Recommended Free Attractions in Guangzhou

Are there any free attractions in Guangzhou that you can go to on weekends or long vacations? Here are some free fun places in Guangzhou recommended by Bian Xiao, such as Guangzhou Tianhe Park, Guangzhou Yuexiu Park, Yuehui Garden and so on. Let's take a look!

1, Guangzhou Tianhe Park

Tianhe Park is characterized by natural ecological landscape. The park is planned to be divided into five functional areas, including the Hundred Gardens Scenic Area, the Recreation Area, the Senior Activity Area, the Forest Rest Area, and the Logistic Management Area. Park environment is comfortable, lawn stretches, rolling hills, trees, sparkling lake, a natural and fresh atmosphere. Air cushion north and south door of the magnificent scenery, its front square across a hundred meters wide, unique architectural style, plant color configuration gorgeous, compact layout, quite a modern park style. The most spectacular South Gate central axis of the square, both sides of the planting of scenic forests, with a variety of palm plants, set off the central three-dimensional octagonal flower beds, more overflowing with the atmosphere of Lingnan gardens.

Tickets:Free.

Address:Guangzhou Tianhe District, Huangpu Avenue, Member Village section

2, Guangzhou Tianhe Yue Hui Garden

October 1999, in the world-famous '99 Kunming World Horticultural Expo, by the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Landscape Architecture, the construction of the "Yue Hui Garden" by the Guangdong Provincial Government, and won the outdoor garden. Guangdong Provincial Government, and won the outdoor garden "Best Exhibition Award". Huiyuan Garden is an excellent garden architecture and horticulture combining traditional culture and modern civilization, showing the world the artistic style of Lingnan Garden, one of the three major schools of Chinese gardens. In order to allow the people of Guangdong to enjoy the Yuehui Garden close to the style, and permanently preserve its artistic landscape for the general public to visit and browse, Tianhe District Committee, Tianhe District Government to spend 5 million yuan, with the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Landscape Architecture *** with the reconstruction of the Guangzhou Tianhe Park Yuehui Garden scenic spot, has been the provincial leadership and municipal government of the city's strong support. In order to do a good job in the reconstruction of Yuehui Garden, to ensure excellent construction quality, Tianhe District Government and Guangzhou Municipal Government *** with the formation of the reconstruction of the leading group, to coordinate the relevant construction matters.

3, Guangzhou stone room Sacred Heart Cathedral

Tickets: free

Opening time: Monday to Sunday 08:00-17:30.

Address: Guangzhou City, Yuexiu District, No. 56, Yide Road (located in the subway line 2)

Shih Sacred Heart Cathedral was built in 1863, completed in 1888. It took 25 years to complete and has a history of over 130 years. Because all the walls and pillars of the church are made of granite, it is also known as the "Stone Room" or "Stone Room of the Sacred Heart of Jesus". The stone sits north to south, 35 meters wide from east to west, 78.69 meters deep from north to south, 58.5 meters high from the ground to the tip of the tower, with a total floor area of 2,754 square meters.

After the Second Opium War, a foreign mission from Paris, France, came to Guangzhou to preach, and Ming Zhang Ji, the pastoral bishop at that time, took a fancy to this place (the former site of the Office of the Governor of the two Cantons). on January 25, 1861, the Qing government signed an agreement between Prince Qiyi of the Qing dynasty and the French government, confirming the establishment of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Guangzhou. Emperor Xianfeng also issued an imperial edict approving the agreement to build the Sacred Heart Cathedral on this ruin: "From now on, war must always cease and peace must always be sincerely defended!" It is evident that the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Guangzhou has become a symbol of peace.

[Directions]:

Metro: Take Line 2 and get off at Haizhu Square Station. The walk takes about 12 minutes.

Bus: Take No. 64/Guang 281 and get off at (Folk Finance Street) Station. The walk takes about 6 minutes.

By car: (about 15 minutes) Guangzhou-Fujian Road-North Jiefang Road-South Jiefang Road-Changdi Road-Jinghai Road-Yide Road-Mibai Lane-Buy Horse Street-Shishi Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

4, Guangzhou Luhu Park

Guangzhou Luhu Park has a beautiful scenery, birdsong and flowers, as well as a mixed forest composed of ponytail pines, Taiwanese acacia, and bamboos, which is very beautiful in both spring and fall. The main attractions and facilities are the nearly 400,000 square meters of Fang Ju Garden and woolly mammoth exhibition hall, green shade plant sheds, plant introduction field, lotus ponds, mid-level Zhiyi Pavilion, five-story pavilion on the hill and Cuiyun Pavilion, as well as the real skating club, children's amusement parks, Star Garden, Baiyun Fairy Pavilion, villa style

5, Guangzhou Yuexiu Park

Yuexiu Park is like an ancient cruise ship, carrying Guangzhou's s long history, sailing from ancient times to the present. Though its main mountain, Yuexiu Mountain, has gone through vicissitudes, its chords and songs have never stopped. Since the Yuan Dynasty, its scenery has occupied an important position among the Eight Scenes of Yangcheng in all periods. Especially today, when a harmonious society is being built, it shows its charming elegance.

Yuexiu Park has a long history and rich natural and humanistic landscape. It is a municipal comprehensive cultural and leisure park with beautiful environment. It consists of 7 hills and 3 artificial lakes. The park is verdant and green with a green coverage rate of 83.48%. It not only preserves the remains of Zhenhai Building, the ancient city wall of the Ming Dynasty, the ruins of Sifang Fortress, Zhongshan Monument and many ancient trees, but also builds Maoyang Fairy Garden, Idioms and Fables Garden, Bamboo Forest Playground, Haidong Gyeonggi Garden, South Korea and Swimming Pool. Qihui's historical monuments and modern civilization, natural creation and man-made craftsmanship **** dance together.

Admission:Free.

Opening time:6:00 am - 22:00 pm

Address:No. 988 Jiefang North Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City

6, Guangzhou Liuhua Lake Park

Liu Huahu Park is located in Guangzhou City, south of Liuhuahu Road, north of Dongfeng West Road, adjacent to the Guangzhou Railway Station, covering an area of 544,300 square meters. in October 1959 officially opened to the public. The park lake area of 313,700 square meters, is one of the four major artificial lakes in Guangzhou. It still retains the functions of flood storage and drainage and sewage regulation of Simachung. It is named after the Liu Hua Bridge in the northeast of the lake, a historical site from the Two Han Dynasty. Through the efforts of several generations of migrant workers, the Liu Hua Lake Park has become a comprehensive park integrating sightseeing, recreation and rest. It will be open to the public from July 1, 2009 free of charge.

Admission:Free.

Address:No.100 Liu Hua Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City

7, Guangzhou Xiaogang Park

Xiaogang Park is a professional park with bamboo forests. The park is located in the southwestern end of Qianjin Road, Haizhu District, formerly known as "Bamboo Park". 1958 was established in 1960 to the current name. 1972, the double pavilion, square pavilion and other pavilions, bridges, pavilions, lakeshore has been built, used for landscaping. It was officially opened on 11/2/1975. Xiaogang Park is mainly for quiet rest. The layout is characterized by making full use of the natural terrain and the lakeshore of the water body, and skillfully arranging the buildings and greenery according to the symbolism of 'pavilions and pavilions surrounded by water'. The average annual number of visitors to the park is about 470,000 people.

Admission: Free

Opening time: 7:00 to 21:00

Address: No. 146 Qianjin Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou City

Route guide:

Metro: Take Line 2 and get off at Jiangnan West Station. It takes about 10 minutes on foot.

Bus: Take No. 5/14/276 and get off at Yungui Village Station. The walk takes about 2 minutes.

By car: (about 15 minutes) Guangzhou - Fu Kyun Road - Jixiang Road - Dongfeng Middle Road - Donghaochong Elevated - Jiangwan Road - Qianjin Road - Xiaogang Park.

8, Guangzhou Xiaozhou Village

Zhou Xiao Village is located in the southeast end of Guangzhou City, Haizhu District, south of the Pearl River, across the river from Panyu, east of Pai Fang River, and Guanzhou Island, Luntou relative to the north-west of the village of Tuhua. Zhouxiao Village was built in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. It is the most Lingnan water village found so far in Guangzhou city area, "Zhou Xiao", known as Guangzhou's "Nanfei".

To feel the tranquility and idleness of "Guangfu Water Town", why don't you slow down and be a prospective guest here? Walking in the village, the river meandering intertwined, small bridges and water, different forms, solemn ancestral halls in order, the old palace temple simple and elegant, uneven, a traditional residential, like a painting in ink and water, a small stream, green trees, gray walls, tiles and so on. Covered by green trees, it is quite characteristic of Lingnan water town.

The most striking thing about Zhouxiao Village is its ancient oyster shell house. The house was built by local ancestors who dug oyster shells from the shore and mixed them with yellow mud. Warm in winter and cool in summer, they are not afraid of insects or rain, which is perfect for the Lingnan climate. Unfortunately, there are only three left now.

Opening time: all day

Fare: free

Recommended sightseeing route: the main gate of the Forbidden City