Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport 39 min
Baiyun Mountain (19 min) Scenic mountaintop overlook & natural area with hiking trails & a cable car to the top. Canton Tower (14 min) Completed in 2010, this 604-m. hyperboloid tower features a rooftop observation deck. Tee Mall (Tianhe Road Branch) (9 min) Boutiques, hotel bars & Chinese buffet restaurants in a busy multistory complex with movie screens. Temple of the Six Banyan Trees (18 min) Buddhist temple complex first built in 510, featuring a main hall & flowerlike pagoda with relics. Yuexiu Hill (18 min) Guangzhou Museum, the Yuexiu Stadium & the Pavilion of Regaining are all found in this city park. Sacred Heart Cathedral (18 min) Soaring 1888 Catholic cathedral, one of only a few in the world constructed completely of granite. Zhujiang New Town (9 min) Huacheng Square (9 min) Grand paved city plaza, with trees, landscaped flower beds & nearby attractions. Chimelong Paradise (30 min) Large amusement park with many white-knuckle rides, including a roller coaster with 10 inversions. Zhenhai Tower (18 min) Grand 5-story pagoda now housing a historical museum with art & archaeological relics. Guangdong Museum (8 min) Distinctive modern building housing Chinese paintings, ceramics, bronzes & archaeological artifacts. Guangzhou Zoo (13 min) Park with a wide variety of animals, including elephants, giraffes, pandas & exotic birds. CTF Finance Centre (7 min) Soaring 530-m. skyscraper, home to a modern shopping mall, apartments & an upscale hotel. Chen Clan Ancestral Hall (23 min) Built in 1894, this academic temple is a large, architecturally notable complex exhibiting artwork. Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Memorial Hall (16 min) Built in 1931, this octagonal 3,240-seat memorial hall is dedicated to former president Sun Yat-sen. |