Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport 39 min
Huacheng Square (11 min) Grand paved city plaza, with trees, landscaped flower beds & nearby attractions. Sacred Heart Cathedral (20 min) Soaring 1888 Catholic cathedral, one of only a few in the world constructed completely of granite. CTF Finance Centre (13 min) Soaring 530-m. skyscraper, home to a modern shopping mall, apartments & an upscale hotel. Tee Mall (Tianhe Road Branch) (11 min) Boutiques, hotel bars & Chinese buffet restaurants in a busy multistory complex with movie screens. Canton Fair Complex (11 min) Giant state-of-the-art exhibition center on 272 acres with vast indoor & outdoor spaces. Zhujiang New Town (9 min) Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Memorial Hall (18 min) Built in 1931, this octagonal 3,240-seat memorial hall is dedicated to former president Sun Yat-sen. Chen Clan Ancestral Hall (25 min) Built in 1894, this academic temple is a large, architecturally notable complex exhibiting artwork. Yuexiu Hill (21 min) Guangzhou Museum, the Yuexiu Stadium & the Pavilion of Regaining are all found in this city park. Canton Tower (14 min) Completed in 2010, this 604-m. hyperboloid tower features a rooftop observation deck. Baiyun Mountain (23 min) Scenic mountaintop overlook & natural area with hiking trails & a cable car to the top. Chimelong Paradise (24 min) Large amusement park with many white-knuckle rides, including a roller coaster with 10 inversions. Temple of the Six Banyan Trees (21 min) Buddhist temple complex first built in 510, featuring a main hall & flowerlike pagoda with relics. Guangdong Museum (12 min) Distinctive modern building housing Chinese paintings, ceramics, bronzes & archaeological artifacts. Guangzhou Zoo (18 min) Park with a wide variety of animals, including elephants, giraffes, pandas & exotic birds. |