What places are worth visiting in Guangzhou?

1. Canton Tower

Canton Tower is a large-scale landscape building with rich cultural connotations that integrates tourism, catering, culture and entertainment, and environmental protection science education. It integrates the latest technologies in contemporary engineering design and construction, inherits the culture of Guangzhou, a historical city of more than 2,000 years, and shows the world the vision and courage of Guangzhou, which is taking off, challenging itself and facing the world.

The Canton Tower stands at the intersection of the new central axis of Guangzhou City and the Pearl River Landscape Line. It faces Haixinsha Asian Games Park and Pearl River New Town across the river, and is adjacent to the Guangzhou Opera House, Guangdong Provincial Museum, Guangzhou Library, and Guangzhou The four major cultural buildings of the Second Children's Palace echo each other and are the new commanding heights of Guangzhou.

2. Shamian

Shamian was once called Shicuizhou. Because it is a sandbar formed by the alluvial accumulation of the Pearl River, it was named Shamian. It was once a tourist attraction in the Song, Yuan, Ming, and During the Qing Dynasty, it was an important trade hub and tourist destination for China's domestic and foreign trade. Later, it became a British and French concession in the late Qing Dynasty. It has gone through a hundred years of baptism.

Shamian was once home to consulates of many countries, so many exotic-style buildings have been left behind. Compared with the high-rise buildings in Guangzhou, this place can be regarded as a paradise.

It is now a famous tourist area, scenic spot and leisure resort in Guangzhou. There are more than 150 ancient trees in the territory. The air is fresh and the environmental sanitation is very good. The current US Consulate General in Guangzhou is also located in Shamian. , there are many foreigners working here, and the unique exotic style is also a tourist feature here.

3. Stone-Celled Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

In Yide Road, where the whole street is occupied by fish maw and seafood, there is a city with the "Notre Dame de Paris of the Far East" of the stone chamber of the Sacré-Coeur.

All the walls and pillars of this century-old church are made of granite. It is very distinctive, so the local neighbors gave it an affectionate name, "Stone Chamber". With its towering spire, exquisite patterns, and red, yellow, blue, and green glass, the entire church has a strong retro feel from the inside out.