Treasure places in Guangzhou where you can hang out for a day without spending money!
Liwan District's Guangzhou Culture Park is one of my favorite parks, not only because of the life atmosphere of the old city area~ but also the famous Thirteen Hongs Museum, which has recently introduced many trendy art shops and markets, it's a great place to hang out for a day~
The buildings in the Culture Park look old, but they have a great history!
This place was originally the site of the Thirteen Hongs merchant area in the Qing Dynasty. In the 1950s, exhibition halls were built to hold the 'South China Local Specialties Exhibition and Exchange Conference', which was the earliest Canton Fair! Later it became the Lingnan Culture Palace, opened as a public park, Guangzhou's important flower, cultural and art exhibitions are held here, becoming a very important cultural space for the citizens of Guangzhou~
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1️⃣Chrysanthemum Exhibition: The recent chrysanthemum exhibition gathers chrysanthemums of various varieties from all over the world, distributed throughout the park, it can be described as 'the city is full of golden armor', the chrysanthemum-themed cultural and creative market is very lively, and I tasted a very special chrysanthemum ice cream~
2️⃣Thirteen Hongs Museum: The appearance is ordinary but the exhibits are very gorgeous and rich~ You can see the history of Guangzhou as a millennium business capital, the rich Thirteen Hongs, free reservation, opening hours 9:00-17:30 (closed on Monday)
3️⃣Aquarium: A mini ocean museum that is easily missed, there is a 3-ton real whale skeleton that has been around for 70 years, and it is also holding a 70-year history exhibition of the Culture Park~ No reservation required
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4️⃣Xiguan Chess Academy: Of course, you have to watch the elderly play chess when you come to the park. Based on the chess academy, a small cultural and creative garden has been newly opened. There is a chess culture museum to visit, a cultural and creative market to stroll around, and a cat morality academy that specifically adopts stray cats is also opened inside~ There are several beverage shops like Uncle Qiu, everyone can come here for a drink after visiting the park
Every time I come to the old city to visit the park, I can learn a lot of happy philosophy from the elderly
Watching uncles and aunts playing accordion, guitar, and singing bel canto under the trees in the park, leisurely and contented
Hearing the photography uncle who carries a super long focus to shoot chrysanthemums all say: The most important thing to come out and play is to be happy!
As long as you go out and hang out, with sunshine, beautiful scenery and music - happiness is so simple! Go out and citywalk around this city, it's okay even if you're alone!