Gaoyao
Gaoyao City (高要市) is a
county-level city under the jurisdiction of
Zhaoqing prefecture-level city in
Guangdong province, in southern
China. Population: 706,000.
Gaoyao is located on the southern bank of the
Xijiang River, just opposite to
Zhaoqing City. Both are about 100 km away from
Guangzhou, the provincial capital.
Gaoyao was established as a county as early as in the
Han Dynasty. It was named after Gaoyao Gorge (now renamed
Lingyang Gorge) on the Xijiang River, and became a
city at county level in
1993.
Places of interest include the Red Mansion and Gaoyao Xuegong Pavilion.
Gaoyao is closely connected with Zhaoqing City geographically as well as culturally. The two cities are connected by two road bridges and a railway bridge.
* http://www.gaoyao.gov.cn/ (in Chinese)
