Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport 35 min
Huacheng Square (19 min) Grand paved city plaza, with trees, landscaped flower beds & nearby attractions. Guangzhou Zoo (16 min) Park with a wide variety of animals, including elephants, giraffes, pandas & exotic birds. Zhujiang New Town (20 min) Chen Clan Ancestral Hall (31 min) Built in 1894, this academic temple is a large, architecturally notable complex exhibiting artwork. CTF Finance Centre (21 min) Soaring 530-m. skyscraper, home to a modern shopping mall, apartments & an upscale hotel. Zhenhai Tower (25 min) Grand 5-story pagoda now housing a historical museum with art & archaeological relics. Tee Mall (Tianhe Road Branch) (16 min) Boutiques, hotel bars & Chinese buffet restaurants in a busy multistory complex with movie screens. Sacred Heart Cathedral (25 min) Soaring 1888 Catholic cathedral, one of only a few in the world constructed completely of granite. Yuexiu Hill (25 min) Guangzhou Museum, the Yuexiu Stadium & the Pavilion of Regaining are all found in this city park. Canton Tower (26 min) Completed in 2010, this 604-m. hyperboloid tower features a rooftop observation deck. Temple of the Six Banyan Trees (27 min) Buddhist temple complex first built in 510, featuring a main hall & flowerlike pagoda with relics. Guangdong Museum (22 min) Distinctive modern building housing Chinese paintings, ceramics, bronzes & archaeological artifacts. Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Memorial Hall (24 min) Built in 1931, this octagonal 3,240-seat memorial hall is dedicated to former president Sun Yat-sen. South China Botanical Garden (19 min) Sprawling botanical garden featuring an extensive array of plants, a scenic lake & airy greenhouses. Baiyun Mountain (22 min) Scenic mountaintop overlook & natural area with hiking trails & a cable car to the top. |