Raoping County, named after "Rao will never be barren, level will never be chaotic", is located in the easternmost part of Guangdong Province, bordering Fujian Province.

It is located at 116°35′～117°11′ east longitude and 23°28′～24°14′ north latitude. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the southern part of the county.

The county seat of Raoping County is Huanggang Town, located between the two special economic zones of Shantou and Xiamen. There is National Highway 324 in the county.

Raoping Climate The climate of Raoping County belongs to the marine subtropical monsoon climate zone, with abundant annual rainfall of 1475.9 mm, an average annual temperature of 21.4°C, and three crops a year.

Raoping Geography Raoping County is located at the edge of the Chaoshan Plain and is one of the mountainous counties in Guangdong.

Its terrain is close to mountains and the sea, with the terrain high in the north and low in the south. There are 13 islands, among which Haishan Island is the largest, covering an area of ??46.9 square kilometers. There are 7 peaks with an altitude of over 1,000 meters, among which Xiyan Mountain is the highest, with an altitude of 1,256 meters.

The Huanggang River is the largest river in Raoping County, with a total length of 87.2 kilometers, passing through 12 towns and villages, and flowing into the South China Sea.

Raoping County has three large bays: Zhelin, Gaosha and Dacheng. Among them, Zhelin Bay is the largest, covering an area of ??68 square kilometers.

The coastline of Raoping is 136 kilometers long, and the largest port is Sanbaimen Seaport.

Raoping Natural Resources Raoping County is rich in marine, river and mountain resources.

Among them, there are more than 570,000 acres of shallow beaches, rich in various types of marine fish, shrimps, oysters, etc.

Mountain wild animals include cobras, kraits, bell snakes, pangolins, rock clams and other rare birds.

Raoping County is rich in clay.

Mineral resources include granite, potassium feldspar, kaolin, refractory clay, copper, iron, tungsten, and tin chips.

History of Raoping Cultural relics unearthed from Tazi Jinshan, Raoping Cultural relics from Tazi Jinshan, Fubin In 1974, a group of ancient cave tombs were discovered in Jinshan Tazi, Fubin, Raoping County. A large number of stone tools and pottery burial objects were found in the tombs.

Among them are swords, spears, axes, chisels, gravel stone tools, pottery such as statues, pots, beans, cups, basins, bowls, and jars.

Some pottery has a sauce-colored glaze.

Archeology has confirmed that the cultural relics discovered in Fubin date from the middle and late Shang Dynasty to the early Western Zhou Dynasty.

This discovery has an important impact on the Central Plains culture and the local indigenous culture that is different from the Zhuyue culture.

Huanggang Dingwei Revolution On April 11, 1907, the Huanggang Dingwei Revolution led by Sun Yat-sen broke out.

Because the rebel army was outnumbered and lacked food and equipment, they were defeated and suffered many tragic deaths.

This uprising was the third of the ten uprisings led by Sun Yat-sen. Since that year was the year of Dingwei in the lunar calendar, it was called the "Huanggang Dingwei Revolution."

Raoping Tourism Resources "Daoyun Tower" in Sanrao Town. Panoramic view of Daoyun Tower. Appearance of Daoyun Tower. Daoyun Tower is located in Nanlian Village, Sanrao Town, Raoping County. It was built in the 15th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1587). It is the largest eight-story building in the country.

Angular Hakka enclosure.

At its peak, the earth building could accommodate more than 600 Hakka people, and now there are more than 100 people living in the earth building.

The wall of the earth building is 1.6 meters thick and the wall height is more than 11 meters.

The unique feature of the earth building is that the entire earth building is related to Bagua. The number of all buildings is a multiple of eight, such as 32 wells, 16 skylights, 72 rooms, and 112 ladders.

There are two wells on the left and right in the middle hall of the earth building, like Bagua Liangyi.

Earth buildings have eight functions: waterproof, fireproof, beast-proof, earthquake-proof, thief-proof, drought-proof, etc.

The tile bricks of the earth building were wrapped in homespun cloth and then burned. The cloth pattern on the tile edges can still be distinguished.

All earth buildings use bamboo nails. After many years, these bamboo nails show no signs of decay.

It is said that during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, the Tulou was surrounded by bandits recruited by the government for three months and could not be breached. Hundreds of residents in the Tulou used stored grain and well water to feed themselves, and used the inner ditch above the Tulou to fill water to protect the officers and soldiers outside.

Fire attacks, thus escaping disaster.

There are three-story ring-shaped houses in front and behind the earth building, and the outermost ring is three stories high.

Earth buildings are still very strong after hundreds of years.

In the great earthquake 80 years ago, most of the nearby houses collapsed, but only a few houses in the earth building tilted left and right, which supported the entire earth building from falling.

According to local elders who live in the Tulou, it was a coincidence that the Tulou was built in the Bagua shape. The original design was a circular enclosure, but it collapsed after three constructions. Later, a large Bagua-shaped enclosure that is rare in the country was built.

A recent photo of the beach rock "Pilong" in Haishan Town. "Pilong" is located in Haishan Town, Raoping County. It is a shell alluvial rock with a length of 4,500 meters from east to west, a width of 1,150 meters, and a width of 2 to 10 meters. The total area is 2,875 hectares.

Because the exposed part lying on the beach looks like a long dragon, it is commonly known as "Pilong".

According to expert research, the beach rock field is formed by long-term accumulation and cementation of aragonite, high-magnesium calcite, foraminifera, marine shells, micropaleontology and fine sand under specific location conditions. It has a history of about 5,000 years.

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It is now the third geological heritage protection zone in Guangdong Province.

Zhelin Town "Wind-Suppressing Tower" "Wind-Suppressing Tower" is located in Zhelin Town, Raoping County, at the mouth of Fengchuiling Canyon.

Zhenfeng Tower was built in the Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years.

The tower is 22 meters high, with a base circumference of 16 meters and seven floors and eight sides.

The top of the tower is a beautifully crafted stone gourd, and the tower is surrounded by a circular screen made of stone slabs.

The tower is now a key cultural relic protection unit in Guangdong Province.