Guangzhou Delicious Food Tour Route A: Xiguan Area

Guangzhou Delicious Food Tour Route A: Xiguan Area

Travel around the Xiguan, which is one of the most traditional food areas in Guangzhou. You can find a lot of delicious food here. Such as: small boat porridge, bamboo noodle, traditional Cantonese rice noodle roll, Bozai cake, water chestnut juice, salty fried pancake, osmanthus cake and so on. Besides the delicious food, you will also visit the Lychee Bay, the old city center and the old and rich area of Guangzhou.

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Visit the traditional area in Guangzhou to feel the old history of the city

Taste the typical Cantonese food in Guangzhou

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Stop At: Lychee Bay Scenic Area, Pantang Area, Liwan District, Guangzhou 510000 China

Lychee Bay Scenic Area, which dates back to the 2nd century BC. Formed by the rivers and lakes flowing into the Pearl River, the area is home to five bridges, namely the 187-foot (57-meter) Longjing Bridge. From here you will walk to Lychee Bay where there well-preserved old Xiguan houses that used to be the home for rich people.

The Lychee Bay was one of many old canals running though Liwan and covered-up in the middle of the 20th century for sanitary reasons. Today, it is regarded as a masterpiece amongst Asian Games renovation projects and a new destination for tourists in Guangzhou. The small canal offers a highly idealized version of what Guangzhou might have resembled in the 19th century, with lychee trees growing along the waterfront. The 668-meter waterway has won praise from nearby residents and the authorities plan to continue developing such canals "in the hope to rival Paris or Venice."

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Renwei Temple, Miaoqian Street, Longjin West Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou 510140 China

Renwei Temple is located in Longjin West Road, Guangzhou, in the old Qiangtang Township. It is a temple dedicated to Taoist Zhenwu Emperor. It was the oldest and largest temple in the 18th township of Enzhou in Qiantang.

Duration: 8 minutes