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NOVEMBER 17, 20 CHINA DAILY PAGE 15 ASIAD AROUND GUANGZHOU ATTRACTIONS trip. It serves standards like tandoori extensive, and the beef dishes come chicken, kebabs, and vegetarian options highly recommended. If you like good Temple of the Six Banyan Trees like puri bread and lentil curries. It’s tenderloin, this is the place for you. 六榕寺 not the Indian food of highest quality Hours: 6 pm-11 pm you’ll fi nd in Guangzhou, but it’s very Address: 2F, Shangri-La Guangzhou, 1 Th is is a 1,450-year-old temple complex good for the price. Huizhan Dong Lu, Haizhu district Tel: consisting of Flower Pagoda, Heavenly Hours: 11 am-10 pm (020) 89176498 Transportation: King Palace, Mile Palace, carved stone Address: 40-2 Guang Ya Li, Shangxiajiu Metro Line 2, Haizhu Square station steles and Mavariva Palace, also known Lu, Liwan district Tel: as the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees. (020) 81390528 Transportation: Metro Line 1, Chang- WHAT’S ON Th e magnifi cent main tower, known as shou Lu station the Hua Ta Pagoda, or Flower Pagoda, was built in AD 537 and is 17 storeys’ Rendezvous Magic of Yo-Yo Ma tall. Th e main hall of this temple also Although the owners and the staff are 马友友与广州交响乐团音乐会 has three grand Buddha statues and not Vietnamese, Vietnamese dishes Yo-Yo Ma will team with the Guang- numerous smaller halls for the worship make up the larger part of the menu, zhou Symphony Orchestra to present of other Buddhist idols. Admission is including a few dishes that may be the closing concert of the Canton 5 yuan. true fusions between French and Viet- Asian Music Festival. Th e program Hours: includes Dvorak’s Symphony No 8 in G 8:30 am-5 pm namese. Th e staff ’s recommendation EDITOR’S PICK >> AL FRESCO DINING Address: 87 Liurong Lu, Yuexiu district in the Vietnamese arena was the cold Major, Op 88 and Cello Concerto in B vermicelli, but other items on the menu Minor, Op 104. Yu Long will take the Cathedral of Sacred actually look more interesting than baton. Ma was born in 1955 to Chinese Guangzhou may not have the outdoor cafe culture of Europe or Heart of Jesus 圣心石室大教堂 this. Th eir recommendations in the parents living in Paris. He began play- as many small streetside stalls as Southeast Asia has, but it does off er French arena were the pastas, steaks ing the cello at the age of four. Aft er and deserts. he moved to New York City with his more than a few garden dining areas and rooft op sections to enjoy a Address: 272 Binjiang Zhong Lu, Haizhu family, he continued to pursue an quite meal. district artistic career at the Juilliard School. He Tel: (020) 89228169 graduated from Harvard University in Th is list of outdoor eateries in Guangzhou includes a few of the Transportation: Take Metro Line 2 to 1976 and since then has received many city’s famous establishments along with a few you probably haven’t Haizhu Square, Take Exit A, cross Haizhu music prizes, including 15 Grammy bridge. The restaurant is on the corner of heard of. It does not attempt to cover every zone of the city, and goes Binjiang Zhong Lu and Jiangnan Dada- Awards. obei, just to your left as you’re crossing heavy on the riverside and the Shamian area. the bridge. 1) Qi Lin Xuan Restaurant (琪林轩) is nestled in Guangzhou’s 1001 Arabian Nights Botanical Gardens, alongside a lake and surrounded by trees. It pro- 一千一夜餐厅 vides one of the nicest outdoor environments in Guangzhou and a Just as Arabic culture is covered sym- reasonably priced menu as well. During peak hours, it’s oft en packed. bolically by a mysterious veil, 1001 Arabian Nights restaurant is low-pro- You’re just a few minutes’ walk away from the park’s various gardens, fi le, deep, serene and peaceful. Pushing including the lovely Medicinal Herb Garden and the Orchid Garden. open the door, the sight before your Qi Lin Xuan serves mostly Cantonese food, with its most popular eyes can make you dizzy, as if you’d stepped into a time tunnel: a wide and dishes including fi sh, chicken, goose, bean curd and beef ribs. Reser- quiet hall, golden walls, a gold painted vation needed. ceiling and golden windows. It’s as Address: South China Botanical Garden, 1190 Tianyuan Lu, Tianhe district Th e Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of if you’ve stepped into a magnifi cent Tel: (020) 85231931 Jesus is one of the most impressive palace described in the Arabian tales. Gothic churches in China. Its construc- Tablecloths, dinner plates, tea sets and 2) Liuhua Congee House (流花粥城) boasts an expansive cor- tion began in 1863 and was completed even water pipes are decorated with When: 8 pm, tonight by 1888. Located across from the so- very graceful lacy curves. Each night Address: Xinghai Concert Hall, 33 Qingbo ridor and outdoor section, which is surrounded by two fi sh ponds, called “bar street” near the river, this from 7 pm to 2 am the next day, you Lu, Ersha Island a multitude of plants and a view of the beautiful Liuhua Lake Park. Tel: (020) 87353869/87352222, ext 886 cathedral has towers rising almost 60 can enjoy Arabian song and dance Th e restaurant is well known for its dim sum and congee, and also meters into the sky. It off ers a beautiful performances. Arabian coff ee and rich example of Gothic architecture, resem- varieties of hookahs are two features Th e Punchline Comedy Club impresses visitors with its sashimi, grilled items and Cantonese food. bling the Notre Dame building in Paris, that you should not miss here. In addi- Nick Wilty, Tom Rhodes and Brendan Expect variety here, especially in its dim sum and congee. Reserva- and it stands out in comparison to the tion, the irregularly-held barbecue Riley come to Guangzhou for the tion needed. neighboring buildings. nights are recommended. Punchline Comedy Tour. Enjoy a buff et Address: inside Liuhua Lake Park, 903 Renmin Bei Lu, Yuexiu district Hours: 7 am-10 am on Sundays Hours: 11 am-2 am dinner at Vaastu during the show and Address: Address: Tel: 56 Jiu Bu Qian, Yide Lu, Yuexiu Jinzhou International Business prepare yourself for a night of side- (020) 86680108 district Center, 899 Jiefang Bei Lu, Yuexiu district Admission free Tel: (020) 36182280/36182281 splitting humor. 3 ) Th e Rose Garden Club (玫瑰园西餐厅) in Shamian Park has When: 9 pm, tonight one of Guangzhou’s best riverside views, and the quiet shade of the Guangzhou Lingnan Flower Il Forno 爱弗罗 Address: Vaastu, A Date With India, D2 Canton Place, Haiyue Lu, Pearl River New park’s Banyan trees along with it. Th e restaurant boasts a mix of Chi- Market 广州岭南花卉市场 City Th e fl ower industry thrived in the Tel: (020) 38258181 nese and international food such as steak, baked rice, seafood, spa- Fangcun region during the Ming and ghetti and curry. Reservation needed. Sensory Topology: Bodily Per- Qing dynasties. Now it has become one Address: Shamian Park, 3 Shamian Nan Jie, Liwan district of the nation’s biggest fresh-cut fl ower ception by Taiwanese Contem- Tel: (020) 81218008 markets. Th e 80,000-square-meter porary Artists 感官拓朴:台湾 market houses 800 shops and 1,500 当代艺术体感测 Sunday aft ernoon tea party in apprecia- Not tied to one particular genre, you booths. Every day, thousands of fresh Held by the Guangdong Museum of tion of Baroque music. Th e program can catch anything from hard-core roses, lilies, chrysanthemums, orchids Art in cooperation with the Taichung includes Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos metal concerts to mellow Chinese folk- and carnations from the Pearl River No 1, Vivaldi’s Spring from Th e Four rock gigs. Delta region and Yunnan province are National Taiwan Art Museum, this Seasons and Handel’s Water Music. Address: 201 Huguoshan, Huanshi Zhong brought here to be dispersed to other exhibition displays works of art by 11 When: 3 pm, Nov 21 Lu, Yuexiu district Chinese cities, as well as Southeast Asia, artists from Taiwan, who share with Tel: the audience their explorations of the Address: Xinghai Concert Hall, 33 Qingbo (020) 86670302 the United States and Europe. Lu, Ersha Island human body. Address: 28 Fangcun Dadao Xi, Liwan Tel: (020) 87353869/87352222, ext 886 Iron Age Space 黑铁时代 district When: 9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays, Iron Age Space is a strong contender in until Nov 28 NIGHTLIFE Guangzhou’s live music scene. It’s the RESTAURANTS Address: Halls 10-12 and corridor on the Th is is one of Guangzhou’s best Italian 3/F, Guangdong Museum of Art, Ersha only venue in Guangzhou University restaurants, serving up fresh seafood, Island City that off ers live music to its popula- Tekkwun Livehouse 踢馆 Delhi Darbar Restaurant steaks, oven-baked pizza, pasta, anti- Tel: (020) 87351468 tion of 180,000. Iron Age Space is a bar, Ticket: 15 yuan Tekkwun attracts top-class acts from 德里宫餐厅 pasti and soups. Th e dress code is smart an art-space and a live music venue all casual, so it’s wise to dress up a little home and abroad. Since its opening, in in one. Th is pleasant upscale restaurant serves Aft ernoon tea with Baroque before you swing by. Th e ambiance is August 2009, Tekkwun has fast become Address: 2/F, Xinjue Club, East Gate up great meals for a good price.