Canton Tower
The twisting 600m tower: the observation decks, the bubble tram, the night light show. Go at dusk - the Pearl River lights come on below you.
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Things to do in Guangzhou
Guangzhou is China's great food city and its oldest trading port: 2,200 years of commerce, Cantonese culture at its purest, and a skyline that went vertical in a decade. The real south China.
Photos for Guangzhou are still on their way. Every listing below is real.
The tower and the river
Pearl River night cruise
The essential Guangzhou evening: the lit skyline from the water, Tianzi Wharf departures. Book the simple cruise, not the dinner one.
Old Guangzhou
Chen Clan Academy
The 19th-century clan hall: the finest Lingnan wood, brick and ivory carving in existence. The single best museum of Cantonese craft.
Shamian Island
The old British/French concession: banyan-shaded streets, colonial mansions, the river on three sides. Morning is the hour.
Yuexiu Park & the Five Rams
The city's park: the Five Rams statue (Guangzhou's symbol), Zhenhai Tower, the Ming city wall remnant.
The new city
Zhujiang New Town
The axis: Guangzhou Library (free, spectacular), the Opera House (Zaha Hadid's pebbles), the mall canyon. The 21st-century statement.
Chimelong Tourist Resort
The safari park, the circus, the water park - China's great theme-park resort, in Guangzhou's south. A full day minimum.
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