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Eight Sights of Guangzhou. The Eight Views of Ram City, also known as the Eight Sights of Guangzhou is the collective name for various collections of the eight most famous tourist attractions in Guangzhou, China, during different periods of its history. Collections of "Eight Views" is a common trope in Chinese travel literature .
Guangzhou, [a] previously romanized as Canton [6] or Kwangchow, [7] is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. [8] Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road.
Guangzhou Chimelong Tourist Resort (4 P) M. Museums in Guangzhou (7 P) R. Religious buildings and structures in Guangzhou (2 C, 5 P) S.
Yuexiu Hill. Yuexiu Hill, also known as Yut Sau Shan, Yut Sau Hill, or Mount Yuexiu, is located in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. It once formed the northern end of the old walled city, though most of the walls have been dismantled and the city has now expanded far beyond it. Its grounds now form Guangzhou's Yuexiu Park, which remains one of the ...
Shawan Ancient Town (Chinese: 沙湾古镇) is an 800-year-old town located in the Panyu District of Guangzhou in southern China, founded during the Song dynasty. It is traditionally linked to the historical and folk Lingan culture. [1] [2] The town area covers 153 hectares; and it is divided into an east village, west village, and north village.
Baiyun is informally known as the "City's Lung" (市 肺), from its greenery. It is also acclaimed as the "First Beauty in Guangzhou” (羊城 第一 秀) [ 2 ] or the “Most Famous Mountain South of Ling ” (岭 南 第一 名 山). [ 3 ] Moxing Peak, its highest point, is similarly sometimes called the “First Peak under the Southern Sky ...
Chimelong Paradise (Chinese: 长隆欢乐世界) is a major amusement park in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.Opened on April 12, 2006, Chimelong Paradise is the largest amusement park in China and boasts the 10 Inversion Roller Coaster, which prior to the opening of The Smiler at Alton Towers, England shared the record for most inversions with Colossus at Thorpe Park in Surrey ...
People's Park (Chinese: 人民公园; pinyin: Rénmín Gōngyuán) is an urban public park in Yuexiu District in central Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province in south China. Established in 1921, it is the first public park in the city, built on the site that had been the location of successive regional governments since the Sui dynasty (581 ...