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Exploring Kaiping

Our exploring of Kaiping started from Guangzhou. By the car it is around one and a half hour of drive. When you arrive, there are many villages you can choose to visit. We decided to visit Zili Village. We parked our car in the front, bought tickets and we were ready to explore. From the entrance you pass by small lake and wood bridge. When you enter inside there are many stone houses with that interesting design. Some of the families still leave there. Two houses are open for visit, so you can see how they were leaving before, which equipment they were using and etc. Also you can go up to the roof of one building and enjoy in a view. Around village there are few restaurants so you can try some local food too. Very nice place to visit and explore. #kaiping #village #explore
Posted: Mar 17, 2022
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These houses have a lot of historical value!
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