NOVEMBER 22, 20 CHINA DAILY PAGE 15 ASIAD AROUND GUANGZHOU

ATTRACTIONS Rebuilt in 1957, this quiet little garden EDITOR’S PICK >> Extreme sports for adrenaline junkies understand the fascinating aspects of boasts 200 diff erent species of orchids the world of science. Chimelong Paradise and has won numerous awards for its When: until Feb 27 Whether you’re looking for an adrenaline rush, an exciting date idea, Address: Guangdong Science Center, 168 长隆欢乐世界 design. Its paths are surrounded by tropical plants and trees, all of which Xi Liu Lu, Guangzhou University Town or a unique way to get in shape, Guangzhou can off er you a few ways to Tel: (020) 39348080 With almost 60 diff erent attractions, are labeled for those who are interested Chimelong Paradise really deserves its escape the mundane patterns that in botany. If you don’t want to do any Java Five Jazz Quintet name and is proud to be the amuse- stair climbing or long walks around a you might fall into week aft er week. Guangzhou is competing to be the ment park with the best rides in China. park, this is probably the place for you. liveliest place in China in the next few Many rides, such as the ten-looped It also allows visitors to take part in a • BUNGEE JUMPING roller coaster, are ranked as the best weeks thanks to the Asian Games. To tea ceremony. celebrate the event, more than 2,000 in Asia and second in the world. Th e Address: Th ere are rumors that the Can- motorbike launch coaster and the half 901 Jiefang Bei Lu, Yuexiu performance artists from about 20 district ton Tower will soon include a countries will be visiting the city, treating pipe are especially thrilling. Th e park Tel: (020) 86678330/86678299 also provides visitors with all sorts of Tickets: 8 yuan bungee jump in its list of tourist Guangzhou residents to a jam-packed performances such as magic tricks, attractions. Until then, however, month of wonderful performances. Java songs and dances, acrobatics and fancy RESTAURANTS Five is a German jazz group composed car parades. you can fi nd a quick and exciting of fi ve members who imitate the sounds Hours: 9:30 am-6 pm, Monday to Friday; thrill in the 45-foot drop at White of various instruments, such as the bass and trumpet, using only their hands and 9:30 am-7 pm, Saturday and Sunday Vietnamese Cuisine Inn Cloud Mountain’s Sante Extreme Address: Yingbin Lu, Panyu district voices. Th e band’s lively and impressive Transportation: Take Metro Line 3 and 越潮栈 Sports Center. You can choose cabaret-like show is guaranteed to be an stop at Hanxi Chimelong station Th ough it’s marketed as a Vietnamese entertaining night out. Tel: to jump with a harness secured (020) 84796600 restaurant, Vietnamese Cuisine Inn When: 8 pm, Nov 24 also has dishes from Singapore, Malay- around your torso, or with the more Address: Guangzhou Baiyun Internation- Xiangjiang Safari Park sia, China, Th ailand and Indonesia. perilous bindings tightened around al Convention Center, 1039-1046 Baiyun Dadao Nan, Baiyun district However, the style of the restaurant is 香江野生动物园 your ankles. If real bungee jump- Ticket hotline: little diff erent from what you fi nd at (020) 86003397/85567446 ing is too much for you, you can do most cafe-type restaurants in China. NIGHTLIFE Th e dishes have colorful names like bungee bouncing on an infl atable stewed beef in goose liver sauce, fried platform. Th ere are also quite a few chili and garlic crab, Vietnamese curry fun activities and rides for children. Hei Hei 喜喜酒吧 crab and sugar cane shrimp. Most items Th is club is probably the most famous Hours: 9 am-8 pm are priced between 15 and 40 yuan, and hip-hop club in Guangzhou. It is locat- Address: Near Yuntai Garden, White Cloud their fruit and coconut juice drinks are ed next to the Landmark Hotel on Hai- very good. Mountain Tel: (020) 37229871 zhu Square and is extremely popular, Hours: 11 am-11 pm especially among young Chinese and Address: Baosheng Commercial Building, 8-10 Wenming Lu, Yuexiu district Africans, so much that it gets so packed Scaring yourself silly at a theme park Tel: (020) 83226781 • ROCK CLIMBING on weekends that no additional guests or getting soaked at a water park might are allowed to enter. Apart from its not be your idea of fun, so you might Café Cascade 响泉咖啡厅 Th ere are two main options for dedicated music style that sets Hei Hei prefer the Xiangjiang Safari Park. Th is rock climbing in Guangzhou, and apart from neighboring clubs, it off ers is one of the largest zoos in China, and your decision should weigh heavily the standard combo of charged tables, has one of the widest collections of front-stage dancers and an elevated animals of any zoo in the world. Th ere upon your skills. If you are a begin- dancing stage. are 20,000 animals in total, from 460 ner or novice, you should defi nitely Address: Qiaoguang Lu (Haizhu Square), individual species, including pandas, Yuexiu district koalas from Australia, and polar bears choose the man-made wall option Tel: (020) 83310012 from Norway. Th ere are also 130 white and head down to Wushan Climb- Door policy: 100 yuan entrance fee tigers — a product of the park’s breed- ing Wall. Th is rock-climbing wall is charged on weekend nights (no drinks ing program. Believe it or not, they included), relaxed dress code. account for half the white tiger popula- located on one of the sports fi elds tion in captivity. Xiangjiang off ers daily Th is café gets plenty of Western cus- of the South China University of Soho Bar 苏荷酒吧 animal shows, and a safari section in tomers as it is located in the landmark Th is bar is a mainstay along the river which guests can drive their own cars Technology. While it may not be as Garden Hotel. It serves many Western club street and features a mixture of through some of the habitats. Tickets and Chinese favorites, including ham- thrilling as a natural rock-face, it’s dance music and Chinese pop songs. cost 180 yuan. burger with a choice of cheese, bacon still great exercise, and the workers Not surprisingly, you will fi nd a crowd Hours: 9:30 am-7 pm and fried egg. It runs 24 hours. here that ranges from 18-50 in age and Address: Dashi, Panyu district Address: 2/F, Garden Hotel, 28 Guang- are very helpful at giving tips. Tel: mainly engages in dice and drinking (020) 84783333 ming Lu, Overseas Chinese Village, Yuexiu Address: 400 Wushan Lu district Transportation: games throughout the night. Th e inte- Tel: Take Metro Line 3 to South China Botanical Garden (020) 83338989 (This is Garden Wushan, and go out Exit C. Walk southwest rior, with its swinging ceiling lights and Hotel’s number. They can connect you to on Wushan Lu and keep an eye out for the LED screens along the walls, is unique. 华南植物园 Cascade.) running track on the left. The bright yellow Transportation: Take Metro Line 5, Th ough the crowd is mainly Chinese, Th e South China Botanical Garden is climbing wall is at the southwest corner of this club is also popular among for- located about 8 kilometers to the north Taojin Station, Exit A the track. eigners who wish to party more in a of Guangzhou and covers about 741 acres. Initially built in 1929, it is the Vaastu Cuisine “Chinese way”. Address: oldest and largest South Asian tropical 87 Changdi Da Ma Lu, Yuexiu 雅仕度印度餐厅 district botanical garden in China. It is also the Th is is the top pick for most con- Taotaoju Restaurant 陶陶居 vegetarian, meaning no eggs or dairy Tel: (020) 83195095 botanical garden containing the most noisseurs of Indian cuisine. To begin products, which makes the drinks list Door policy: 100 yuan entrance fee species in China. Long Dong Magic Th is is one of Guangzhou’s best-known with, the setting is a wonderful mix of traditional Cantonese restaurants, interesting. charged on weekend nights (no drinks Forest is one of the most popular sites Hours: 10 am-10 pm included), relaxed dress code. contemporary design and traditional located in a historic building in the at the garden and was chosen as one Address: 38-42 Jinghui Lu, Yuexiu dis- Indian decorations. Th e chefs are sec- of the eight top scenic spots in Guang- heart of the city’s Xiguan district. It’s a trict 426 Space Club Tel: zhou in 1986 by local people. It consists ond to none, and all the meals they great place for dim sum and seafood. (020) 61270777 You haven’t lived in Guangzhou until Th ough rather small, this club is quite of two peninsulas (the Palm Garden prepare come highly recommended. you’ve eaten dim sum in a true local popular among young Chinese, mainly and the Relic Garden) and one man- Top of the list are the Lamb Afghani WHAT’S ON place like Taotaoju. playing a harder and faster style of made lake. and the Chicken Tikka Masala for Address: 20 Dishi Fu Lu, Liwan district electronic music. Th e building which Hours: meat-eaters. Th e service is great and Albert Einstein Exhibition 7:30 am-5:30 pm Tel: (020) 81396111 houses this club also features a KTV Address: 1190 Tianyuan Lu the staff friendly — chances are you’ll Th is exhibition at the Guangdong you might want to go to before or aft er Tel: (020)85232037 get to meet the manager or members Science Center is displaying Albert dancing. Drinks are reasonably priced of the owner’s family. Prices are high, Shui Yun Tian 水云天素食馆 Einstein’s childhood toys, photographs, and tables overlooking the dance fl oor Guangzhou Orchid Garden but that’s to be expected at a top-notch Quirkily decorated, this place off ers a are available. restaurant like this. comprehensive line of fake meat. Its letters, manuscripts and other papers. 兰圃公园 Admission is free. Address: 322-324 Changdi Da Ma Lu, Hours: 11 am-2:30 pm, 6 pm-11 pm signature dish is mock fi sh, fried tofu Th e Orchid Garden, located near Th e newly-opened center is fully Yuexiu district Address: New World Plaza, 1-48 Haiyue and “steak on iron” — the vegetar- Tel: (020) 81323067 tie ban niu Yuexiu Park metro stop (exit B), is Lu, Zhujiang Xin Cheng, Tianhe district ian version of the classic packed with an amazing variety of gad- Door policy: No entrance fee, relaxed dress small, but surprisingly rewarding. Tel: (020) 38258181 rou. Shui Yun Tian is vegan as well as gets and gizmos, which will help you code.