The Guangzhou City Guides answer the questions first-time visitors bring: where to have dim sum without a two-hour wait, which clan halls, temples and free museums deserve your time, where to watch the Pearl River light up and how to reach Foshan, Kaiping or Macau by train. Every guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or see and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Guangzhou City Guides
- 146 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Guangzhou guides
Food guide
23 places
Morning dim sum halls, wonton noodles worked with a bamboo pole, roast goose and pigeon for dinner and double-skin milk, with the queue-number system explained.
Things to do guide
24 places
Free museums worth booking, a granite Gothic cathedral, centuries-old temples and a mosque, the Canton Tower and the river after dark, and the best city parks.
Family guide
24 places
Animal parks in Panyu, a hands-on science centre, lakes with rowing boats, dim sum children actually eat and notes for pushchairs and rainy days.
Nightlife guide
26 places
The city’s highest bar on the 99th floor, rooftops facing the Canton Tower, live bands in Wuyangcun and congee long after midnight.
Day trips guide
23 places
Foshan kilns and Shunde gardens, the UNESCO watchtowers of Kaiping, a day in Shenzhen, Macau with your passport and mountain walks, all by train or bus.
Budget guide
26 places
Free museums and temples, riverside and old-town walks that cost nothing and cheap eats, including Michelin-listed rice noodle rolls.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Wucaiji Noodles Restaurant
Datong Lu alley, Liwan
A Bib Gourmand noodle shop inside an old house crammed with antiques. Order the crisp fried wontons with their sweet and sour dip, then wonton noodles in fish-bone broth, and expect shared tables and no-nonsense service. From the food guide.
Guangdong Science Center
Panyu, Daxuecheng
Floor after floor of hands-on exhibits, labelled in English as well as Chinese, that can easily fill a whole day. Best for children from about five, and a safe plan when the weather turns. From the family guide.
Zilicun
Zili Village, Kaiping, Jiangmen
Nine fortified towers rise from rice fields around a pond, paid for by Cantonese who had earned their money overseas. Three can be visited inside, and the three-site ticket opens up more of Kaiping. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Guangzhou
Day one: dim sum in Liwan, the Cantonese Opera Art Museum and Yongqingfang, then the Pearl River night cruise. Day two: the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees, Guangxiao Temple and Yuexiu Park, roast goose for dinner and a rooftop bar facing the Canton Tower. For a rainy or slow day, the Guangdong Museum and the Guangdong Museum of Art are free and dry, or take the train to Foshan or Macau. Keep museums off your Monday plans, when most of them close.
Questions about the Guangzhou guides
What do the Guangzhou City Guides include?
Six guides covering 146 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get why it is worth going, the neighbourhood, opening notes and a practical tip.
How will I receive the guides?
Right after payment the links appear on your order page and in the confirmation email. They open in the browser of any phone or laptop, with no app to install and no account.
Can I use the guides offline in Guangzhou?
Yes. Load each guide once while online and it keeps working without a connection, ticks and notes included. Opening places on the map needs mobile data.
What languages are the guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Guangzhou guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99.
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