Guangzhou Photo: Zhangyuqiu/Shutterstock.Com Also Known As Canton, Guangzhou Is the Third Largest City in China
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Guangzhou Photo: zhangyuqiu/Shutterstock.com Also known as Canton, Guangzhou is the third largest city in China. It has long been one of China's main commercial and trading centres and is one of the first cities that opened to the world. As one of the fastest growing cities in Asia, Guangzhou has also seen fast growth in tourism, attracting visitors with its cosmopolitan atmosphere, world-renowned Cantonese cuisine and its vibrant nightlife. GuoZhongHua/Shutterstock.com Top 5 Pearl River Night Cruise /... Pearl River Night Cruise goes through the heart of the city in 2 hours, depe... Temple of the Six Banyan T... Not far from Huaisheng Mosque lies Temple of the Six Banyan Trees. This temp... Museum of the Western Han ... GuoZhongHua/Shutterstock.com This museum is renowned for its rare collection of funerary artefacts repres... Huaisheng Mosque / Huaisheng Mosque boasts Guangta is believed to be the world’s oldest minaret... Bright Filial Piety Temple... Guangzhou's oldest Buddhist temple dates back to at least 113 BC. It was vis... GuoZhongHua/Shutterstock.com Updated 20 August 2019 Destination: Guangzhou Publishing date: 2019-08-20 THE CITY hundreds of thousands of business people every year. Besides known for oering historical sights, Guangzhou is also known as the "City of Flowers" with evergreen plants and owers blooming all year round, resulting in beautiful gardens and greenery everywhere. The Guangzhou people are genuinely crazy about their owers, and when hosting festivals, every LiudmilaD/Shutterstock.com park holds a ower show, and the streets are Being the capital and largest city of Guangdong beautifully decorated with fresh owers and Province in south-eastern China, Guangzhou is kumquats. located on the Pearl River about 120 km north-northwest of Hong Kong and is one of Guangzhou is a beautiful tourism city that truly China's most important international deserves a visit, a city that oers exciting transportation hubs and trading ports. history, fascinating culture, and mouth-watering Cantonese cuisine in a dynamic and vibrant Guangzhou, was, in fact, one of the principal atmosphere. harbours of the Maritime Silk Road in the 330s (the world's oldest, and most historically DO & SEE signicant overland trade route) and the city became a world famous trading harbour with countries in the South Pacic Ocean and the Indian Ocean during the Tang dynasties (618-907 AD). It grew rapidly and became the largest commercial city and treaty port in China. Guangzhou was mainly exporting silk, china and tea to foreign countries whereas spices were the main things imported from the Western Region zhu difeng/Shutterstock.com to China. Therefore, the maritime Silk Road was also known as "the maritime China road "or "the With a history of more than 2,200 years, maritime spices road". Guangzhou is a famous cultural city with many interesting sights to explore. Everything from Guangzhou continues serving as a major port temples to museums, gardens and historical and transportation hub and is the third biggest buildings are on oer, as well as sighs that are Chinese city after Beijing and Shanghai today. more modern such as the fun theme park called The city has a lot to oer the tourists with its Chimelong or why not visit Canton Tower, the endless skyscrapers, history, temples and landmark of Guangzhou City, where you will get shopping malls and with the largest trade fair in amazing panoramic views of the city. If you want China, the Canton Fair, Guangzhou attracts to get away from the hustle and bustle from the Destination: Guangzhou Publishing date: 2019-08-20 city centre, then Baiyun Mountain, also called Photo: 乌拉跨氪/Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) "the lung of the city" for its restorative greenery, Address: No.87 Liurong Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou Public Transport: Subway Line 1 or 2 to Gongyuanqian is another must-see sight. Station Exit B Opening hours: 8h - 17h It doesn't come as a surprise that Guangzhou is one of China's top 10 most popular tourist areas, Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King / 西汉南越王博物馆 in fact, there is so much to do in Guangzhou that you cannot see it all in just one visit, so start This museum is renowned planning and ll your list with must-see for its rare collection of attractions. funerary artefacts representing the diusion Pearl River Night Cruise / 珠江夜游 of cultures throughout Pearl River Night Cruise the Lingnan region goes through the heart of during the Han dynasty. One of the highlights is the city in 2 hours, the tomb of King Zhao Mo dating back about depending on the route 2,000 years, and other exhibits include gold, jade and if dinner is included. and other trinkets from the same period. Routes usually pass Photo: Andrew Safonov/Shutterstock.com Shamian Island and return through Renmin Address: No.867 Jiefang North Road, Yuexiu District, Bridge and Haizhu Bridge before winding up at Guangzhou the Guangzhou suspension bridge. Options Opening hours: 9h - 17h include a light show at Bai-e-Tan. Phone: +86 20 3618 2920 Internet: www.gznywmuseum.org Photo: Sean Pavone/Shutterstock.com Address: Liwan District, Guangzhou Huaisheng Mosque / 怀圣寺光塔 Opening hours: 6h30 - 21h30 Huaisheng Mosque More Info: Cruises depart from several wharves, the most boasts Guangta is known are Tianzi Wharf and Dashatou Wharf. believed to be the world’s Temple of the Six Banyan Trees / 六榕寺 oldest minaret outside Mecca dating back to the Not far from Huaisheng 7th Century. The mosque Mosque lies Temple of the Six Banyan Trees. was the pivotal point of the 15th-century foreign This temple was quarter but is open only for Muslims or tour originally built in AD 537 groups. and has been rebuilt Photo: Ismaila1977/Wikipedia Commons (image cropped) several times. It is one of the four best Buddhist Address: Guangta Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou temples in Guangzhou. The sight is well worth a Public Transport: Subway Line 1 to Ximenkou Station Exit B visit because of its vast collection of Opening hours: 8h - 17h cultural-relics and the 57-meter-high pagoda Phone: +86 20 3882 8309 garden that dates back to the 3rd century. Destination: Guangzhou Publishing date: 2019-08-20 Bright Filial Piety Temple / 光孝寺 of the mountain, a cable car will take you to Peak Guangzhou's oldest Park. Buddhist temple dates back to at least 113 BC. It Photo: jiang-wen-jie/Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) was visited by the Indian Address: Baiyun Shan, Baiyun District, Guangzhou Opening hours: 24/7 founder of Chan Internet: www.baiyunshan.com.cn Buddhism Bodhidharma and is a peaceful and spacious haven of Lotus Hill / 莲花山 tranquillity within the city. Approximately two hours' bus ride from Guangzhou, Photo: zengsx/Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) you can nd Lotus Hill, Address: No.109 Guangxiao Road, Guangzhou Opening hours: 6h30 - 17h sits in the eastern Phone: +86 20 8109 3026 outskirt of Panyu City (about 45km southeast of Yuexiu Park / 越秀公园 Guangzhou). Its beautiful scenery is shrouded in China’s biggest park a fairytale-like atmosphere and a dramatic covers an expanse of 90 backdrop of red sandstone clis, untamed forests hectares. Amid all the and scenic grottoes. greenery it includes a hall built in memory of Sun Photo: HelloRF Zcool/Shutterstock.com Yat-sen, the man Address: Lianhua Shan, Panyu District, Guangzhou Public Transport: There are direct buses to Lotus Hill from considered to be the founder of modern China. It Guangzhou, estimated journey time is 40 minutes. also has the oldest and largest Taoist temple Opening hours: 24/7 Sanyuan Gong, in Guangzhou, dating back to 319 Phone: +86 20 8486 1599 AD. Internet: www.gzly.gov.cn/visitgz/ww/English Photo: iamtripper/Shutterstock.com Chimelong Water Park / 长隆水上乐园 Address: No.988 Jiefang North Road, Yuexiu District, Chimelong Water Park is Guangzhou the largest water parks in Public Transport: Subway Line 2 to Yuexiu Park Station Exit Asia and holds some B1 Opening hours: 6h - 22h world-class rides Phone: +86 20 8666 1950 including some of the top new water ride Baiyun Shan (White Cloud Mountain) / 白云山 attractions in the world. This highly popular park If you are looking for a with the largest wave pool, the longest lazy river day trip, Baiyun Shan is including the rst Boomerang ride in China is hard to beat. An escape for sure a place for family fun. from the heat of the city, this mountain located in Photo: MaszaS/Shutterstock.com Guangzhou's scenic Address: Yingbin Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou Opening hours: 10h - 19h surroundings is well worth a visit. From the foot Phone: +86 20 8479 2222 Destination: Guangzhou Publishing date: 2019-08-20 Internet: int.chimelong.com/en_US/GZ/waterpark Shameen Island / 沙面岛 Located in central Chimelong Paradise / 长隆欢乐世界 Guangzhou about six If you are seeking kilometres west of the thrilling rides, Chimelong popular Tianhe area, Paradise is the place to Shameen Island has a go. It houses over 70 great historical rides including a signicance since it served as an important port 10-looped roller coaster, for Guangzhou's foreign trade during Song and the quickest motorbike roller coaster and the the Qing Dynasty. Today it is one of the most rst Skating roller coaster of Asia. For kids, popular highlights in the city and oers there are plenty of rides for them as well. enjoyable strolls among old European buildings Besides, the park also oers all sorts of and gardens in a more relaxed and quiet performances such as magic tricks, songs and atmosphere. dances, acrobatics and fancy car parades. Photo: Vmenkov/Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) Photo: Mini Yoshi~/Flickr Address: Shameen Island, Liwan District, Guangzhou Address: Yingbin Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou Public Transport: Subway Line 1 to Huangsha Station Exit F Opening hours: 9h30 - 18h Opening hours: 24/7 Phone: +86 20 3993 2888 Phone: +86 20 8121 7557 Internet: int.chimelong.com/en_US/GZ/paradise Canton Tower / 广州塔 Chimelong Safari Park / 长隆野生动物世界 The landmark of Chimelong Safari Park is Guangzhou, also known the biggest wild animal as the Guangzhou TV & theme park in Asia and Sightseeing Tower and is home to over 500 species one of the world's most and 20,000 rare animals remarkable new such as pandas and white buildings.