Day 1 Guangzhou → Xiguan [Subway] Dongshan
All day
9:30-12:30: Changshou Road - Liwan Lake - Enning Road
The quiet paths and uneven arcade streets are known as the Old Street of Guangzhou. Along the way, you can visit the Liwan Museum, Chen Lianbo Mansion Museum, Jiang Guangnai Museum, Eight-Hand Guild Hall, Chen Zeqiu's former residence, Bruce Lee's former residence, Yongqingfang and other buildings of great historical value. At the same time, this place is full of the flavor of life. Along the way, you can feel the current living streets in the Xiguan area. The traditional food shops are still bustling, and the craftsmen are still sticking to the century-old copper shops, as if time and everything have slowed down.
At lunch time, we arranged to experience a wonton noodle restaurant in the old alley of Xiguan.
13:30-16:00: Dongshankou-Xinhepu-Sibeitongjin
Take the subway to Dongshankou, and not far from the station, you'll notice the streets suddenly narrow. A little further, the houses seem even shorter. This is the old Dongshan-Xinhepu residential area. Light yellow, Western-style buildings are covered with Chinese green-tiled roofs, and Manchu windows, characteristic of Lingnan, peek through Baroque stone columns. Interestingly, the seemingly strange street names here speak to the urban transformation of old Guangzhou.
Let’s end our trip with a Cantonese afternoon tea.
