City: Guangdong
Top Things to do in Guangdong
Top Hotels in Guangdong
- 1. InterContinental Shenzhen
- 2. Sofitel Foshan
- 3. InterContinental Guangzhou Exhibition Center
- 4. Crowne Plaza Shenzhen Nanshan, an IHG hotel
- 5. Sheraton Shenzhen Nanshan
- 6. Crowne Plaza Shenzhen Futian, an IHG hotel
- 7. Holiday Inn Guangzhou Airport Zone, an IHG hotel
- 8. Crowne Plaza Zhuhai City Center
- 9. Shenzhen Marriott Hotel Nanshan
- 10. Shangri-La Shenzhen
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Things to do in Guangdong, China: The Best History Museums
Guangdong (Chinese: 广东) is a province in South China, located on the South China Sea coast. Traditionally romanised as Kwangtung, Guangdong surpassed Henan and Sichuan to become the most populous province in China in January 2005, registering 79.1 million permanent residents and 31 million migrants who lived in the province for at least six months of the year; the total population was 104,303,132 in the 2010 census, accounting for 7.79 percent of Mainland China's population. This also makes it the most populous first-level administrative subdivision of any country outside the former British Raj, as its population is surpassed only by those of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the Indian states of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. The provincial capital Guangzhou and economic hub Shenzhen are among the most populous and important cities in China. The population increase since the census has been modest, the province at 2015 had 108,500,000 people.
Restaurants in Guangdong
1. Guangzhou Oriental Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 8 reviews
Guangzhou Oriental Museum is located within The Asian Games Cultural Village in Guangzhou, China. With a mountain aft and a river flowing across her bow, beauty surrounds her. Anchoring the Cultural Village, she stands proud as one of the ‘Key Cultural Developments’ completed during the Asian Games 2010, as decreed by the Chinese Government.
Reviewed By DebbyAB
This museum is easy to find, and worthwhile to tour. The displays and their corresponding explanations are educational as well as a delight to the eye and mind. The friendly and knowledgeable staff offer a comfortable and culturally accurate tour of the varied artistic and utilitarian pieces of various dynasties. You will leave this museum feeling informed and engaged to 5,000 + years of Chinese culture. Be sure to ask Museum Director, Matthew, for a great cup of his coffee!
2. Shenzhen Nanshan Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
3. Guangdong Museum Of Chinese Nationals Residing Abroad
4. Guangzhou Thirteen Hongs Museum
5. Guangzhou Museum of Art
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By douglasm62 - Guangzhou, China
To be honest SWMBO and I didn’t intend to visit this museum, but it was well worth it. I suggested we go to the southern end of LuHu Park (TA reviewed) as we hadn’t been there for years, and then walk back along the road and boardwalk towards YunTai Gardens (TA reviewed). After lunch, we walked to the bus stop at the end of the road and caught the #245 bus which took us all the way past LuHu Lake and dropped us off at LuHu Square. This is a rather large paved area where the locals meet for communal dancing, singing, playing chess, and chatting. The first thing I noticed was the large number of sculptures doted around the square. One or two I’d expect but there were a couple of dozen. Then I saw over in the far corner tucked away behind some trees a very nice looking brown and white modernish building. Interesting! We’ve passed the square many times over the years in the bus, but I’d never noticed this building, so time to investigate. Over the door was written GuangZhou Museum of Art. Now we knew what it was! Of course, SWMBO said she’d know all along what it was. Yeah! The building looked rather inviting, it was another hot day, so anything with the promise of air conditioning is inviting. Free admission and no ID check but our bags were scanned. I suggest you always take your passport to attractions as you never know when they’ll check who you are. Next to the security check is a rack of leaflets about the museum and some are in English and very, very good. They make nice souvenirs. There’s also a notice in English that guided tours are available a couple of times a day, but they have to be booked the day before. No price, but ¥100 would be appreciated. There’s also audio tours and new to me, WeChat guides. Note: Get the WeChat (WeiXin in China) app on your phone before you come to China and become familiar with it as it’s used by everybody for nearly everything. If you can get some RMB in your WeChat wallet. Cash isn’t king anymore. Anyway, in we went. The building is very spacious and the corridors circuitous. There are lots of signs and information in English. SWMBO gravitated towards the calligraphy exhibition which she thought was wonderful mainly because she can read the old script and understands what the characters and combination of characters mean, so appreciates how the brush strokes enhance the meaning. There’s a lot of examples. Read all about them in the free booklet. We strolled in the garden where the sculptures are more to my liking. Of course, the fish in the ponds were treated to the fish food from my man-bag. Then it was back inside and onto the second floor. There’s a nice hall about the violinist Ma ZiCong and another displaying the cartoons of Liao BingXiong which SWMBO thought were brilliant and for their time more than a bit risqué. Another nice souvenir handout available at reception. Be prepared for a lot of walking but the building is comfortably cool. There’s a lift and plenty of benches to rest and enjoy the small sculptures dotted around the museum. Toilets are nice and clean. I didn’t see a café but there’s a small shop selling books, calligraphy brushes and other bits and bobs for artists. All-in-all a pleasant way to spend a hot afternoon before walking back as we orgingally inteneded towards YunTai Garden for a delicious evening meal in one of the restaurants by the entrance.
6. Guangzhou Luxun Memorial Hall
7. Dapeng Ancient City Museum
8. Wuyi Huaqiao Museum
9. Opium War Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 90 reviews
Reviewed By peterli2018
A must see attraction providing a full account of the history on how China got bullied by the foreign forces by implanyting the toxic opium kinto China while pretending a legitmate trade. A mirro reflection of how corrupted the AngloSaxon was then and perhaps even now
10. Guangzhou Museum of Modern History
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