Guangzhou's suburbs are worth visiting for various different reasons. I took a long weekend to Shunde, which is south of the city, which is famous for its food. But I can't eat continuously all day, so spent some time looking for other attractions to see in between my feasts.
It wasn't very reassuring when the driver wondered why we were heading to Fengjian Water Town just west of Shunde's city centre. He thought there wasn't much worth seeing and we wouldn't want to come back again. I had not expected the spectacle in Shanghai's water towns, but this place would be a good place to relax for a few hours during a warm afternoon.
This town is made of a number of small sandy islands whose history dates back to the Western Han Dynasty, with a number of historic bridges across the waterways.
As usual with a lot of China's historic attractions, it is heavily commercialized with market streets selling all sorts of food items.
I came across this family temple/residence-looking building that has been converted into a fancy coffee shop. They restored the interiors and it's a great place to sit down, enjoy the history, and sip on a drink.
Foshan's Lingnan Tiandi is one of a series of "tiandi" retail zones set up around the country, with the most famous one being Shanghai's Xintiandi. Set amidst renovated historic buildings, it is a higher-end outdoor shopping mall with a gross floor area of 1.5 million sq m.
Guangzhou's suburbs are worth visiting for various different reasons. I took a long weekend to Shunde, which is south of the city, which is famous for its food. But I can't eat continuously all day, so spent some time looking for other attractions to see in between my feasts.
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This town is made of a number of small sandy islands whose history dates back to the Western Han Dynasty, with a number of historic bridges across the waterways.
As usual with a lot of China's historic attractions, it is heavily commercialized with market streets selling all sorts of food items.
One of the province's most famous gardens, Qinghui was once home to the Huang family, a scholar from the Ming Dynasty in the early 17th century. Restored by the next owner during the Qing Dynasty, it eventually came into the local government's hands and is now open to the public as a museum.
I arrived just as it opened to beat the crowds. The site has many buildings and a variety of different garden landscapes, patterned in the Lingnan style. Do come early especially on the weekend, because the crowds quickly grew and by the time I left just after 10:30am, it wasn't possible to enjoy the site anymore.
I love those traditional Chinese gardens. Reminds me of Suzhou.
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