Guangzhou 3-Day Tour(广州三日游)

Guangzhou 3-Day Tour(广州三日游)
Famous Historical and Cultural City--Guangzhou(历史文化名城——广州)
Guangzhou, also known as Yangcheng, or Sui for short, the capital of Guangdong Province, is one of the important central cities in southern China, as well as a famous historical and cultural city in China. As the economic, cultural and technological center of southern China, Guangzhou not only possesses a rich historical and cultural heritage, but also brings together the prosperity of many modern cities.
As a city with a long history, Guangzhou also has many famous historical monuments. Such as Chen Family Ancestral Hall, Yuexiu Park and Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area are all worth visiting. Here you can enjoy the deep historical heritage and unique cultural charm of Guangzhou.
Guangzhou is a famous culinary capital in southern China, where all kinds of delicious food are gathered. From traditional Cantonese morning tea to specialty Cantonese dishes, from fresh seafood to authentic snacks, all of them are mouth-watering.
Three days together to feel the most authentic and cultural old Guangzhou, this time to go to the scenic spots are more concentrated, and all have the subway, the tour is very convenient.

广州，别名羊城，简称穗，广东省省会，是中国南方的重要中心城市之一，也是中国的历史文化名城。作为中国南方的经济、文化和科技中心，广州不仅拥有丰富的历史文化遗产，还汇聚了众多现代都市的繁华。
作为一座历史悠久的城市，广州还有许多著名的历史古迹。如陈家祠、越秀公园、白云山风景区等，都是值得一游的地方。在这里您可以领略到广州深厚的历史底蕴和独特的文化魅力。
广州是中国南方著名的美食之都，这里汇聚了各种美味佳肴。从传统的广式早茶到特色的粤菜，从鲜美的海鲜到地道的小吃，都让人垂涎欲滴。
三天时间一起感受最地道、最文化的老广州，这次去的景区比较集中，且都有地铁，游玩起来非常方便。

• Day1：Yuexiu Park - King of South Vietnam Museum (tomb exhibition area) - Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall - King of South Vietnam Museum (royal palace exhibition area) - Sacred Heart Cathedral in Shilu
  （越秀公园-南越王博物馆（墓葬展区）-中山纪念堂-南越王博物馆（王宫展区）-石室圣心大教堂）
  Yuexiu Park. The oldest park in Guangzhou, known as one of the "Eight Scenes of Yangcheng" since the Yuan Dynasty. The park is built on the mountain, beautiful scenery, there are many monuments, such as the Five Sheep Stone Statue, Zhongshan Monument, Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Study and Treatment Office, the ancient city wall of the Ming Dynasty, the Zhenhai Building, Wu Tingfang's Tomb, ShaoWu JunShen Mound, the Guangzhou Museum of Fine Arts, NanXiu Lake, YueXiuShan Water Pagoda, the Sifang Fortress, and so on.
  Large-scale flower exhibitions are held in spring and fall, and there is also a lantern festival in the Spring Festival, which has a strong sense of gravity and life, and is worth coming to stroll around.
  越秀公园。广州市最古老的公园，元代以来被称为“羊城八景”之一。公园依山而建，风景秀美，里边也有挺多古迹，如五羊石像，中山纪念碑，孙中山读书治事处，明代古城墙，镇海楼，伍廷芳墓，绍武君臣冢，广州美术馆，南秀湖，越秀山水塔，四方炮台等。
  春秋两季会进行大型花卉展，春节过年还有灯会，这里有浓浓的厚重感和生活气息，值得来逛逛。

After strolling through Yuexiu Park, you will come to the King of South Vietnam Museum (Burial Area), which is a large-scale archaeological site museum based on the important archaeological remains of the South Vietnam Kingdom, carrying the historical heritage of Lingnan culture for more than 2,000 years, and is a national-level museum.
Compared with other museums, its attraction lies in the "Silk Wisps and Jade Clothes", the silk wisps and jade clothes of the King of the South Vietnamese are the earlier set of complete jade clothes excavated in China, which are worth seeing.
逛完越秀公园，来到南越王博物馆（墓葬展区），是以南越国重要考古遗存为依托的大型考古遗址类博物馆，承载着岭南文化两千余年的历史底蕴，为国家一级博物馆。
相较于其他博物馆，它的看点在于珍品“丝缕玉衣”，南越王的丝缕玉衣是我国到目前为止发掘的年代较早的一套形制完备的玉衣，非常值得一看。

After strolling through the Nan Yue Wang Museum to the south, you will arrive at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. Completed in 1931, it was built by the people of Guangzhou and overseas Chinese to commemorate the great forerunner of the democratic revolution, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and is an octagonal building with a solemn and grand appearance and strong national characteristics. The designers skillfully applied the structural principles of architectural mechanics, adopting a mixed structure of steel frame and reinforced concrete, without a single column in the building space with a span of 71 meters.
It has witnessed many great events in the history of Guangzhou, and was once the office of the Provisional President, and the surrender ceremony of the Japanese army in Guangzhou District was also held here.
逛完南越王博物馆向南走，就到了中山纪念堂。建成于1931年，是广州人民和海外华侨为纪念伟大的民主革命先行者孙中山先生集资兴建的，是一座八角形建筑，外形庄严宏伟，具有浓厚的民族特色。设计师巧妙运用了建筑力学的结构原理，采用钢架和钢筋混凝土混合结构，跨度达71米的建筑空间内不设一柱。
它见证了广州历史上很多的大事件，曾经是临时大总统的办公点，广州区日军的投降仪式也在这里举行。

Continuing south is the Nan Yue Wang Museum (Royal Palace Exhibition Area), and then you can stroll along Beijing Road Pedestrian Street. This is the oldest pedestrian street in Guangzhou, where the city was first built, and is the busiest commercial center in the city's history. Many old stores are located here, so it's fun to walk the stone paths and explore the unusual alleys of the old street. This "Three Dynasties Ancient Road" displays green and gray bricks from the Song Dynasty, yellow sandstone slabs from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, as well as red and yellow sandstone and hemp slate pavements.
继续往南走，是南越王博物馆（王宫展区），然后可以逛逛北京路步行街。这是广州城建之始的所在地，最老的步行街，是广州有史以来最繁华的商业中心区，很多老字号商铺都开在这里，来此走一走石板路，探访古街道的寻常巷陌，也是颇为有趣的事。这条“三朝古道”展示着宋朝的青灰砖、明清的黄砂岩石板以及红、黄砂岩和麻石板路面。

Continuing south, you will arrive at the last stop of the day, Sacred Heart Cathedral of Shilu, the grandest and most distinctive cathedral in the Catholic Diocese of Guangzhou, one of only four all-stone churches in the world, comparable to Notre Dame in Paris, France. The entire church is carved out of stacked granite, tightly and exquisitely carved.
继续向南，就到了今天的最后一站，石室圣心大教堂，天主教广州教区最宏伟、最具有特色的一间大教堂，是世界上仅有的四座全石质结构教堂之一，可以与法国巴黎圣母院媲美。整个教堂都是由花岗岩堆砌雕刻出来的，严丝合缝，精妙绝伦。

• Day2. Chen Family Ancestral Hall -Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street -Wing Hing Fong -Sha Mian Island (陈家祠堂-上下九步行街-永庆坊-沙面岛)
  The first stop in the morning is the Chen Family Ancestral Hall. Built in the Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, Chen Family Ancestral Hall is one of the most representative Lingnan architectural complexes in Guangzhou and a symbol of Lingnan culture. The wood carvings, brick carvings, stone carvings and gray molding techniques here are very exquisite, with strong Lingnan characteristics.
  早上第一站是陈家祠堂。陈家祠堂建于清光绪年间，是广州最具代表性的岭南建筑群之一，是岭南文化的象征。这里边的木雕、砖雕、石雕、灰塑技艺非常精美，有浓郁的岭南特色。

The next stop is Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street. Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street are on both sides of the Riding House, very Lingnan characteristics, this is one of the three traditional prosperous commercial centers in Guangzhou, divided into the nine roads, the next nine roads and the tenth Fu Road, in the last section of the tenth Fu Road, gathered a lot of local old-fashioned food, the so-called "food in Guangzhou, taste in the Xiguan".
List a few of the more delicious old Canton food for reference: Nanshin milk dessert experts, more than 60 years of the old sugar store; Linlin Beef House, is also decades old store, beef with fresh ingredients, pickled radish is very unctuous; Liwan Famous Foods, the most can not be missed, a collection of old snacks, a lot of old are here in the stalls; Tao Taojiu, Guangzhou Restaurant, are open for nearly a hundred years of old stores, authentic old Canton Taste.
下一站是上下九步行街。上下九街道两边都是骑楼，很有岭南特色，这里是广州市三大传统繁荣商业中心之一，分为上九路、下九路和第十甫路，在最后的那段第十甫路上，汇集了好多当地的老字号美食，所谓的“食在广州，味在西关”。
列一下比较好吃的几家老广美食，供参考：南信牛奶甜品专家，60多年的老糖水铺；林林牛杂屋，也是几十年的老店了，牛杂用料新鲜，酸萝卜很解腻；荔湾名食家，最不能错过的一家老字号小吃集合，好多老字号都在这里有档口；陶陶居、广州酒家，都是开了近百年的老店了，正宗的老广味道。

Then heading west, you'll find Yongqingfang. This was once an old street, but now it has been transformed into a cultural park, with old red-brick houses lining both sides of the narrow alley. Feel free to browse the small stores, admire the old houses and enjoy the literary atmosphere here.
然后往西走，就是永庆坊了。这里也曾是一片老街道，现在被改造成了文创公园，红砖老房子林立在窄巷子两旁。在这里可以随意逛逛小店，欣赏下老房子，享受下文艺的气息。

The last stop is Sha Mian, this is an artificial island, once was the British and French Concession, but also an important commercial port, more than a dozen countries have set up consulates here, "open-air architectural museum". There is a feeling of being in a European town here, and those who like photography should not miss it.
最后一站是沙面，这里是一个人工岛，曾经是英法租界，也是重要商埠，有十几个国家在这里设立过领事馆，有“露天建筑博物馆”之称。在这里有种置身欧洲小镇的感觉，喜欢摄影的朋友不要错过。

• Day3. Baiyun Mountain/Guangdong Provincial Museum-Huangpu Military Academy Memorial Hall-Guangzhou Tower(白云山/广东省博物馆-黄埔军校旧址纪念馆-广州塔)
  Climb Baiyun Mountain in the morning. This mountain is known as the "Yangcheng first show", one of the 5A scenic spots in Guangzhou, climbed to the top of the mountain, you can overlook the entire city scenery, looking at the Pearl River. If you take the cable car up the mountain, recommended from the south gate into the one-way ticket is only 20 Yuan, quite cost-effective.
  早上爬白云山。这座山被称为“羊城第一秀”，广州5A景区之一，登上山顶，可以俯瞰整个城市的景色，遥望珠江。如果坐缆车上山，推荐从南门进，单程票才20块，挺划算。

You can also visit the Guangdong Provincial Museum. The thematic exhibitions here are pretty well done, such as the Teochew wood carving exhibition, ceramics exhibition, and Duan Yan exhibition, so you can learn more about Lingnan culture.
也可以去广东省博物馆看看。这里的专题展做的还不错，比如潮州木雕展、陶瓷器展、端砚展，可以多了解一下岭南文化。

In the afternoon, you can go to the Memorial Hall of the former site of the Whampoa Military Academy. The Whampoa Military Academy was built in 1924 and bombed in 1938, and now it is rebuilt at the original site. The old site basically retains the style of the Republic of China, and it also introduces that period of history in detail, which makes people moved.
下午可以去黄埔军校旧址纪念馆。黄埔军校1924年建成，1938年被炸毁，现在是原址复建的。旧址基本保留了民国的风格，也详尽的介绍了那段历史，让人为之动容。

After dinner, you can enjoy the breeze by the river and take a look at the GuangZhou Tower. Guangzhou Tower, also known as the Little Barbarian Waist, is 600 meters high, with a viewing platform, restaurants and a Ferris wheel, and it's quite beautiful when lit up at night, with the best place to see it being at Haixinsha.
晚上吃完饭，可以在江边吹风，顺便看看广州塔。广州塔又称小蛮腰，有600米高，上边有观景平台、餐厅和摩天轮，晚上亮灯后还挺漂亮的，最佳观赏地点在海心沙。