Guiping

Guiping (桂平) is a small city in Central Guangxi.

The area's best-known son was Hong Xiuqian who led the Tai Ping Rebellion in the mid-19th century. He claimed to be Jesus' younger brother, and was convincing enough to attract tens of thousands of followers and to rule much of China for over a decade. There is a museum in Nanjing, which was his capital, about his tai ping tian guo, kingdom on heavenly peace. His actual hometown was the village of Jintian.

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By train

• 🌍 Guiping Station (桂平站), Xichang Village, Xishan Town (西山镇西长村). Guiping's main ralway station. High-speed trains from Nanning take about 1.5 hours. (updated Dec 2018)

By bus

Guiping has two major bus stationsː

• 🌍 Guiping Central Bus Station (桂平客运中心站), Zhongshan Road South (中山南路) (Across the road from Zhongshan Hospital), ☎ [phone]. (updated Dec 2018)
• 🌍 Guiping General Bus Station (桂平汽车总站), 155 Xianfu Street, Xishan Town (西山镇县府街155号), ☎ [phone]. (updated Dec 2018)

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See

• 🌍 Jintian Uprising Site (金田起义旧址, 金田起义景区 Jintian Uprising Scenic Area), Jintian Village, Jintian Town (金田镇金田村) (There are said to be special buses to the site from the Guiping Yuyang International Hotel (桂平宇洋国际酒店). If these buses are not available, you will need to head to one of Guiping's bus stations and catch a bus to Jintian Town, then take a taxi or motorised pedicab to the site), ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 09ː00-17ː00. This is the site where in 1851 Hong Xiuqian launched the Jintian Uprising, the first military engagement in what later became known as the Taiping Rebellion. Today the site is a historical park. It features a museum, some archaeological ruins, and a number of statues. ¥20. (updated Dec 2018)
• 🌍 Longtan National Forest Park (龙潭国家森林公园, Longtan Guojia Senlin Gongyuan), Nanmu Town (南木镇) (Take special bus no. 666 from Guiping Railway Station. The bus departs at 08ː00, 09ː20, 10ː50, 12ː15, 13ː45 and 15ː20), ☎ [phone] (visitor centre), [phone] (administration office). 08ː00-17ː30. Accommodation is available inside the park. Standard entry fee is ¥60. Students and persons over 60 pay half price. Children under 1.3 metres in height and persons over 70 can enter for free. Tickets for the park bus cost ¥20. 
• 🌍 West Mountain National Scenic Zone (西山国家重点风景名胜区 Xishan Guojia Zhongdian Fengjing Mingsheng Qu), 3 Xishan Road (西山路3号) (Take bus no. 4, 5, 7, 11 or 14 and get off at Fumin Shanzhuang (富民山庄). The park entrance is about 800 metres west of the bus stop), ☎ [phone], [phone]. 04ː00-19ː00 (The temple opens at 08ː00), no entry is permitted after 16ː00. A typical small scenic mountain with pavilions, strange rocks, etc. Known for Xishan tea. ¥100. 

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