Located in Huadu District of Guangzhou, displaying jewellery especially jade and emerald products. Integrated theme park combining with some recreational items to attract visitors. It's new in Guangzhou. The idea is great. But quite far from downtown Guangzhou, about 1.5 hours driving.
In English Chen Clan Academy or Chen Clan ancestral hall, was established some 100 years ago in Qing Dynasty, has witnessed a lot of break down and rebuilt, now it becomes the museum of Yuexiu District. The refined Art craft and carves are displayed there. Attracting lots of visitors from all over the world.
Terry you are great, you know so many quality hotels in Guangzhou! I happened to have a chance working as a translator for a conference on the second floor of this hotel. The hotel gives a tidy and quiet impression, it locates at Baiyun District which was the outskirt of Guangzhou, but now this area is quite developed by Guangzhou Government.
The lotus Hill is a place for buddhism worship, as well as tourist attraction. Around 1 hours driving from downtown Guangzhou, it locates in the southeastern part of Panyu district which is along the pearl river estuary. It once was the place for quarry in hundreds of years ago, leaving the trace nowadays a very special scenery if you see from the side of the hill.
One branch of this Chain Hotel is in Guangzhou Tianhe District, next to the Guangzhou book shopping center. If offers great services include translation and car rental. A neat and comfortable hotel I should say.
There are many waterly playgrounds in Guangzhou, some include rides and man-made waves not just simple swimming pools. Pick a cloudy day and enjoy yourselves with your friends there, don't advise to visit them in fierce sunshine days, skin burns...
Shamian Island, used to be colonized by foreign invaders, was leased by the Qing Dynasty of the fudal society government. Lots of foreign style buildings and architectures still remains till today. Brides and grooms love to hire professional photography team to help take photos here using the beautiful background.
In Xiguan area, which is highlighted by the Guangzhou government as a pre-historical preserve scenery attracting tourists. The Lizhiwan directly translated into English is Lychee bay, Lizhiwan boating is one recreational item that allows tourists to better experience the Xiguan culture and atmosphere.
old district of downtown which preserves many old architectures
The top 1 university in Guangdong Province, has many campus nowadays as it has been expanding, high competition but good study atmosphere if you immersed in the campus. The original campus locates in Haizhu District, has preserved plenty of old buildings. Beautiful scenery with green high trees covering together create its immoral spirit.
Located in Panyu district of Guangzhou, about half an hour driving from the city center, is a good tourist resort for youngsters. Hiking, bicycle riding, barbecue, boating are the main recreational items for visitors there. The guangzhou government has developed green ways for bicycle riding in this resort as it is composed of several hills which provide slope and green shade.
In the old district of Guangzhou where roads are very narrow, Liwan District, maintains lots of old houses dated back to a few decades or even one hundred years ago. You can have an experience of how local folks life are by entering one of these old houses, we call it Xiguan old houses as it once was the border of the west gate of Guangzhou city.