--- title: "Things to do in Guangzhou · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/city/guangzhou" updated: null --- # Things to do in Guangzhou · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [Things to do in Guangzhou · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/city/guangzhou) ![Guangzhou](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YYZCNR1ZYH9DJGHQVAD179) Photo: Tim Wu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACanton_Tower_20220626_%28cropped%29.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) People's Republic of China # Things to do in Guangzhou Guangzhou (广州; pronounced Gwóngjāu in Cantonese and Guǎngzhōu in Mandarin; traditionally known in English as Canton) is the capital of Guangdong Province in southern China. 13,080,500 people · [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.13&mlon=113.26#map=12/23.13/113.26) · [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guangzhou) · fetched Nov 12, 2026 ## Places worth going 60 [Open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.13&mlon=113.26#map=12/23.13/113.26) 1. ![Canton Tower](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4HAP2V9D1E14WJ9T7NGKW?w=640) ### [Canton Tower](/place/canton-tower-plc_RAZ06PDGMABAHRPZKPG3MMHNT7) attraction Photo: jiang-wen-jie · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E5%A1%94Scenery_in_Guangzhou%2C_China_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg) 2. ![Guangzhou Opera House](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4H49Z4YQ3NXXPND7JAG5T?w=640) ### [Guangzhou Opera House](/place/guangzhou-opera-house-plc_SDRY9FKNQ1G6T8T6TJDN8JDJEN) attraction Photo: 圍棋一級 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGuangzhou_Opera_House_overview.JPG) 3. ![Shishi Sacred Heart Catholic Cathedral](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4FYA0HSNK2456CK4B0AGQ?w=640) ### [Shishi Sacred Heart Catholic Cathedral](/place/shishi-sacred-heart-catholic-cathedral-plc_9DW8QB8CAQCE7EYDN8QV7D1RQY) attraction Photo: Shujianyang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASacred_Heart_Cathedral_of_Guangzhou_2025.06_01.jpg) 4. ![Liurong Temple](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4ER5T5GW0Q0QTHB395K5F?w=640) ### [Liurong Temple](/place/liurong-temple-plc_ZVBWQJ6N3G0Q7K2WZ3MT1XSCCE) attraction Photo: Legolas1024 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%E5%85%AD%E6%A6%95%E5%AF%BA%E5%A1%94%C2%B7%E5%85%AD%E6%A6%95%E5%AF%BA%C2%B7%E5%BB%A3%E5%B7%9E%C2%B7%EF%BC%88%E6%AD%A3%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%EF%BC%89.jpg) 5. ![Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4EBEQ74NQ3RXQKGR8JTGJ?w=640) ### [Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall](/place/sun-yat-sen-memorial-hall-plc_KCS0FQH9PRTVX2KV2QMAV6QR20) attraction Photo: Silar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A020241120_210528_Sun_Yat-sen_Memorial_Hall.jpg) 6. ![Baiyun Mountain (White Cloud Mountain)](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4J423VN3PDTVZYK414A9H?w=640) ### [Baiyun Mountain (White Cloud Mountain)](/place/baiyun-mountain-white-cloud-mountain-plc_4MYN2G09HVDZTG35CH8W68EHRB) attraction Photo: User:Popolon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGuangzhou_BaiyunShan.jpg) 7. ![Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4FQXA6W6K1XRA8NX625SP?w=640) ### [Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King](/place/museum-of-the-western-han-dynasty-mausoleum-of-the-nanyue-king-plc_QGPM2NRS8EBT1KSJF8TG5XM3W3) attraction Photo: Shujianyang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASite_of_King%E2%80%99s_Tomb%2C_Nanyue_King_Museum_2025.06-01.jpg) 8. ![Dafo Temple (大佛寺)](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4EHVVVEQKNKJ0JASHT43H?w=640) ### [Dafo Temple (大佛寺)](/place/dafo-temple-plc_C37Z6ZVJMTKQPZSGZ0RT1QSXZ7) attraction Photo: Huangdan2060 · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AShanmen%2C_Guangzhou_Dafo_Temple.jpg) 9. ![Ersha Island](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4E52NZKH7N0TTPH4PBGGV?w=640) ### [Ersha Island](/place/ersha-island-plc_H8DCWATBAKV90QR1VHS5XA99H0) attraction Photo: 建燁 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARsadaomap2009.jpg) 10. ![Guangdong Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4GQP9BH5DGJAVEEPFZPGQ?w=640) ### [Guangdong Museum](/place/guangdong-museum-plc_54YKMKM75ZPN514E8EPGJ3JW1W) attraction Photo: Shujianyang · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGuangdong_Museum.jpg) 11. ![Yuexiu Park](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YPXQN6ERJXBHEGTW0DS9Q5?w=640) ### [Yuexiu Park](/place/yuexiu-park-plc_XYFP5MQKV5H42GBYK1TDYHRBJG) attraction Photo: Original uploader was Df112001 at zh.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AYxp.JPG) 12. ![Guangzhou Library](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4GY3BH322KEMTFCVYGAA5?w=640) ### [Guangzhou Library](/place/guangzhou-library-plc_H38C722YH9GDV31K5SGYQ4R63D) attraction Photo: そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGuangzhou_Library_20170915.jpg) 13. ![South China National Botanical Garden](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4HQC3PH065SSR82D669HE?w=640) ### [South China National Botanical Garden](/place/south-china-national-botanical-garden-plc_DE5R1FBEYMA5DWVCGY5HNE4RCA) attraction Photo: Nrya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASouth_China_National_Botanical_Garden_Entrance.jpg) 14. ![Chen Clan Ancestral Hall](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4DYXENDA15Q0Q3R0WH5EA?w=640) ### [Chen Clan Ancestral Hall](/place/chen-clan-ancestral-hall-plc_W3QRF6590H0RADDJ68YDXS257H) attraction Photo: Shujianyang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AChen_Clan_Ancestral_Hall_2025.06_03.jpg) 15. ![Guangdong Revolutions History Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4GAXKWV228A0SGPPENE75?w=640) ### [Guangdong Revolutions History Museum](/place/guangdong-revolutions-history-museum-plc_088CVEVV6TH78WM2G9E4D3VN7P) attraction Photo: Zhangzhugang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGuangzhou_Guangdong_Ziyi_Ju_Jiuzhi_2014.01.24_15-07-14.jpg) 16. ![Guangzhou Martyrs' Memorial Garden](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4FB67E6K0WTK89Z842J5V?w=640) ### [Guangzhou Martyrs' Memorial Garden](/place/guangzhou-martyrs-memorial-garden-plc_7QQ9V2ZK65E3TBJ8899AD1RNR5) attraction Photo: 沈澄心 · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGuangzhou_Insurrectional_Martyr_Cemetery_Park_20211101_01.jpg) 17. ![Shipai Village](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4HH12N4Z0N7PENJVMYAZ8?w=640) ### [Shipai Village](/place/shipai-village-plc_NMM7Y3DJH14GHSTN2C60D4FEEC) attraction Photo: Greatmantim · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAn_access_to_Shipai_Village.JPG) 18. ![Temple of the Five Immortals](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4FHPAK9DWVTE6J88PG6QY?w=640) ### [Temple of the Five Immortals](/place/temple-of-the-five-immortals-plc_KQ3ECZJ3CH29CRVB3JAAP5G26M) attraction Photo: w:zh:User:Dzb0715 · CC BY-SA 2.5 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWu_Xian_Guan.jpg) 19. ![Haixin Bridge](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4EYGK686A0V5FVP8VQ6J9?w=640) ### [Haixin Bridge](/place/haixin-bridge-plc_YQWTJX4AZRV3NSHNCMHD2XSK4G) attraction Photo: Nissangeniss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHaixin_Bridge_%2820210630%29_Part_2.jpg) 20. ![Peasant Movement Institute](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4GHAH4B2MRKZ80Z2PKXWF?w=640) ### [Peasant Movement Institute](/place/peasant-movement-institute-plc_TPFPW0ATJ3KXKFCXFMSYN4YQCV) attraction Photo: Zhangzhugang · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGuangzhou_Panyu_Xuegong_2012.11.17_15-21-41.jpg) 21. ![Chimelong International Circus](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z4HXQ6M1YZJQSDKJKTFZJA?w=640) ### [Chimelong International Circus](/place/chimelong-international-circus-plc_EXEFBFXRTM7CHNBT86ZPHBX5PT) attraction Photo: Renek78 · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A2025_Chimelong_International_Circus_04.jpg) 22. ![Former Site of Huangpu Military Academy](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M71SABJXBYB2GDJJK6FKCZGH?w=640) ### [Former Site of Huangpu Military Academy](/place/former-site-of-huangpu-military-academy-plc_D6DBSCDK1CJMS8SZNMMWJV6VD4) attraction Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A1924%E5%B9%B411%E6%9C%883%E6%97%A5%E5%AD%99%E4%B8%AD%E5%B1%B1%E5%9C%A8%E9%BB%84%E5%9F%94%E5%86%9B%E6%A0%A1%E4%BD%9C%E5%8C%97%E4%B8%8A%E5%89%8D%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%B4%E5%88%AB%E6%BC%94%E8%AF%B4.jpg) 23. ![Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M71SDGW65R37GDQYE8X5KQKD?w=640) ### [Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street](/place/shangxiajiu-pedestrian-street-plc_Q0B8YYQAANBBK22CT93B4X4TJQ) 上下九商业步行街 · attraction Photo: David Chen 东北虎(Manchurian Tiger) 11:44, 11 April 2008 (UTC) · CC BY 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AShangxj.jpg) 24. ![Five-Ram statue](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M71SAHMRV67XWCYVTYSYKGTY?w=640) ### [Five-Ram statue](/place/five-ram-statue-plc_DJG96TYBBWT5WX5M2SN3HFBPY4) 五羊雕像 · artwork Photo: xiquinhosilva · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AFive-Ram_Sculpture_03290-Guangzhou_%2832923532571%29.jpg) More places (36) 1. ![Site of the four directions fort](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M71SCAPVCWM9GVQSBTZEEB2F?w=640) ### [Site of the four directions fort](/place/site-of-the-four-directions-fort-plc_RXHKBYQ0BRY3H6C4XKYXZQE7NH) 四方炮台遗址 · attraction Photo: 古海岸遗址 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%E5%9B%9B%E6%96%B9%E7%82%AE%E5%8F%B0%E9%81%97%E5%9D%80.jpg) 2. ![10,000 Tree Cottage](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M71SCQA5X82JWVN92G4HH0JC?w=640) ### [10,000 Tree Cottage](/place/10-000-tree-cottage-plc_S82PMR8EMRN1CYPD1PED4AG2NQ) 万木草堂 · museum · 3号 长兴里, 广州市 Photo: Zhangzhugang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGuangzhou_Wanmu_Caotang_2014.01.26_14-21-21.jpg) 3. ### [1978 Film Town](/place/1978-film-town-plc_Z3TME85MA0B4G78GXZ7KECVEZ6) attraction 4. ### [19th Route Army Martyrs Cemetery](/place/19th-route-army-martyrs-cemetery-plc_ACRQ5X2CFZF9KG21AJ4TSK6JSR) attraction 5. ### [Ancestral Hall of Dr. Chen Mingxian of the Song Dynasty](/place/ancestral-hall-of-dr-chen-mingxian-of-the-song-dynasty-plc_M40SY5NHJSGV5Z7B1QCRKAQRNJ) attraction 6. ### [Ancient City Wall](/place/ancient-city-wall-plc_3SCJ5FBN32T3ATGP4F3S56BXYE) attraction 7. ### [Baishuizhai](/place/baishuizhai-plc_Q4GDTEA44D6Z533D7HT7ZNJKZH) attraction 8. ### [Baomo Garden](/place/baomo-garden-plc_9Z1WYC8T9K8JYH3BNBVTB67NPQ) attraction 9. ### [Canton-Hong Kong Strike Memorial Museum](/place/canton-hong-kong-strike-memorial-museum-plc_FWZ9ZZRMJ2VAF7JA8MDJR46CSX) attraction 10. ### [Cantonese Opera Art Museum](/place/cantonese-opera-art-museum-plc_WGTQZ3R1SQTY519ZAVFF9P813Q) attraction 11. ### [Chen Liji Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine](/place/chen-liji-museum-of-traditional-chinese-medicine-plc_9R71YT9W8QR5HBYQS86ZC63VYK) attraction 12. ### [Chimelong Paradise](/place/chimelong-paradise-plc_MS9M6B72HB85Y662SNNY3BQP5Q) attraction 13. ### [Chimelong Safari Park](/place/chimelong-safari-park-plc_D19Q0BYGB3MSED37MMABA83JQD) attraction 14. ### [Chimelong Water Park](/place/chimelong-water-park-plc_KX72FK326JC2MPD23A73AV7HYF) attraction 15. ### [East Ho Chung River Greenway](/place/east-ho-chung-river-greenway-plc_918SB8S6Z38B2BN34MVT8AVQ1N) attraction 16. ### [Former Residence of Hong Xiuquan](/place/former-residence-of-hong-xiuquan-plc_Z3KY941NDF5XVYPHQ1DZPG8ZK1) attraction 17. ### [Grandview Museum of Natural Science](/place/grandview-museum-of-natural-science-plc_60R6H7Z2BYXKPH4DW0JP1A0M72) attraction 18. ### [Guangdong Museum of Art](/place/guangdong-museum-of-art-plc_HRA2VVDCP1K85WAGVK680EJ4N8) attraction 19. ### [Guangdong Overseas Chinese Museum](/place/guangdong-overseas-chinese-museum-plc_1166CG9ZF78NVCB6SS5ET8HYM2) attraction 20. ### [Guangzhou CrocoPark](/place/guangzhou-crocopark-plc_QY6JMK3RMYSNHWSJSE9BJ6ZY15) attraction 21. ### [Guangzhou Maritime Museum](/place/guangzhou-maritime-museum-plc_3KDB38WCKPCJANZHT8B4GD9J3C) attraction 22. ### [Guangzhou Oriental Museum](/place/guangzhou-oriental-museum-plc_XB506198P5ADQS6R363RCBFJHY) attraction 23. ### [Guangzhou Railway Museum](/place/guangzhou-railway-museum-plc_5PXJ7J1JZRCS5GSDEG7C3S91PA) attraction 24. ### [Guangzhou Sculpture Park](/place/guangzhou-sculpture-park-plc_0QYD0JASPSABBQTNF5SRTKTQDV) attraction 25. ### [Guangzhou Uprising Museum](/place/guangzhou-uprising-museum-plc_8B74YZF6H7VBGEK5DDZHT9FYEA) attraction 26. ### [Guangzhou Zoo](/place/guangzhou-zoo-plc_GZQDENNWNFRN2QV7SK0Q3WX7WQ) attraction 27. ### [Haizhu National Wetlands Park](/place/haizhu-national-wetlands-park-plc_S1W2Z3VRXPRNZDEZ77M6XQ9610) attraction 28. ### [Huadu Square](/place/huadu-square-plc_HYZFJSGAWPX9TQ6KPV0DENZQMJ) attraction 29. ### [Huanghua Gang Commemoration Park](/place/huanghua-gang-commemoration-park-plc_R2R6QQC9NM9SM9S277PDG3T84H) attraction 30. ### [Lianhua Shan (Lotus Mountain)](/place/lianhua-shan-lotus-mountain-plc_5J699FPP9F93G4S4B95GK527ZV) attraction 31. ### [Liantang Chunse Leisure Tourism Area](/place/liantang-chunse-leisure-tourism-area-plc_XASZC2N48PVK96BC25MNP82BJ5) attraction 32. ### [Lingnan Impression](/place/lingnan-impression-plc_TXR19PWX22QMVH3GA5B7GGVCSE) attraction 33. ### [Liwan Lake Park](/place/liwan-lake-park-plc_CPFXBWSGXJ77DE1843RC3YEZN4) attraction 34. ### [Liwan Museum](/place/liwan-museum-plc_2SVDXSAM7GJYSVK3B1DXHJ8HGP) attraction 35. ### [Memorial Museum Of Generalissimo Sun Yat-Sen's Mansion](/place/memorial-museum-of-generalissimo-sun-yat-sen-s-mansion-plc_NXQPMEDCAWM11QSAPAZ8CHGEDK) attraction 36. ### [Memorial Museum of the 1911 Revolution](/place/memorial-museum-of-the-1911-revolution-plc_KGNGVRD25KBD588T4SB0VYZR31) attraction [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), ODbL 1.0 ## Self-guided routes from Wikivoyage's See list 1. [**Guangzhou: more of the See list** 7 stops · 2.3 km · 66 min](/routes/rte_445BP2G5DHSWE3DX7QP6JJMMMY) 2. [**Guangzhou: a self-guided walk** 7 stops · 4.2 km · 91 min](/routes/rte_Z08WET84T00K3BB962QJFR3XT0) ## Plan a trip here Pick dates, save places from Guangzhou and add a route and a stay. [Start a trip in Guangzhou](/trips/new?city=guangzhou) [Find a flight](/flights?to=Guangzhou)