Foshan |
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There are many beautiful tourist attractions in Foshan, like Huang Feihong Memorial Hall (huáng fēi hóng jì niàn guǎn 黄飞鸿纪念馆), Xiqiao Mountain (xī qiáo shān 西樵山), Ancestral Temple (zǔ miào 祖庙), Shiwan (shí wān 石湾) etc., among them the first two are the most famous. Huang Feihong Memorial Hall Huang Feihong Memorial Hall is located in the north of the Ancestral Temple. It covers an area of 5,000 square kilometers. The building is modeled after the house of the Qing Dynasty (qīng cháo 清朝). It reproduces the style of folk residence and ancestral temple when Huang Feihong---the great martial master was alive. The building is divided into a show room (chén liè guǎn 陈列馆), Huang Feihong Cinema (fēi hóng yǐng yuàn 飞鸿影院), a Wushu-practicing hall (yǎn wǔ tīng 演武厅), all of these represent the charm of the great master the life. The hall was built to memorialize the Wushu (wǔ shù 武术) Master- Huang Feihong. In the show room of the hall, there is a photo of Huang Feihong which is the only real person photo in China. Many visitors who came here would take a group photo with Huang. The real person photo of the Thirteenth Aunt Mo Guilan (mò guì lán 莫桂兰) was also in the show room. There is a ectype of Bao Zhi Lin in the show room which is almost the same as scene in cinema. The Wushu-practicing hall is very large, everyday a scene of Wushu will be performed here, the apprentices of Huang will present the best feat to visitors. Huang Feihong Cinema will play the movies of Huang all the time, it makes people felt seen Huang Feihong again. It was said that the workers in Ancestral Temple have collected over 1,000 pieces of Huang’s cultural relic, 100 movies and the real person performance of Huang Feihong kung fu. Huang Feihong Memorial Halll was composed by these things. Huang Feihong Memorial Hall Xiqiao Mountain With 72 queer peaks and 42 serene caves, Xiqiao Mountain is star-studded by lakes, waterfalls, springs, riffles, rocks, cliffs, ponds and terraces. The major scenic spots include White Cloud Cave Scenic Spot (bái yún dòng jǐng qū 白云洞景区), Jasper Hollow Scenic Spot (bì yù dòng jǐng qū 碧玉洞景区), Green Rock Scenic Spot (cuì yán jǐng qū 翠岩景区), Kwan-yin of South China Sea Cultural Garden (nán hǎi guān yīn wén huà yuàn 南海观音文化苑), Yellow Immortal Holy Garden (huáng dà xiān shèng jìng yuán 黄大仙圣境园) and Big Lake Park (dà hú gōng yuán 大湖公园). The White Cloud Cave Scenery Spot is located in the east of Xiqiao Mountain. The cave is the most famous one in 36 caves in Xiqiao Mountain. There are many temples, monasteries and pavilions. The Cloud Waterfall (yún pù 云瀑) is high and strange; it has no stationary orientation in its falling, scattering water over. Sometimes, it sprays water drops from clouds; the water drops looks like smoke or fog. At this time, all things on the cavity bottom are covered in the water drops. Also, the White Cloud Hollow abounds with cultural relics and historic sites of the Ming (míng cháo 明朝) and Qing Dynasties such as Three Lakes Academy (sān hú shū yuàn 三湖书院), Cloud and Spring Hall (yún quán xiān guǎn 云泉仙馆), White Cloud Ancient Temple (bái yún gǔ sì 白云古寺) and Inscriptions on Cliffs (mó yá shí kè 摩崖石刻). Additionally, the Cloud Waterfall of Xiqiao has been listed as one of 'the eight spectacular scenes of Guangzhou' in the Qing Dynasty.
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