Foshan
Ancestral Temple, the Bruce Lee museum (his ancestral home), Lingnan Tiandi old town. The easy half-day.
Guide
Day trips from Guangzhou
The Pearl River Delta is the world's great urban cluster: Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Foshan, the Diaolou villages - all within two hours. Plus hot springs and old Guangzhou itself.
Photos for Guangzhou are still on their way. Every listing below is real.
The delta
Kaiping Diaolou
The UNESCO watchtower villages: fortified mansions built by returned overseas Chinese. Zili Village is the essential cluster.
The big cities
Shenzhen
OCT Loft (the design district), Dafen Oil Painting Village, the electronics markets. The future, 30 minutes away.
Hong Kong
The high-speed rail to West Kowloon: Victoria Peak, the harbour, the contrast. A long day, worth it.
Relax
Conghua hot springs
The spa weekend: hot-spring resorts in lychee country. The Guangzhou escape.
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