Guangzhou self-driving tour routes for Guangzhou self-driving tours

Day 1: Depart from Guangzhou, take the Airport Expressway or the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway on the South China Expressway, get off at the Shaxi exit, and take the provincial highway near Nanhua Temple directly to Nanxiong, passing through Nanxiong City. Drive about 2 kilometers, turn right onto Provincial Highway 342 and drive about 7 kilometers to Zhuji Ancient Lane. The whole journey takes about 4 hours.

The next day: Take the Guangdong-Jiangxi Expressway from Nanxiong and arrive in Dayu, Jiangxi in about 10 minutes. From Dayu, take the Guangdong-Jiangxi Expressway and return to Nanxiong. Take the provincial highway in the direction of Shaoguan for 50 kilometers to Renhua. After arriving in Renhua, you can see the sign for Danxia Mountain.

Shaoguan, Dayu, Jiangxi

Looking for roots, asking ancestors and praying for family reunion

D1: Guangzhou-Shaoguan Nanxiong Zhuji Ancient Lane

Highlights: Searching for roots and ancestors in the ancestral hall

Driving from Guangzhou to Shaoguan, we will try Hakka food in Shixing at noon. After arriving in Nanxiong, we will go to Zhuji Ancient Alley, "the most beautiful street in Guangdong", which is the fusion of Lingnan culture and overseas Chinese culture. Perfect combination. There are ancestral halls with more than 20 surnames on both sides of the ancient alley, so you might as well trace your roots and ancestors. At night, we stayed at a family hotel in Zhuji Lane. The family had a great time tasting moon cakes and admiring the moon in an antique environment.

D2: Zhuji Ancient Alley - Dayu, Jiangxi - Nanxiong - Renhua Danxia Mountain - Shaoguan City

Highlights: Peony Pavilion, nostalgic for the past, tasting river freshness and admiring the moon on both sides of the three rivers

The next day, we drove on the Guangdong-Jiangxi Expressway and went to Dayu, Jiangxi. We first went to the famous Peony Pavilion to experience the steadfast love story of "Du Liniang" written by Tang Xianzu, and then went to Renhua via Nanxiong. In the afternoon, go to the world heritage site Danxia Mountain to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Return to Shaoguan in the evening and go to the riverside to taste fresh and sweet river delicacies. After dinner, we walked along the river to enjoy the beautiful night view of the three rivers in Shaoguan and the full moon. You can stay in the bustling downtown area of ??Wujiang District, close to Fengdu Square. We recommend Nuoting Hotel Fengcai Road Branch for its convenient transportation.

D3: Shaoguan-Nanhua Temple-Guangzhou

Highlights: Praying at Nanhua Temple

From Shaoguan city, take the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway towards Guangzhou, it will take about 10 minutes to get there Take the road sign for Nanhua Temple. Get off the highway and follow the sign to Nanhua Temple. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole family enters the "thousand-year-old temple" to pray together. The hill behind Nanhua Zen Temple is full of lush century-old trees, and there is also a Jiulong Spring that flows all year round. Take a sip of the clear spring water, wash away the dust on your face, and listen to the gurgling spring water. Have lunch at a nearby restaurant, then take the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway and return to Guangzhou in about 3 hours.

Heyuan, Yongding, Fujian

"Respect the moonlight" and enjoy the earth building and soak in hot springs

D1: Guangzhou-Sujiawei, Heyuan

Highlights: "Respect the moonlight" and listen to folk songs

Starting from Guangzhou, take the Guanghui Expressway, pass Xiaojinkou, turn from the Huihe Expressway to the Yihe exit of the Helong Expressway, turn right and you will reach Yihe Town. 3 kilometers ahead is Sujiawei, the whole journey takes about more than 3 hours.

Depart from Guangzhou and go to Sujiawei, where Su Dongpo descendants live in Heyuan. Sujiawei has 18 mansion-style Hakka houses of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The architectural style reflects the characteristics of Hakka enclosed houses. Hakka people attach great importance to the Mid-Autumn Festival. Every time at this time, their families will gather in the yard to taste moon cakes, peanuts, grapefruit, etc. under the moonlight while "respecting the moonlight." When you come to Sujiawei during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can taste rural Hakka food in some courtyards in the village where farm food is available, and listen to the impromptu Hakka folk songs sung by the Hakka people. It is recommended to stay at a hotel run by a local farmhouse in Sujiawei for the night.

D2: Heyuan-Yongding Chuxi

Highlights: Visiting Chuxi Ancient Village and soaking in hot springs

Starting from Heyuan, take the Hemei Expressway to Meizhou. Travel about 350 kilometers up the highway, then take Provincial Highway 223 and Provincial Highway 332 from Meizhou to Chuxi Village, Xiayang Town, Yongding. The whole journey takes 5 to 6 hours.

It is already afternoon after arriving. It is recommended to visit Chuxi. It is an original ecological ancient village like a paradise, with ancient stone streets and earth buildings. The earth buildings are in the architectural style of three circles and one square.

It is recommended to stay in Xiayang Town at night, such as Kedu International Hot Spring Resort, Quanyuan Hot Spring Resort, etc., where you can enjoy the moon while soaking in the rare hot springs in western Fujian. Dinner can be enjoyed in town, and be sure to try the local Xiayang beef balls and Hakka rice wine.

D3: Nanxi Tulou - Return

Highlight: Admire the "Great Wall of Tulou" in Yongding

It takes about half an hour to drive from Yongding city towards Hukeng to Nanxi Xi, return from the original route of Nanxi via Meizhou.

After soaking in hot springs to recharge, we went to the Nanxi Earth Building Group in Hukeng Town, Yongding on the last day. There are hundreds of earth buildings of different sizes and shapes, winding for more than ten kilometers. Known as the "Great Wall of Earth Buildings", it is quite spectacular. After lunch, we have to rush back to Guangzhou, which takes 9 hours. (Special note: This kind of trip is a bit hard. If you can take an extra day to rest, you can upgrade it to a 4-day self-driving route. It is better to stay overnight in Meizhou on the return trip).

Yingde, Liannan

Watching the moon in the trees, singing and dancing

D1: Guangzhou - Yingde Tianmengou - Jiuzhou Station

Highlights : See the Feilaixia Dam and the springs in the trees

Start from Guangzhou, take the Guangqing Expressway and get off at the Yinzhan exit, follow the Yinying Highway towards Yingde, and take the Yinying Highway through Feilaixia Turn to Yingxun Highway to Zomaping, then pass through Shigutang Town to Yingde Tianmengou. Follow the signs to enter the Jiuzhou Station Scenic Area. The whole journey takes about more than 3 hours.

On the way to Yingde Tianmengou, you will pass by Feilaixia Water Conservancy Junction Scenic Area. You can see the three-kilometer-long hub dam. If you are interested, take a ferry to enjoy the views of Shenyang, Blind Boy and Xianglu are three canyons known as the "Little Three Gorges". After arriving at Kyushu Station, you can take a rest. The tree house here is quite unique. In the evening, you can taste farm food, then feel the hot springs in the trees and the rainbow mist bath to soothe your body and mind.

D2: Yingde-Liannan

Highlight: Appreciate Yao people's singing and dancing

Return to Guangqing Expressway, transfer to Qinglian Expressway and go straight to Liannan, then get off After exiting the expressway and looking at the road signs, it takes about 20 minutes to reach Liannan Panwang Cultural Park.

The next morning we visited Tianmengou and Bainiaotang Resort. After lunch, continue to Liannan, arrive at Panwang Cultural Park, and participate in the Yaoshan bonfire party. You can enjoy the Liannan Yao style banquet, watch the song and dance performances of Yao Agui and Sha Yao Mei, and the whole family can participate in antiphonal singing, playing games, and Yao people interact. It is recommended to stay in Lianzhou. We recommend the West Hotel. It is located in a prosperous area near Panyu Road. It was renovated more than a year ago. The European-style rooms are large and the facilities are very new.

D3: Lianzhou Underground River - Guangzhou

Highlight: Visit the Lianzhou Underground River

Start from the hotel towards Hunan and drive along S114 Provincial Highway for about It takes half an hour to reach the Lianzhou Underground River. There are signs along the way. Return to Guangzhou and take the Lianzhou West exit to Shangqinglian Expressway and Guangqing Expressway to return to Guangzhou. The whole journey takes 3 hours.

On this day, you can go to bed late and go to Lianzhou’s signature attraction - Lianzhou Underground River. Lianzhou Underground River is a huge cave that can be visited by boat to save your leg strength. After coming out, have lunch at a farm restaurant near the underground river, take a short rest and then drive back to Guangzhou.