As the May Day holiday approaches, Guangzhou offers you an integration of modern advancement and traditional experience. In addition to some must-see landmarks like Canton Tower, Guangzhou has packed more surprises for tourists.
Colorful life in Tianhe
Located in the center of Guangzhou, Tianhe District offers both festivities and tranquility for tourists.
The Grandview Mall (正佳广场) will hold a Super Pet Festival that includes over a hundred events during the May Day holiday. Along with the festival, it will also offer special discounts and vouchers for a wide range of goods from fashion to electronic products, as well as discounted museum tickets for parents with kids.
Open hours: 10 am - 10 pm on weekdays, 10 am - 10.30 pm on weekends and holidays
Add.: No. 228 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou (广州市天河路228号)
Metro: Take Metro Line 1 to Tiyu Xilu station, use Exit D3; or take Metro Line 3 to Tianhe Sports Center station, and use Exit C
Science Show at the Grandview Science Museum
The Deheyuan Ethnic Cultural Village (德和圆民族文化村) features distinctive architecture, music, performance, and culture of Chinese ethnic minorities. Tourists can visit Longyandong Haymarket, Rural Revitalization Museum, Ethnic Costume Museum, Ethnic Theater, and Chinese Tea House in the cultural village. During the May Day holiday, the village will hold a chicken hunting contest, which is a traditional activity in the Hani culture, and an embroidered ball throwing event, which was an activity of marriage in ancient China.
Add.: No.1283 Ying Long Lu, Tianhe District, Guangzhou (广州市天河区迎龙路1283号)
Embroidered ball throwing event at the Deheyuan Ethnic Cultural Village
For tourists who like plants or prefer quieter activities, a night walk at the South China National Botanical Garden (华南国家植物园) will be wonderful. It is favored by many young tourists. But remember to bring your mosquito repellents.
Open hours: 7.30 am - 5.30 pm
Add.: No. 1190 Tianyuan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou (广州市天河区天源路1190号)
Metro: Take Metro Line 6, get off at Botanical Garden station, and use Exit A
Smart vehicles and water sports in Nansha
Nansha District, located in the south end of Guangzhou, is defined as the sub-center of Guangzhou.
GAC Technology Museum (广汽科技馆) is an automobile museum that showcases advanced smart production, achievements of technological innovation, and IoT new-energy cars, demonstrating the transformation and upgrade of Guangzhou's automobile industry and Guangzhou's efforts in creating the city of smart cars. In the meantime, the museum's services cover food, drink, entertainment, and shopping.
Open hours: 9.30 am - 5.30 pm
Add.:No. 8-1 Shi Nan Da Dao, Huangge Town, Nansha District, Guangzhou (广州市南沙区黄阁镇市南大道8号之1号)
Metro: Take Metro Line 4 to Huangge Auto Town station, and use Exit A
Another exclusive experience in Nansha is the unmanned taxi. Tourists can easily hail an unmanned taxi on the PonyPilot app.
Summer features water sports. The Nansha Water Sports Base (南沙水上运动基地), opened in 2011, was the first water sports base open to the public. It has a 6-kilometer-long water area, and dragon boat rowing is a highlighted activity.
Nansha Water Sports Base
Reporter | Chen Longyan
Editor | Steven, Monica, James
Photos | Guangzhou Municipal Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau
