20 Things to Do in Guangzhou Attractions & Activities

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3 min readJan 19, 2020

Traveling to Guangzhou in China but have no idea where to go and what to do? Let me introduce you the hottest spots, latest attractions and best things to do in Guangzhou today!

  1. Shangxiajiu (上下九步行街) — Walk in the first business street in China, the things in Shangxiajiu are generally cheaper, a lot of time-honored food & drinks and always crowd of people. At here you must beware your belongings, security issue is still the problem in this place.
  2. Shamian (沙面) — Feel the elegant town that full with 19th-century British romantic architectural style buildings, very beautiful environment. Some tasty food you can try: Zhen Zhen’s beef noodle, Bao Hua’s prawn wanton noodle, Chen Tian Ji’s porridge and more.
  3. Chen Clan Ancestral Hall (陈家祠) — Take some photos with Guangzhou famous academic traditional temple style buildings.
  4. Take water bus on Pearl River at night, wonderful night views with a lot of lighting decoration around.
  5. Go to Canton Tower, in Chinese they called it little strong Waist — Xiao Man Yao (小蛮腰). Take a look from the top you can see the whole Guangzhou city and that is really amazing.
  6. Play roller coasters, U-shaped skateboard, 4D cinema and free fall at Panyu’s Chimelong Paradise, the largest amusement park in China.
  7. Go to Chimelong Safari Park and you can have close contact with animals.
  8. Take the most beautiful and luxury Tram in Haizhu Bay, travel distance up to 7.7 km.
  9. Visit BIG Haizhu Bay Creative Zone, many art creation best for take photos and mind inspiration.
  10. Enjoy a great open-air dinner at Butterfield & Swire’s Godowns & Wharf, commonly called as Taikoo Cang (太古仓), it is a cool dock located Haizhu.
  11. Make your own chocolate in Shawan Ancient Town’s Chocolate Museum and enjoy your leisure time with more than hundreds of ancient buildings around this place.
  12. Shopping at Taikoo Hui (太古汇) for high-end luxury products and services.
  13. Enjoy a great nightlife in Xinsheng Road bar street, feel the awesome environment and try to chat with local pretties and handsome.
  14. Go to Yuexiu Hill and take photo with the Five Goat Stone statue.
  15. Take photo at Sacred Heart Cathedral, it is a huge Gothic Cathedral built in 1888.
  16. Go to Liuyun Unit (刘运小区), one of the most popular tasty food street in Guangzhou. Locals called this place as “Endless eating” because there are too many restaurants and food stalls are waiting for you to try.
  17. Cycling at Seagull Island and watch the sunset.
  18. Experience uphill-downhill cable car and 42 meters bungee jumping at Baiyun Mountain.
  19. Go to Dongshankou (东山口) — walking around and take photos with unique red brick houses.
  20. Visit Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King, it is the largest painted stone chamber tomb of Han Dynasty in Lingnan District. You can have a look on the legendary armour of Nanyue King.
Best attractions to visit in Guangzhou, Shamian, Canton Tower, Chimelong Safari Park, Shawan Ancient Town and more!

Ok that’s it for the list today, hope you like my recommendations. Guangzhou is a sprawling port city in China, if you have any other great suggestions about things to do or places to visit in Guangzhou please write in the comment section below, I will be happy to see your comment. Enjoy your trip!

Where is Guangzhou? Just located above the Hong Kong

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