Shaoguan City,a prefecture-level city, is regarded as the north gate of Guangdong Province where Guangdong marches with Hunan and Jiangxi Provinces.It is a vital pass to the coastal area of South China. The city of Shaoguan is the political,economic and culture center, as well as  atransportation center in north of Guangdong Province. 
Shaoguan is  the most importatnt natural eco-tourism resort and has rich natural landscapes, cultural resources.It is building the tourist resorts of greater Danxia Mountain,Nanhua temple, Nanling Mountain and Zhuji Lane, and the world'd Guoshanyao native place, and creating the industrial park of Buddhist tourism.
Facts of Shaoguan

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History of Shaoguan
Shaoguan area belonged to Chu Kingdom in the Warring States Period (476BC-221BC). The place was named with 'Shao' since the Sui Dynasty (581-618), and in Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties it gained the name 'Shaoguan' for the government established passes here to collect taxes.

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What to see in Shaoguan?
Lying in the south part of the Nanling （南岭）Mountains, this region has vast area of karst landform. Hilly area constitutes the main land of the city. The Danxia Landform is nominated for the red sandstone in the Mt. Danxia of Renhua County. The terrain is higher in the north and lower in the south.

Shaoguan Danxia Mountain	Nanhua Temple	Guangdong Grand Canyon

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How to get there?
Visitors can get on trains making stops in Shaoguan to Guangzhou, Kowloon for about three and four hours. Road transportation of the city is also convenient. Two main bus stations existed in the city, the west bus station and the east bus station. Several buses to Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Shenzhen will depart in the stations. In addition, there are regular buses in the east bus station departing to the Danxia Mountain every 15 minutes.

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