More than ten stunning scenic spots stretch from the mountain gate to rocky peaks behind the temple, including waterside viewing terraces, the ancient Feilai Temple, Aishan Pavilion, Feiquan Pavilion, Cross-Shadow Pavilion, Lion Rock and Ape Return Cave.

Following the winding, tree-lined path uphill, visitors arrive at a grand hall fronted by a stone archway inscribed with "The 19th Blessed Land". Praised for "extraordinary mountains and rivers, layered peaks, secluded clear pools, silvery waterfalls drifting through clouds, and rare flowers and trees", it is truly a blessed natural sanctuary. Inside the temple lie Su Dongpo’s historic fishing platform and his poem The Gorges. One of the three most renowned ancient temples in Lingnan, it was first built in the first year of the Datong reign of the Southern Liang Dynasty (520 AD), famed as the home of Taoism’s 19th Blessed Land on the mountain behind it. An important Buddhist venue open to the public in Qingyuan, it carries profound historical status and far-reaching influence at home and abroad, especially across Southeast Asia.

Neat primitive Yao dwellings earn it the titles "Elders’ Row" and "Chieftains’ Row". One of the few well-preserved ancient original Yao villages remaining today, it sits amid magnificent mountain terrain with winding ancient paths lined with aged trees and old tombs. Thousands of mu of terraced fields stretch layer upon layer from the mountain foot to the ridgeline, forming picturesque landscapes beloved by photographers and painters. Nangang Town also hosts China’s largest and most widely distributed Yao population.

One of Guangdong’s largest and best-preserved ancient villages, featuring Ming and Qing Lingnan architectural styles. The complex boasts a clear, rigorous layout with staggered, grand buildings intact to this day. The entire village is divided into eighteen districts, containing 37 compounds with 108 ancient houses. Every residence features elaborate carved beams and painted rafters with unique murals on walls. All buildings are built with blue bricks from base to roof, with ear-shaped gables carved with diverse patterns. From afar, fifty to sixty wok-ear firewalls and gable roofs stand in neat rows, presenting a spectacular sight.

Youling is the birthplace of the Pa Yao Grand Singing Festival, the grandest traditional celebration of the eight Pa Yao clans in Liannan. Held to celebrate bumper harvests, recount Yao ancestry and pray for the tribe’s prosperity, the festival has endured for over a thousand years. It serves as a grand showcase of Yao culture, folk arts, ethnic customs and history, split into major and minor versions. The grand festival takes place every three to five years, while the minor one is held every twenty to thirty years. As Yao mountain tourism flourishes, Youling hosts the Grand Singing Festival annually on the 16th day of the tenth lunar month for the King Pan Festival, alongside grand ceremonies during travel golden weeks including May Day, National Day and New Year’s Day.

Said to be founded by a romantic elderly Taiwanese farmer who traveled thousands of miles to build Southeast Asia’s largest herb garden. A rich variety of herbs and fruit trees thrive all year round for visitor picking, paired with herbal cuisine and floral teas. The garden grows one million rare aromatic flowers and herbs imported from Europe and America, especially diverse lavender varieties. Its core attraction is the lavender fields, with different cultivars blooming each season. The optimal viewing window runs from October to late May the following year, when the whole garden transforms into a dreamy romantic sea of purple and multicolored blossoms, reaching its fullest, most gorgeous bloom every March.