Chen Guangwan, Chen Chaofan
1988, 8(4): 363-370.
Panyu county is situated in the mid-south part of Guangdong, at the estuary of the Zhujiang. Since its foundation in the Qin Dynasty, Panyu has belonged to Guangzhou for 2000 years. The County is famous in its ancient architectures, gardens with Lingnan (South China) style, plentiful and colourful folk arts, historic sites, and beautiful rural sceneries in the dense river net. The main tourism resources in the county can be summarized as follows: one mountain (the Lotus Mountain), two gardens (Yuyin Garden and Liugeng Garden), three islands (the upper and lower Hengdang Islands, Dragon Cave Island), four towns(Shawan, Shiqiao; Xinzao and Huangge) and eight enchanting sceneries at different feature spots.