Seven Star Crags, Zhaoqing: Seven Star Crags Scenic Area, Zhaoqing City, is located about 4 kilometers north of Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. It is an important part of Xinghu Scenic Area, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, covering an area of 8.23 square kilometers. Seven Star Crags is characterized by rock peaks and lake landscapes of karst karst landforms. The main body consists of seven limestone peaks, Langfeng Rock, Yuping Rock, Shishi Rock, Tianzhu Rock, Chanchu Rock, Xianzhang Rock, and Apo Rock, arranged on nearly 600 hectares of lake surface. Seven Star Crags Scenic Area belongs to Xinghu National Wetland Park, which currently has 360 species of wild plants, about 200 species of cultivated plants, 24 common aquatic plants, more than 160 species of birds, and 45 species of fish. The main attractions of Seven Star Crags include Shuiyueyanyun, Tianzhu Zhaixing, Yuping Diecui, and Qiannian Poetry Gallery. Seven Star Crags is known as the "No. 1 Wonder of Lingnan". In 2020, Xinghu Tourist Scenic Area in Zhaoqing City was confirmed as a national AAAAA-level tourist scenic area by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China. Xinghu Tourist Scenic Area in Zhaoqing City consists of Seven Star Crags Scenic Area and Dinghushan Scenic Area. Zhaoqing Ancient City Wall: The ruins of Zhaoqing Ancient City Wall are located on Songcheng Road, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. It was built in the Northern Song Dynasty. The city wall was originally built on the hills, close to Qixingyan in the north, Beiling Mountain in the north, and the south is lower, close to Xijiang River. The Zhaoqing Ancient City Wall is a brick and stone structure. The foundation is stone, the wall is bricked on both sides, and the middle is compacted with loess gravel. It is rectangular, wide from east to west and narrow from north to south. The circumference is 2801.2 meters, the east city wall is 403.4 meters long and 8.47~9.14 meters wide; the west city wall is 376.9 meters long and 16.1~18 meters wide; the south city wall is 992.3 meters long and 8~10 meters wide; the north city wall is 1028.6 meters long and 8~11 meters wide. The commanding height is in the Piyun Tower section in the north of the city, up to 10 meters. In June 1989, the Zhaoqing Ancient City Wall was announced as a provincial cultural relic protection unit by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government. On June 25, 2001, the Zhaoqing Ancient City Wall was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. During the Huangyou period of the Northern Song Dynasty, the construction of the earthen city wall began. In the third year of Zhenghe in the Song Dynasty (1113), the ancient city wall of Zhaoqing was expanded into a brick city. In the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368), Huang Deming, the acting governor of Jiangxi Province, presided over the first repair of the ancient city wall of Zhaoqing. During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty (1465-1487), it was repaired six times, 810 rooms were added, the thickness of the city wall was thickened, and four stone plaques were engraved, the east gate was called Qingyun, the west gate was called Jingxing, the south gate was called Nanxun, and the north gate was called Chaotian. In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1614), Zhang Jingxin, the governor of Zhaoqing Prefecture, increased the height of the ancient city wall of Zhaoqing by 3.5 feet and rebuilt a four-gate moon city. In the eighth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1651), General Xu Erxian and Prefect Zhang Zhibi built six artillery forts, 148 huts, and two water city artillery forts, demolished houses near the city wall, and built towers and moats. From the 13th year of the Republic of China to the 15th year of the Republic of China (1924-1926), the gate tower, corner tower, moat, and urn of the ancient city wall of Zhaoqing were demolished to fill the city gate and moat to facilitate traffic, and the ancient city wall of Zhaoqing was destroyed. Since the 1980s, in accordance with the principle of "restoring the old as it was, restoring the original appearance", the Zhaoqing Municipal Government has allocated special funds to repair the northern section of the city wall, restore Chaotianmen, piers and moats, and rebuild Piyun Tower.
Seven Star Crags, Zhaoqing:
Seven Star Crags Scenic Area, Zhaoqing City, is located about 4 kilometers north of Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. It is an important part of Xinghu Scenic Area, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, covering an area of 8.23 square kilometers.
Seven Star Crags is characterized by rock peaks and lake landscapes of karst karst landforms. The main body consists of seven limestone peaks, Langfeng Rock, Yuping Rock, Shishi Rock, Tianzhu Rock, Chanchu Rock, Xianzhang Rock, and Apo Rock, arranged on nearly 600 hectares of lake surface. Seven Star Crags Scenic Area belongs to Xinghu National Wetland Park, which currently has 360 species of wild plants, about 200 species of cultivated plants, 24 common aquatic plants, more than 160 species of birds, and 45 species of fish. The main attractions of Seven Star Crags include Shuiyueyanyun, Tianzhu Zhaixing, Yuping Diecui, and Qiannian Poetry Gallery.
Seven Star Crags is known as the "No. 1 Wonder of Lingnan". In 2020, Xinghu Tourist Scenic Area in Zhaoqing City was confirmed as a national AAAAA-level tourist scenic area by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China. Xinghu Tourist Scenic Area in Zhaoqing City consists of Seven Star Crags Scenic Area and Dinghushan Scenic Area.
Zhaoqing Ancient City Wall:
The ruins of Zhaoqing Ancient City Wall are located on Songcheng Road, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. It was built in the Northern Song Dynasty. The city wall was originally built on the hills, close to Qixingyan in the north, Beiling Mountain in the north, and the south is lower, close to Xijiang River.
The Zhaoqing Ancient City Wall is a brick and stone structure. The foundation is stone, the wall is bricked on both sides, and the middle is compacted with loess gravel. It is rectangular, wide from east to west and narrow from north to south. The circumference is 2801.2 meters, the east city wall is 403.4 meters long and 8.47~9.14 meters wide; the west city wall is 376.9 meters long and 16.1~18 meters wide; the south city wall is 992.3 meters long and 8~10 meters wide; the north city wall is 1028.6 meters long and 8~11 meters wide. The commanding height is in the Piyun Tower section in the north of the city, up to 10 meters.
In June 1989, the Zhaoqing Ancient City Wall was announced as a provincial cultural relic protection unit by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government. On June 25, 2001, the Zhaoqing Ancient City Wall was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
During the Huangyou period of the Northern Song Dynasty, the construction of the earthen city wall began.
In the third year of Zhenghe in the Song Dynasty (1113), the ancient city wall of Zhaoqing was expanded into a brick city.
In the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368), Huang Deming, the acting governor of Jiangxi Province, presided over the first repair of the ancient city wall of Zhaoqing.
During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty (1465-1487), it was repaired six times, 810 rooms were added, the thickness of the city wall was thickened, and four stone plaques were engraved, the east gate was called Qingyun, the west gate was called Jingxing, the south gate was called Nanxun, and the north gate was called Chaotian. In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1614), Zhang Jingxin, the governor of Zhaoqing Prefecture, increased the height of the ancient city wall of Zhaoqing by 3.5 feet and rebuilt a four-gate moon city.
In the eighth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1651), General Xu Erxian and Prefect Zhang Zhibi built six artillery forts, 148 huts, and two water city artillery forts, demolished houses near the city wall, and built towers and moats.
From the 13th year of the Republic of China to the 15th year of the Republic of China (1924-1926), the gate tower, corner tower, moat, and urn of the ancient city wall of Zhaoqing were demolished to fill the city gate and moat to facilitate traffic, and the ancient city wall of Zhaoqing was destroyed.
Since the 1980s, in accordance with the principle of "restoring the old as it was, restoring the original appearance", the Zhaoqing Municipal Government has allocated special funds to repair the northern section of the city wall, restore Chaotianmen, piers and moats, and rebuild Piyun Tower.
肇庆七星岩：
肇庆市七星岩景区，位于广东省肇庆市端州区北约4千米处，是国家AAAAA级旅游景区星湖风景区的重要组成部分，占地8.23平方千米。
七星岩以喀斯特岩溶地貌的岩峰、湖泊景观为主要特色，主体由阆风岩、玉屏岩、石室岩、天柱岩、蟾蜍岩、仙掌岩、阿坡岩七座石灰岩山峰组成，排列在近600公顷湖面上。七星岩景区属于星湖国家湿地公园，该公园现有360种野生植物，栽培植物约200种，常见水生植物24种；鸟类160多种；鱼类45种。七星岩主要景点有水月岩云、天柱摘星、玉屏叠翠、千年诗廊等。
七星岩素有“岭南第一奇观”的美誉，2020年，肇庆市星湖旅游景区被中华人民共和国文化和旅游部确认为国家AAAAA级旅游景区，肇庆市星湖旅游景区由七星岩景区和鼎湖山景区组成。
肇庆古城墙：
肇庆古城墙遗址位于广东省肇庆市端州区宋城路，始建于北宋。城墙原依丘陵而建，北近七星岩，再北为北岭山，其南地势较低，紧邻西江。
肇庆古城墙为砖石构造。基础条石，墙身两面砌砖，中间用黄土碎石夯实。呈长方形，东西宽，南北窄。周长2801.2米，东城墙长403.4米，宽8.47~9.14米；西城墙长376.9米，宽16.1~18米；南城墙长992.3米，宽8~10米；北城墙长1028.6米，宽8~11米。制高点在城北披云楼地段，高达10米。
1989年6月，肇庆古城墙被广东省人民政府公布为省级文物保护单位。2001年6月25日，肇庆古城墙被中华人民共和国国务院公布为第五批全国重点文物保护单位。
北宋皇祐年间，开始建土城墙。
宋政和三年（1113年），肇庆古城墙扩筑为砖城。
明洪武元年（1368年），由江西行省郎中摄府事黄德明主持了首次修葺肇庆古城墙。
明成化年间（1465~1487年），又先后6次修葺，增加了串楼810间，加厚了城墙厚度，并刻了4门石匾额，东门曰庆云、西门曰景星、南门曰南薰、北门曰朝天。 明崇祯十四年（1614年），肇庆府总督张镜心将肇庆古城墙体增高3.5尺，改建4门月城。
清顺治八年（1651年），总兵许尔显、知府张之璧增建炮台6座，窝铺148间，水城炮台2所，拆除城墙附近的房屋，增修楼、蝶等。
民国十三年至民国十五年（1924~1926年），肇庆古城墙城门楼、角楼、雉蝶、瓮城被拆毁，用以填塞城门和护城河以利交通，肇庆古城墙遭到破坏。
20世纪80年代以来，按照“整旧如旧、恢复原貌”原则，肇庆市政府拨专款抢修北段城墙，恢复朝天门、墩台和雉蝶，重建披云楼。
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