Lushan among others. Some of the places of interest in Ganzhou include: Mount Jiulian (), Longnan County Mei Pass, Dayu County Cuiwei Peak (), Ningdu County Hakka architecture: Some of the most representative Hakka houses include Guanxi Xinwei () of Longnan; Yanji Wei (), of Yangcun (); Longguang Wei () of Taojiang (); and Dongsheng Wei () of Anyuan, etc. Yugu Pavilion, Zhanggong District Bajing Pavilion, Zhanggong District Dongjin Bridge: Pontoon bridges have been constructed over the Zhang and Gong rivers since the Song dynasty. The Dongjin Bridge is one that can still be seen. It is 400 metres long, made up of wooden planks placed on around 100 wooden boats linked together with iron chains. (), Zhanggong District: An alley dating to at least the Song dynasty, with a length of . Zhanggong has a city wall dating to the Song dynasty, as well as a number of pavilions and Buddhist and Taoist temples from the Ming and Qing. Altogether there are some 17 National Cultural Relic Protection Units in Ganzhou and 48 Provincial-level Cultural Relic Protection Units. Press Ganzhou Daily covers news about Ganzhou. Transportation Roads and highways China National Highways: G 105, G 206, G 319, G 323. Expressways of China: G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway and G76 Xiamen–Chengdu Expressway. Railway The Beijing-Jiulong Railway goes through Ganzhou from north to south, and it meets the Ganzhou–Longyan Railway (Ganlong line) at East Ganzhou Railway Station in Zhanggong District. Nanchang–Shenzhen high-speed railway is under construction. The Ganzhou–Shenzhen high-speed railway opened on 10 December 2021 and connects Ganzhou with Shenzhen. Major railway stations in Ganzhou are: Ganzhou, Xingguo, Nankang, Xinfeng, Longnan and Dingnan (Beijing-Jiulong Railway) Ganxian, Yudu, Huichang, Ruijin (Ganzhou-Longyan Railway) Air The new Ganzhou Huangjin Airport, located in Nankang, was opened on March 26, 2008. Its name inherited from the old Huangjin Airport in Huangjin Town, Zhanggong District, which was closed since it was too close to the expanding Ganzhou urban area. It has domestic routes to Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Nanchang, Xiamen, Nanjing, Shanghai, Nanning, Chongqing and Beijing. Notable residents Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian (Nobel Prize for literature in 2000) was born in Ganzhou. Nobel Artist Hu Zhiying was born November 12, 1959, in Ganzhou. Actress Zhu Xijuan was born in Ganzhou. Professor Li Peng was born in Ganzhou. Sister cities McAllen, Texas, United States, since 1994. Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise, France, since 2008. Freetown, Sierra Leone, since 2008. Brunswick, Georgia, United States, since