[2] Common fruits in the area include peaches, persimmons, plums, loquat, and mandarin oranges.

[citation needed] Gongcheng County is also termed as "China's longevity" as by the end of 2013, the average life expectancy was at 77.09 years old.

[citation needed] Other groups with significant populations in the county include the Miao, Yi, Li, Dong, Hui, Manchu, Tujia, Buyi, Guan, Lisu, Uygur, Jingpo, Tu and the Lahu.

The county's Yao population largely reside in the mountainous terrain of the southwest and south.

[7] Gongcheng has significant deposits of tin, tungsten, lead, zinc, manganese, granite, and marble.

[8] The lusheng (mouth reed organ) is played by the Lowland/Pingdi Yao people (平地瑶; Píngdì Yáo) of Shuibing Village (水滨村) and Guanyin Township (观音乡).

[citation needed] When a match is made, the boy and the girl give each other small pieces of ornaments as a keepsake.

[citation needed] During many festivals, ethnic Yao people make Babas, which are made with sticky rice, sometimes some local herbs are added, they are either sweet or salty and have sesame or peanut filling.

[citation needed] Throughout other festivals most of the main dishes constitute of chicken, duck, fish, pork, tofu, and various kinds of vegetables.

[citation needed] Among all of them, the most famous one is Gongcheng oil tea made by the local Yao community.

[citation needed] Among the locals, the custom is to present the first bowl of oil tea to the senior most member of the family and guests.

The temple is located in the south of Gongcheng town and is one of the best-preserved building from the Ming dynasty in the area.

According to the records, the temple was originally located in the north side of the town and in 1447 it was moved to south of Gongcheng.

It is a shrine built in honor of Guan Yu, a general during the Three Kingdoms period, who was also worshiped as the Sage of Martial Art in ancient China.

On top of each door are Chinese inscriptions, stating – “Love your country and be loyal to your king.

Most of the temple's sculptures depict dragons, phoenixes, birds and fish, and are made up of clay and wood.

The carvings in the temple are from different ages of history The principal hall called “Xie Tian Gong”, and houses statues of Guan Yu and his soldiers.

Major attractions within the village include its persimmon trees, ancient bridge, bamboo rafts, and traditional cuisine.

There is no direct bus from the center of Gongcheng to Hongyan Village, however, taxi services exist in the region.