Zhaoqing has a long history and profound cultural heritage. In the first year of the early Song Dynasty (A.D.118), Evonne, Song Huizong, awarded Duanzhou with imperial edict and changed it to Zhaoqing, meaning "the beginning of jubilation and auspiciousness". Zhaoqing, as a national historical and cultural city and the birthplace of Lingnan culture, is rich in cultural relics. Dozens of national and provincial cultural relics protection units, such as Mei 'an, Song City Wall, Seven-Star Rock Carving, Yuecheng Long Mu Temple and Deqing Gong Xue, complement the footprints of Chinese and foreign celebrities such as Hui Neng, Li Yong, Bao Zheng, Tang Xianzu, Matteo Ricci, Sun Yat-sen and Ye Ting, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism, and write brilliant poems of Zhaoqing.
Zhaoqing has beautiful scenery and rich tourism resources. Seven-star rock in the urban area, lakes and mountains in one, sparkling stone shadows, the mountains in Yangshuo and the water in Guilin are both beautiful and beautiful, and are known as "the first wonder in Lingnan". Dinghushan is a national nature reserve with dense forests, beautiful peaks, towering ancient trees, shady trees and fragrant flowers. It has been identified by UNESCO as an ecological positioning research station for "Man and Biosphere". With Xinghu Scenic Area as the center, along the Xijiang River and Suijiang River, Panlongxia, "the first stone in the world", Qianzengfeng, Guangning Bamboo Sea Grand View, Yanchi and other scenic spots spread out one after another, forming a beautiful picture of a thousand-mile tourist corridor.
Zhaoqing has convenient transportation and obvious location advantages. Zhaoqing borders Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macao and other economically developed areas in the east, and is backed by the southwest of the motherland. It is an important transportation hub leading to southwest provinces in economically developed areas. National Highway 32 1 324 and Sanmao Railway (Guangzhan) run through the whole territory; Xijiang "golden waterway" connects rivers and seas, initially forming a coordinated, fast and efficient comprehensive transportation network system of land, waterway and railway.
Zhaoqing is rich in natural resources. There are not only abundant land, agriculture, forestry and water resources, but also more than 50 kinds of mineral resources such as gold and jade. Known as Guangdong's "hometown of gold" and "inkstone capital of China".
Zhaoqing has simple folk customs and civilized rule of law. In the long-term practice of spiritual civilization construction, Zhaoqing people have formed the modern Zhaoqing people's spirit of "openness, compatibility, pragmatism and enterprising". They are patriotic, law-abiding, honest and courteous, creating a civilized, legal, harmonious and healthy social atmosphere.
God has a gift, and people have to struggle. After more than 20 years of reform and opening up, Zhaoqing has laid a solid industrial, institutional and environmental foundation: the national economy has been accelerated and the industrial structure has been further optimized; Strengthen urban planning and construction and speed up the construction of transportation infrastructure; The "Ten Popular Projects" have been successfully implemented, and people's living standards have been continuously improved; The strategy of rejuvenating the city through science and education has been fully implemented, and the ability of sustainable development has been continuously enhanced; Spiritual civilization, democracy and legal system have reached a new level, and various social undertakings have been comprehensively promoted; The administrative efficiency of the government has been further improved, and the effect of changing the style of government organs has been obvious. In the new era, Zhaoqing people with favorable weather, favorable geographical position and harmonious people take Scientific Outlook on Development as the overall situation of economic and social development, aim at building a prosperous, dynamic, civilized, harmonious and healthy Zhaoqing, strive for the overall situation, promote development, attach importance to the people, and strive to build Zhaoqing into a garden-style, ecological and modern city.