Celebrating Chongyang Festival with Guangdong

hina'sChongyangFestival,orDoubleNinthFestival,fallsontheninthdayoftheninthmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar,anditfallsonOctober11thisyear.AscendingheightsduringtheDoubleNinthFestivalisacherishedtraditioninChina.Guangdong'smountainsawaityouwithstunningviewsandculturaldepth.Wherewillyourstepsleadyou?

BaiyunMountain,Guangzhou(广州白云山)

AuniquetraditioninGuangzhouduringtheDoubleNinthFestivalisnighthikingupBaiyunMountaintoprayforgoodfortune.Localsascendthemountainatnightcarryingcolorfulpinwheelssymbolizinggoodluckandsafety.Afterward,theybringthesepinwheelshome,hopingtoattractwealthandpeacefortheirfamiliesthroughouttheyear.

(Photo:BaiyunMountainScenicArea)

Location:801,GuangyuanMiddleRoad,TongheSub-district,BaiyunDistrict,Guangzhou(广州市白云区同和街道广园中路801号)

WutongMountain,Shenzhen(深圳梧桐山)

AsthehighestpeakinShenzhen,WutongMountainspansacrossthreedistricts:Luohu,Yantian,andLonggang.Knownastheultimatehikingdestinationinthecity,itssummitofferssweepingviewsthatresembleatraditionalChineselandscapepainting.Ifyou'refortunate,youmaywitnessthebreathtakingWutongSeaofClouds.Therearemultipletrailstothetop,includingabeginner-friendlyroutestartingfromthenorthgatearchway.

(Photo:NanfangDaily)

Location:2076LuoshaRoad,LiantangSub-district,LuohuDistrict,Shenzhen(深圳市罗湖区莲塘街道罗沙路2076号)

QueshiScenicArea,Shantou(汕头礐石风景名胜区)

TheHuguoMountainScenicArea,locatedonthesouthernsideofShantouPortandsurroundedbyabeautifulbay,isnamedafteritsremarkablestoneformations.Theareafeatures43peaks,withXiangluMountainbeingthetallestat198metersabovesealevel.Visitorscanenjoybreathtakingviewsofclusteredhills,ruggedrockformations,stunningcoastallandscapes,aswellasexploretraditionalarchitecturenestledwithinthemountains.

(Photo:ShantouFabu)

Location:4QueshiHaioangRoad,HaojiangDistrict,Shantou(汕头市濠江区礐石海旁路4号)

XuanwuMountain,Shanwei(汕尾玄武山)

XuanwuMountain,locatedonthenorthernoutskirtsofJieshiTowninLufeng,ShanweiCity,isascenicspotnestledbetweenthemountainsandthesea.AtitsheartstandsYuanshanTemple,withtheFuxingPagodaproudlyperchedatopthemountain'speak.Fromthisvantagepoint,visitorsaretreatedtostunningviewsofdistantsailboatsdottingthehorizon.Totheeastofthepagodaliesamassiverockresemblingaqilin,anauspiciousmythicalcreature,givingitthename"QilinRock"duetoitsmajesticappearance.Themountainishometonumeroushistoricsites,offeringendlessexplorationandenjoymentforthosewhovisit.

(Photo:ShanweiMunicipalCulture,Radio,Television,TourismandSportsBureau)

(Photo:NanfangPlus)

Location:XuanwuRoad,JieshiTown,LufengCounty-levelCity,Shanwei(汕尾市陆丰市碣石镇玄武路)

JilongPeak,Yangjiang(阳江鸡笼顶)

Jilong(literallymeaning"chickencoop")Peakderivesitsnamefromitsmainpeak,whichresemblesatraditionalchickencoop.Themountainhastoweringridges,lushgreenery,andexpansivemountainranges.Atopitskilometer-highridgelinesliesalargegrassland.Fromthemountainsidedowntothebase,layersofterracedfieldsspiralgracefully,offeringauniqueandpicturesquelandscape.

(Photo:GuangdongFabu)

Location:QixingVillage,ShuangjiaoTown,YangchunCounty-levelCity,Yangjiang(阳江市阳春市双滘镇七星村)

GuangdongFirstPeakScenicSpot,Qingyuan(清远广东第一峰旅游风景区)

TheGuangdongFirstPeakScenicSpotisrenownedforitstoweringmountainsanddeep,secludedvalleys.Withanaltitudeof1,902meters,ShikengkongstandswithinthisregionasthehighestpeakinGuangdong.

(Photo:QingyuanMunicipalCulture,Radio,Television,TourismandSportsBureau)

Here,visitorsaretreatedtobreathtakingsightsofancientprimforests,mysteriousalpinegorges,anduniquekarstlandscapes.Theregionishometorarewildlifeandplantspecies,whilenaturalhotsprings,picturesquestreams,andwaterfallscanbefoundthroughout,creatingascenicandrejuvenatingexperience.

(Photo:GuangdongFirstPeakScenicSpot)

Location:ChengjiaYaoTownship,YangshanCounty,Qingyuan(清远市阳山县秤架瑶族乡)

MorepeaksacrossGuangdong

FenghuangMountain(凤凰山),Chaozhou(Photo:NanfangPlus)

HuangqiMountain(黄岐山),Jieyang(Photo:NanfangPlus)

Shuangfengzhang(双峰嶂),Zhanjiang(Photo:ZhanjiangMunicipalCulture,Radio,Television,TourismandSportsBureau)

DawuRidge(大雾岭),Maoming(Photo:LocalChronicleOfficeofthePeople'sGovernmentofGuangdongProvince)

DanxiaMountain(丹霞山),Shaoguan(Photo:ShaoguanMunicipalCulture,Radio,Television,TourismandSportsBureau)

YinnaMountain(阴那山),Meizhou(Photo:ForestryAdministrationofGuangdongProvince)

FengcheMountain(风车山),Yunfu(Photo:GuangdongFabu)

HuoMountain(霍山),Heyuan(Photo:HeyuanMunicipalCulture,Radio,Television,TourismandSportsBureau)

Author|Holly

Poster|Mia

Editor|Monica,James