First time to visit Guangzhou with my parents ✨ How to spend the Spring Festival in the Year of the Snake

I plan to spend the New Year in Guangzhou with my parents this year, and I have prepared a guide in advance 📝 Let’s experience the charm of this city together, and share it with you who also want to travel with your elders! Route Day 1: Visiting historical sites 📍Sacred Heart Cathedral➡️Shamian Island (🚕12 minutes)➡️Yongqingfang (🚕12 minutes)➡️Chen Family Ancestral Hall (🚲17 minutes) • Sacre-Coeur: 🎫Free, ⏰09:00 - 11:30/14:30 - 17:00. A typical Gothic building with colorful interior glass, the same as Notre Dame de Paris, so beautiful! • Shamian Island: 🎫Free, ⏰Open all day. There are many exotic buildings, which is very suitable for taking pictures and strolling. • Yongqingfang: 🎫Free, ⏰All day. Feel the authentic Cantonese atmosphere, the Moon Bridge is very distinctive, and you can also visit Bruce Lee's ancestral home. • Chen Family Ancestral Hall: 🎫10 yuan, ⏰9:00 - 17:30 (closed on Tuesdays). The roof carvings are gorgeous and unique, with wood carvings, brick carvings, etc. Day 2: Encounter modern beauty 📍Guangdong Provincial Museum➡️Haixinsand Park (🚶4 minutes)➡️Canton Tower (APM Line 13 minutes)➡️Night Cruise on the Pearl River (🚶7 minutes) • Guangdong Provincial Museum: 🎫Free, ⏰9:00 - 17:00 (closed on Mondays). You can learn about the history and culture of Southern Guangdong and check out the "Boiled Chicken" cultural relics. • Haixinsha Park: 🎫Free, ⏰All day. There is a large sea of ​​flowers, which is beautiful both during the day and at night. There are fountains at night, which is a good place to take panoramic photos of the Guangzhou Tower. • Canton Tower: 🎫Free, ⏰All day. The Guangzhou landmark "Little Slender Waist" has a relatively expensive ticket, but the panoramic view at Haixinsand is actually very beautiful. • Night cruise on the Pearl River: 🎫98 - 168 yuan, ⏰18:40 - 21:30. You must experience it, you can see the prosperity of Guangzhou at night along the way. Day 3: Taste tradition and fashion 📍Nanyue King Museum➡️Anime Star City (🚲12 minutes)➡️Big Buddha Temple (🚶9 minutes)➡️Beijing Road Pedestrian Street (🚶5 minutes) • Museum of the Nanyue King: The best-preserved Han Dynasty painted stone chamber tomb in Lingnan. It is divided into the main tomb exhibition area and the royal palace exhibition area, and the two exhibition areas are not together. • Anime Star City: full of trendy elements, suitable for young people to visit. • Big Buddha Temple: It is magnificent and golden when the lights are turned on, and is as stunning as the night view of Hongyadong in Chongqing. • Beijing Road Pedestrian Street: 🎫Free, ⏰All day. There are many delicious foods and a real-life version of the "Spirited Away" scene, which is worth a visit. Food Recommendations 🍜Recommended food streets: Longdong Pedestrian Street, Uemura Night Market, Taiping Night Market, Yongtai Street Night Market, Beigang Snack Street, Luoxi Night Market, you can enjoy a feast at any of them. 🍱Special delicacies: morning tea, clay pot rice, rice noodle rolls, white-cut chicken, roast goose, beef offal, pot cake, squab, Cantonese cuisine, desserts, chicken biscuits, etc., all of which are the flavors of old Guangzhou. Accommodation suggestions 🏨Yuexiu District: historical center, close to cultural relics, convenient for travel. 🏨Liwan District: The old Guangzhou city area with a strong cultural atmosphere and authentic life experience. 🏨Tianhe District: CBD new district, many high-end hotels, convenient shopping, but prices may be higher during the Spring Festival. I hope everyone has a happy Spring Festival of the Year of the Snake in Guangzhou and leaves wonderful memories with their families! #JanuaryGoodPlaces2025