Guangzhou
Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong Province in southern China. Wikivoyage
Population 18,676,605 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in China
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Archaeological Site Museum of Nanyue Palace Museum · 440 m - Lingnan Finance Museum Museum · 930 m
- Memorial of the March 29th. Uprising Headquarters Museum · 250 m
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Peasant Movement Institute Museum · 520 m -
10,000 Tree Cottage Museum · 550 m - 龙虎墙 Ruins · 830 m
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Site of The 1st National Congress of Kuomintang of China Museum · 850 m -
Main Building Attraction · 860 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Chinese New Year/Spring Festival
January – February
(春节 Chūnjié) occurs on first day of first lunar month, usually in January or February. This is a 15 day celebration and some districts can be quite deserted as many migrant workers return to their home provinces.
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Double Ninth Festival
April, October
(重阳节 Chóngyáng jié) is on the 9th day of 9th lunar month, usually in October. Cantonese has the tradition of hiking up Baiyun Mountain. This is also the fall version of the Tomb Sweeping Day in April
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Dragon Boat Festival
May – June
(端午节 Duānwǔ jié) on fifth day of fifth lunar month, usually in May or June.
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Mid-autumn Festival
September – October
(中秋节 Zhōngqiū jié) is on the 15th day of 8th lunar month, usually in September or October. Cantonese moon cakes are enjoyed during this holiday.
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Winter Solstice
December
(冬至, 过冬 Dōngzhì), which literally means the Coming of Winter is on December 22. Traditionally, Cantonese people observe the day with a family feast, which often includes preserved duck and sausages.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Guangzhou); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Peasant Movement Institute 540 m
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall 940 m
- Gongyuanqian 1000 m
- Xiaobei 1.1 km
- Beijing Lu 1.3 km
- Martyrs' Park 1.4 km
Train stations: Guangzhou 2.7 km, Shiweitang 5.5 km, Guangzhoudong 5.8 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.