Guangzhou Water Culture Tour: Ancient Port .Pearl River Night Cruise

Guangzhou Water Culture Tour: Ancient Port .Pearl River Night Cruise

This tour is aiming to show you the water culture in Guangzhou. Visit Guangzhou in one day with a private guide who shows you the city’s culture and tradition. Introduce the funny story of the city with you in your own speaking language so that will let you have no gap between Chinese. Travel around the famous and popular attractions which will give you totally different idea about Guangzhou water culture. During this tour, you will have a chance to visit the Ancient Huangpu Port and Village, Qingping Market, Beijing Road and Tianzi Wharf. Enjoy the delicious Cantonese lunch and snacks during the tour. After that, you will go to take the Pearl River Night Cruise and enjoy the night view of Guangzhou. It is absolutely the very local route for the visitors who want to feel the water culture of Guangzhou.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Huangpu Ancient Village Museum, No.6 Bukangli, Huangpu Village, Haizhu District, Guangzhou China

The first stop of the tour is the Ancient Huangpu Port and Village, located near the modern-day port on the eastern end of Pazhou Island. Once the Chinese end of the maritime Silk road, the port was also heavily involved in the opium trade. Check out the small history museum for background on the area, and visit Pak Tai Temple, if you wish. Most of your time spent here will be walking around the maze of streets and alleys that make up the village.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Qingping Medicine Market, Huangsha Avenue, Liwan District, Guangzhou 510130 China

Then we will have a traditional Cantonese lunch, the journey goes to Qingping Chinese Traditional Market. It is a traditional Chinese herbs market, from there you can have more idea of Chinese traditional medicine.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Beijing Road Shopping District, Beijing Road, Guangzhou 510055 China

And your journey goes to Beijing Road, There are ancient pavements built during different dynasties under the modern road to prove the long history around this area. It is wonderful place for shopping as well.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Pearl River (Zhujiang), Guangzhou China

Then you will come to visit the Tianzi wharf, also known as “the First Wharf of Canton”, is the oldest wharf on the Pearl River in Guangzhou. The wharf is at the intersection of Beijing Road and Yanjiang Road Middle. It is currently a Wharf of Guangzhou Water Bus, serves for the ferries between Fangzhi Wharf and several water bus routes. It is also a terminal wharf of Pearl River Night Cruise.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Pearl River (Zhujiang), Guangzhou China

Finally, the last stop is the Pearl River Night Cruise. The tour guide will show you the delicious Cantonese dinner. The Pearl River with the total length of 2,320 kilometers, is the second largest river in China. Its name comes from the "Haizhu Stone." When thousands of miles of Pearl River flow through the city under Guangzhou, the river has a huge stone island in the middle. Stone Island has long been washed by the water, become sleek, shaped like pearls, known as-Haizhu stone. As a result, the river situated on the stone is called the Pearl River. The cruise ship went from the marina to the colorful bridges. The colorful lights go across the Guangzhou Bridge and the Liede Bridge, turning them into rainbows across the river. And that is the most beautiful light view in Guangzhou. You will absolutely love the night Guangzhou after the night cruise.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes