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 Guangzhou,
the capital of Guangdong Province, is located in
the northern part of the Pearl River Delta and
borders the South China Sea. Popularly known as
Canton, this city covers an area of 7,263 square
kilometers and has a population of 7.12 million.
With a tropical marine monsoonal climate of
South Asia, it is not very hot in the summer,
nor it is very cold during the winter but has
plenty of rainfall. Because of
Guangzhou's humid climate, flowers bloom all
Yuntai Garden in Guangzhou year round, which is why it is known as the
'City of Flowers' with Yuntai Garden as one the
largest garden in China and also one of the many
famous tourist attractions in Guabgzhou.
 Guangzhou is the
largest industrial and commercial city and an
active port city for foreign trade in southern
China while most of the city's appeal can be
seen in the streets and at the colonial-style
architecture of Shamian Dao (Sand Surface
Island) and a city map is needed as a travel
guide when visiting this famous China city. Among the first group of national
historical and cultural cities approved by the
State Council, Guangzhou has a large number of
places of historic interest and tourists
attractions such as the Zhenhai
Tower (Five Storey Pagoda) which now houses the
Guangzhou Museum, Five Immortals Temple, the Chens Shrine
Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall
(Chen Clan Academy), the tomb of people welcome
domestic and foreign friends with their
extend hands whereby high rise buildings and
shop-lined streets are a common sight and mixes
with many interesting places of interest in
Guangzhou.
 There are
many tourists who travel to this famous city
just for a shopping adventure since this whole
place is considered as a huge shopping mall and the allure of
this city is mainly concentrated at Shamian Dao
(Sand Surface Island). Some of the more popular
places of interest that are worth checking out in
Guangzhou are the Temple of the Six Banyan
Trees (Liurongsi Huata), Guangxiao Si (Bright Filial Piety
Temple), Five Genies Temple (Wuxian Guan), Guangzhou Zoo,
Ocean World, Peaceful Market, Sacred Heart
Church, Remember the Prophet Mosque, Zhenhai
Tower in Yuexiu Garden Haizhuang
Gongyuan, Yuexiu Gongyuan (Yuexiu Park), Wenhua Gongyuan,
Guangzhou Museum of Art, Southern Yue Tomb
Museum, northern bank of Zhu Jiang, Peasant
Movement Institute, Memorial Garden to the
Martyrs, Yellow Flower Park, Mausoleum of the 72
Martyrs, Liuhuahu Gongyuan and Xiangjiang Safari
Park. Nearby attractions located around
Guangzhou include the White Cloud Mountain
Scenic Zone (also known as White Cloud Hills or
Baiyun Shan) and the Lotus Mountain Scenic Zone
(Lianhua Shan) which is the site of the
famous Lianhua Ta (Old Lotus Tower).
The central of
Guangzhou is bounded by a circle road to the
north and Zhu Jiang (Pearl River) to the south
and this is the area where you can see most hotels and
commercial buildings are concentrated and the
best place to find a place to stay is around the
train station located at the northern section of
town. There are cheap hotels and cheap
accommodation available besides the usual
five-stars hotels. For more details on Guangzhou's
festivals and celebrations, transportation,
hotels, recreation, restaurants, shopping,
travel services, useful telephone numbers and
places of interest, please refers to the links below.
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