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Reasons to Recommend: Shamian is a former concession area and a must-visit attraction in Guangzhou. The area here is not large, but it is full of European traces dating back to the 19th century English-French concession. There are many beautiful and intricate historical buildings, statues, pavilions, flower beds and fountains. Today, Shamian is filled with many cafes, fine dining restaurants and bars, etc. It is a good place to spend your evening.
Reasons to Recommend: Guangdong Science Center is located in Guangzhou University City. Its overall architectural structure seeks to embody "scientific aircraft carrier". From a bird's eye point of view, it looks like a kapok. Its shape is very unique. The museum has 12 permanent exhibition pavilions, 4 science and technology theaters, an outdoor science exploration park, and dozens of outdoor exhibitions. It is a scientific paradise that has always fascinated children.
Reasons to Recommend: Lingnan Impression Park is located in the south of the University Town of Panyu District. It is a special Lingnan traditional culture theme park. Here you can see civilian houses of a typical Lingnan water town, with features such as Erlang walls and Manchuria windows, and experience Lingnan folk customs and Lingnan folk culture. You can watch a lion dance, blow a sugar person, knead a flour person or play nostalgic games such as wielding the diabolo and skipping ropes. All these activities remind people of the old times. There is also a rich variety of traditional cuisines here. It is a great place to learn about traditional culture.
Reasons to Recommend: The Sacred Heart Cathedral is a Catholic church in the Diocese of Guangzhou. Now it has become a classic representative of Guangzhou's exotic customs. At the front of the church there are a pair of towering stone twin spires. There are four big bronze bells from France in the middle of the tower. The arched domes, stained glass windows, and lattice windows in the church are all charismatic elements in the Catholic Church.
Reasons to Recommend: Butterfield & Swire's Godowns & Wharf is located in Haizhu District of Guangzhou City. It is an important historical relic of Guangzhou's modern foreign trade and port transportation. It is a continuation of the history and culture of the ancient Chinese Maritime Silk Road. After nearly a hundred years of historical vicissitudes, I have witnessed the changes in social history. Taikokang Wharf is a comprehensive and perfect business plan. It is quiet and dynamic, and there are new in the old. It provides visitors with a comprehensive view, eating and living facilities. Visitors can clearly feel the richness of history and culture. And charm.
Reasons to Recommend: Xiaozhou is a small village, which faithfully retains the rural landscape of old Lingnan region to this day. The village also has cafes, tea houses, eateries, and art studios, and is a favorite destination for young artists. With local homes lining the river, and ancient, century-old banyan trees everywhere, the living environment here is extremely beautiful. A unique feature of the village are the oyster shell houses, which are constructed mainly with oyster shells. These houses demonstrate the wisdom of the ancient villagers of Xiaozhou. Xiaozhou has many ancestral halls, which are paved with strips of bluestone and feature high-rise eaves. They are truly worth a look.
Reasons to Recommend: Founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Sun Yat-sen University is a well-known university in China, and the South Campus receives many visitors each year. The south campus is the former Lingnan University, with many quaint red brick buildings surrounded by lush trees and beautiful scenery. You can enjoy the academic atmosphere and walk down the tree-lined boulevard on campus, and see Sun Yet-sen's ten character school motto.
Reasons to Recommend: After passing through the traffic, I came to the TIT Creative Park on Xingang Middle Road, and I immediately felt refreshed. This seems to be a blessed place isolated from the world. There is no busy traffic in the park. Walking on the wide red brick road, I instantly feel the interest of strolling in the courtyard. An exhibition board is set up in the park to introduce the past and present of TIT Creative Park. When the park was renovated, the original buildings and historical information in the factory area were preserved as much as possible, and the reuse of abandoned industrial facilities was emphasized. For example, many mechanical equipment were moved to the open space and grass, and became sculptures directly. to be new and unique. At the same time, the park has introduced innovative, fashionable and modern elements, taking into account the economic feasibility, attracting a large number of fashion designers to open studios here. A WeChat studio is also in the park.
Reasons to Recommend: Guangdong Museum of Art is located on the beautiful Ersha Island, next to Xinghai Concert Hall. The environment and facilities are first-class. It is a provincial-level art museum that is open to the public free of charge. There are exhibitions here all year round, which is a good place to appreciate art. The sculpture park outside the museum is also worth seeing.
Reasons to Recommend: Christian Dongshan Church, originally called Dongshan Baptist Church, is the largest Christian church in Guangzhou. Every Sunday, devout believers will gather here to convey their hearts and wishes to the holy Christ. At the beginning of the 20th century, a large number of returned overseas Chinese built private residences in Dongshan, including many Christian missionaries. Dongshan Church is the first year of Xuantong, which was established by American missionaries in 1908. It can be said that it is a testimony to the rise of Dongshan. During the Cultural Revolution, church activities were forced to stop, and this place was occupied as a public area for the people of Dongshan District, such as a nursery and a public kitchen. It was only taken back in 1987 for the church to use. The current Christian Dongshan Church has a chapel, an auxiliary church, a Sunday school, etc., as well as a fish pond, a garden and a rest pavilion. The architectural style of the main chapel is simple and solemn, and it is a Gothic building, which is very beautiful.
Reasons to Recommend: Kui Garden is one of the five overseas Chinese gardens. It was built by Ma Zhuowen, an American overseas Chinese. It was built in 1922. The building is well-preserved, and it also maintains the previous red brick structure. When the Third National Congress of the Communist Party of China was going to be held at that time, a particularly inconspicuous hut was chosen. The representatives who came to Guangzhou used this building with the obvious 1922 as a reference and contact, so it gave Kuiyuan a special meaning. Kui Garden has now been rented by several young people and opened as an art gallery. The first floor is a gallery, which holds some exhibitions from time to time, and the second floor is a cafe.
Reasons to Recommend: 1850 Creative Park is located at No. 200 East Fangcun Avenue, Liwan District, Guangzhou. The park was transformed from the Jinzhujiang Hydrogen Peroxide Plant, covering an area of more than 50,000 square meters and a total construction area of more than 30,000 square meters. It consists of 76 well-arranged workshops. By utilizing and transforming old workshops, we will create a tasteful space for artistic creation, design, frequent exhibitions, cultural exchanges, and office life. The area of a single building ranges from 100 square meters to 3,000 square meters, and many creative industries such as advertising media, architectural design, art creation, cultural relics trading, handicraft design, fashion design, film production, software development, music, performing arts, publishing, TV broadcasting, etc. will flourish here. 1850 Creative Park will become a taste space for Guangzhou fashion exhibition, art creation, cultural exchange, office life and a large complex cultural community integrating culture, commerce, exhibition, tourism and education.
Reasons to Recommend: Shiweitang Railway Station is a second-class station on the Guangmao Railway Line. It is located on Shiweitang Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. It was put into use in 1903. At present, Shiweitang Railway Station still retains the freight business, and only a few century-old buildings remain in the station: an 80-meter-long platform with a steel-framed fishbone roof, a railroad track with turnout lights and terminal warning signs. , Built in 1922, the "Octagon Building". At the same time, Shiweitang Railway Station has also become an outdoor shooting location for photography enthusiasts in Guangzhou. Almost every month, film studios and TV crews come to this station to shoot.