AsChina'sExcellentTouristCity,Shaoguanhasdistinctivenaturalscenery.Thereare19nationalspotsincludingthescenicspots,preserves,forestparks,importanttemplesandculturalrelics.ThenationalAAAAlevelscenicspotsDanXiaMountain,RuYuanGrandCanyon,theGoldenRoosterMountainpresentthewonderfulnaturallandscaping.TheBuddhismholyplacesincludingNanhuaTempleandYunmenTemple,thebirthplacesofstoneculture,andMabalionCragrevealthecenturiesoldhumanculture.Bothofthemarefullyfledgedintoseries.9Torrentsand18ShoalDriftingbyRaftandtheVisitationtoYaoNationalityaretotallynativesights.ShaoguanhasbecomeoneofthetopfourhottouristroutesinGuandongProvince. 　　------------- 　　ShaoguanIntroduction 　　Shaoguanisacitywhereanumberofethnicgroupsliveinconcentratedcommunities.ThereareHanethnicgroupasthemajorityandoverthirtyethnicminoritiesincludingYao,Zhuang,Hui,Manchu,Meng,Jing,Miao,Bai,DongandTujia,whoaredistributedinRuyuanYaoAutonomousCountyanditsborderingparts. 　　Shaoguanboastsfantasticsceneryandrichcultural,historicalsights.Forexample,therearerenownedhills,ancienttemples,stalactitecaves,ripcurrents,hotsprings,virginforest,precioushistoricalandculturalrelics,cliffinscriptionsandfolkcustoms.Bynowmorethantenscenicspotshavebeenopentotourists,includingthenationallydesignatedscenicspot---DanxiaHill,theattractivenationalforestpark,thefirstriverfordriftinChina---NineTorrentsandEighteenShoals,thenationallydesignatedkeymonasteries---NanhuaBuddhistMonasteryandYunshanDajueBuddhistMonastery,thefamousLionRockwheretheskullofMabeiManwasunearthed,theGoldenRosterRidge,theYaoNationalityVillageinRuyuan,andtheimpressivehuntingvenueofwildanimals,etc.Inaword,thecityofShaoguanhasbecomeoneofthefourplacesofinterestinGuangdongProvince.Accordingtoexperts,thenorthernpartofGuangdongProvinceisendowedwithrichtouristresourcesandcapabletobuildthelargestbasefortourismdevelopmentinSouthChina.ScenicspotswhicharenowunderdevelopmentincludeYangyunRockinDanxiaHill,ChebalingNationalNatureReserve,NanlingNationalForestPark,ShaoshiHill,theUndergroundForest,theFirstPeakinSouthGuangdong,theformerresidenceofancientfiguresaswellasNanhuaHotSpringVacationVillage.