Bingwei Pagoda

Ticket Price: 5 yuan Location: Summit of Tiedingjiao Hill on the south bank of the Xijiang River Best Visiting Time: All year round Complaint Hotline: 0774-3856362

As the eastern gateway of Guangxi, Wuzhou is an important transportation hub linking Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao with the vast southwest region of China.

Thanks to its advantageous waterway conditions, Wuzhou has long been a well-known trading port since ancient times. Located in the middle reaches of the Pearl River Basin, it borders Guangdong, is close to Hong Kong and Macao, and adjoins the expansive southwest hinterland. Most import and export goods from southwest China pass through Wuzhou, travelling down the Xijiang River to Guangzhou and then to Hong Kong. Therefore, Wuzhou is one of the most vital commodity distribution centers in southwest China and a key passage for import and export cargo. It has a trading history of more than 100 years and has always been a commerce-oriented city.

Inland river shipping dominates local transportation. As the major water transport hub and trading port of Guangxi, Wuzhou is reputed as "Guangxi’s Water Gateway". It is China’s second largest inland river port, only after Guangzhou, and has established trade relations with more than 100 countries and regions across the globe. Highways constitute the main land transport network connecting Wuzhou with surrounding cities, and the railway linking Wuzhou and Yulin is currently under construction. With a profound commercial heritage and convenient transport, Wuzhou enjoys a superior investment environment and serves as an ideal investment destination.

Wuzhou boasts a well-connected land transportation system. National Highways G321 and G207 intersect in the city. The Xijiang River Bridge completed after 1990 connects these two arterial highways, enabling smooth road access between Wuzhou and Guangzhou, Nanning, Liuzhou, Guilin, Zhuhai and Shenzhen. First-class highways and expressways run from Wuzhou to Guangzhou and Shenzhen; a Class II highway connects Wuzhou and Nanning; an expressway to Guilin is planned. Travelling north or south from Wuzhou is highly convenient.

After the completion of the first Xijiang River Bridge, the Second Xijiang River Bridge (Yunlong Bridge), the Third Guijiang River Bridge (Yuanyang River Bridge), as well as Zizhu Bridge and Lianhua Bridge leading to Lianhua Hill were completed successively, forming a sophisticated urban and through-traffic highway network. The Luoyang-Zhanjiang Railway passing through Wuzhou was included in the national Ninth Five-Year Plan, and a high-standard, well-connected transport network is gradually taking shape.

Wuzhou Changzhou Island Civil Airport was built on Changzhou Island, about 4 kilometers away from the municipal government square in 1994. The airport can handle Boeing 737 and MD82 aircraft. It has opened multiple air routes to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and other cities, and will resume flights to Hong Kong.

Standing atop Tiedingjiao Hill on the south bank of the Xijiang River, Bingwei Pagoda was built in the 4th year of the Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1824). Constructed with blue bricks, the pagoda is hexagonal, with seven storeys and a total height of 34 meters. Relief carvings of lotus flowers decorate the eaves of each floor, presenting a magnificent sight.

On the ground floor is an inscription Elegant Lofty Literary Peaks carved by Yuan Weishuan, the magistrate of Wuzhou in the Qing Dynasty. The three characters "Bingwei Pagoda" on the stele header of the second floor (now lost) were written and carved by Chen Jichang, a top scholar and Guangdong Salt Transport Commissioner of the Qing Dynasty