10 ways to play in a leisurely Guangzhou weekend
How to play 1: Discover rare water towers
Destination: Gualing Village
From Starting from Guangzhou, take the Guangyuan Expressway to Xintang. Get off the expressway at the Shapu intersection and go left to reach Gualing Village.
Xintang’s fish buns are quite famous. Scrape off the dace meat, beat it repeatedly until it is transparent, and press it into thin slices to form a fish wrapper. Add lean meat and other fillings to make it sweet and smooth in the mouth. In addition, Zengcheng’s choy sum and silk seedling chicken rice are also outstanding.
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It is recommended for a day trip. You can first visit Baishuizhai Waterfall in Paitan Town, Zengcheng, and then go to Gualing Village after lunch.
It is only 30 kilometers away from Guangzhou, less than an hour’s drive away.
Gualing Village is almost the Lingnan water town closest to Guangzhou. It has a history of more than 500 years. Here is Guangzhou's only residential complex of Qing Dynasty buildings on the water, with waterways surrounding the village.
The water watchtower on the river is called "Ningyuan Tower". It is four stories high and is rare in Guangdong. Its unique feature is that in case of invasion by foreign enemies, after pulling up the suspension bridge connected to the river bank, the watchtower instantly becomes easy to defend and difficult to attack. Lychee and banana trees surround both sides of the river, and residential buildings are in the center of the village. Such a construction style can only be thought of during times of war!
How to play 2: Looking for the eternal time in Lingnan
Destination: Panyu Shawan
It is about 20 kilometers away from Guangzhou. Anyone who knows Panyu will not think it is far.
Panyu Shawan has a history of 800 years. Fortunately, all the wars in modern times have not affected it. Nowadays, the economy has developed and society has changed. The old style of Shawan can still be found in Beicun. There are intact wok houses, shell flower walls built with oyster shells as raw materials, brick carvings, wood carving decorations, and even the stone roads are intact - this is the biggest feature of Shawan in the past - ancient and old ! Liugeng Hall, the largest ancestral hall of He surname in Shawan, is the most typical representative building in this area.
Dishuiyan Forest Park, like Shawan’s food and Shawan’s architecture, is valued for its “nature”. It is about 8 kilometers away from the central city of Panyu and has a forest coverage rate of 100. It is said to be "Green paradise" is not an exaggeration at all. This is also a place where gray storks often hang out.
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A one-day trip is enough to see Shawan Town, Panyu Liugentang, Dishuiyan Park, or Baomo Garden.
Start from Guangzhou and drive towards Panyu, walk along Yingbin Road, cross Shawan Bridge and arrive at Shawan Town; if you want to go to Dishuiyan Forest Park, you can take National Highway 325 and see "Taoyuan Villa" "Arrived soon.
You don’t need to spend money to wander around Shawan Town. Tickets for “Liu Geng Hall” are 5 yuan, and there are no tickets for visiting Dishui Rock.
Qinfangyuan’s Shawan ginger milk, Shawan pancakes, etc. It is recommended to have a milk feast for dinner. In addition, Chung Kee’s wonton noodles and Beidouxing’s cold noodles are also very good.
How to play 3: Pick plums!
Destination: Xitou Village, Liangkou Town, Conghua
A distance about 60 kilometers from downtown Guangzhou, where you can roll down the car window and take a breath of fresh air!
In midsummer, the bayberries are ripe. In Liangkou Town, Conghua, thousands of acres of bayberries have turned into red smiling faces!
Xitou Village, Liangkou Town, Conghua is a small village suitable for staying quietly for a few days. There are old-style ancient buildings, shallow streams... and now there are red bayberries!
The Yangmei Festival has just begun, and it is attracting people from surrounding areas to join in the fun. The bayberry forest stretches for nearly 10,000 acres and is distributed in Lianqun, Shengtang, Meishu and Lianping villages. It is the only contiguous and largest bayberry forest in Guangdong Province. Its varieties include "Black Pearl", "Big Red Bull" and "Ding'ao". plum". If you don’t tell me, you don’t know that there are so many varieties of bayberry.
Looking around, among the green bushes, bayberry trees hang on the branches, shining red and purple, beautiful and attractive. Liangkou's bayberries do not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides and have a pure taste. It is said that the bayberries closer to the top of the tree have a sweeter taste and are usually red and purple - because they have the longest sunshine time.
Gently pick one and pop it into your mouth. The sweet and slightly sour taste fills your mouth. It should be the freshest health food nowadays. If you think it’s not enough for one person, then take a box home and let the greedy cats at home have a taste of the delicious bayberry!
Start from Guangzhou and take Xinguang Cong Highway, passing through Oriental Paradise, Taihe, Zhongluotan, Taiping, Shengang, Jiekou and Hot Spring. When you reach the intersection of Hot Spring, turn right and take National Highway 105 to Liangkou. town.
Conghua’s reservoir fish, Shankeng snails, Shankeng fish, Shanshui tofu, shallot chicken, and bamboo tube rice are all delicious. Xianmi fruit, Dongxing pink taro, Taoyuan fragrant taro, Guancun Huangge You can also enjoy other green foods.
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It is recommended to travel for two days. On the first day, you can pick red bayberries, and in the evening you can stay at a small hotel in Xitou Village, or go to the nearby Bishui Bay to soak in hot springs; on the second day, go to Liuxi Take oxygen and walk in Hehe National Forest Park.
How to play 4: Watch the stone scenery at Baizhang Qingluan
Destination: Gao Baizhang Scenic Area in Huadu
About 50 kilometers away from Guangzhou city.
For Guangzhou people, Flower City is a place they can go to at any time. In addition to the famous "Furong Peak", there is also the Gaobaizhang Scenic Area.
The Gaobaizhang Scenic Area in Timian Town has become a good place to appreciate the sky scenery since the new airport was built. There are flights coming and going almost every hour here, and it’s a unique experience to watch them from the mountain.
Not only can you watch the planes, the scenery here is also good. Gao Baizhang is divided into two major scenic spots: Pangu Haze and Baizhang Qingluan. The northern foot is a Pangu haze scenic spot with many cultural relics; the top of the mountain is the Baizhang Qingluan scenic spot. During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, the monk Dezhi inscribed the four characters "Baizhang Qingluan" on a big stone, which is still vaguely visible. There are rugged rocks everywhere along the way, and the stone scenery is alluring.
From the airport expressway terminal exit in front of the toll station, take the Huadu exit, which is connected to National Highway 106, and drive towards Timian Town. The scenic spot is right next to the national highway. Admission is free.
You must eat tofu when you come to Huadu.
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A day or two is enough. For a one-day tour, you can visit the Gaobaizhang Scenic Area and dine nearby; for a two-day tour, you can choose the Gaobaizhang - Furongzhang two-point and one-stop tour. Furongzhang has a natural spring water swimming pool and rafting area, where you can also play grass skiing and wild games.
How to play 5: Green life accompanied by fish
Destination: Jiulong Lake
It is next to Guangzhou New Airport.
Jiulong Lake is full of green, and the lake is green. It is dotted with red, yellow, blue and green villas scattered on the hillside. Looking out from the window of the villa, you can just see the scenery of Jiulong Lake. There is a famous natural net-supported swimming pool here, in the pool at the foot of the mountain, where fish are also playing. Have you ever experienced the feeling of swimming with fish?
There is a standard 18-hole golf course here. What is surprising is that there is also a water hole. The peninsula surrounded by water on three sides is actually designed as a putting green for the ball. You need to score this hole. , of course requires superb skills.
In Huadong Town, Huadu, start from Guangzhou, take the Airport Expressway, and turn to Huadu Avenue at the Huashan exit, which is 5 kilometers away.
Tofu, roasted bones, various wild vegetables, Shankeng snails, Shankeng fish and other farm delicacies are must-try. There is also the popular "Shojiu Chicken" here.
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It is recommended to travel for two days. On the first day, climb Huadu Prince Mountain and stay at Jiulong Lake Resort in the afternoon. On your way back, you might as well visit Huaqiao Town. The buildings here have a strong Southeast Asian style. The Vietnamese restaurants and Southeast Asian restaurants in the town are not bad.
How to play 6: Reminiscing about the past in my hometown
Destination: Theme Park in my hometown
It is said to be a park, but in fact, my hometown is more like an ancient Lingnan village.
“Building as new as the old” is the biggest feature of the architecture in my hometown. It has a Lingnan water town style. Every brick and tile in the doctor’s temple and residences is collected from abandoned ancient building materials in the Pearl River Delta. More than 3 million green bricks were used. The gray sculptures on the roof, which are more than ten meters long, are still bright and beautiful a hundred years later, and the characters and animals are only as big as a palm but lifelike.
In your hometown, you can also see the "Ancestral Life Exhibition". A large number of Lingnan daily necessities are displayed in the exhibition hall. There are more than 100 abacus alone, and there are more than one meter long, made of ivory. of. There are various exhibition halls in the market, including ancient locks, keys, chair cages, mosquito net hooks... They are not rare treasures, but each one can bring back your memories.
It is almost the same as going to the new airport. It takes about an hour to drive there.
Take the Guangqing Expressway on the Inner Ring Road, turn off at Huadu Shanqian Avenue, and go straight along the signs.
I mainly eat farm food, including Qingyuan chicken, Luokeng bamboo shoots, reservoir fish, and pollution-free vegetables.
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It is good for a day or two. After visiting Guxiangli Theme Park, you can stay at the Country Garden Holiday Peninsula Hotel opposite. If you go in a small group or by yourself, you will get a greater booking discount. There is also a 36-hole golf course in the hotel, and the package price for 2 days and 1 night is 5,600 yuan. It is also very close to Qingyuan Yinzhan Hot Spring, Xuanzhen Rafting and other places.
How to play 7: Rural life under the ancient bridge
Destination: Rongli Village, Ronggui Town, Shunde
About 50 kilometers away from Guangzhou city.
In Rongli Village, there is a waterway called "Pengyong". Shusheng Bridge is a small bridge over Pengyong with a history of more than 300 years.
It is said that a long time ago there was a wooden bridge here, with several banyan trees planted at the bridge ends on both sides. Due to years of disrepair, the bridge body was in disrepair, so the villagers used Tongxinma bamboo to attract the aerobic roots of many banyan trees beside the bridge to the other side. Later, thick aerial roots replaced the wooden beams, and the villagers laid wooden planks, thus forming a living bridge more than two meters wide and six meters long.
Under the big tree, it is a good place for villagers to enjoy the cool air and play cards. Children like to climb up and down the trunk and play cards. Primitive country life is actually that simple.
Starting from Guangzhou and entering the 105 National Highway in the direction of Shiqi, you can enter Ronggui Town, Shunde. You can ask passers-by for the specific location of Rongli Village.
Fried Chencun noodles, salted pork bone porridge, fried pumpkin noodles, salted chicken porridge, and wonton noodles are all top-notch porridge noodles, as well as braised goose feet, beef balls and bamboo intestines, duck king, and beach noodles. Bamboo shoot chicken...
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You can mix and match at will. It is recommended to hang out at Shusheng Bridge first, then go to Ronggui Town to eat authentic Shunde food, and then go to Guanyin at the foot of Rongqi Bridge. Let’s take a look.
How to play 8: Love Wetland Park
Destination: Zhaoqing Qixingyanxing Lake
It is only 90 kilometers away from Guangzhou and takes about an hour's drive.
The Wetland Park is located in Qixingyan Scenic Area, so it is best to go boating. After admiring the large reeds on the shore swaying gently in the wind, the rolling mountains covered with mist, and the rows of intoxicatingly green bald cypress trees not far away, you can get up close to Fairy Lake - the wetland. The core area of ??the park. More than 20 small islands are set in the turquoise lake water, with nearly 200 species of birds flying and landing, which is a sight to behold. Perhaps only here can you see the magnificent sights of herons flying in flocks, red-crowned cranes flying in formation, and flamingos running happily on Bird Island.
It takes about an hour to take the Zhaoqing exit from the Guangsan Expressway.
Xijiang Hexian, Dinghu Shangsu, Zhaoqing Steamed Wrap, Fairy Snail, Tea Oil Chicken, Penny Noodles, etc.
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It is recommended to travel in two days. First spend a day in Qixingyan, then visit the city and stay in a hotel by Xinghu Lake or on Dinghu Mountain. On the second day, we visited Dinghu Lake to see Qingyun Temple and Dinghu Mountain Butterfly Valley to cultivate our moral character.
How to play 9: It is fun to dig the land and grow vegetables
Destination: Zengcheng Farmhouse Characteristic Villa
Just walk along the Guangyuan Expressway.
"Proximity" is the biggest cost, so Zengcheng has become the most convenient travel choice for Guangzhou people. Walking along the main road in Zengcheng, you will find all kinds of holiday resorts.
"Baihua Villa Resort", the garden view is the biggest selling point... "Jinliyuan Farm" has cute country villas, and the wild fishing platform can satisfy those fishermen who are "too lazy to move"; beside the Guangzhou-Shantou Highway in Zhenlong Town In the "Gufeng Garden", various fruits such as lychees, longans, mangoes, and carambolas are available all year round. You can also catch loaches, butterflies, ducks, grind mills, feed cattle and sheep, and plow the ground to grow vegetables, so the whole family can have fun!
Take Guangyuan Expressway and connect to Lixin Highway to reach Zengcheng. About one kilometer ahead of Fuqian Road, there is a sign pointing to the "Baihua Villa Resort" on Licheng Avenue.
Shitan clam meat, Zhongxin roasted goose, Kangluo claypot chicken, Jinlidiao roasted chicken, Hakka local pickles, clay pot roasted snake, secret wife cake, etc. are must-try.
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Two days of vacation, free to visit nearby Guangzhou Nanhua Golf Club, He Xiangu Tourist Scenic Area, or Kengbei Ancient Buildings, Lanxi Ecological Rafting and other places.
How to play 10: Feel the excitement of weightlessness by rafting in the cave
Destination: Yangjiaoshan Forest Park
It is 100 kilometers away from Guangzhou and takes about an hour by car.
Is there any activity where you can enjoy extraordinary excitement just by sitting? Rafting of course! The rafting experience in Yangjiao Mountain is not something that ordinary people can experience. It challenges the courage of warriors.
The source of the cave rafting is hidden deep in the shade of trees. Looking down the water, you can’t see the sun! After setting off, you will pass by the dense forests on both sides of the river and the towering rocks. The only thing left is the clear, cold river water and the rubber raft to protect your life! The ups and downs are accompanied by the rubber raft and the heart that is about to burst out. The bumpy feeling comes from all directions. When you relax for a moment, the "cliff" with a drop of 10 meters in front is approaching again...
In Yangjiao Mountain In addition to rafting, the forest park is also good for river trekking adventures. You can not only relax but also test your intelligence and exercise your muscles.
100 kilometers north from Guangzhou along National Highway 106 or the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, you can see the "Yangjiao Mountain Forest Park" sign, and enter the cave rafting entrance. On the return trip from the hot spring area, you can enter the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway at the Tangtang entrance and head toward Guangzhou.
White-cut Pipa chicken, asparagus, mountain snails, Zhushan kudzu, black-maned goose and wild vegetables.
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It is recommended to take a two-day trip. After a round of physical exertion, it is good to stay for one night at the hot spring villa in Huanghua Lake, Fogang