Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport 47 min
Temple of the Six Banyan Trees (40 min) Buddhist temple complex first built in 510, featuring a main hall & flowerlike pagoda with relics. Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Memorial Hall (38 min) Built in 1931, this octagonal 3,240-seat memorial hall is dedicated to former president Sun Yat-sen. Guangdong Museum (35 min) Distinctive modern building housing Chinese paintings, ceramics, bronzes & archaeological artifacts. Canton Fair Complex (28 min) Giant state-of-the-art exhibition center on 272 acres with vast indoor & outdoor spaces. Zhenhai Tower (37 min) Grand 5-story pagoda now housing a historical museum with art & archaeological relics. Tee Mall (Tianhe Road Branch) (32 min) Boutiques, hotel bars & Chinese buffet restaurants in a busy multistory complex with movie screens. Canton Tower (33 min) Completed in 2010, this 604-m. hyperboloid tower features a rooftop observation deck. CTF Finance Centre (35 min) Soaring 530-m. skyscraper, home to a modern shopping mall, apartments & an upscale hotel. Sacred Heart Cathedral (43 min) Soaring 1888 Catholic cathedral, one of only a few in the world constructed completely of granite. Yuexiu Hill (36 min) Guangzhou Museum, the Yuexiu Stadium & the Pavilion of Regaining are all found in this city park. Baiyun Mountain (33 min) Scenic mountaintop overlook & natural area with hiking trails & a cable car to the top. Guangzhou Zoo (34 min) Park with a wide variety of animals, including elephants, giraffes, pandas & exotic birds. South China Botanical Garden (23 min) Sprawling botanical garden featuring an extensive array of plants, a scenic lake & airy greenhouses. Huacheng Square (34 min) Grand paved city plaza, with trees, landscaped flower beds & nearby attractions. Zhujiang New Town (31 min) |