When it comes to scenic spots not to be missed in Pingyuan, it is none other than the three of them, namely Longhu Scenic Spot, Dafo Temple, and Beiqi Dongtian Scenic Spot. Pingyuan County belongs to Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, located in the northeastern part of Guangdong Province, the junction of Guangdong, Gan and Fujian provinces, with a total area of 1,381 square kilometers, of which 111,600 hectares are mountains and hills, and 10,347.6 hectares are cultivated land.
Longhu Scenic AreaLonghu is located in the territory of Hetou Town, Pingyuan County, and belongs to Guangdong Longwen-Huangtian Provincial Nature Reserve together with Longwen Scenic Area. About 30 kilometers away from the county town, the reservoir was built in 1966, the lake is 6 kilometers long, the reservoir capacity of 50 million cubic meters. Around the lake, pine and fir is dense, along the lake on the slopes, navel oranges everywhere, such as green carpet. East of the lake, a piece of tea plantations, well organized; the west corner of the lake, bamboo forests, dashing. In the fall and winter seasons, flocks of wintering migratory birds gathered Longhu, especially the province's largest population of mandarin ducks playing in the water, spectacular.
Big Buddha TempleBig Buddha Temple is located in Fengchi Village, Dazhe Town, Pingyuan County, 2 kilometers away from the county town, next to the world's first natural Big Buddha. The Big Buddha Temple adopts the architectural style of Tang Dynasty temples and is built according to the mountain, with a total planned land area of 66,770 square meters and a total construction area of 18,495 square meters.
The temple halls are brilliant with flying eaves and arches. A hall higher than a hall level by level, magnificent. All halls and pavilions are connected to the promenade, as long as one enters the temple door, sunny days without sun, rainy days without walking wet road, you can reach any one of the temple, see the builder's ingenuity.
Bijie Dongtian Scenic SpotBijie Dongtian Scenic Spot is located in Zhongshi Village, Zhongxing Town, southwest of the county less than 10 kilometers away. Here, the peaks are abrupt, rocky cliffs are steep, the mountains are clear and beautiful, the mountains are stacked with green, the scenery is fascinating. The lake is 5 kilometers long, 10 square kilometers in circumference, around the lake, rolling hills, dense pines and bamboo, wildlife resources. Summer is the blue sea spring waves, autumn is the thick green ripples, weather, chic scenery. Both the birds through the hole, fairy rock, lovers rock, jindu rock and other natural landscapes, but also South China iron, lion's ear, 100 sun, azalea, orchids and other valuable flowers and Chinese herbs. In the scenic area across the first power station, there is a "dragon pool" landscape, because of the large difference between the river, forming a waterfall into the pool, very spectacular. In addition, the scenic area there are tens of thousands of years ago the formation of the ice mortar group, diving hole and cliffs on the immortal footprints, sarcophagus, all the incense country and other attractions.