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China Litchi Museum
Gaozhou · 22.4km from downtown
Xiantai Temple
Gaozhou Xian Tai Temple is located on Wenming Road, Gaozhou City, north of Panzhou Park. It was built in the 14th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1535 AD) and rebuilt in the 43rd year of Jiajing and the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is a large-scale and high-level Xian Tai Temple in Gaozhou. The main building of Xian Tai Temple has a total of three entrances, with a total depth of 49.5 meters, a total width of 13.4 meters, and a construction area of 826.3 square meters. It is divided into front hall, middle hall and main hall. Brick and wood structure, red walls and green tiles, bucket arches and cornices, and gorgeous decorations, the use of art forms such as painting, stacking, carving, etc., shows a strong national style and local style. Mrs. Xian Tai was the female leader of the Baiyue ethnic group in Lingnan in the sixth century AD. She was from Gaozhou, Guangdong. She devoted her life to the reunification of the motherland and ethnic unity. have widespread influence. Later generations built many Xian Tai Temples in various places to commemorate Mrs. Xian Tai, and there are more than 200 in Maoming area alone. Gaozhou Xian Tai Temple is the largest Xian Tai Temple in Gaozhou. In the early Ming Dynasty, after the Gaozhou government moved south to Maoming City (now Gaozhou City), the Xian Tai Temple also moved south, and was built outside the East Gate in the fourteenth year of Jiajing (1535), called Gaozhou Xian Tai Temple.Gaozhou · 446m from downtown
Datang Lixiang Cultural Tourism Area
The Tang Lixiang Cultural Tourism Area is located on Yuanba Avenue, Genzi Town, Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province, covering an area of 3 square kilometers. It is connected to the ancient lychee group, with rich cultural resources, gorgeous natural landscape and unique industry. It is a national agricultural tourism demonstration site, a national AAA-level tourist Attraction, and one of the main components of China's important agricultural cultural heritage (Guangdong Lingnan lychee planting demonstration). It is one of the first batch of Guangdong rural tourism boutique routes and one of the 100 red tourism attractions in the country. There is a tribute garden that was built during the Sui and Tang Dynasties and paid tribute to Yang Guifei in the Tang Dynasty, the Hongli Pavilion with "China Red" lychee trees, the national lychee expo and germplasm resource garden, and a large area of sweet lychee villages with Lingnan style. It is the birthplace of the world's lychee culture and a lychee industry cluster area, receiving more than 2 million Chinese and foreign tourists every year. The Tang Dynasty Litchi Village Cultural Tourism Zone has nine sections, including Yiqihongchen Square, China Litchi Expo, National Litchi Planting Resource Garden, Chuxin Square, Baili Garden, Gongyuan-Ancient Litchi Museum, Hongli Scenic Spot-Hongli Pavilion, Shuimoqiaotou-Internet celebrity Qiaotou Village and Genzi Greenway Essence Section. The central attractions, Qiannian Gongyuan and Hongli Pavilion, have always been well-known tourist attractions, attracting a large number of tourists every year; Hongli Pavilion is one of the "Hometown One-Day Tour" attractions and one of the "Top Ten Tourist Attraction" in Maoming City, and is recommended by the Provincial Tourism Bureau as one of the "Red Tourist Attractions" routes; Gongyuan, also known as the "Living Litchi Museum", is a scenic spot for experiencing litchi culture.Gaozhou · 23.1km from downtown
Gaozhou Sanguanding
Gaozhou · 29.7km from downtown
Maoming Open-pit Mine Ecological Park
Maoming Open-pit Mine Ecological Park was formerly the Maoming Open-pit Mine, located in the northwest corner of Maoming city, at a straight-line distance of approx. 800m from Hongqi North Road in the city, with a planned area of approx. 10.07 km², and the Beipai Forest Park has a planned area of approx. 6.93 km².Maoming · 22.6km from Gaozhou
Bei Hai Silver Beach
Beihai Silver Beach Tourist Resort is located in Yinhai District, Beihai City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is a national AAAA-level tourist Attraction and a comprehensive tourist resort integrating natural scenery, leisure and entertainment, and cultural experience. It covers an area of about 38 square kilometers and stretches about 24 kilometers from Guantouling in the west to Daguansha in the east. It is vast and boundless. The main venues and attractions include Silver Beach Wonderland Oceanarium, Silver Beach Iceland Cooling Pavilion, Silver Beach Oceanland Fashion Pavilion, Silver Beach Park, Lover's Island Park, Beach Park, etc. The beach here is made of high-grade quartz sand, which is fine and white, and glows silver in the sun, hence the name "Silver Beach". The seawater of Beihai Silver Beach is pure, the water temperature is moderate, the waves are soft and there are no sharks. It is a natural coastal bathing beach and marine sports venue. It belongs to the South Asian tropical marine monsoon climate, with pleasant weather all year round. No matter which season you come, you can enjoy the pleasant sea breeze. The “three museums and one beach” of Beihai Silver Beach include the Silver Beach Wonderland Oceanarium, the Silver Beach Iceland Cooling Pavilion, the Silver Beach Oceanland Fashion Pavilion and the Fashion Vitality Beach. These projects together constitute the new business format of Beihai Silver Beach, aiming to create a silver beach with a strong atmosphere of happiness, fashion, art and fireworks, and to build new products and new business formats for Beihai International Coastal Tourism Destination. The Silver Beach Wonderland Oceanarium in the Fish Swimming Square of the Silver Beach Scenic Area is centered around parent-child ocean interaction. It has an exquisite layout, two floors, and indoor and outdoor linkages for the "Silver Beach Time" theme oceanarium that features AI imaging by hundreds of digital cameras, mermaid performances, the Silver Beach Fantasy Underwater Photography Memorial, the Underwater World, a Jellyfish Maze, and popular science on marine life culture. The Yintan Ice Realm Cooling Pavilion at the Yuyou Square in the Yintan Attraction is a combination of ice sculpture art performance space, rest and cooling off, cave-style design, beach sea view terrace, and an art ice sculpture cooling theater with an area of approximately 6,000 square meters, where you can watch the avant-garde dance drama "Melting", which uses ice as a carrier to tell the story of the cycle of life. The vibrant performance allows viewers to experience the true meaning and beauty of time, life, and emotion. The Silver Attraction·Haijing Fashion Museum in the Roman Square of the Silver Beach Scenic Area is a landmark of the Silver Beach. It has an ultra-wide-angle romantic sea view restaurant and a seaside library with a four-story 360° surround panoramic glass design. The indoor and outdoor venues cover 6,000 square meters. It has 8 suspended platforms, spiral staircases, trendy parties, beach play, travel photography and dressing, etc. It is an ideal place for seaside relaxation, gatherings and team building. Fashionable and Vitality Beach provides daytime outdoor sea play equipment (sun umbrellas, tables and chairs, swimming rings, etc.) and nighttime entertainment activities, providing tourists with an all-weather entertainment experience, allowing tourists to enjoy a pleasant night at the beach. Beihai Silver Beach Tide SculptureLocated in the beach park of Beihai Silver Beach, it is a landmark building of Beihai. When night falls and the music starts, the "Chao" sculpture multimedia show and the musical fountain spray out to the rhythm of the music, and colorful lights are projected on the fountain, which is magnificent, as if bringing the entire Silver Beach to the city that never sleeps. Transportation Tips 1. Self-driving The four major distribution centers of Beihai Silver Beach include Sichuan Road Tourism Distribution Center, Shanghai Road Tourism Distribution Center, Binjiang Road Tourism Distribution Center and Guangdong Road Tourism Distribution Center. These distribution centers not only provide parking services, but also have comprehensive service buildings and sightseeing bus pick-up points to facilitate tourists to go to the Attraction. Sichuan Road Tourist Distribution Center:Located at the intersection of Sichuan Road and Yintan Middle Road, it mainly includes a comprehensive service building, a parking building and a Bus parking lot. Visitors can take a tourist sightseeing bus or walk along Yintan Chao Street to the Attraction. The nearest entrance includes the Happy Harbor Gate. Warm reminder: The exit and entrance roads of Sichuan Road Distribution Center are one-way lanes. Guangdong Road Tourist Distribution Center:Located on Guangdong Road, visitors can take a sightseeing bus or walk along Guangdong Road to the Attraction. The nearest entrances include the Happy Harbor Area Gate, the Roman Forum Entrance and Exit, and the Xiuying Chao Sculpture Area Gate. Shanghai Road Tourist Distribution Center:Located at the intersection of Shanghai South Road and Meijing Road (formerly Yintan No. 3 Road), it has a comprehensive service building, which mainly includes a tourist service center, a parking building and related supporting facilities. Visitors can take a tourist sightseeing bus or walk along Shanghai Road to the Attraction. The nearest entrance includes the "Fish Tour Square" sea entrance gate. Binjiang Road Tourism Distribution Center:Located on Binjiang Road, visitors can take a sightseeing bus or walk along Binjiang Road to the Attraction. The nearest entrances include the gate of Yinsha Zhulang area. Transportation to the distribution center Take a sightseeing bus:There are tourist bus boarding points in the four major distribution centers, providing seamless bus services and solving the "last mile" traffic bottleneck for tourists to reach the Attraction. walk:Visitors can reach the Attraction along the Yintan Chao Street or the walking routes of various distribution centers. 2. Bus routes Bus No. 3 (Seaside Park - Silver Beach),Bus No. 17 (Beibu Gulf Square - Silver Beach), Bus No. 20 (Railway Station - Silver Beach), Bus No. 21 (Nanzhu Bus Station - Silver Beach), Tourist Bus No. 102 (Garden Expo Park - Jiahe. Guanshanhai),Bus Route 106 (Beibu Gulf No. 1—Silver Beach Park). 3. Car sharing/rental There are many shared bicycle and two-wheeled electric vehicle rental points in Beihai. Renting an electric vehicle or shared bicycle is also a good transportation option. Accommodation Guide Beihai Silver Beach has a wide variety of accommodation options, covering all needs from budget to luxury, including B&Bs/inns, budget hotels, business hotels, luxury resort hotels, etc. Food Recommendations 1. Qiaogang Style Street is a famous food street in Beihai, famous for its rich seafood and authentic snacks, including shrimp cakes, sweet soup, fried ice, spring rolls, crab rice noodle, rice rolls, egg burgers, seafood and other special snacks.Qiaogang Style StreetIt has been rated as Guangxi's tourism and leisure district and autonomous region-level pedestrian street, and the 2023 Guangxi Food Night Market Brand, and was listed in Guangxi's first batch of 100 “Cultural Tourism Check-in Points”. 2. Souvenir business districts such as Wanda Plaza and Wuyue Plaza are within 2 kilometers, providing everything from food and drink to entertainment.China · Beihai
Yuexiu Park
Yuexiu Park boasts beautiful natural scenery, making it perfect for strolling and exercising. The park's most iconic feature is Guangzhou's symbol - the Five Rams sculpture, which visitors can photograph as a souvenir. The park is lush with flowers and plants, featuring beautiful landscapes. It attracts many locals who come for hiking and exercise. Being a public park, there's no specific route to follow - most visitors come for hiking, lake viewing, taking photos at the five-goat statue, and seeing the ancient city wall. Families with children can enjoy the Golden Seal amusement park and Yuexiu Park - Dongxiu children's play area, where each attraction has a per-use charge. It consists of the main peak Yuejing Hill and surrounding hills such as Guihua Hill, Muke Hill, and Liyu Hill, along with three artificial lakes: North Xiu, South Xiu, and East Xiu. All three lakes offer cruise rides. The differences between the lakes are as follows: East Xiu Lake offers a distant view of the TV tower and features bumper boats, with a children's play area by the shore. South Xiu Lake provides a scenic overlook of Zhenhai Tower and has a large lawn by the shore, making it an ideal spot for painting and sketching. North Xiu Lake is shaded by lush greenery and features attractions like the Flower Pavilion, Lake Center Island, and Jin Garden. In addition to its natural scenery, the park is filled with numerous historical sites, including monuments, the ancient city wall of Guangzhou, and the old square fort. You can come here to savor history. If you bring your children along, you can share some historical knowledge with them while exploring.China · Guangzhou
Jingshan Park
Jingshan Park is located in the tourist center of Zhuhai City. It boasts beautiful scenery as it is beside the mountain and water and faces the sea. By taking the Shijingshan cable car in the park to the top of the mountain, you can overlook the beautifulXianglu BayAs well as most of the cityscape of Zhuhai and Macao, it is one of the best viewing spots in Zhuhai. Jingshan Park currently has a mountain-top viewing area, a mountainside rock area, a lakeside recreation area, a cableway/slide area, and a large playground area. The park is 148 m above sea level. If you don't have enough energy, you can take the cable car in the cable car and slide area to climb the mountain. Along the way, you can see the full view of Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai in the distance, and the nearbyXianglu BayThe statue of the fisher girl in Zhuhai and the couple road are all in view. A 630 m pipe-rail slide runs from the mountaintop to the foot, offering you a thrilling experience of traversing the jungle. If you have ample energy, you can also hike up the mountain yourself. In the stone attraction on the mountainside, you can see peculiar stone formations resembling various animals. At Jingshan Park, the rugged rocks strikingly resemble creatures like toads, seagulls, whales, buffaloes, and pandas, leaving visitors in awe of nature's craftsmanship. The lakeside recreation area centers around the approx. 6000 m artificial lake, Emerald Lake, surrounded by expansive sloping grasslands and featuring a large children's playground. Parents can enjoy leisurely walks and playtime with their children here.China · Zhuhai
The Museum of Guangxizhuang Autonomous Region
The Museum of Guangxizhuang Autonomous Region (hereinafter referred to as "Guangxi Museum"), established in 1934, is a provincial-level comprehensive museum of history and art, and one of China's first national first-class museums. It houses nearly 100,000 artifacts (sets), including 148 first-class cultural relics (sets), 1,974 second-class cultural relics (sets), and 3,865 third-class cultural relics (sets). The museum's collection is not only vast in quantity and diverse in categories, covering a wide range from the Paleolithic Age to modern times, but also features strong local ethnic characteristics. These artifacts hold significant historical, artistic, and scientific value, bearing witness to Guangxi's historical development and evolution across various periods. To promote the high-quality development of museums, with strong support from the Party Committee and Government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Museum of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region underwent renovation and expansion starting in January 2019. The new museum building, covering approximately 42,000 square meters with 10,000 square meters of exhibition space, opened to the public in late November 2022. It features permanent exhibitions such as "Ancient Civilizations of Guangxi" and "Flames of the Southern Frontier: Guangxi's Modern Revolutionary History," along with thematic exhibitions including "Setting Sail from Hepu: Guangxi's Maritime Silk Road of the Han Dynasty," "A Kaleidoscope of Glazes: Ceramic Collections," and "Exquisite Craftsmanship: Treasures of Artistry." These exhibits comprehensively illustrate Guangxi's developmental path within China's diverse-yet-unified civilization framework. The main building consists of an exhibition hall featuring the stilt-style architecture of the Zhuang ethnic group and a cultural relics garden with strong ethnic characteristics, integrating classic nostalgic views, leisure cultural spaces, and modern technological design. The new museum's functional zoning is scientifically and rationally planned to fully meet the public cultural service needs of the museum. It adds four interactive areas: a historical theater, a children's archaeology exploration hall, a youth activity center, and a cultural creative shop. The museum has established a smart infrastructure based on middle platforms, big data, cloud computing, microservices, and knowledge graphs, enabling smart management functions such as remote reservation, AR audio guides during visits, and volunteer management. It also offers diverse and personalized services including live guides, audio guides, historical theater performances, archaeological interactive experiences, and ethnic cuisine. In the era of cultural and tourism integration, the newly revitalized Museum of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region will integrate functions such as collection, research, exhibition, education, tourism, and international exchange. Rooted in its distinctive "museum-garden combination" and "dynamic-static complementarity" approach, it is dedicated to exploring Guangxi's historical and cultural essence, showcasing Guangxi's image, and telling Guangxi's stories well. By promoting the fusion of culture and tourism, the museum aims to make cultural relics "rotate," "smart," and "dynamic," striving to achieve creative transformation and innovative development of China's outstanding traditional culture. This effort contributes significantly to building a magnificent Guangxi in the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics.China · Nanning
Guangdong Museum
The Guangdong Provincial Museum, located in Pearl River New City, is intriguingly shaped just like a treasure chest. The complex features a history museum, art gallery and natural museum that all display the history and culture of Guangdong Province, its localities and its residents. The collections in the museum are as numerous as they are varied. Among them is a gorgeous collection of paintings and porcelain art from the Lingnan Painting School and exquisitely crafted Chaozhou wood carvings.China · Guangzhou
Free things to do in Gaozhou
China Litchi Museum
Gaozhou · 22.4km from downtownXiantai Temple
Gaozhou · 446m from downtownDatang Lixiang Cultural Tourism Area
Gaozhou · 23.1km from downtownGaozhou Sanguanding
Gaozhou · 29.7km from downtownMaoming Open-pit Mine Ecological Park
Maoming · 22.6km from GaozhouBei Hai Silver Beach
China · BeihaiImmediate access, Book now for today, Cancel anytimeYuexiu Park
China · GuangzhouJingshan Park
China · ZhuhaiThe Museum of Guangxizhuang Autonomous Region
China · NanningGuangdong Museum
China · Guangzhou
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What travellers say about Gaozhou
Stone2 December 2025
5.0
This popular service area, recommended by the restaurant owner, is definitely worth a visit! The best part is it's free! I never expected a service area to be so beautiful, and it even has outlet stores selling designer brands.
China Litchi Museum
鸿门199010 August 2023
5.0
Madam Xi is the Holy Mother of Lingnan. When I came to Madam Xi's hometown, it was drizzling. I walked along the tomb path and slowly walked to the tomb of this national heroine. I bowed three times in front of the tomb to express my respect.
Remember Madam Xi's teachings: The most important thing for a person is to be happy.
Xiantai Temple
YuanGuan9 August 2023
5.0
[Scenery] Very nice, I like it
[Fun] OK
[Value for money] Worth visiting
Gaozhou Sanguanding
一直在路上的猫27 March 2026
4.0
Maoming Open-Pit Mine Ecological Park.
Transformed from the largest oil shale open-pit mine in southern China, this is a free, open-access ecological and industrial culture park.
Oil shale mining began in 1958 and ceased in 1992. Restoration began in 2014. Covering 10.07 square kilometers, with the core Haoxin Lake covering approximately 6.8 square kilometers, the park features an open-pit mine museum, a 20-kilometer lakeside greenway, and large areas of restored forest.
Haoxin Lake: The lake water is a vibrant blue, incredibly photogenic on sunny days, and ideal for cycling, hiking, and camping. You can rent electric bikes or bicycles to explore the lake. While the scenery is beautiful on sunny days, it can be very sunny. Today, it was a cloudy day, so the scenery wasn't as stunning, but the gentle breeze made it very comfortable.
Mining Relics: Equipment such as electric shovels and ore carts are preserved. The museum offers free information on the history of oil shale mining.
Ecological Landscape: In spring, the golden trumpet trees bloom, attracting birds and serving as a model of ecological restoration.
It's free all day, but the museum has closed days. Inside the park, you can buy tickets to take a miniature train around the lake. There are buses that go there, but they take a long time, so taking a taxi is more convenient.
Maoming Open-pit Mine Ecological Park
230***0617 September 2026
5.0
A truly beautiful sight! The twinkling lights and bustling crowds create a lively atmosphere. The various lanterns, adorned with different shapes and designs, depict plant landscapes, small animals, and other cultural elements, leaving a particularly deep impression.
Yuexiu Park
Jensen 呂9 October 2026
4.0
Jingshan Slide, also known as the Sunset Roller Coaster, winds its way down the mountain from the summit. You can control your speed, feel the wind rushing past your ears, and enjoy panoramic views of Xianglu Bay as you glide – a truly unique experience. The track is well-maintained; the curves are exciting but not too thrilling, making it a great stress reliever for young people. You can take a cable car up the mountain and ride the slide down, combining tranquility and activity for a rich and varied experience.
Jingshan Park
Anonymous user3 October 2026
4.0
The exhibits are plentiful, concentrated on the second and third floors, but unfortunately, the museum doesn't limit visitor numbers, making it impossible to sit still and appreciate them at a leisurely pace.
I suggest following the example of other provincial museums and changing the reservation system to two-hour time slots—limiting the number of visitors would significantly improve the experience.
Also, the smell of recent renovations in some exhibition halls is quite strong.
The Museum of Guangxizhuang Autonomous Region
Chu_Hugh8 October 2026
5.0
In the afternoon, we visited the provincial museum and happened to catch a free guided tour. The guide's explanation was very professional and detailed, demonstrating a true depth of Van Gogh studies. He shared many touching stories, which were very inspiring. Finally, there was a movie to watch, which the children found very rewarding.
Guangdong Museum
