Travel News
2013-09-11

Travel News


 ZONG held a team building to Zhaoqing Qixingyan scenic spot.


Qixingyan scenic spot enjoys a sightseeing history of more than 1000 years. It lies to the north of Zhaoqing city about three kilometers away. In 1982, Rock Qixingyan together with Mountain Dinghushan was put under the same name of “Xinghu” Scenic Area. This scenic area enjoys many well recognized titles in the travel industry. Say, it was listed among the first designated State-level Key Tourist Attractions. In the years of 1999 and 2000, Xinghu Scenic Area was ranked as “State-level key Tourist Attraction”, “Top Ten State Demonstration Site of Civilization” and “State-level 4A Resort” respectively.


The rock mountain we see here is called Apo Rock. It was named after a legendary fairy. She taught the local fishmen to grow a kind of grain which would grow taller when floods came. Thus this area was enriched with both fish and grain. In order to express their thanks, the local people called the fairy “Queen of Grain”, or “Grandmother of Grain”, which are similar to the pronunciation of Apo in local dialect. If you look at the north-east side of the rock, you can see “He Hou Yan”, the three Chinese characters chiseled on the rock.


 The inscriptions in memory of her were left from Ming dynasty, believe it or not.Cliffs bellow the Apo Rock exhibit valuable Mo Ya Stone Inscriptions left by contemporary celebrities. They are of high calligraphic value.
The water cave below the rock is over 300 meters long. It is the longest of the eight water cavities in Qi Xing Yan, or “Seven Star Rocks”. If you go into the cave in summer, you will feel cool and comfortable. If you enter it on a boat, the stalactites of different shapes will render you a feast for the eyes. You can find no other better choice of the same kind in this scenic area.


The Xinghu Lake is composed of five lakes, hence the origin of its name, a star-shaped lake. Xinghu (let me put it into Chinese) occupies an area of 64.9 thousand square meters. This lake has a history of over 350 years. It was first documented in Ming dynasty.