{"id":35105,"date":"2026-03-10T12:41:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T04:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=35105"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T04:41:55","slug":"5-top-china-instagram-spots-by-huizhous-highway-218-that-blend-nature-and-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=35105","title":{"rendered":"5 top China Instagram spots by Huizhou\u2019s Highway 218 that blend nature and architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Huizhou is a city in mainland China\u2019s southern Guangdong province just 90 minutes from Hong Kong on the high-speed rail that offers budget-friendly stays and activities like leisurely strolls around its West Lake\u2019s Lingnan-style pavilions.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">But venture out of the city and you can discover how the wider Huizhou region is quietly transforming into a \u201cscenic sweat\u201d destination for those seeking physical activities among picturesque surroundings infused with culture.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">An hour\u2019s drive northwest leads towards Nankun Mountain and Luofu Mountain, an area that Song dynasty poet Su Shi once expressed was an emblem of Huizhou\u2019s laid-back lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Connecting these two peaks is Highway 218, a figure-of-eight-shaped highway with a reputation for being one of the most scenic stretches of road in Guangdong \u2013 and one that is becoming increasingly popular among cyclists and road-trip enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Here are five tested family-friendly spots along and near the highway offering Instagrammable moments that blend natural beauty with contemporary art and architecture.<\/p>\n<h3 type=\"h3\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-17x7qa9 e1pqa4re1\">1. Xialang Village\u2019s Grand Canopy<\/h3>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Large \u201cstones\u201d placed in the riverbed at The Grand Canopy divide the water into functional zones. Photo: Zhu Yumeng\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/03\/09\/a2c98635-e55b-4ba5-bce4-43fd7b01efd6_1638767f.jpg\" title=\"Large \u201cstones\u201d placed in the riverbed at The Grand Canopy divide the water into functional zones. Photo: Zhu Yumeng\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1ixmelf e1gf69pb1\">Large \u201cstones\u201d placed in the riverbed at The Grand Canopy divide the water into functional zones. Photo: Zhu Yumeng<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">For many locals living along the Lanshi River that descends from the folds of Luofu Mountain, summer means getting into shallow water and staying there until dusk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/travel-leisure\/article\/3345983\/5-top-china-instagram-spots-huizhous-highway-218-blend-nature-and-architecture?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huizhou is a city in mainland China\u2019s southern Guangdong province just 90 minutes from Hong Kong on the high-speed rail that offers budget-friendly stays and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4840],"tags":[8031,13362,832,17717,17716,729,7,150,75],"class_list":["post-35105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-globetrotting","tag-architecture","tag-blend","tag-china","tag-highway","tag-huizhous","tag-instagram","tag-nature","tag-spots","tag-top","wpcat-4840-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}