Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

（花山岩画景区huā shān yán huà jǐng qū）

Address: Ningming county, Chongzuo, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region

Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 8:30 am-4:00 pm

Boat schedule: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (boat leaves every hour)

General admission: 90 yuan ($12.28)

Tel: +86-0771-8699888

The Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape is located in Ningming county, Chongzuo, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

The Ningming section of the Huashan rock paintings is an important part of the Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape, which was officially inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List in 2016. It was China's first World Cultural Heritage site in the rock art category and also the first in Guangxi, making it well-known internationally.

An aerial shot of the Huashan rock painting. [Photo/WeChat account: gh_51c8d2a0567a]

The Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape consists of 38 rock painting sites within Chongzuo, including in Ningming county, Longzhou county, Fusui county, and Jiangzhou district.

With a river section of 105 kilometers, the area covers a total area of 6,621.6 hectares. It comprises a strip landscape area consisting of rock art, cliffs, rivers, and plateaus, possessing high cultural and tourism value.

A close-up shot of the Huashan rock painting. [Photo/WeChat account: gh_51c8d2a0567a]

The Ningming section of the Huashan rock paintings is the largest single-panel rock art in the world and the most visually stunning among the images within the Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape.

It is renowned as a treasure of world rock art. Covering about 8,000 square meters, this rock art painting features 1,951 images of figures, animals, and objects, providing a vivid depiction of the social activities of the Luoyue people from the Warring States period (475-221 BC) to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220).