The editor has compiled these 5 short-trip travel destinations; invite your special someone or a few friends to relax together.

 

Huizhou · Yanzhou Island

 

 

Unlike the well-known Shuangyue Bay and Xunliao Bay, Huizhou’s Yanzhou Island is an undeveloped secluded virgin land.

 

Pollution-free, industrial-free, and tour group-free, it is known as the “Little Maldives,” the last pure land in Guangdong. The breathtaking Glass Sea has a unique beauty in any weather.

 

 

Here, the wetland park stretches widely and is home to more than 50,000 egrets. Guanyin Mountain on Yanzhou Island features vast white windmills, forming an unparalleled dreamlike picture with the blue sea, sky, beach, wetlands, and countryside.

 

 

Seafood caught just over 10 minutes ago can become a delicious dish in your pot—rare in Guangzhou. When you visit, be sure to feast heartily! Exceptionally large mantis shrimp (squilla) and fresh giant squid!

 

 

 

 

 

Zhaoqing · Dinghu Mountain

 

Don’t tell me that when you hear Zhaoqing, you only think of Dinghu Mountain—have you even considered Qixingyan! Just kidding, Dinghu Mountain is indeed a very suitable place for short trips.

 

 

 

Most areas crossed by the Tropic of Cancer are deserts or grasslands, but Dinghu Mountain is a rare oasis with a negative ion concentration of 105,600 per cubic centimeter, the highest in the country. Its main peak reaches 1,000 meters in elevation, making it the highest peak in the Pearl River Delta.

 

 

Also, probably many people do not know that the 2018 Guangdong Provincial Games were held in Zhaoqing.

 

Zhaoqing’s wrapped steamed rice dumplings are very famous; what distinguishes them from dumplings in other places is the type of dumpling leaves used. Honest locals from Zhaoqing tell you that sword flowers can also be purchased, and locals keep repurchasing them for making soup.

 

 

 

Heshan · Gulao Water Town

 

Gulao Water Town, also known as Weidun Water Town, has a history of more than 600 years. Known as the “Venice of China,” it is a typical wetland ecological landscape.

 

The fish ponds, the rows of “Weidun” embankments, and the dense network of rivers and streams resembling a spider web create picturesque and poetic scenery that is truly captivating and enchanting.

 

 

Gulao Water Town is the ancestral home of the Wing Chun grandmaster. It is said that if you are passionate about martial arts or Chinese traditional culture, you must visit Gulao Water Town.

 

“Gulao Silver Needle” green tea is sold both domestically and internationally; the traditional sauce “Gulao Mianchi” made by the family sauce garden is also very famous within the province. On the tea mountains, you can enjoy poached chicken, and by the river, there are fresh river delicacies that visitors must not miss.

 

Fish skin dumplings are also a very famous dish; the dumpling skins are thin but not broken, smooth but not mushy, with a fragrant and bouncy texture that is not greasy.

 

 

 

Shenzhen · Baguang Village

Baguang Village is located in Kuichong, Longgang District, Shenzhen. It is a natural village in the eastern part of Kuichong Town, Longgang District, situated at the terminal station of the Yanba Expressway. Backed by mountains and facing the sea, the scenery is beautiful, and it still retains relatively original terrain and landforms. Although more than a hundred old houses are now deserted, they remain well preserved.

 

This is one of the most beautiful Hakka villages in Shenzhen, a rare piece of pristine land in today’s highly valuable Shenzhen.

 

Baguang Village has not yet been fully developed, and the ecological environment remains intact, with large areas of mangroves, flocks of egrets, and nearby islands and beaches featuring volcanic rock landforms. If you really want to go, you should hurry, or it might soon be developed again.

Shaoguan · Zhuji Ancient Alley

 

In “Chinese National Geography” and “Southern Metropolis Daily,” Zhuji in Shaoguan was rated as the only “Most Beautiful Street District in Guangdong.” It is a must-pass route on the ancient Meiguan Road north and south of the Five Ridges, and its rustic appearance still remains.

 

The place has enough history to fill several pages, not only with stories of dynastic struggles but also with the origins of many surnames, and it still retains a very strong ancient atmosphere to this day.

 

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