Heyuan City

Heyuan City is situated in north-east of Guangdong, upper middle reach of Dongjiang (the East River), 114°13'- 115°35' longitude east, and 23°10'-24°50' latitude north. Heyuan neighbors on Huizhou to the south, Ganzhou of Jiangxi Province to the north, Meizhou to the east and Shaoguan to the west. It is the juncture of the coastal areas of Guangdong between the inner land. Beijing-Kowloon Railway, Guangzhou-Meizhou-Shantou Railway cross in the city, with a marshalling station at Longchuan, which is the biggest one in South China; State Highway 105 and 205 run through the city; on the waterway of Dongjiang can sail hundred-ton cargo ships to Huizhou, Dongguan, and Guangzhou. The city is favorably located with convenient communications; so it may draw in economic radiation from all directions, exploring markets and resources of all kinds.

Heyuan has fertile land and rich resources. There are 0.11 million hectares of cultivated land, 1.36 million of hilly land, and 0.064 million hectares of water area. The mineral reserves are of great quantity and high grades. There are over 40 proven species of minerals. The reserves of iron ore, tungsten, tin, fluorite and rare earth rank first in Guangdong. The potential hydraulic power is 1.27 million KW. Xingfengjiang Hydro- power Station, the greatest in the Province, is in the urban area of Heyuan. The forest coverage amounts to 70%. The voulume of timber growth is 1.765 million cubic meters. The area is one of the key forest production bases of Guangdong.

The beautiful scenes in Heyuan bring about many spots of tourist interest. There is a Fountain, which is the tallest in Asia, State Forest Park on Xinfengjiang; Scenic Area on Dagui Mountain and the first big artificial lake-Wanlu Lake; there are newly set up scenic spots like Sujiawei Round House and scenes from Jinghuayuan (a novel of the Qing Dynasty); historical relics like fossil eggs of dinosaurs, fossil skeletons of dinosaurs and fossil chrysanthemums; Tuo Cheng, a historical city of Guangdong, Huoshan and Shuikeng scenic area in Longchuan; in Zijin there the residences of the ancestors of Dr. Sun Yat-sen; Neiguan Mountains and rivers in Lianping, and there are scenic spots at Huanglong Crag at Zhangxi of Dongyuan County. Prominent local products are Chinese kiwi fruit, dried mushrooms of Jiulian, garlic of Heyuan, Hakka home-brewed liquor, natural pure water of Xinfengjiang and mineral water, bamboo mats, sweet tangerines, green tea, and pot culture.