Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street, Guangzhou
Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street (Chinese: 上下九步行街; pinyin: shàngxiàjiǔ bùxíngjiē, or simply as Shangxiajiu (Chinese: 上下九), is a commercial pedestrian street in Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Take a tour of Guangzhou Shamian Island
Shamian (also romanized as Shameen or Shamin, both from its Cantonese pronunciation) is a sandbank island in the Liwan District of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. The island’s name literally means “sandy surface” in Chinese. The territory was divided into two concessions given to France and the United Kingdom by the Qing government in the 19th …
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Renmin South Road Retailers Market, Guangzhou
Historical South Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University
Sun Yat-sen University (traditional Chinese: 中山大學; simplified Chinese: 中山大学; pinyin: Zhōngshān Dàxué), abbreviated SYSU and colloquially known in Chinese as Zhongda (Chinese: 中大; pinyin: Zhōngdà), also known as Zhongshan University, is a major Chinese public research university located in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Take a tour of Guangzhou Yuexiu Park
Located in Yuexiu District, Yuexiu Park is the largest park in downtown Guangzhou.
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Guangzhou
The Sun Yat-sen or Zhongshan Memorial Hall is an octagon-shaped building in Guangzhou, capital of China’s Guangdong Province. The hall was designed by Lu Yanzhi and was built with funds raised by local and overseas Chinese people in memory of Sun Yat-sen. Construction work commenced in 1929 and completed in 1931.
New Year’s 2021 in China, Take a walk on January 1st at Beijing Road
Beijing Road is one of the most prosperous pedestrian streets in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. It runs north to south, extending 1,500 meters (1,640 yds) from Guangwei Road to Middle Yanjiang Road in Guangzhou city center. But more often, it refers to a larger area around the junction of No.4 Zhongshan Road and Beijing Road, where …
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Guangzhou Yuntai Garden and Baiyun Mountain Amazing Cableway
Yuntai Garden is located at the north entrance of the beautiful Baiyun Mountain and it really lives up to its title of Pear of the Flower City of Guangzhou. This garden features rivers, crystal lakes, stone carvings, and magnificent Roman architecture. Other than that it also has over 200 different flower species.
Take a tour of Guangzhou Flower City Square in Tianhe District, China
Huacheng Square, or Flower City Square (Chinese: 花城广场), is the largest city square in the city of Guangzhou. The square is situated on the city axis in Zhujiang New Town, occupies a 56-square-kilometer-large (22 sq mi) area with Haixinsha Island to its south and Huangpu Avenue to its north.
Walking from Taikoo Hui to Parc Central in Downtown Tianhe, Guangzhou
Tianhe District (Chinese: 天河区) is one of the eleven districts of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province. In Chinese, the name Tianhe literally means “a river in the sky/heavens”, which is also a Chinese name for the Milky Way.