Seeking the charm of Nanyue Garden: Visit the garden during the Dragon Boat Festival, enjoy the glazed dragon wall and taste the elegance of Lingnan

#Dragon Boat Festival Good Place

During the Dragon Boat Festival, you may want to visit Nanyue Garden! This Lingnan garden is hidden in Panyu, Guangzhou. The pavilions and towers are full of ancient charm. The glazed brick carvings and the landscape complement each other. Strolling through it, you can appreciate the beauty of traditional architecture and feel the slow pace of time in the fusion of nature and humanity.

📍 Address: Zini Village, Shawan Town, Panyu, Guangzhou (near Baomo Garden)

🚗 Transportation: Take Bus No. 67 from Shiqiao Metro Station to Baomo Garden Terminal

Morning·Explore the garden and enjoy the scenery (9:00-12:00)

• Ancient building tour: Walk through the winding corridors with carved beams and painted buildings, and take a closer look at the traditional colored paintings such as "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" on the beams; the Nine Dragon Wall is made of glazed tiles, and nine giant dragons are circling on the wall. The dragon body shines brightly when the light and shadow flow.

• Landscape conception: Yunyan Diecui scenic spot is landscaped with rockery waterfalls, and the water falls along the stone gaps to form a quiet pool of water; the pavilions in the park (such as Yingke Pavilion and Shuxin Pavilion) are built along the water, and you can overlook the koi in the lotus pond by leaning on the railing.

• Collection tracking: Zhao Tailai Collection Hall displays Ming and Qing furniture, calligraphy and paintings, and bronzes. Among them, the hollow carved fruit plates and wine utensils in the Qing Dynasty silverware display cabinet are exquisitely crafted and worth savoring.

Lunch·Relax and taste (12:00-13:30)

The teahouse in the park serves Cantonese dim sum. It is recommended to try the Lingnan-style bowl cake and double skin milk, or order a pot of Pu'er with almond cakes, sit in the waterside corridor, listen to the wind passing through the corridor, and watch the reflection of the garden into the pool.

Afternoon: Enjoy the details slowly (13:30-16:00)

• Brick and wood carvings: Pay attention to the brick carvings on the gatehouses of each building (such as the Fu Lu Shou pattern), the wooden lions under the eaves, the delicate knife skills; the stone carving of "Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu" at the west gate, the dynamic figures are lifelike.

• Garden elegance: During the flowering season, wisteria and azaleas decorate the corridors in the garden; stroll along the path, you can see the "zodiac stone" stacked with Taihu stones, and you can find your own zodiac shape for a photo.