Last year, the big brothers in the Greater Bay Area became popular. Guangdong, which alone accounts for 82% of the beautiful scenery in the Greater Bay Area, is still keeping a low profile.
When you come to Guangdong, not only are there prosperous Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai, but you can also go yachting on Hailing Island, go fishing in Xunliao Bay, or stroll along the beautiful coastline of Nan'ao Island.
You can also spend a whole day shopping and eating in the markets of the old city of Chaozhou, or go to the Yao Village, the 1000th millennium in the world, to return to nature.
There are also those poetic and simple fishing villages in Lingnan, which are also worth seeing... Indifferent to the world, the years are lingering. Only when you arrive in Guangdong do you know what it means to be slow in the past.
Guangdong not only has the Pearl River, the second longest river in China, but also has the longest coastline in China.
After all, the great Maritime Silk Road was born in Guangdong.
There are intoxicatingly beautiful islands here, as well as many small bays formed by the ocean penetrating into the land... The clear blue of the sea has become its most moving background.
Xun (xùn) Liao (liáo) Bay has clear blue sea, pure beach, and rare first-class original ecological sea water in China.
Shuangyue Bay is composed of two half-moon-shaped bays, Daya Bay with a mirror-like sea on the left, and Red Bay with surging waves on the right.
The waves carve the rocks into various shapes, which is very poetic.
Delta Island is China's first private island with legal property rights. It does not have the luxury of one island and one hotel in the Maldives, but it is also known as "China's Maldives" because of its superior sea views.
Hailing Island has been ranked among the "Top Ten Most Beautiful Islands in China" by "China National Geographic" and is known as the "Fish Warehouse of the South China Sea".
The approximately 7.6-kilometer "Ten Mile Silver Beach" on the island is the most suitable for chasing sand and waves.
Dajiao Bay in the westernmost corner of the island is best for watching the sunset. The "horsetail sunset" is also a famous landscape of Hailing Island.
Nan'ao Island, certified by CCTV as "an oasis in the South China Sea", is also known as "Oriental Hawaii at the junction of Fujian and Guangdong".
There are many lighthouses of various colors and shapes on the island, as well as the super beautiful Ring Road with beautiful scenery.
Beyond the sea, mountains and wilderness are also the characteristics of Guangdong.
This place is full of natural landscapes that are not inferior to those of Guilin and Zhangjiajie.
Zhaoqing has a history of more than 2,200 years, with a forest coverage rate of 70.56%. It is also known as the "Emerald on the Tropic of Cancer".
The "mountains, lakes, cities, rivers, canyons, and waterfalls" here are integrated into one, and it is so refreshing to breathe some oxygen.
Star Lake is about the same size as West Lake. On the boating lake, you can see the vast mist and intertwined lakes and rocks, which has a different beauty.
The Qixing Rock stands above Xinghu Lake, with its poetic karst lava landform reflected on the lake. It is known as "the first wonder in Lingnan".
Dinghu Mountain was praised by academician Zhong Nanshan as "the oasis on the Tropic of Cancer".
This is China's first national nature reserve and home to rare animals such as civets, leopard cats and white pheasants.
Luofu Mountain is a famous Taoist mountain, also known as the "ancestor of hundreds of mountains in Guangdong" and "Penglai Wonderland". Li Bai, Du Fu, Liu Yuxi, Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, etc. all wrote poems about it.
Take the ropeway straight to Feiyunding. If you are lucky, you may encounter the most beautiful sea of ??clouds in Guangdong.
Shaoguan Danxia Mountain has been selected into the United Nations World Heritage List. Anyone who comes here and sees its beauty with their own eyes will be impressed by it.
Yang Yuan Stone, the "No. 1 Wonderful Stone in the World", and Yin Yuan Stone, "The No. 1 Wonder in China" are must-visit classics here.
If you want to really get close to a place, you must go to the old city and ancient villages.
Most of the ancient cities in Guangdong are well-preserved, and most of the ancient minority villages are located among the mountains and rivers, giving them a strong Lingnan flavor.
The ancient city of Chaozhou has a history of thousands of years and is famous for its beef.
Ancient archways, ancient houses, ancient wells and ancient temples abound on both sides of the quaint streets and alleys.