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Attractions in Guangzhou You Should Never MissBy Issac @WIEChina Guangzhou is so famous throughout China even in the world mainly for its cuisine and foreign trade. We also have countless skyscrapers and shopping centers all over the energetic city. History and Lingnan (Cantonese) culture can be seen everywhere. Today we are going to introduce some of the must-see attractions in Guangzhou.
Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street is more than 800 meters long. It is quite equivalent to Shanghai's Nanjing Road, coz you can see here many sotto porticos with exotic Lingnan style featuring the characteristics of south Europe and Canton, a lively old street filled with dim sum restaurants, gift stores, clothing shops and so on. Food and shopping are always the main theme of this one of the busiest commercial pedestrian street. The shrimp dumplings (虾饺) in Guangzhou Jiujia (广州酒家), the rice noodles roll (肠粉) in Yinji restaurant (银记), the double layer milk custard (双皮奶) in Nanxin Dessert (南信) are the most famous. No matter you are a foodie or not, Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street is definitely worthy to go. Address: Liwan District, Guangzhou How to get there: Take bus No. 38, 31, 103, 823 or 102 and get off at Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street Station
Baiyun Montain is famous as a top choice of hiking resort. It consists of more than 30 peaks near the mountain, and at the peak of Moxing people can have an overlook of the whole Guangzhou. When it is in spring or at the moment just after a rain, there will be white cloud embracing the mountain round after round. That is also how it got its name. (Baiyun means white cloud in Chinese.) Address: White Cloud Mountain South Road How to get there: Take bus No. 24, 199, 223, 36, 285 or 540 and get off at Yuntai Garden Station. Admission: 5 yuan.
Yuexiu Park is one of the most famous attractions in the city and the largest park in downtown Guangzhou as well. It perfectly combines ecological landscape and cultural relics . The park is named for the hills of Yuexiu Mountain on which it is built. Top sights include the stone statue of the Five Rams, the emblem of Guangzhou City, as well as the Ming-era (1368-1644) Zhenhai Tower and the site of the Ming Dynasty City Wall. Address: Jiefang North Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou How to get there: Take bus No. 109, 110, 111, 201, 234, 269, 271, 278, 301, 543 or 550 and get off at Yuexiu Park Station.
There is more to explore in Guangzhou, in this historical, cultural, and dynamic subtropical city. It can always surprise you. Thank you for your reading. Have a good day. |
