Recommended places for weekends in Guangzhou

Guangzhou is a huge city in the south, known as the South Gate, where the economy is extremely prosperous, people's living conditions are superior and exciting, and Guangzhou is relatively leisure on weekends, so everyone can play better. Here I recommend a wave of scenic spots to you.

1, Whampoa Military Academy Whampoa Military Academy is located in the southeast of Guangzhou.

Whampoa Island, one of the four military academies in the world, can be visited with an ID card, which records the history of Whampoa Military Academy, the deeds of military cadres and the living conditions and articles of students.

There are also many ancient and famous trees, among which the buildings are mainly made of wood, simple and elegant, surrounded by Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and battery, which is one of the bases of patriotism education.

2. Huangpu Ancient Port Huangpu Ancient Port is located in Huangpu Village. It is an important port of the Maritime Silk Road in the Southern Song Dynasty, and it is also a good place to experience Lingnan customs and taste authentic snacks in Guangzhou.

There are many shops in ancient buildings, and there are many souvenirs of handicrafts to buy, and there is no need to buy tickets.

3. Shamian Shamian is located in the southwest of Guangzhou, which is a sandbar alluvial by the Pearl River, so it is called Shamian. There are all kinds of exotic European-style buildings in Shamian, such as the Red Mansion, the penthouse imitating British romantic style, the architecture imitating western classical revival style, the building with coupons, Notre Dame de Lu Se and so on. Friends who love photography can go and have a look. They are all very beautiful. No tickets, open all day.

4. south china botanical garden, south china botanical garden, located at No.723 Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, is the largest tropical botanical garden in South Asia, China. There are several large greenhouses, such as Orchid Garden, Yulan Park and Cycas Garden. There are all kinds of plants and rare plants here, which is a good place for friends who like plants.

Big ticket: 20 yuan/person

Opening hours: 7: 30- 17: 30.

Everyone in Zhou Xiao Village must go there. Different from Huangpu ancient port, it is a water town, especially a water town with Lingnan customs. I still remember when I was a child, the advertisements for canned fish that often appeared in TV series were shot here.

There are many photos about it in the circle of friends, but don't use photos to feel your expectations for it. Because what is really special is that when you are walking in the alley, a kitten, a puppy and an old woman sitting at the door are chatting leisurely with a fan.

Zhou Xiao Village was founded at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, and still retains the lifestyle of the last small bridge in Lingnan Water Town.

Walking into Zhou Xiao Village is like walking into a folk museum.

Residential buildings are built along the river, and residents live by the pillow river. Hundred-year-old banyan trees can be seen everywhere, and oyster shell houses in 500-600 years have witnessed the vicissitudes of Lingnan. An ancient well that casually passes between buildings has been deposited for hundreds of years.

If you have been to Xitang Tongli and other popular ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, you will feel that it is really nothing, but in fact, any ancient town or village where people have lived for hundreds of years will always be charming, no matter what it turns out to be. The question is whether you want to savor it.

Address: the southeast end of Haizhu District, Guangzhou

6. Shamian Shamian is the former concession, leaving many exquisite houses. Many people live in old houses with a lot of sand, which adds a humanistic atmosphere to these exquisite houses. The sun shone through the lush trees on the sand surface and fell to the ground. People who came to take pictures were ready to leave.

Standing at the gate of Shamian Primary School, I heard the children reading aloud. There is no iron gate on the stairs of the foreign building near Shamian Primary School. You can see a wooden staircase with a width of one meter, and the columns beside it are already very round. People coming and going have smoothed the edges and corners of the wooden columns by hand.

The carvings on it are still faintly visible. Going up the stairs, there is a sound of wooden stairs, and the board is a little broken in some places.

There is an iron gate engraved with complex patterns on each floor upstairs. If you go to the top floor, you can see those triangular glass windows in the attic. The glass window glows slightly under the refraction of sunlight.

It is my pleasure to climb those unique old stairs. The traces of time are so beautiful. Downstairs, street lamps have been lit on the sand surface, and there are not many people in the street. It's really like going back to the concession period, with dim street lamps, surrounding trees, warm houses and warm sunshine in the windows. Everything is so beautiful.

Address: No.3 Shamian South Street, Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong

Admission: free.