[2024 Ningming Attraction] Travel Guide for Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art (Updated Oct)

Guangxi Ningming Huashan Rock Paintings | Ancient Totems Across Time and Space.

The Huashan Rock Paintings in Ningming County, Guangxi, also known as the "Book of Heaven without Words", are located on the east bank of the scenic Mingjiang River and are representative of the Zuojiang River Basin Rock Painting Group. These rock paintings date back over 2,000 years and are world-renowned for their large scale, spectacular scenes, and numerous images. These ancient murals are not only China's first rock painting World Heritage Site, but also a crystallization of the wisdom of the Zhuang ancestors, the Luoyue people. 🎨 【Rock Painting Wonders, Historical Imprints】 The Ningming Huashan Rock Paintings are located on the cliffs on the east bank of the Mingjiang River in Yaoda Village, Tuolong Township, Ningming County. The paintings are approximately 221 meters wide and 40 meters high, with a total area of over 8,000 square meters. The main pigment used is ochre red hematite powder, depicting scenes of ancient sacrifices, dances, and wars, showcasing the life, beliefs, and culture of the Zhuang ancestors. 🛶 【Boat Tour, Close-up Observation】 The only way to view the rock paintings is by boat. From the visitor center, take a boat trip downstream along the Mingjiang River, and you will reach the rock painting viewing area in about an hour. The boat service is attentive, and you can choose to enjoy the scenery from the second-floor deck or relax in the cabin. As the boat slowly approaches the rock paintings, you will be amazed by the huge and mysterious patterns, as if you are in an ancient and mysterious world. 🏞️ 【Hiking Exploration, In-depth Experience】 Before the rock paintings were protected, it was possible to walk in front of them on the cliffs. When you finally stand in front of the rock paintings, the shock and emotion will be indescribable. You can carefully observe the details of the patterns and feel the artistic charm from ancient times. 🍴 【Gastronomic Temptations, Taste Bud Feast】 Ningming Roast Pig: A specialty dish of the Zhuang people in Ningming, the roasted suckling pig has a golden skin and tender and juicy meat. Star Anise Chicken: Free-range chicken raised in a star anise forest, with delicious meat and a faint star anise aroma. Sour Porridge: A specialty of Ningming County, Chongzuo. Not only in China, but also in the whole Guangxi, only here has it. Using yeast to ferment the porridge to produce sourness, then cook it to eat. Before cooking, you can even see maggots in the porridge. The taste is very unique, and those who are interested can try it. 🚗 【Travel Guide, Easy Travel】 Transportation: Navigate to the Huashan Rock Paintings Scenic Area Visitor Center and transfer to a boat. Alternatively, after arriving in Ningming, take local transportation to the Huashan Scenic Area Visitor Center. Best Time to Visit: Spring and autumn are the best seasons to visit the Huashan Rock Paintings due to the pleasant climate. Summer is hot but with abundant rainfall, also a good choice. Note: Please comply with the scenic area regulations during your visit, and do not touch or damage the rock paintings.

Huashan Rock Paintings in Chongzuo - A millennium-old intangible cultural heritage site.

🏝In 2016, the Huashan Rock Paintings were listed as a World Cultural Heritage site, filling the gap in China's rock painting heritage. The Huashan Rock Paintings are the remnants of the shamanic activities of the Zhuang ancestors of the Luoyue people in the Left River Basin of Lingnan during the Warring States Period to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and have a history of more than 2,000 years. 🏝This self-driving trip to Huashan was to see the prehistoric art works carved by the Luoyue people on the rock walls. Huashan is called "Bala" in Zhuang, meaning "painted mountain". There are 38 rock painting sites in the Left River Huashan Rock Paintings, mainly distributed in Ningming County, Fusui County, Longzhou County, and Jiangzhou County. 🏝At the Huashan Rock Painting Scenic Area, you can take a boat tour of the Ming River. The color of the river water in the Ming River is different in the four seasons. The green in spring is particularly beautiful. The scenery on both sides of the river is beautiful, and it is known as "Little Guilin". 🏝After getting off the boat and landing, you can watch the rock paintings up close, which is deeply shocking! The largest rock painting is up to 3 meters high. How did the Luoyue people paint on the towering and steep rock walls? The colors of the rock paintings have remained vivid for thousands of years. The rock paintings are mainly based on human activities, with animals, utensils, natural objects and abstract patterns, and the main themes are the activities of witches and the reproduction of the production and life scenes at that time. The left bank Huashan rock paintings are currently well-preserved rock paintings in China, which belong to our Oriental aesthetics and bring intangible cultural heritage to life! 🚥【Transportation Guide】 ⭐️The most convenient way to go to Ningming County is self-driving. Navigate to the Left River Huashan Rock Painting Parking Lot. ⭐️Usually, you need to take a cruise to visit the Ningming Huashan Rock Painting Scenic Area, at 10:30 every morning and 3:00 in the afternoon. ⭐️You can also drive to Yaoda Village, where you can watch the rock paintings across the river.

(Ancient people) painted colorful mountains

The Huashan Rock Paintings, called “Balae” in Zhuang language, meaning colorful mountains, are located about 25 kilometers southwest of Ningming County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on the banks of the Mingjiang River. These rock paintings are relics left by the Luoyue people, ancestors of the Zhuang ethnic group in the Zuojiang River Basin of Lingnan, during their witchcraft activities from the Warring States period to the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a history of 1800 to 2500 years. The Huashan Rock Paintings are a typical representative of the rock paintings in the Zuojiang River Basin in Guangxi, known for their grand scale, spectacular scenes, and numerous images. On July 15, 2016, the Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape was listed as a World Cultural Heritage, filling the gap of rock art world heritage in China. The rock paintings depict more than 1900 human figures, as well as numerous animals, bronze drums (or gongs), ring-headed knives, and other patterns. The human figures generally squat with their feet apart in a V-shape, raising their hands upward. The images are simple and primitive, with bold and powerful lines. These rock paintings are not only treasures of ancient Zhuang art but also the crystallization of the thousand-year culture of the working people of the Chinese nation.

Before watching Huashan rock paintings, first visit the Mingjiang River. Mingjiang is also a beautiful scenery. Jiang Zuoqing Luo belt, mountains such as jasper. This is the sentence that the ancients described as the Lijiang River. It is not an exaggeration to use it on the Mingjiang River. From the upstream boat to Huashan, only 10 kilometers of water, the river bends 9 turns. The peaks are arranged, the cliffs are on the river, and the road to bend the river will be blocked. It will bend into a 90-degree angle and the river will bend forward. Huashan rock painting is one of the most representative rock paintings in Zuojiang rock painting group. It is also the largest rock painting spot discovered in China so far. Because of its largest scale, majestic and rich content, it represents the entire Zuojiang rock painting. The most concentrated main picture of Huashan Rock Paintings, with more than 8,000 square meters and more than 1,000 characters, is also the scene that the world is currently the biggest, Zhang Yimous opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The scrolls are slowly opened and presented. It is the rock painting of Huashan. According to research, Huashan rock paintings were painted by the ancestors of the Luoyue people living on the banks of the Zuojiang River in the Warring States Period. The entire rock wall of Huashan is painted with various crimson portraits and objects. There are two poses in the portrait, front and side. The frontal portraits are held high in both hands and the two feet are forked to form a horse. The portraits of the side are stretched out in two hands, and the legs are slightly swayed into a jump. They are like practicing martial arts and dancing like a mad dance. There are horse-like dogs in the portraits, such as rattan cards, gongs and drums, and the sun. The characters in the portraits are rough and lifelike.

#gap year# The biggest advantage of following the official activities is that you can go to places that ordinary people can't get, and see the scenery that most people can't see. Although the Huashan rock painting has already repaired the wooden plank road, it is not open to tourists at present, and it can only be seen on a cruise ship. And this time I can take a pat in the core area of Huashan Rock Painting, and the professionals explained the whole process, happy baby! Looking at the little red man with different postures on the cliff, the heart is shocked by this ancient call! #Township beauty waiting for you#

#gap year# I explored the mystery of Huashan rock painting in Ningming, which is located in Zuojiang, Chongzuo City, Guangxi, and its tributary, the Mingjiang River Basin. It is the freshest and hotest world cultural heritage (China's 49th) . It is said that the painting period was from the Warring States Period to the Eastern Han Dynasty. It has been more than two thousand years since then~ ##