Recommendation 1: Guangzhou Tower
With a total height of 600 meters, including 450 meters for the main tower and 150 meters for the antenna mast, Guangzhou Tower is the first and the third sightseeing tower in China and the third in the world, showing the world the vision and ambition of soaring Guangzhou, challenging itself and facing the world. Guangzhou Tower, due to its unique design shape, intersects with the Pearl River and becomes a bright landscape on the new central axis.
1、What time does the Guangzhou Tower open?
The opening hours of Guangzhou Tower are 09:30-22:30, ticketing and visitors entering the tower at the ticket hall are 09:30-22:00, July and August, national holidays, Friday to Sunday subject to the operating hours disclosed by the ticket hall.
2、What is the admission price of Guangzhou Tower?
Guangzhou Tower has a ticket system for different time periods, with a reference price starting from 150 RMB;
3、What are the fun things to do at Guangzhou Tower?
Guangzhou Tower stands at the intersection of Guangzhou city’s new central axis and the Pearl River landscape line, looking across the river from the Haixinsha Asian Games Park and the Pearl River New Town, and echoing the four cultural buildings of Guangzhou Opera House, Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou Library and Guangzhou Second Children’s Palace, making it the new high point of Guangzhou. The tower is about 450 meters high and the antenna mast is 150 meters high, occupying the position of the world’s tallest TV tower with a total height of 600 meters. Guangzhou Tower is roughly divided into five areas: A, B, C, D, E, and the top of the tower; the amusement program is roughly divided into two major programs: entertainment and sightseeing.
4、Where exactly is the Guangzhou Tower? (including the way to take the bus)
Address: No. 222, Yuexi Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou
5、How to get to Guangzhou Tower?
1）Take Guangzhou Metro Line 3 and get off at Guangzhou Tower Station;
2）Take Metro APM (Pearl River Passenger Transportation System) to Guangzhou Tower Station;
3）Take Bus No. 262, No. 468, Sightseeing Line 1, etc. to Guangzhou Tower West Station.
Recommendation 2: Baiyun Mountain
Baiyun Mountain is composed of more than 30 peaks, with overlapping peaks and streams, which can overlook the city and look at the Pearl River. Whenever the sky is clear after the rain or in late spring, the mountain is surrounded by white clouds, which is a marvelous sight, thus the name Baiyun.
Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area is the first of the new “eight scenic spots of Yangcheng”, known as “the first mountain in Southern Guangdong” and “the first show in Yangcheng”. Since ancient times, Baiyun Mountain has been a famous scenic spot in Guangzhou. Historically, the eight scenic spots in Yangcheng, such as “the shadow of the clouds at Lake Ju”, “the evening view of Baiyun”, “the Lianquan Spring between Pu”, and “the return of the monk at Jingtai” are all located in Baiyun.
Opening hours: 6:30-21:00
Ticket price: 5 yuan for entrance to the mountain
Traffic guide
South Gate of Baiyun Mountain (Yuntai Garden).
Take No. 24, No. 63, No. 240, No. 285, and No. 3 Tourist Line and get off at the Yuntai Garden Station.
Take No. 46, No. 60, No. 127, No. 175, No. 179, No. 199, No. 223, No. 241, No. 257, No. 540, No. B18 (former No. 891), and No. 1 tourist line and get off at Baiyun Ropeway Station.
Baiyun Mountain West Gate (located on Baiyun Avenue).
Take lines 36, 76, 76A, 127, 223, 265, B18 (formerly 891), etc. and get off at Baiyun Mountain West Gate Station.
Lianquan Menghuang (located on Guangyuan Road).
Take No. 46, No. 109, No. 110, No. 111, No. 175, No. 179, No. 240, No. 241, No. 257, No. 257 (Express), No. 540, etc. and get off at the Lianquan intersection station.
Keziling Gate Post (at Dajinzhong).
Take No. 36, No. 76, No. 76A, No. 127, No. 223, No. 529, No. B18 (former No. 891), etc. and get off at Keziling pagoda station.
Yunxi Ecological Park (located on Baiyun Avenue).
Take routes 36, 66, 76, 127, 223, 265, 805, 864, B18 (formerly 891), and Tourist 3 and get off at Guangzhou Gymnasium Station.
Luhu Park (located on Luhu Road).
Take No. 63 or No. 245 and get off at Luhu Station and walk about 30 minutes ahead.
Guangzhou Sculpture Park (located on Tongxin Road).
Take No. 36, No. 66, No. 76, No. 76A, No. 189, No. 278, No. 544, No. 546, No. 547, No. 810, No. 864, No. 32 and No. 9 and get off at the Municipal Traffic Control Center Station.
Recommendation 3: Beijing Road
Located in the center of Guangzhou City, Beijing Road Commercial Pedestrian Street is the location of the beginning of Guangzhou City, the most prosperous commercial center of Guangzhou ever, for more than two thousand years, its status as the center of the city and the central business district has never changed, not only creating a rare spectacle in the history of urban construction at home and abroad, but also creating a brilliant and glorious historical culture and commercial civilization of Guangzhou.
”Beijing Road in a day, through Guangzhou two thousand years”. Thousands of years old building ruins, thousands of years old streets are displayed in the open air on the Beijing Road pedestrian street, every step is history. The thousand-year old temple, the Big Buddha Temple, the ruins of the wooden sluice gate of the South Yue Kingdom, the ruins of the royal garden of the South Han Kingdom, the Medicine Island, and other historical monuments are also in the Beijing Road Pedestrian Street Tourist Attractions.
Tickets: Free
Address: Beijing Road Pedestrian Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Transportation：Guangzhou Metro Line 6 Beijing Road Station
Recommendation 4: Chen Ancestral Temple
The Chen Ancestral Temple, commonly known as the Chen Family Ancestral Hall, was built in the fourteenth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1888) and completed in the nineteenth year of Guangxu (1893), and is a joint-venture ancestral hall donated by the Chen clans of various counties in Guangdong during the Qing Dynasty.
The Chen Ancestral Temple has a large number and scale of wood carvings, stone carvings, brick carvings, ceramic sculptures, gray sculptures, copper and iron castings, painted and other architectural decorations, and is the largest, most complete and most beautifully decorated Chinese Qing Dynasty ancestral hall building existing in Guangdong.
Address: Chen Ancestral Temple, Zhongshan 7 Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou
Ticket: 10 RMB
Transportation: Exit D of Chen Ancestral Temple Station, Guangzhou Metro Line 1
Recommendation 5: Yongqing Square
As the most traditional features of Guangzhou’s neighborhood, Yongqing Square not only has the old Xiguan House, green brick and stone tiles, Manchurian windows and other Lingnan elements, but also red lanterns, creators’ studios, cafes, bars and other modern creative elements. This place is both literary and fresh, very suitable for taking pictures and sending friends.
Address: Yongqing Square, Yongqing Street, Enning Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou
Tickets: Free
Transportation：Guangzhou Metro Line 6 Huangsha Station Exit B
Recommendation 6: Yuexiu Park
Yuexiu Park is a comprehensive park in Guangzhou, with a history of more than 80 years since 1927. Yuexiu Mountain, where the park is located, is a remnant of Baiyun Mountain, with the highest peak more than 70 meters above sea level. Historically, it was also known as Yuexiu Mountain, Yuewang Mountain and Guanyin Mountain, and was the starting point and symbol of Guangzhou’s traditional city axis, which has a close relationship with the city’s history and culture. Today Yuexiu Park has a total area of about 690,000 square meters and consists of seven hillocks and three artificial lakes. It is a national key park, a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, one of China’s 100 famous gardens and one of the eight scenic spots of Yangcheng.
Yuexiu Park is lushly wooded, with many ancient and famous trees, and the green coverage of the whole park is over 90%. The park has a rich historical and cultural deposit, since the Yuan Dynasty, the “Eight Views of Yangcheng” selection, Yuexiu Mountain attractions have been selected. Now there are not only many cultural relics in the park, such as Zhongshan Monument, Zhenhai Tower and Guangzhou Ancient City Wall, but also representative structures of various historical periods, such as Yuexiu Mountain Stadium, Guangdong Radio and Television Tower and Yuexiu Mountain Water Tower, and the symbol of Guangzhou – the Five Sheep Stone Statue. In recent years, the park has also built scenic spots such as the Five Goats Fairy Garden, the Idiom Fable Garden, the Bamboo Forest Scenic Area, and the Korean Haidong Gyeonggi Garden, striving to bring historical monuments and modern civilization together, and to dance with natural creation and artificial ingenuity.
The three artificial lakes in the park are beautiful, and are good places for boating, painting and sketching. The children’s playground on the shore of Dongxiu Lake is a place for children to splash out their joy. In the Golden Seal Playground, several groups of large modern electric amusement equipment are popular among young friends. On the Carp Gang, the grass bocce court is as green as grass, and there are sports activities such as table tennis room and basketball court. In the Idioms and Fables Garden, nearly 40 groups of artworks tell familiar stories to visitors. Today, Yuexiu Park has beautiful mountains and clear water, flowers and trees, famous ancient sites scattered in the valleys of the mountains, pavilions and corridors dotted between the green waves of the curving water, and rich and diverse recreational facilities placed in the green hills and waters. With its typical Lingnan cultural connotation and garden characteristics, Yuexiu Park has become a bright pearl embedded in the bustling city.
Opening hours: 6:00 a.m. to 22:00 p.m.
Transportation guide:
Main Gate (Yuexiu Park Station): 5, 7, 21, 24, 42, 58, 58A, 58A Express Line, 87, 101, 103, 105, 108, 109, 110, 113, 124, 180, 182, 185, 186, 211, 244, 244 Express Line, 244A, 244 Short Line, 256, 265, 273, 284 519, 528, 43, 549, 555, 556, peak express line 5, peak express line 7, night 8, night 12, night 22, night 26, night 40
South Gate (Ying Yuan Road Station): 211 Tourist Bus Line 1
You can take the following routes of bus and subway to Yuexiu Park in the city:
① Yuexiu Park bus line.
② Subway Line 2 Yuexiu Park Station: Those who take Line 1 will transfer to Line 2 at Park Front Station
Recommendation 7: Flower City Square
It is the new central axis square of Guangzhou city. The Children’s Palace, the Grand Theatre, the Library and the Museum are all around the Huacheng Square. There are artificial landscape lakes, large fountains and light plazas in the square, and events such as flower markets and light festivals are held. On the ground floor of the Square is the Huacheng Hui, a mega commercial plaza with many restaurants. At night, Flower City Square is brightly lit, and it is an impressive place to enjoy the night view of Flower City.
Recommendation 8: Pearl River Night Tour
Pearl River Night Tour is a major feature of the Guangzhou, the beauty of the Pearl River is comparable to Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor, with its charming scenery, blue water brimming with color, flashing lights, as if seven-colored pearls inlaid ten miles of Pearl River, converging into a colorful Pearl River rainbow. Along the river, you can see “Goose Lake Night Moon”, “Double Bridge Smoke and Rain”, “Heart of the River and Sea”, “Autumn Moon of Pearl River”, “Autumn Moon of Pearl River”, “Clear Waves of Pearl River”, and “Autumn Moon of Pearl River”. “There are also more than 30 cultural and historical attractions on both sides of the Pearl River, which allow you to enjoy the local customs of Guangzhou.
Pearl River Night Tour Tianzi Pier Transportation Guide.
Tianzi Pier is conveniently located at Yanjiang Middle Road (connected with the famous Beijing Road Pedestrian Street) in Yuexiu District.
By subway: Take Metro Line 2, exit A of Haizhu Square, walk 350 meters to the left facing the river to reach Tianzhi Pier, or take Metro Line 6, exit A of Beijing Road Station, walk 300 meters south to reach Tianzhi Pier.
By bus: Walk 100 meters forward from Nanguan Station: Bus: Night 1 Road 1 Road Night 8 Road 10 Road Night 16 Road Night 32 Road 183 Road 194 Road 219 Road 544 Road
Walk back 100 meters from Tianzhi Pier Station: Bus: Tourist Line 2, 4 Road, Night 31 Road, 57 Road, 128 Road, 131B, 131A, 208 Road, 238 Road bus can reach.
Pearl River Night Cruise Dashatou Pier Traffic Guide: Dashatou Cruise Pier is located on Yanjiang East Road (at the foot of Haiyin Bridge on the north bank of the Pearl River), with convenient transportation and a large parking lot.
Subway. Take Metro Line 6, exit B2 at Donghu Station, walk 350 meters to the left facing the bridge, turn right and walk 100 meters to Dashatou Cruise Terminal.
By bus. Travel 2 line night 4 road night 12 road 12 road night 31 road 35 road 36 road 57 road 61 road 80 road 89 road 128 road 131B 184 road 188 road 192 road 194 road 208 road 211 road 229 road 247 road 546 road 864 road。
Recommendation 9: Guangzhou Chime Long Tourist Resort
Located in the center of Guangzhou New Town, Guangzhou Changlong Tourism Resort is the first comprehensive tourism resort under the Changlong Group, which now has many world-class theme parks and high-end resort hotels, including Chime Long Paradise, Changlong Water Park, Changlong International Circus, Xiangjiang Wildlife World, Guangzhou Crocodile Park and Changlong Hotel, integrating tourism, leisure and culture. It is the mega theme park with the largest number of theme parks and the highest specifications in China.
Guangzhou Changlong Resort has been awarded as one of the first national 5A scenic spots and a national cultural industry demonstration base, and is known as “the most popular one-stop tourist resort in China”.
The annual number of visitors received by Guangzhou Changlong Resort has reached a new record high, exceeding 10 million for five consecutive years, ranking among the top theme attractions in the world, and the rapid growth of visitors to the park every year has created a miracle in the world tourism industry.
Daily ticket prices (for reference only, holidays and special offers subject to the actual ticket prices)
Changlong Water Park tickets: adult tickets 200 yuan / person
Changlong Happy World tickets: adult tickets 250 yuan / person
Tickets to the Changlong Safari Park.
Weekdays: 300 yuan
Specific day: 350 yuan
Changlong International Circus tickets: weekday tickets 350 yuan / person, specific day tickets 450 yuan / person
Changlong Birdland tickets: adult tickets 100 yuan / person
Recommendation 10：Baomo Park
Baomo Park was built in the late Qing Dynasty, covering an area of 2,000 square meters, and was destroyed in the 1950s. It was rebuilt in 1995, integrating Qing official culture, Lingnan horticulture, Lingnan ancient architecture, Pearl River Delta water features, and ancient and modern artistic masterpieces in one. The park’s ancient buildings and gardens are cleverly combined, majestic, glorious, carved beams, ancient colors and new fragrance, overflowing color and light, elegant and noble.
The whole garden is surrounded by corridors, suitable for both sun and rain, and warm in winter and cool in summer, a summer sanctuary, the pavilion and garden layout is natural and cleverly conceived. The antique white stone pagoda at the main gate is spectacular and majestic. The garden is full of sculptures of various kinds. The most amazing work is the large relief porcelain mural “Qingming Riverside” and the huge brick sculpture “Tuyan and Ming Wall”, which have been included in the “Great World Guinness Best”, with exquisite craftsmanship and unparalleled.
The “Three Kingdoms”, known as the giant of porcelain sculpture, is majestic and vivid. In the garden, the portrait of Confucius, the teacher of the world, and the standing statue of Bao Zheng, who asked for help for the people, are placed for people to admire. In the Art Palace, there are a large number of bronzes, jades, ceramics and paintings of ancient and modern artists in the three pavilions of Huo Zongjie, Zhao Shaoang and Yang Shanshen, especially the 190 paintings reflecting the folk life of Guangzhou more than 200 years ago in the Yaji Pavilion, which is the treasure of the Treasure Ink Garden.
The water scenery of the whole garden is one of the best. In the garden, there is a clear lake with flowing water, a green marsh with a long river, and more than thirty stone bridges spanning over the charming river and lake. The Purple Cave Boat with strings and songs curls up, and the purple ribbon rainbow flies on the lake. One hundred thousand koi in the water turn red waves, willow bank visitors smile! Bamboo Creek and Li Island have become a happy place for children to play with water and catch fish. Climbing the building and look at the distant mountains and near the water, all in sight; if driving a flat boat, free to let go, as if in the Peng Ying. The whole Baomo Park is a garden art palace, forming a unique humanistic landscape.
