Why visit Zhaoqing
Townapedia lists 36 museums and landmarks, 26 parks and trails, 274 places to eat, 61 places to stay and 18 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Zhaoqing Bridge, Zhaoqing University, Former site of Gao Yao Bookstore and 翕庐.
Weather in Zhaoqing
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About Zhaoqing
Zhaoqing (Chinese: 肇庆), alternately romanized as Shiuhing, is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,113,594, with 1,553,109 living in the built-up (or metro) area made of Duanzhou, Dinghu and Gaoyao. The prefectural seat, except the Seven Star Crags, is fairly flat, but thickly forested mountains lie just outside its limits. Numerous rice paddies and aquaculture ponds are found on the outskirts of the city.
From the Wikipedia article Zhaoqing (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Zhaoqing on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do18
Zhaoqing Bridge
Bridge · 10.0 km
Bridge in People's Republic of China
Zhaoqing University
School · 5.0 km
University in the Guangdong province of China
6 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks36
音乐喷泉
Monument and historic site · 1.1 km
Tu-Th, Su 20:00-20:20; Fr-Sa, PH 20:00-20:20, 21:00-21:20;...
24 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds26
14 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes274
Starbucks
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 1.2 km
10 端州四路, 肇庆市
Mo-Th 07:30-22:30; Fr-Su 07:30-23:00
好好私房菜
Restaurant · Chinese, Cantonese · 0.9 km
262 more on the map.
History
Gaoyao was located on the south bank of the Xi River, named for its district's principal feature: the river's Lingyang Gorge (then known as "Gaoyao"). In the late 6th and early 7th centuries, the administration was relocated to Duanzhou on the opposite bank of the river, which became an important administrative and military center of the southern Sui Empire.
The city wall of Zhaoqing was built in Duanzhou during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song (1022–1063).
From the History section of Zhaoqing on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay61
Churches and places of worship8
Shopping27
Gas and EV charging11
Schools, colleges and libraries47
Healthcare40
Map of Zhaoqing
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Getting there and nearby towns
Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 62 km away.
- Lubu 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Yunfu 45 km west, about 45 min by car
- Sanshui 46 km east, about 46 min by car
- Shaping 60 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Shiwan 63 km east, about 1 h by car
- Foshan 69 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Changsha 78 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Guangzhou 81 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Jiangmen 82 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Daliang 84 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- GD Guangdong Starlake Pearl Hotel Duanzhou Zhaoqing 03 view July-2012, Swiscrevolve, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zhaoqing Bridge-1, Glabb, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zhaoqing Qixing Yan 2013.10.13 11-56-53, Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zhaoqing Mei'an 2013.11.16 10-31-23, Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zhaoqing Yuejiang Lou 2013.11.16 12-21-01, Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20250914 Chaotian Men, Yumeto, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zhaoqing Chongxi Ta 2013.11.16 13-18-26, Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 翕庐, 水月岩云, CC BY 3.0
- 肇庆第一中学-20230429, FradonStar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zhaoqing Chongxi Pagoda, 星星, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mei'an temple in Zhaoqing, gongfu_king, CC BY-SA 2.0
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