Things to see in Guangzhou
Guangzhou is a city in People's Republic of China, with an urban population of about 8.8 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 11 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Canton Tower Viewpoint
The Canton Tower, formally Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower, is a 600-metre-tall (2,000 ft) multipurpose observation tower in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou (alternatively romanized as Canton), China.
2Huaisheng Mosque Place of worship
The Huaisheng Mosque is the main mosque of Guangzhou, located in the Yuexiu District, in the Guangdong Province of China.
3Guangzhou Opera House Arts & culture
Guangzhou Opera House is a public municipal opera house in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Designed by Zaha Hadid, it opened on 9 May in 2010.
4Sacred Heart Cathedral Place of worship
The Sacred Heart Cathedral, properly the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and also known as the Stone Chamber or Stone House by locals, is a Gothic Revival Roman Catholic cathedral in Guangzhou, China.
5Temple of the Six Banyan Trees Place of worship
The Temple of the Six Banyan Trees or Liurong Temple is a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China, originally built in AD 537.
6Guangxiao Temple Place of worship
Guangxiao Temple is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Guangzhou, the capital of China's Guangdong Province. As the special geographical position, Guangxiao Temple often acted as a stopover point for Asian missionary monks in the past.
7Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Guangdong) History
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.
8Link Plaza Tianhe Shopping
Happy Valley is a shopping mall in the Zhujiang New Town of the Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China.
9Baiyun Mountain Nature
Baiyun Mountain, also known as White Cloud Mountain, is a mountain located a few miles to the north of Guangzhou, China. It has a height of 427 metres (1,401 ft).
10Guangdong Museum Museum
The Guangdong Museum is a general museum of art, nature, culture and history in Guangzhou. It covers both local art and artifacts from the Guangdong province as well as general Chinese art.
11Ersha Island Nature
Ersha Island, formerly Napier Island in English, is an island in the Yuexiu District of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. It houses the American International School of Guangzhou elementary school campus, several apartment complexes, a badminton stadium, and a government sports training facility.
12Xianxian Mosque Place of worship
The Xianxian Mosque is a mosque in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. It is the largest mosque in Guangzhou.
13Site of King's Tomb, Nanyue King Museum History
The Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King, now part of the Nanyue King Museum, houses the 2,000-year-old tomb of the Nanyue King Zhao Mo in Guangzhou.
14Xiaodongying Mosque Place of worship
The Xiaodongying Mosque is a mosque in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, in the Guangdong Province of China.
15Dafo Temple Place of worship
The Dafo Temple is a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Located in Yuexiu District, Dafo Temple is a grand temple with a history of more than one thousand years and was built by Emperor Liu Yan in the Southern Han dynasty (917–971).
16Xinguang Bridge Landmark
The Xinguang Bridge is an arch bridge located in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Opened in 2008, it has a main span of 428 metres (1,404 ft) making it one of the ten longest arch bridge spans in the world.
17Guangzhou TV Tower Landmark
Guangzhou TV Tower is a 217-metre (712 ft) lattice telecommunication tower in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou with an observation deck, erected in 1991.
18Liede Bridge Landmark
Liede Bridge is a bridge crossing over the Pearl River in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) bridge connects Pazhou Island in Haizhu District with Tianhe District and opened in 2009.
19Haizhu Bridge Landmark
Haizhu Bridge is an iron bridge across the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China.
20Victory Plaza Landmark
Victory Plaza is a twin tower skyscraper complex in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Tower A is 222 m (728 ft) with 52 storeys, while Tower B is 150.58 m (494.0 ft) with 36 floors.
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