Hezhou

Hezhou (贺州 Hè​zhōu​) is a city in Central Guangxi. Hezhou City is the hometown of Hakka, famous tea, rare stones, navel oranges, and horseshoe in China.

Understand
Hezhou is in the far eastern part of Guangxi surrounded by forest. The prefecture has a population of 2.5 million (2022) of which 1 million live in the urban area. The city is populated by a number of ethnic minorities, including the Zhuang people. Hezhou is an important regional transportation hub.

It is one of the key forest areas in Guangxi. As of the end of 2020, the forest area of Hezhou City was 897500 hectares, with a forest coverage rate of 72.65%.

History
Hezhou has a history of more than 2,000 years. Hezhou has been the thoroughfare of Guangxi, Guangdong and Hunan provinces since ancient times, and has retained the historical and cultural heritage spanning thousands of years. There are ancient road culture with Xiaohe Ancient Road as the cornerstone, folk customs culture with Nanling national culture as the element, mining culture with tin mining as the carrier.

Climate
Hezhou has a subtropical monsoon climate with four obvious seasons. Summer is humid and hot, winter is relatively dry and warm, and spring and autumn are the most pleasant seasons.

Holidays
On March 3, the Zhuang people mainly worship their ancestors, choose a mate for a song, eat dinner, sing opera, grab fireworks, throw hydrangeas, fight eggs and other activities. You can participate in the related activity in Nanning's Qingxiu Mountain Scenic spot: "Zhuang March 3rd Eight-gui Carnival" cultural tourism brand activity, the activity time is on March 3rd of the lunar calendar every year, the activity content includes singing and dancing, fashion play and other live interactive forms. You need to pay a ¥25 ticket fee to enter Qingxiu Mountain, and you can choose to take subway Line 1 or take a bus there.

By plane
There is no airport in Hezhou: the nearest airports are in Guilin and Wuzhou. After arriving in Guilin or Wuzhou, transfer to Hezhou by bus or train. There is one direct bus daily from Guilin Airport to Hezhou. The bus departs at 14:30 and arrives at the Hezhou Bus Station about 3 hours later. It then continues on to the Hezhou International Hotel. The bus fare is ¥100. Wuzhou Xijiang Airport is 184 km from Hezhou, approximately a 2½-hour drive (a ¥160 toll).

By train
There are five high-speed railway stations in Hezhou, namely: Hezhou Station, Zhongshan West Station, Fuchuan Station, Zhongshan Station, and Guangxi Hezhou Xindu Railway Station.

By road
Highways connects the city to Wuzhou, Liuzhou, Nanning, Yongzhou and further. The new Guilin-Wuzhou and Luoyang-Zhanjiang will also pass Hezhou. Hezhou City is fully promoting the Guangdong Lianshan to Hezhou Expressway, Guangning via Cangwu to Zhaoping Expressway and other six Dongrong expressways, is expected to open to traffic in 2025 five new expressways.

By water
The waterway of Hezhou is complicated, and it can reach Babu, Xiwan, Zhongshan, Bucheon, and communicate with Yongzhou and Daoxian county in southern Hunan, connecting with Xiaoshui. Along the Guiling River, you can reach Daning, Guiling, Kaishan and even Jianghua Yao Autonomous County in southern Hunan and Lianshan County in western Guangdong. Southward, across Dagui Mountain, can reach Xindu, Fengkai, and connect with the Pearl River water transport network; then along the Pearl River. The east can direct to Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas. To the west, you can reach Nanning, and if you cross the Nanliu River, you can connect with Xuwen, Hepu and other famous ancient ports.

The key project to improve the quality of Guijiang shipping upgrading - Guijiang River channel expansion project to start this year, Jingnan lock renovation and expansion project is also included in the channel project unified implementation, which will lay a solid foundation for Hezhou water transport to open the "Ren and Du two veins".

Get around
In cities, taxis usually cost ¥2 to ¥3, while tricycles cost a fixed ¥2.

Also, if you prefer a shared electric vehicle as your mode of transportation, it starts at ¥2. This convenient way to travel is not only economical, but also provides you with an environmentally friendly and comfortable travel experience.

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Go next

 * Guilin: Not far from Hezhou, Guilin is famous for its magnificent karst landforms, with beautiful scenery of the Li River and rural scenery of Yangshuo. In Guilin, you can take a boat tour of the Li River and enjoy the beautiful scenery composed of unique peaks and rocks.
 * Liuzhou is relatively close to Hezhou. It features several attractions, including Liuzhou Silver Beach and Liuzhou Yinchuan. Liuzhou food is heavy and spicy, and there are food stalls everywhere. The signature dish is Liuzhou Luosifen, a rice noodle soup.
 * Longsheng: Longsheng Nationalities Autonomous County is in the northeast of Guangxi. Different seasons, especially the rice season, present different scenery, as well as Zhuang villages and Zhuang culture. Ponkan of Longsheng Ethnic Autonomous County is one of the tastiest varieties of citrus.
 * Guiyang: If you want to continue north, you can head to Guiyang to explore the scenery and culture of Guizhou, including Huangguoshu Waterfall and Qianhu Miao Village.

The surrounding countryside of Hezhou: If you want to experience a more peaceful rural life, you can spend some time in the surrounding villages of Hezhou to feel the local culture and customs.