Kaiping Travel Guide
Location:Kaiping City, which belongs to Jiangmen City, is located 140 km away from Guangzhou, in the southwestern part of the Pearl River Delta.
History:
Kaiping County was founded in 1649, and Kaiping City was founded on January 5, 1993.
In 1995, Kaiping City is regarded as class 2nd City by state. Until 2005, there are 2 offices and 13 towns under the supervision of Kaiping City.
Transportation:
There is convenient traffic by water and land in Kaiping, with highway 325 running through all towns, cement road longing over 800 kilometers for traffic, and cement roads to all towns and villages.
Sanbu harbor has national class-A port with freighters and passenger liners runs between Kaiping and Hong Kong and Macao everyday, two of luxury passenger liners sail between Kaiping and Hong Kong for 5 hours journey.
Hotels:
When you arrive in Kaiping, you can stay in Xiangyuan Hotel or Xingdu Hotel.
Dining:
Changsha is not only the business center in Kaiping City, but also the flavor food center. A lot of restaurants and hotels are located at Changsha.
Many cates restaurants are located at Kaiping section of highway 325, such as Shi Wei Xian restaurant, Xin Ting Yuan restaurant, Yijing hotel, Tianlun restaurant, Garden Hotel, etc.
Weather:
Kaiping is a south-Asian Tropical monsoon & oceanic climate zone, with yearly average temperature of 21.5ºC and yearly precipitation from 1700mm to 2400mm; it is the famous scenic spot for tour and holiday.
Attractions:
Kaiping Diaolou and Village
The Kaiping Diaolou is fortified multi-storey towers, generally made of reinforced concrete. These towers are located mainly in Kaiping County, Guangdong.
The first towers were built during the early Qing Dynasty, reaching a peak in the 1920s and 1930s, when there were more than three thousand of these structures. Today, approximately 1,833 diaolou remain standing in Kaiping, and approximately 500 in Taishan. In 2007, UNESCO named the Kaiping Diaolou and Villages in China as a World Heritage Site.
If you want to visit Kaiping Diaolou and Village, get to Shenzhen or Guangzhou first, bus-bound to Kiaping is some 50 yuan with about 2 hours. Expressway is available. Visitor could rent a car or take a taxi at Kaiping to go around to see Diaolous scattered throughout the countryside. Hiring a local guide is a wise choice.
Liyuan Garden
Liyuan Garden is situated at Genghua Village Tangkou Town, Kaiping District, Jiangmen City of Guangdong Province.
Liyuan Garden is a private garden built for about 10 years by Mr. Xie Weili, a local overseas Chinese in United States in 1920th. The garden covers an area of 19,600 square meters and blends the traditional Chinese garden style, style of the western buildings and the style of water villages south of the Yangtze River together.
Each part of the garden has a style of its own. They are separated by water or walls, but are connected by pavilion bridges and winding corridors, which can provide much food for thought for their views within the view and gardens within the garden.
This unique garden is a perfect combination of the modernist western architectural style of the period and the traditional landscaping of China.
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