Guangzhou - Tourist Attractions

Tourist Attractions

Guangzhou has a humid, hot sub-tropical climate. The annual average temperature is 21.8 ºC. Autumn, from October to December, is very moderate, cool and windy, and is the best travel time. There are many tourist attractions around the city which include:

  • Xiguan (西关)
  • Chen Clan Academy/Chan Clan Ancestral Hall (陈氏书院/陈家祠)
  • Shamian Island/Shameen Island (沙面岛)
  • Guangdong Provincial Museum (广东省博物馆)
  • Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King (西汉南越王博物馆)
  • Temple of the Six Banyan Trees (六榕寺)
  • Sacred Heart Cathedral/Stone House (石室圣心大教堂)
  • Huaisheng Mosque (怀圣寺)
  • Temple of Bright Filial Piety (光孝寺)
  • Chime-Long Paradise (长隆欢乐世界)
  • Chime-Long WaterPark (长隆水上乐园)
  • Guangzhou Peasant Movement Institute (广州市农民运动讲习所)
  • Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (中山纪念堂)
Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
Shishi Sacred Heart Cathedral
The Huaisheng Mosque
Western style architecture on Shamian Island
Towers in Guangzhou's CBD (left-center) with IFC/West Tower (right) and Guangzhou Opera House (front) under construction
Pearl River at night
Canton Tower, June 2009
Front entrance to the Baiyun Mountain or Mount Baiyun

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