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Places to see in Guangzhou
Scenic Spots over the Pearl RiverThe Pearl River is where Guangzhou’s scenic spots are. Praises to the beauty of the Pearl River have been ‘Red Heart of the Pearl Sea’ and ‘Night Moon over the Goose Pool’, selected in 1962 as of the Eight Sights of Guangzhou, plus the ‘Sunlight Reflection at Shimen’ of the old Eight Sights of Guangzhou and the recently selected ‘Clear Waves of the Pearl River’ of the Eight Sights of Guangzhou.The Pearl River Evening CruiseEvening cruise on the Pearl River is one of the tourist highlights in the southern city of Guangzhou, and the beauty of the Pearl River can be compared with that of Hong Kong’s Victorian Harbor. The section of the river starting from the White Goose Pool to Guangzhou Bridge in the east and Baihedong in the south is the one for the Pearl River evening cruise, as the scenery of the Pearl River in this section is so fascinating, with jade-green water and beautiful lights, that it seems the long Pearl River is inlaid with seven-colored pearls, which forms a colorful rainbow of the Pearl River.Haizhu SquareIt is a square for plants and traffic close by the Pearl River, ranging from the north of Haizhu Bridge, Taikang Road, to south of Yide Road, west of Qiaoguang Road and east of Yiyuan. It got its name because of its location near the well-known Haizhu Bridge as well as the historical Haizhu Rock in the Pearl River. It used to be a vegetable and fruit market outside the Guangzhou city in the Qing Dynasty, called vegetable stalls and fruit stalls. Guangzhou Ocean WorldNewly embraced in Guangzhou Zoo is a new exhibition hall with peculiar looks -- Guangzhou Ocean World, which truthfully reappears the mysterious, changeable and splendid ocean world. It has been in high repute ever since its inauguration, attracting batches of visitors from home and abroad.Shamian Scenic SpotLocated on the north bank of the Pearl River’s White Goose Pool, Shamian is an oval islet, covering a tiny area of 0.3 sq. meters. Thanks to the many buildings of Western classicism on the island, it has recently been designated as a key protected relic of the state, and is called the ‘Ninth Sight of Guangzhou’. Shamian used to be an alluvion made by the Pearl River, called Zhongliusha and Shicuizhou in the early stage.Huangpu Military Academy (Whampoa Military Academ)Located on Changzhou Island, Huangpu, Huangpu Military Academy was a new-typed school for the revolutionary military officers. It was set up in 1924 by Sun Yat-sen with assistance from the Soviet Union and the Communist Party of China, taking ‘Create the revolutionary army to save the periling China’ as its philosophy and ‘Love and Good Faith’ as its directive. It moved to Nanjjing in 1930. The school’s major building on the original site was destroyed by the Japanese air bombing in 1938, and the rest were seriously damaged. After the founding of the People’s Republic, the original site was put under protection and repaired for several times with government loans.Sun Yat-sen Memorial HallSun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, a key historical relic protected by Guangdong Province, is a memorial building built with the funds raised by the Guangzhou people and overseas Chinese in memory of Sun Yat-sen, the great revolutionary forerunner. Located in the original site of the then Sun Yat-sen’s Presidential Office, it was designed by Mr. Lu Yanzhi, the great architect of the country. Construction work started in 1929 and finished in 1931.Tianhe Sports CenterLocated in the north side of Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, with an area of 59 sq. meters, it was built on the original site of the discarded Tianhe Airfield, to hold the 6th National Games in Guangzhou in 1987 and called the Sports City of the South. It is a new sports center, comparatively advanced and large in the country. Major buildings are made up of the gymnasium, the stadium and the swimming hall.Space Flight SpectacleTaste the great experience of space flight, and fly over future time and space.’ By displaying the science, technology and findings of spaceflight and aviation, Space Flight Spectacle (SFS) reveals the rapt space to people, having them taste the infinite mysteries of space science and the universe.Yuexiu HillYuexiu Park is located in the north of Guangzhou proper, around one km southeast to Guangzhou Railway Station. It is the largest park, with an area of up to 920,000 sq. meters. Apart from Yuexiu Hill, it also includes the neighboring six hillocks and three man-made lakes, i.e. Dongxiu Lake, Nanxiu Lake and Beixiu Lake. Yuexiu Hill got its name from the Chaohan Platform built by Zhao Tuo, king of Southern Yue in the Western Han period. It is also called Guanyin Hill, as Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy, was found during the Yongle years in the Ming Dynasty.Baiyun Mountain (White Cloud Mountain)People like to use ‘pearl sea and white cloud’ to describe the natural beauty of Guangzhou. Baiyun Mountain refers to the mountain range located 7.5 km north of Guangzhou and made up of 30-odd peaks, with an area of 28 sq. meters. The highest peak, Moxing Ridge (Star-scrapping Ridge) stands in the center of Baiyun Mountain, measuring 382 meters in height, also called ‘the First Peak under the Southern Sky’.Guangzhou boasts good domestic transportation links to most major Chinese cities and Hong Kong. There are also a few flights to International Asian and Australian destinations. Guangzhou Cuisine
Food in Guangzhou is famous the world over. Cantonese Cuisine is one of China's four basic culinary styles, and is made up of Guangzhou cuisine, Chao-Shan cuisine and Dongjiang cuisine, the Guangzhou style dominant. With different ingredients, fine preparation, a light flavor and rich in variation, its color, scent and taste are superior, and it’s nutritionally-sound, too. The food industry in Guangzhou ranks among China’s top. To date, there are over 10,000 restaurants in the city, with seats for over 500,000.
There are also many restaurants with reputations running back more than one-hundred years, serving traditional dishes, snacks and dim-sum. The Guangzhou Restaurant, the North Garden Restaurant, the Banxi Restaurant, the Southern Restaurant, the Dasanyuan Restaurant and the Datong Restaurant each has its own unique specialty. Guangzhou’s restaurants are open for “the three teas, two meals and the midnight snack”, and are sure to meet the expectations of any guest. Transportion in Guangzhou
By AirThe city's Baiyun airport is situated 12km from the center of town. There is an airport bus that travels between the CAAC office next to the train station and the airport and costs RMB3. A taxi from the airport to Guangzhou should cost between RMB30 and RMB40 but insist your driver uses the meter!There are regular domestic flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming, and Hong Kong. China Eastern and Air China both operate out of the airport and tickets to most destinations in China and some international ones can be booked through Ctrip. International flights are less convenient and tend to be very expensive compared to flights from Hong Kong. There are weekly or bi- weekly flights to Singapore, Malaysia, Osaka and Sydney from Guangzhou. The International Tax for flights is RMB90 and for domestic flights it is RMB15. By TrainThere are two train stations in Guangzhou; the old one in the center of town and a newer one to the east of the city. Make sure you check which station your train departs from! Trains leave from both stations for Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Kunming, Chengdu and Xian. Tickets can be bought from CITS near the station or inside the station itself- this however is not a good option as the station is usually very busy and it's not a nice place to hang about. Your best bet is to get tickets through a hotel- you'll have to pay for this service but it is a worthwhile luxury!By BusThere are two major bus stations in Guangzhou. The Provincial bus station which is next to the bus station serves Guilin, Macau and Hong Kong. There are also buses from the Garden Hotel, the White Swan Hotel and the LiuHua Hotel to Hong Kong. The Liuhua bus station, which is opposite the railway station serves most Guangdong destinations, Hainan, sleeper buses to Guilin and Shenzhen. Times and costs vary according to the type of transport used.By BoatThere are regular ferry services to Hong Kong from Guangzhou. The port, Panyu is approximately a forty minute taxi drive from the center of town. Most boats to Hong Kong take approximately 2 hours and tickets can be bought at the pier. The trip costs HK$189 economy class and HK$284 first class. The boats leave at 9.30 am and 4.00 pm.City TransportThere is a brand new efficient subway system here with convenient links to Shamian Island and the railway station. The names of the stations are in English so it is fairly easy to use. Tickets cost either RMB5 or RMB6. Taxis here are also numerous. |
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