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Meizhou · 4.7km from downtown

Ketianxia Hakka Town Scenic Area

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3.9/5

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The Hakka Town Scenic Area of Ketianxia is located in the national AAAA-level scenic area - Meizhou Hakka Tourism Resort. It is a characteristic town that integrates natural scenery and cultural charm. It is a vivid picture of Hakka customs, showing the world the rich elements of Hakka culture, Hakka architecture, Hakka cuisine, tourism and residence, leisure and health, and folk performances. The scenic area is committed to building a world "Hakka culture" exchange and dissemination base, a health culture experience and cultivation base, and an intangible cultural heritage inheritance and display base. It provides tourists with a place to deeply experience Hakka folk customs.At present, the scenic area has built and opened "Tianci Pavilion, Sage Valley, Sage Village, Memory Square, Town Middle Street, Town East Street" and other distinctive scenic spots, and also has jungle flying, Yunque Glass Bridge and other recreational projects, allowing tourists to experience the beautiful natural scenery and cultural landscape. In addition, the three restaurants in the scenic area, the Hakka World Flavor Restaurant, the Famous Restaurant, and the Yunjuanyunshu Cafe, provide a variety of food. During the tour, tourists can also enjoy a variety of performances such as large-scale immersive live performances, classic opera singing, wonderful musical instrument performances, stunts and art skills, and appreciate the unique charm of Hakka culture.

No. 2 of Best Things to Do in Meizhou

Meizhou Five-Finger Rock

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4.3/5

1.3k reviews

The Meizhou Five Finger Stone refers to five peaks that resembles the five fingers of a palm. It is mainly divided into the Tianlu Scenic Area and the Wuzhi Peak Scenic Area. Visit the Tianlu Scenic Area to get a view of the entire Five Finger Stone from a distance. A cliff path runs through the area. There are many different peaks along the way; some look ike elephants, others look like dragon claws. It's quite fascinating indeed! In the Five Finger Stone Scenic Area, you can walk through the Five Finger Stone Seams

Pingyuan · 37.7km from downtown

Longguizhai Waterfall

4.9

Fengshun · 12.2km from downtown

364 reviews

Longguizhai Waterfall retains the natural beauty of the original ecology. The well-known falls within the scenic area are magnificent and spectacular. You can see the magnificent waterfalls at the foot of the mountain, you can also climb along the boardwalk, enjoy different angles of view of Longguizhai Waterfall at different heights, and enjoy its various styles.

Meizhou · 37.6km from downtown

Songkou Ancient Town

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3.9/5

47 reviews

Songkou Town, Meixian District, Meizhou City is located in the northeast of Meixian District, in the lower reaches of the Meijiang River. It is a small basin surrounded by mountains and rivers. Since the merger of Songkou, Songdong and Songnan, it has become the largest town in Meixian District. Songkou is not only a thousand-year-old town, but also a place where Hakka people live. Songkou's historical sites and natural landscapes are uniquely endowed and have a pattern of their own. So far, many ancient residential buildings have been preserved in various places. Because Songkou Ancient Town has not yet been fully developed, there are few tourists, and its buildings and environmental protection are better.

Hakka Museum of China

4.5

Meizhou · 2.6km from downtown

68 reviews

The China Hakka Museum is located at the northern end of Dongcheng Bridge in Meicheng. It was completed and opened to the public in April 2008. It is comprised of the main hall, which holds the China Hakka Museum, and the auxiliary hall, with holds the Huang Zunxian Memorial Hall, the Meizhou University Dean's Hall, and the Meizhou General Military Museum. The museum is now a patriotic education base for Meizhou City, as well as the headquarters of the Guangdong United Front and a teaching practice base for South China Agricultural University. It is a key place for learning Hakka culture and an important platform for Hakka cultural exchange.

Dabu · 25.1km from downtown

Hua E Building

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4.0/5

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Calyx Tower is located in Lianfeng Village, Dadong Town, Dapu County, 45 kilometers away from the county seat. The Calyx Building covers an area of 2,300 square meters and a building area of 2,286 square meters. It is a circular building with a civil structure. There are three rings, the inner ring has 30 rooms on the first floor, the second ring has 60 rooms on the second floor, and the outer ring has 120 rooms on the third floor, with a total of 210 rooms. The building is 11.9 meters high, the walls of the building are made of rammed earth, and the ground floor is 2 meters wide. The roof is made of wooden beams and gray tiles. There are no windows on the first floor of the building, and the walls on the second and third floors are equipped with small inside and outside large triangular gun holes. There is only one gate for entry and exit in the whole building. The gate frame is made of thick and wide granite slabs. These doors and windows are specially designed to resist the intrusion of outsiders. There is a circular patio with an area of 283.4 square meters in the building, which is paved with pebbles of different sizes. The center is decorated with an ancient coin pattern with a diameter of 3 meters, which means people's wish to pray for food and clothing. There is an ancient well on the side of the patio, which is used for fire prevention and living purposes. There are also common living facilities in the building such as hulls and shovels. The entire tulou has a reasonable layout, ventilation and lighting, warm in winter and cool in summer. Now there are more than ten families named Lin living in the building.

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Meizhou Jiangbei Old Street

4.4

Meizhou · 2.5km from downtown

29 reviews

The old arcade buildings currently preserved in Meizhou are mainly located in the area of Lingfeng Road in the old city of Jiangbei. The road was built in 1932 and is about 1,000 meters long and 8.5 meters wide. The small streets on both sides are more narrow, but due to the appropriate building scale, it is not congested. There are continuous rows of Chinese and Western hybrids on both sides of the road Arcade commercial buildings, there are still landmarks such as Meijiang Bridge and Meizhou Academy. The surrounding area belongs to the important historical and cultural protection area of Meizhou City. The shops, workshops, restaurants, warehouses, porches and other architectural styles in the block are mixed, and the architectural forms are conservative and avant-garde. There are still many Hakka dwellings in the block that combine Chinese and Western styles. Their architectural forms include buildings, courtyards, and various combinations, showing the mutual penetration and influence of dwellings in western Fujian and eastern Guangdong.

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Meizhou Thousand Buddha Tower

4.3

Meizhou · 2.7km from downtown

60 reviews

It is an iron tower, cast in 965. This pagoda is not high, only 4.2 meters, each side is less than 2 meters long, and it is square, but it is amazing that there are 250 large and small Buddha statues cast on each side of the pagoda, and there are a total of 1,000 Buddhas on all sides, hence the name. . It is a key protected cultural relic in Guangdong Province. The pagoda began in Xiuhui Temple and was later destroyed. In the early years of Qianlong, it was relocated to the eastern suburbs of Meicheng by the official Wang Zhe of Jiaying Prefecture. In 1989, it was moved into the courtyard of Putong Pagoda. In 1990, a large tower with a height of 36 meters was built in the ordinary pagoda courtyard, with a total of nine floors. The first floor houses the Thousand Buddha Iron Tower, the inner walls of the second to ninth floors are inlaid with a thousand white marble Buddha statues, and the top floor is placed with a thousand golden Buddhas.

Nantai Wofoshan Scenic Area

4.1

Pingyuan · 4.4km from downtown

136 reviews

The natural Buddha of Nantai Wofo Mountain is located in the northeast of Shizheng Town, Pingyuan County, 840 meters above sea level. It is the world's first natural Buddha with a lifelike natural image. The Buddha is 5,200 meters long and spans two provinces. The Buddha's body is in Guangdong and the Buddha's feet extend into Jiangxi. It is the world's first natural Buddha found so far. Looking from the east to the west, it looks like a Buddha looking at the sky and laughing at the sky; while looking from the south, it looks like a lion and a tiger, majestic and powerful. Nantai Wofo Mountain is one of the eight famous scenic spots in eastern Guangdong. There are nine temples in the area, including Wuxian Temple, Lvdi Temple, Baiyun Temple, Qingshan Temple, Jinsu Temple, Lehu Temple, Longquan Temple, Shengjiao Rock, and Shizi Rock. It is an excellent place for tourists to climb and explore, paint and photograph, travel by ecology, and relax and exercise.

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Songkou Ancient Town

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3.9/5

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