[2025 Guangzhou Hotels] Travel Guide for Grapefruit International Apartment (Updated Jul)

Take a trip to Dafushan Forest Park to breathe in the fresh forest air and relax. Who doesn't love blue skies, white clouds, and lush green grass? As summer approaches, if you're looking for a place with mountains, water, and open fields to enjoy, Dafushan Forest Park is the perfect choice. With forests, lakes, grassy lawns🌿, and cycling paths🚴🏻‍♀️, it's an ideal spot to unwind. You can run freely on the grass🏃🏻‍♀️, recharge over the weekend, and feel truly healed. Travel tips: ✅ Cycling routes: The park offers bike rentals🚲, including both single and tandem bikes. Recommended route: Start from the left lane at the South Gate ➡ Fengshan Road ➡ Xiangsi Pavilion ➡ South Playground ➡ Qizhandeng Dam ➡ Qizhandeng Square. ✅ Picnic and camping🏕️: The lakeside area to the right of the South Gate is perfect for camping, with a large grassy field, black swans🦢, and bald cypress trees. It's also a great spot for photography. ✅ The park is quite large, so cycling🚲 is recommended. Currently, lotus flowers🪷 are in bloom during summer, and in autumn, the golden bald cypress trees are stunning. The lotus flower season is expected to last until July. This hidden gem of a free park offers cycling🚴🏻‍♀️, boating🚢, fishing🎣, barbecuing, kite flying🪁, family outings, hiking, and mountain climbing⛰️. If you enjoy these activities, come and relax here! Location: Dafushan Forest Park, Panyu District, Guangzhou Admission🎫: Free🆓 🚇 Transportation: Take Metro Line 3 to Hanxi Changlong Station (Exit A), then transfer to a bus or take a taxi. 🅿️ Parking: If driving, you can park at the park's parking lot🚗.

Only 5 kilometers from Shenzhen! This hidden gem of an island is such a delightful surprise ⛱️ Who would have thought that right next to Shenzhen lies a dreamy island with crystal-clear waters? Sanmen Island, just a 15-minute boat ride from Shenzhen's Dongyong Pier⛴️, is almost untouched by commercial development, preserving its pristine natural beauty. It's the perfect healing sanctuary to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. On sunny days☀️, every snapshot you take here is Instagram-worthy! The water is so clear you can see the bottom, and the fine, white sand is absolutely stunning for photos. What can you do here? 🎉 Sanmen Island's beach is nestled in a bay, making the water exceptionally calm and ideal for various water activities: 🛶 Snorkeling / Jet skiing / Banana boat rides 🏄‍♀️ Kayaking / Water trampolines / Aromatherapy boat rides ⛺ Beach camping / Pier barbecues / Watching the sunrise and sunset 🪨 Exploring abandoned air-raid shelters / Hiking along coastal cliffs 🎣 You can even go fishing or foraging by the sea! Whether you want to relax or get active, Sanmen Island has it all! ⚠️ Tips to avoid pitfalls: 👉 The island is minimally developed, so hotel conditions are basic (not ideal for neat freaks). 👉 Bring your own snacks and drinks, as supplies on the island are limited. 👉 Make sure to visit on a sunny day! The water looks dull and gray on cloudy days. 🌌 Advanced experience: Camp on the beach and stargaze at the Milky Way—don’t forget mosquito repellent! 💡 My experience: This place is breathtakingly beautiful!! The water is cleaner than Shuangyue Bay by far. The best part is how few people there are, folks—every photo you take looks like a National Geographic cover.

In Guangzhou‼️ A perfect spot for family outings with fewer crowds and tons of fun! 👀 Guangzhou's first sky cruise-themed park 🚢 Non-powered amusement park ➕ Animal world 🎟️ All-in-one ticket 🎢 Nearly 30 non-powered attractions, including large trampolines, slides, and more. Interact closely with adorable animals and butterflies 🦋🐰! 💪 Plus, there's a glass bridge, VR ship experience, and a ship museum. Both kids and adults can have a blast 🌉🛳️ And it's super photogenic! Make sure to visit on a sunny day 🥰 - 🛻 Recommended itinerary: Golden Joy Boat (Butterfly Valley + Pet Pavilion) ➡️ Rainbow Sky Island ➡️ Happy Fisherman Island ➡️ Adventure Island (Outdoor Non-powered Park) ➡️ High-altitude Glass Corridor - Address: 8th Floor, Anhua Hui, No. 888 Baiyun Avenue North, Baiyun District 🚊 Metro: Line 3, Baiyun Avenue C2 Exit 🚗 Parking: Parking lot available downstairs (First three hours free)

🟠Storm｜Made a special trip to Baiyun just for this staircase‼️ Guangzhou's trending orange-toned alternate dimension space This spiral staircase is absolutely photogenic❗ Best part: It's open all day for free🎫 This creative park was originally a village collective property After renovation, it became a low-density ecological office space Its design won the 2023 "Golden Bund Award" annual prize and the low-carbon design award The iconic structure is this👇🏻 🍊Hermès orange spiral staircase, now a popular photo spot 💥Reasons to visit ✔️Bright orange staircase with minimalist lines, perfect for photos ✔️Geometric lines + spiral structure, stunning from both top and bottom angles ✔️Industrial-style creative park with cafes and bookstores for casual photography ✔️Less crowded! You can have the staircase all to yourself on weekdays 📸Top photo spots with 200% success rate 🔸"Abyss Perspective" (Use wide-angle 0.5x) Shoot from the bottom looking up! The spiral lines reaching the sky are breathtaking! 🔸"God's Eye View" (Use portrait mode) Take a full-body shot from the 3rd floor, instantly turning into a fashion magazine cover 🔸"Light and Shadow Cut Lines" (Shoot between 3-5 PM) Sunlight streaming through the side windows creates stunning light and shadow effects VLAB Yifang 181 Creative Park 🚇Line 3, Meihuayuan Station, Exit B (10-min walk/5-min taxi ride)

Walked 20,000 steps to summarize👉🏻 Stop only visiting the Guanyin statue! This guide will help you unlock hidden gems like the "Ancient Quarry Cliffs" and "Lotus City Maze." Super convenient intercity access from Guangdong! *🔥Must-visit route (Enter from West Gate, clockwise loop)** 1⃣ **Lotus Wonderland Area** (1h) ▫ Summer-exclusive lotus sea + Hundred Flower Garden💐 Perfect for taking ethereal photos in Hanfu! 2⃣ **Ming and Qing Ancient Architecture Area** (1.5h) ▫ Climb "Lotus Tower" for a panoramic view of the Pearl River Estuary🌊 (One of Guangzhou's three towers!) ▫ **Lotus City Maze**⚠ Super underrated! A Ming Dynasty military site + fun Eight Trigrams formation 3⃣ **Lotus Scenic Area** (1h) ▫ Guanyin Statue & Lotus Zen Temple🙏 Remember to circle the Buddha three times for blessings~ 4⃣ **Ancient Quarry Area** (1.5h) ‼**Missed by 90% of visitors**: "Swallow Rock"! Giant cliffs carved like knife edges, standing under the "Artificial Danxia" is breathtaking🗿 **📸Photo Spots** ✔ Lotus City Walls (Wide-angle shot of "Guangdong Great Wall" + Lion Ocean) ✔ Swallow Rock Walkway (Upward shot for cliff grandeur) ✔ Lotus Pond (Best lighting at 4 PM) **🚗Transportation Guide** ▫ Metro: Line 3【Shiqiao】Station / Line 4【Shiqi】Station ▫ Driving: West Gate parking🅿 Clockwise route is super smooth ▫ Intercity: Guangzhou Lotus Hill Station (1h direct from Dongguan/Foshan) **💡Tips** ✅ Wear anti-slip shoes! Quarry steps are steep ✅ Bring mosquito repellent + sun-protective clothing (lots of bugs in the woods) ✅ Enter at 7 AM for fewer crowds and cooler weather; last entry at 5 PM 🎫 Ticket: 54 RMB (Half price for students) ⏰ Recommended visit duration: 5-6 hours

Family, let me recommend an amazing serviced apartment to you! ✨ The rooms are fully equipped with everything you need: a refrigerator, washer-dryer combo, HD TV, giant screen projector, and even floor-to-ceiling windows offering stunning river views. It's simply delightful! 🚇 The location is incredibly convenient, just one stop away from the South Station, about a 15-minute taxi ride. It's only 300 meters from Exit C of Huijiang Station, a mere 5-minute walk. 👔 Perfect for business trips! It's surrounded by a massive creative industry park, with the headquarters of Hitachi and Odin nearby, as well as an international conference center. 🍜 Foodies will love it here! It's close to Zhongcun Food Street, Wanda Plaza, and Dongxiaonan Night Food Street. 📸 Plenty of Instagram-worthy spots nearby too, like the Canton Tower, Beijing Road Pedestrian Street, and Yongqing Fang. 🛏 The spacious rooms feature a cozy living area with a sofa and coffee table, tea-making tools, and branded mattresses for a perfect night's sleep.

Free Entry to the Underwater World! Visiting Guangzhou without stopping by the Guangdong Museum is like not visiting at all! Enjoy both museum and aquarium experiences in one trip. Learn while you explore, and take stunning photos along the way! Absolutely worth a visit! ✅【One-Day Itinerary】 Guangdong Museum—APM—Canton Tower—Tram—Haixinsha Park ✅【Entry & Reservation Tips】 1⃣️ Arrive before 9:30 AM to queue onsite for free entry without a reservation. 2⃣️ Use the official WeChat account "Guangdong Museum" to make free reservations (Tickets are hard to get during summer holidays, so book a week in advance. Tickets are released daily at 9:00 AM and 10:00 PM. You can also enter outside reservation hours.) 3⃣️ If you don’t have a reservation, you can purchase tickets for special exhibitions to enter. 4⃣️ Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM (Last entry at 4:00 PM). 5⃣️ Entry process: Enter through the west gate, show your ID to collect tickets (If you cancel twice on the same day, you won’t be able to make further reservations that day). ✅【Location Guide】 1⃣️ Address: No. 2 Zhujiang East Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou (Enter via the west gate). 2⃣️ Transportation: 🔺APM Line: Exit B1 at Grand Theater Station (5-minute walk). 🔺Line 3/Line 5: Exit B1 at Zhujiang New Town Station (15-minute walk). 3⃣️ Driving & Parking: 🔺With reservation info and ID, navigate to the east gate parking lot and walk to the west gate for entry (Parking fees: 5 RMB/hour for the first 3 hours, 10 RMB/half-hour after 3 hours, 45 RMB max per day). 🔺Alternatively, park at the Flower City Square underground south area P10 parking lot, which is nearby. ✅【Stamp Collection Tips】 1⃣️ Free stamps (13 total): 🔺Second-floor gift shop: 1 single-color wedding stamp, 1 museum stamp, 4 "Shared Waters" stamps. 🔺Third-floor exhibition exit: 6 "Bronze Glory" stamps. 🔺Third-floor mezzanine gift shop: 1 "Leaping Carp" stamp. 2⃣️ Paid stamps (9 total): 🔺Stamp machines on the 2nd, 3rd, and 3rd mezzanine floors (You need to purchase a stamp booklet from the machine; other paper won’t be recognized). ✅【Tour Route】 1⃣️ Recommended route: Start from the top floor and work your way down: 🔺Fourth floor: "Historical Culture Exhibition" and "Natural Resources Exhibition." The famous Guangning jade carving "White Cut Chicken" is here. 🔺Third-floor mezzanine: Popular "Aquarium" and "Terrestrial Wildlife Exhibition," featuring deep-sea animal specimens and ancient dinosaur fossil skeletons. 🔺Third floor: "China in Shadow Puppets," "Ceramics Exhibition," and limited special exhibitions like "Roman Exhibition" and "Exquisite Fingertips." 🔺Second-floor mezzanine: Cultural and creative area, dining options. 🔺Second floor: Guided tour reservation area, interactive experience hall, etc.

I found a treasure travel destination around Nanjing on the weekend. A small town in the mountains, a paradise in the town, like a fairy tale world, very dreamy~ 🥰 Share a few photo-taking locations ✔Flower Land The scene is really romantic! The flowers are in full bloom, a proper Monet garden, and you can take a photo easily! ! ! It feels like Dali in every minute! ! There are all kinds of flowers in the valley, lupine, hydrangea, tulips... I found the first blooming flower in spring in Yixing, and the spring atmosphere is up!up!up! - ✔The Little Train on the Clouds Flower Train Take the light blue Little Train on the Clouds and drive into spring together The blue car body, passing through the bamboo sea and tea fields, the wind blowing on the cheeks, takes away the dull mood on weekdays, and the taste of going to the office is simply amazing~ - You must come here, white walls and black tiles, small bridges and flowing water, a proper misty Jiangnan, and there is also a big waterwheel! - By the way! Even if you bring children here, it's great here! There are many performances here on weekends! Such as "Nezha cosplay show", "Thousand-year kiln fire praises the splendor", "Dragon and water show fireworks"... The children had so much fun that they didn't want to go home😅 - 💖About transportation 🚄High-speed rail to Yixing and then take a taxi to Yaohu Town 🚗Self-driving navigation to Yaohu Town Visitor Center

🔥Guilin and Beihai in Guangxi are must-visit places for everyone 🌈One is a dreamlike fairyland with the best landscapes in the world, 🏖The other is a romantic seaside city, ✅Spend 7 days exploring both places, it's absolutely amazing! 📝For the itinerary, you can directly follow the one below - 🔺Route Suggestion🔺: Guilin + Yangshuo + Beihai + Weizhou Island 7 days 6 nights 🔺Transportation Suggestion🔺: Fly to Guilin Liangjiang Airport or take the high-speed train to Guilin Station, which is close to the city center. You can reach Beihai from Guilin by high-speed train or intercity train. 🔺Accommodation Suggestion🔺: Stay in the city center of Guilin and Yangshuo for convenience in dining, shopping, and traveling. In Beihai, stay in Beihai and Weizhou Island. Beihai has convenient transportation, and Weizhou Island is great for sea views. - 📕Itinerary Suggestion: 🌼D❶🌼 🎏Arrive in Guilin → Explore and dine → Check into the hotel 🔶Arrive in Guilin from various places, it is recommended to stay in the city center for convenience in dining and traveling . 🌼D❷🌼 🎏Tour the Li River → Explore Xingping Ancient Town → Silver Cave → Night view of West Street in Yangshuo → Stay in Yangshuo 🔶Depart from Guilin to tour the Li River (you can take a bamboo raft), then visit Xingping Ancient Town for exploring and dining, then visit the natural wonder Silver Cave, and in the evening, explore and dine in West Street, Yangshuo, and stay in Yangshuo . 🌼D❸🌼 🎏Yulong River Bamboo Rafting → Elephant Trunk Hill → Stay in Guilin 🔶Depart from Yangshuo to experience bamboo rafting on the Yulong River, enjoying the beautiful landscapes along the way, then arrive in Guilin to visit Elephant Trunk Hill and see the Sun and Moon Twin Towers . 🌼D❹🌼 🎏Sleep in and then depart from Guilin to Beihai → Check into the hotel in Beihai 🔶Sleep in Guilin, then take the train to Beihai, and after arranging the hotel in Beihai, you can freely explore . 🌼D❺🌼 🎏Spend the whole day in Beihai → Stay in Beihai at night 🔶Recommended attractions: Beihai Silver Beach, Beihai Old Street, Beibu Gulf Square, and in the evening, explore Qiaogang Style Street . 🌼D❻🌼 🎏Spend the whole day on Weizhou Island → Stay on Weizhou Island at night 🔶Recommended attractions: Main Landmark Square, Catholic Church, Marine Sports Base, Crocodile Hill Volcano Park, Dishui Village and Dishui Danping . 🌼D❼🌼 🎏Beihai → End the trip 🔶Visit Wucai Beach to watch the sunrise, collect shells at Shell Beach, and then end the trip according to your schedule - 💥Tips: The distances between scenic spots in Guangxi are quite far, so self-driving or free travel may have many inconveniences. If you want to avoid trouble, you can consider joining a local tour group, which includes hotel, transportation, guide, and tickets, as well as airport transfers. The accommodation is also good, very cost-effective, time-saving, and worry-free. - 😋The route is for reference only~ You can adjust it according to your travel situation 🎯If you have any questions about the itinerary, feel free to leave a comment

Lushan, you are really...really beautiful to the point of being speechless!! 🥹🥹 It is worth visiting three, four, and five times!! It is not that Harbin cannot afford it, but Lushan is more cost-effective😭😭 Sisters! Be sure to prepare a snow scenery strategy before going... I stayed up late to sort out a 3-day, 2-night nanny-level strategy!! - ☃️Snow scenery time Lushan’s snow season generally lasts from December to the end of February!! If you want to see the best snow scenery, it is recommended to go in late January to early February, when the snow scenery is the best... 🎟️Ticket Guide 🉑Book an appointment at "Yijiyou Lushan" (you can also buy it on site) Lushan ticket 160/person (Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Mainland China ID card is half price), cable car round trip 120/person, or take the mountain sightseeing bus 70/person (unlimited number of rides within 7 days) 🚄Transportation It is more convenient to take the high-speed rail directly to Lushan Station (there are road signs outside the high-speed rail station to take the bus to the cableway entrance) 🏠Accommodation For accommodation, just find a hotel on Guling Street The places to see the snow scenery are all very good, and it is also very convenient to go anywhere. There are food, drink and entertainment, and it is not far from various attractions... 📝Three days and two nights tour route Day1: Ruqin Lake→Flower Path→Jinxiu Valley→Xianren Cave→Datianchi→Longshou Cliff Day2: Hanpokou→Dakou Waterfall→Botanical Garden→San Diequan Day3: Sanbao Tree→Huanglong Temple→Wulongtan→Meilu→Lushan Conference Site→Lulin Lake→Lushan Poetry Garden→Xiaotianchi If you want to play in the snow and take pictures of the snow scenery, Xiaotianchi and Street Park are recommended. Both places have artificial snow and the snow scenery is very beautiful! ! Be sure to prepare hiking poles, crampons, warm baby, and wear comfortable clothes in advance... 🍽️Food There are many foods on Guling Street. I recommend Panyuelu and Zuiyunlu for local specialty restaurants! ! These two restaurants are more impressive. I ate Lushan dishes. The taste is good and the portion is also good. There are also Lushan cultural and creative products! ! ⚠️Tips for traveling Bring anti-slip shoes, jacket and trousers, crampons, power bank, and warm pack to travel light

🌟The weight of history is reflected vividly here. When you stand on the majestic ancient city wall, look around, as if you can see the golden horse of the past, the sparkling moat under the city wall, telling the story of the years. Taking pictures here📷, any shot is a blockbuster. Be sure to visit the Terracotta Warriors and see for yourself the world-shaking underground legion. Each pottery figurines have different expressions, thousands of people with thousands of faces. If you feel the exquisite skills of ancient craftsmen up close, you will be deeply impressed. When you get tired of shopping, go to Muslim Street to start your food tour. Take a bite of the crispy and juicy meat dumplings🥙, then take a sip of the steaming lamb dumplings, and the soft and sweet steamed cake, every bite is full of happiness. As night falls, the city that never sleeps in the Tang Dynasty is the most splendid place in Xi'an. The lights are bright and dreamlike, and young ladies in Hanfu shuttle among them, as if they have traveled back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty. There are also a variety of exciting performances that will definitely feast your eyes. Dear friends, Xi'an is really a city that you don't want to leave once you've come. Pack your bags and have a trip to Xi'an that you can leave! 💕