Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport 45 min
Tee Mall (Tianhe Road Branch) (12 min) Boutiques, hotel bars & Chinese buffet restaurants in a busy multistory complex with movie screens. Yuexiu Hill (22 min) Guangzhou Museum, the Yuexiu Stadium & the Pavilion of Regaining are all found in this city park. Zhujiang New Town (10 min) Zhenhai Tower (22 min) Grand 5-story pagoda now housing a historical museum with art & archaeological relics. Baiyun Mountain (23 min) Scenic mountaintop overlook & natural area with hiking trails & a cable car to the top. CTF Finance Centre (14 min) Soaring 530-m. skyscraper, home to a modern shopping mall, apartments & an upscale hotel. Huacheng Square (12 min) Grand paved city plaza, with trees, landscaped flower beds & nearby attractions. Guangdong Museum (12 min) Distinctive modern building housing Chinese paintings, ceramics, bronzes & archaeological artifacts. Chimelong Paradise (29 min) Large amusement park with many white-knuckle rides, including a roller coaster with 10 inversions. Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Memorial Hall (20 min) Built in 1931, this octagonal 3,240-seat memorial hall is dedicated to former president Sun Yat-sen. Canton Fair Complex (15 min) Giant state-of-the-art exhibition center on 272 acres with vast indoor & outdoor spaces. Temple of the Six Banyan Trees (22 min) Buddhist temple complex first built in 510, featuring a main hall & flowerlike pagoda with relics. Canton Tower (13 min) Completed in 2010, this 604-m. hyperboloid tower features a rooftop observation deck. Sacred Heart Cathedral (24 min) Soaring 1888 Catholic cathedral, one of only a few in the world constructed completely of granite. Guangzhou Zoo (16 min) Park with a wide variety of animals, including elephants, giraffes, pandas & exotic birds. |