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Around Guangzhou NOVEMBER 19, 20 CHINA DAILY PAGE 15 ASIAD AROUND GUANGZHOU ATTRACTIONS Ancestral Temple of the Chen Zhuhai and Zhaoqing. Th e exhibition Family (Chen Clan Academy) celebrates the 58th anniversary of the founding of the Guangzhou Daily and Phoenix Mountain and 陈家祠 Longyandong Forest Park also the Asian Games. Ancestral Temple of the Chen Family is Hours: 10 am-10 pm, until Nov 30 凤凰山、龙眼洞森林公园 also called Chen Clan Academy, which Address: Grandview Mall, 228 Tianhe Lu, Phoenix Mountain is one of the easi- is a place both for off ering sacrifi ces to Tianhe district Tel: (020) 38331818 est mountains to get to from the city ancestors and for studying. Now the Admission free center. A narrow winding road, fre- Chen Clan Ancestral Temple in Guang- quented by cars, cyclists and hikers, zhou, the Ancestoral Temple in Foshan, Harry Potter & Th e Deathly runs through part of the mountain and the former Residence of Sun Yat-sen in Hallows: Part 1 passes by a small lake before ascending. Zhongshan and the Opium War Memo- Most paths cutting through the forested rial Hall in Dongguan are regarded as Another edge-of-your-seat adventure mountain are small and infrequently the four major cultural tourist sites in awaits Harry Potter fans this month. used. Views towards Long Dong are not Guangdong province. Th e temple is a Voldemort’s death-eaters have taken spectacular, but to the east, hikers can compound consisting of nine halls, six over the Ministry of Magic and Hog- see rolling hills, ponds and lush green- courtyards and 19 buildings connected warts, but Voldemort won’t rest until ery. Phoenix Mountain is today part of by corridors. Th e most impressive he has what he wants – Harry Potter. the Longyandong Forest Park, a park attractions in the temple are the superb Harry’s only hope to save himself and recently formed out of fi ve independent carvings’ extolling nature. Th e wood the Wizarding World is to fi nd the ones, and includes many other hills and carvings, in particular, demonstrate Horcruxes, so he, Ron and Hermione mountains as well as the Guangzhou some of the fi nest artwork in Guang- embark on a life-or-death adventure. dong. Stories of historic fi gures and Th ey uncover the legend of Deathly Botanical Gardens. Th e highest peak in scenes are also vividly represented in Hallows, which if true, could give the park reaches 390 meters. the temple. EDITOR’S PICK >> BOOKWORMS’ DELIGHT Voldemort the power he seeks. Having Address: 34 Zhongshan Qi Lu, Liwan grown into a young man, Harry draws district ever closer to the ultimate battle with Tel: (020) 81814371 Whether you’re new to town, or have been here a while, you’ve probably found Voldemort. However, Harry’s mission that fi nding English books in Guangzhou is not that easy. is so large and complicated that it can SHOPPING However, there are several excellent foreign bookstores in Guangzhou, some of only be told in two parts. them with a surprisingly diverse range that can make for a very pleasant aft ernoon’s Ming Jiang Japanese Food browsing. and Bookstore Tianhe Book Center, a seven-story complex, houses a multitude of book and electronics shops, as well as a sporting goods store and a Yamaha music store in 名将书店·日本食品店 the basement, not to mention a seldom seen Apple store right next door. Many of One part for Japanese books and one the bookstores on the 4th, 5th, and 6th fl oors feature large art books in English and part for Japanese food, Ming Jiang off ers bilingual books about Chinese culture and cuisine that are fun if you are looking to an assortment of cooking sauces and browse. Transportation: Phoenix Mountain is candies as well as fi ne cake and tea. It is Address: 123 Tianhe Lu along the route of the 84A city bus. Take quite proud of its array of chocolates and Transportation: Metro Lines 1 or 2 to the Tiyu Xi Lu stop and leave through exit D Metro Line 3 to Tianhe Coach Terminal, also off ers popular snacks and sweets in use exit B, cross the street and take the 84A traditional decorative packages. Joint Publishing Co carries a wide selection of English books and magazines. bus east. Shortly after the bus turns left off When: Hours: 10 am-9:30 pm Th ere is a Starbucks right next door as well as several other more authentic cafés Nov 19-Dec 19 the main expressway (about seven stops Address: Jinyi International Cinemas, after the turn), exit at Yushatan by the Address: Booth 244, 2/F, CITIC Plaza, 233 down the street if you’re looking to get a start on your book right away. It’s also just Tianhe Bei Lu, Tianhe district 3/F Weijiasi Plaza, Pearl River New City, drive leading into the Phoenix Mountain. across the street from the Elephant & Castle Pub. 188 Huangpu Da Dao, Tianhe district Depending on traffi c, the bus ride takes Tel: (020) 38770677 Address: B1, World Peach Plaza, 362-366 Huanshi Dong Lu Tel: (020) 87588855 between 15 and 25 minutes. Transportation: Take Metro Line 3B, If you’re heading there by car, National and get off at Linhe Xi Lu metro station Xinhua Bookstore is another safe bet. Th e selection may not be quite as diverse as Highway 324 runs to the south and leaving by the D exit. You’ll fi nd you are the previous two suggestions, but prices are better and Beijing Lu is the place to be in NIGHTLIFE through parts of the park. already at CITIC Plaza. Take the elevator to the 2nd fl oor. Guangzhou for shopping. You may want to schedule your visit carefully in order to avoid the crowds. Midday during the week is generally less crowded than in the late Jinkeng Forest Park Friend’s Daily aft ernoons and on weekends when it tends to get quite packed. 金坑森林公园 Corner’s Deli Grocery 每一角落 Address: 276 Beijing Lu Friend’s Daily is a comfortable café bar Just a little further east from the Long Corner’s Deli has three locations in with European décor, comfortable sofas Dong area is Jinkeng Forest Park, Guangzhou and the central one in and large French windows. It also sells which covers 5 million square meters. CITIC Plaza is the largest by far, car- RESTAURANTS major selling point is the great lengths a few products to customers, mostly Th e area’s main peak reaches 400 rying items not sold at the others. Its the owners go to in making sure that cheese and wine. You can fi nd blue cheese, mozzarella, cream cheese, ched- meters and at the foot of the mountain imported food selection is heavily Dongting Restaurant all the tea and ingredients are organic is a large reservoir popular for fi shing. European, with pasta from Italy and in origin. dar, parmesan and more, along with wines from Chile, Australia, France and Th roughout the park runs an ancient olive oil from Italy, Greece and Spain. 洞庭土菜馆 Address: Building 1-2, 27-29 Liu Yun Liu spring called Julongguan. It is said that It also carries several items from the Jie, Tianhe Nan Er Lu, Tianhe district Italy. Th e bar doesn’t encourage locals whoever fi nds the spring will get top United States, Japan and the Republic Tel: (020) 87531233 to use it as a grocery store since it would of Korea. Corner’s Deli off ers free city- rather you sit down and stay for a while, marks in their exams. but it will oblige if you ask. Friend’s Dai- Transportation: From Tianhe Coach wide delivery when your order is more Mexican Restaurant ly’s wine and cheese are of high quality terminal, take the 637 bus, Luochongwei- than 8,000 yuan. 小街风情墨西哥餐厅 and a high price. Zengcheng bus or Jiaokou-Zengcheng bus. Hours: 9 am-9:30 pm Exit at Jinkeng stop. By car, National High- Hours: 2 pm-2 am Address: Booth 6, SC-01, basement CITIC Th is newly-opened Mexican restaurant way 324 runs just to the south of the park. Address: 11 Taojin Street (up from the Plaza, 233 Tianhe Bei Lu, Tianhe district off ers the real taste of Mexican food in Guangzhou. You will fi nd all the essen- Friendship Store), Yuexiu district Tel: Xiaogang Park 晓港公园 Oliver Supermarket tial Mexican and Tex-Mex favorites in (020) 83596681 Transportation: Take Metro Line 5 and If you want to fi nd a place outside where 奥利华进口食品超市 Th is Hunan cuisine restaurant has a a clean and comfortable environment. you can have a picnic or perhaps a bar- folksy vibe. Th e Hunan dishes look Th e food is good, although portions are get off at Taojin Lu metro station B exit. Oliver Supermarket has three locations Facing Huanshi Dong Lu, turn left, walk becue, Xiaogang Park is a great bet. On exquisite and their taste is popular a little small. Apparently a lot of ingre- in the city, one of them downtown. Con- among locals. Although it’s rather dients are imported from Mexico. Price about 400 meters, and you will fi nd Taojin an idle weekend day, aft er a short ride to sidering their variety, prices and central Street on your left. the Xiaogang metro stop, you will fi nd expensive, you can always order half is 35-65 yuan; drinks 18-38 yuan. main store, this small market may be the for a dinner for two.
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