Pingyuan County, Guangdong

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Pingyuan County (zh-sp|s=平远县|p=Píngyuǎn Xiàn) is a county in eastern Guangdong Province in the south of the People's Republic of China.

Geography

Pingyuan County is located in the northeast of Guangdong province, on the border between Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian province. It was founded in the Ming Dynasty Jiajing in the 42nd year (year 1863). Because it is located between Wuping (in Fujian) and Anyuan County (in Jiangxi), it was named ‘Pingyuan’.

Pingyuan County is under the jurisdiction of Mei County which is known as the home of standard Hakka. The total area of Pingyuan is 1381 square kilometers. Now it has 12 towns with the population of 250 thousand.

cenic Sites

Sitting in mountainous area, Pingyuan is a beautiful place. The most famous natural scenic spots in Pingyuan are the Five Finger Stones Mountain and the Nantai Mountain.

The Five Finger Stones Mountain is Danxia landform, and it looks like the five fingers of a man’s hand pointing to the sky, which is very majestic. In the thick forest, there are many old vines, old trees, and relics and caves with long histories. Four-hundred years ago, one of the Qing army's battles took place here.

The Nantai Mountain is another famous site with many beautiful peaks. What is wonderful and remarkable about the mountain is that when viewing the mountain in the from one angle at a distance one can see the form of a huge Buddha. It is the world’s largest natural lying Buddha and really amazing.