very beautiful. .
6. Antelope Gorge Ancient Plank Road Forest Park: located in Dinghu District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. The park covers an area of ??approximately 293 hectares. The Antelope Gorge Ancient Road was originally trampled by trackers from the Xijiang River. It was an important land passage in and out of Duanzhou through the Xijiang River in ancient times and connected Guangdong and Guangxi. It was not completely abandoned until the 1950s. However, it has a profound historical and cultural heritage and has preserved a large number of historical sites and monuments. The ruins form a unique landscape of "gorges, rivers, mountains", "forests, roads and boats".
7. Jiulong Lake Tourist Scenic Area is located near the Jiukeng River Reservoir in Dinghu District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. The scenic area has a rainforest area of ??146 square kilometers. Jiulong Lake is formed by the confluence of nine mountain streams. Legend has it that the nine dragon sons of the Dragon King of Laolongtan on Dinghu Mountain made it rain in order to find an excuse for the Goddess Guanyin who had delayed her return to heaven. The water was full. Jiutiaokeng, the pit water accumulated into a large lake, so it is called "Jiulong Lake".
8. Qixingyan: It is a landmark tourist attraction in the urban area of ??Zhaoqing. As the name suggests, it has 7 peaks. It was once the mining site for Duan Inkstone. The highest peak is called Tianzhu Rock, and the visual landscape is first-rate. Climb up to Tianzhu Rock and see all the mountains and rivers of Zhaoqing Qixingyan Mountain.
9. Dinghushan National Nature Reserve: located near Shangshan Road, Dinghu District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. The total area of ??the reserve is approximately 1,133 hectares. It is the first nature reserve in China. The main protection objects of the reserve are the south subtropical zonal forest vegetation. The reserve is rich in biodiversity and is one of the areas with the richest biodiversity in South China. It is called by biologists "Species treasure house" and "gene repository".
10. Zhaoqing Municipal Museum: Zhaoqing Municipal Museum is located in the center of Zhaoqing city. It is a museum with the theme of history and culture. There are a large number of cultural relics and historical materials in the museum, such as bronze mirrors from the Han Dynasty, pottery figurines from the Tang Dynasty, calligraphy and paintings from the Ming Dynasty, etc., which make people feel the historical and cultural heritage of Zhaoqing.