Xiqiao Town () is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
in
Nanhai District
Nanhai District (), is a district of Foshan, Guangdong, China. Its government is the first to have developed e-government informatization at the county level in China.
History
Establishment of Nanhai is traditionally attributed two brothers c ...
,
Foshan
Foshan (, ), alternately romanized as Fatshan, is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. The entire prefecture covers and had a population of 9,498,863 as of the 2020 census. The city is part of the western side of the ...
,
Guangdong
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,
China
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. It covers an
area
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of 176.63 square kilometres with registered
population
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of 144,700 and floating population of 70,000.
Tourism
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and
textiles
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are the main industries in the town. Xiqiao Mountain (), a famous mountain and scenic spot in Southern Guangdong, is also located at Xiqiao.
Xiqiao about the past and present?
Tourism
Xiqiao Mountain is a beautiful scenic spot boasting of a massive metallic sitting Buddha Statue (called the Nanhai Guanyin Bhusa). It can be reached by an hour's hike from the foot of the hill or by car. Evening times are less crowded, and cheaper to visit. It is especially beautiful when illuminated in the dark.
See also
*Mount Danxia
Mount Danxia () is a noted scenic mountainous area in Renhua County, in the northern part of Guangdong province. It is described on the local signage as a "world famous UNESCO geopark of China". It was inscribed as part of the China Danxia Wor ...
*Mount Luofu
Mount Luofu () is a sacred Taoist mountain situated on the north bank of the Dongjiang in the northwest of Boluo County, Huizhou in Guangdong Province, China. It covers 250 kilometers.
Among the many temples on Mt. Luofu is Wa Sau Toi, which ...
* Mount Xiqiao
References
External links
Official website of Xiqiao Town Window of Xiqiao Town
Nanhai District
Towns in Guangdong
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