Brief Introduction

Guangzhou is a famous culture city and a splendid tourism city with a history of more than 2,200 years and a homeland of overseas Chinese as well. It enjoys the name of “Flower City” as the superb geographic and climatic conditions in the South contributed to the natural beauty here.
As a city of heroes, Guangzhou has a reputation of great eminance in the modern history of China. The historical sites of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Huanghuagang 72 Martyr Cemetery, Guangzhou Luxun Memorial Hall, Peasant Movement Institute, and the Former Site of Huangpu Military Academy are the witnesses of the modern history of China, and, together with Baiyun Mountain, Yuexiu Park, Liuhuahu Park and Lu Lake, constitute colorful landscape groups.
Meanwhile, Guangzhou was the starting point of the “Maritime Silk Road” and is an important port city for the opening and reform of China, making great contribution to the economic and cultural exchange and friendly contacts between China and the rest of the world and demonstrating everlasting prosperity

Cantonese cuisine

Cantonese cuisine comes from Guangdong province and is one of the Eight Culinary Traditions of Chinese cuisine. Its prominence outside China is due to the large number of emigrants from Guangdong. Chefs trained in Cantonese cuisine are highly sought after throughout China.When Westerners speak of Chinese food, they usually refer to Cantonese cuisine.

Shrimp dumpling is one of the indispensable dessert of Guangzhou morning tea, excellent shrimp dumpling, transparent skin like ice, tender meat, with attractive shape, and each taste makes people refreshing and memorable.
Charcoal grilled oyster is a characteristic snack in coastal areas. Fresh oysters are grilled through charcoal, and the delicious taste is deeply loved by the public.
Old fire soup, also known as Guangfu soup, belonging to Cantonese cuisine, is a kind of nourishing food that inherits thousands of years of health recipe.It is spot boiled with little fire as well as long time, and come up to a medicine effect and sweet taste.

Local Products

Cantonese food, snacks, Linnan fruits as well as herbal tea are bound to enrich your trip in Guangzhou. What's more, local special products with Linnan flavor may add to your good memory.

Drinking herbal tea is another health-keeping way for Lingnan people. Herbs with "cold nature" in the tea can eliminate internal heat caused by hot weather or hot pepper. Herbal tea stores can be seen everywhere, and the most famous ones include Wong Chun Loong and Deng's Herbal Tea.
Guangzhoulocal product Lechee is called "King of Lingnan fruits", and dried lychee is also very popular. With reddish brown skin and bright yellow pulp, dried lychee tastes fresh and sweet. Experts say it is helpful for health. You can eat it as it is, or brew it in water to drink, or use it as an ingredient to cook soup.
Sweetheart pastry is made from winter melon, flour, sesame, rice powder, etc. The skin is crisp while the stuffing is soft and smooth, sweet but not greasy. The pastry from Lianxianglou Restaurant is now the most popular.

Scenes

Opera House （Guangzhou）

Guangzhou Opera House is one of the landmarks in the new central axis of Guangzhou as well as the largest, most high-tech and best-facilitated comprehensive performing arts center in South China.
Address: No.1 Zhujiang Road West, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou.
Sacred Heart cathedral

The Sacred Heart Cathedral, properly the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and also known as the Stone House by locals，is a Gothic Revival Roman Catholic  cathedral in Guangzhou, China. The cathedral is located at 56 Yide Road, on the north bank of the Pearl River at the heart of the old town. It is one of the few churches in the world to be entirely built of granite, including all the walls, pillars, and towers.
Pearl River Night Cruise

The Pearl River surrounds Guangzhou like a ribbon. You can cruise the Pearl River at night and enjoy the beautiful scenes on both banks.

Guangzhou Star

Guangzhou Star boasts many luxury cruises and is a designated reception unit of Guangdong Provincial Government and Guangzhou Municipal Government to receive the state leaders and important foreign guests.
Address: Tianzi Wharf, Beijing Road South, Guangzhou

Blue Dolphin

Blue Dolphin Fleet boasts cruise ships with Chinese elements that are currently a highlight of the Pearl River Night Cruise and serve as one of means of water transport for foreign visitors to enjoy the beautiful night scenes in Guangzhou.
Address: Dashatou Wharf, Guangzhou

Canton Tower

With a height of 600 meters and facing Haixinsha Island and Zhujiang New Town across the Pearl River, the Canton Tower is a new landmark for Guangzhou. The Tower has a smaller ellipse on the top, crossed with a larger ellipse below, through a counter-clockwise rotation of 135 degrees, which then twists into a “slender waist” at the half-way point in its sleek slender tower body. Visitors can enjoy great food in a revolving restaurant at 424 meters as well as the scenes of Guangzhou in the bubble tram of the horizontal ferris wheel on the open observation deck.
Transport: Take Metro Line 3 to Chigang Pagoda Station.

Chime-long Tourist Resort

Chimelong Resort is a comprehensive tourist resort offering traveling and leisure services. It has 9 subsidiaries,including Chimelong Paradise, Chimelong International Circus, Chimelong Waterpark, Xiangjiang Safari Park, Chimelong Hotel and so on. It can satisfy the diverse traveling purposes of tourists.
Chimelong Paradise is the best example of the new generation of amusement parks in China, with over 60 amusement facilities and programs which are the best of Asia or the world. It is characterized by both large-scale stocking of wild animals and sightseeing by tourists on their own vehicles. It is home to over 20,000 animals from over 460 rare species .
Chimelong International Circus gathers the best international circus performances, aiming to thrill visitors with the most amazing show imaginable.
Chimelong Waterpark is the largest Water Park in Asia. The unique landscaped environment will offer guests a natural and relaxing experience. Traffic: take Metro Line 3 to the Han River Changlong station; take bus 303A, 301, 288, 129 line to long Scenic Area.

Baiyun Mountain

Recognized as the 'First Peak under the Southern Sky", Baiyun Mountain rises to a height of 2216 meters, on the top of which visitors can enjoy a grand view of the “cloud ocean” and overlook the whole city of Guangzhou It has seven sight-seeing regions, including historical attractions like Nengren Temple and natural scenery like Nine-Dragon Waterfall.
Transportation: Take metro line 5 to Taojin Station, It costs another RMB 11 to get there by taxi.

For more information about Guangzhou, please visit, http://www.visitgz.com/html/English/