Editing Guangzhou (section)

== Destinations ==
=== Eight Views ===
{{Main|Eight Views|Eight Views of Guangzhou}}
[[File:Canton Tower 2017-10-02.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Canton Tower]]<ref>{{cite web |title=GZ's New Television Tower Named Canton Tower |url=http://www.gz.gov.cn/publicfiles/business/htmlfiles/cngzyw/s4171/201009/635572.html |date=September 30, 2010 |access-date=October 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716043613/http://www.gz.gov.cn/publicfiles/business/htmlfiles/cngzyw/s4171/201009/635572.html |archive-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref>]]
The [[Eight Views of Guangzhou|Eight Views of Ram City]] are Guangzhou's eight most famous tourist attractions. They have varied over time since the [[Song dynasty]], with some being named or demoted by emperors. The following modern list was chosen through public appraisal in 2011:{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}
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*"Towers Shining through the [[Zhujiang New Town|New Town]]"
*"The Pearl River Flowing and Shining": The [[Pearl River (China)|Pearl River]] from [[Bai'etan]] to [[Pazhou]]
*"Cloudy Mountain Green and Tidy": [[Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area]]
*"Yuexiu's Grandeur": [[Yuexiu Hill]] and [[Yuexiu Park|Park]]
*"The Ancient Academy's Lingering Fame": The [[Chen Clan Ancestral Hall]] and its folk art museum
*"Liwan's Wonderful Scenery": Liwan Lake
*"[[Guangzhou Science City|Science City]], Splendid as Brocade"
*"Wetlands Singing at Night": [[Nansha Wetlands Park]]
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[[File:Bombax ceiba 2.jpg|thumb|''[[Bombax ceiba]]'', Guangzhou's [[official flower]]]]

=== Parks and gardens===
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*[[Baiyun Mountain (Guangdong)|Baiyun Mountain]]
*[[Nansha Wetland Park]]
*[[People's Park (Guangzhou)|People's Park]]
*[[South China Botanical Garden]]
*[[Yuexiu Park]]
* [[Guangdong Tree Park]]
*Dongshanhu Park ({{lang-zh|s=东山湖公园|t=東山湖公園|labels=no}})
*Liuhuahu Park ({{lang-zh|s=流花湖公园|t=流花湖公園|labels=no}})
*Liwanhu Park ({{lang-zh|s=荔湾湖公园|t=荔灣湖公園|labels=no}})
*Luhu Park ({{lang-zh|s=麓湖公园|t=麓湖公園|labels=no}})
*Martyrs' Park ({{lang-zh|s=广州起义烈士陵园|t=廣州起義烈士陵園|labels=no}})
*Pearl River Park ({{lang-zh|s=珠江公园|t=珠江公園|labels=no}})
*Yuntai Garden ({{lang-zh|s=云台花园|t=雲臺花園|labels=no}})
*Shimen National Forest Park({{lang-zh|s=石门国家森林公园|t=石門國家森林公園|labels=no}})
*Haizhu Lake Park({{lang-zh|s=海珠湖公园|t=海珠湖公園|labels=no}})
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=== Tourist attractions===
[[File:Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Guangzhou.jpg|thumb|[[Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Guangzhou)|Sun Yat sen Memorial Hall]]]]
Guangzhou attracts more than 223 million visitors each year, and the total revenue of the tourism exceeded 400 billion in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |language=zh-cn |script-title=zh:广州2018年旅游业总收入超4000亿 接待人次2.23亿 |url=http://gd.ifeng.com/a/20190125/7186786_0.shtml |date=January 25, 2019 |access-date=February 23, 2020 |archive-date=February 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223135959/http://gd.ifeng.com/a/20190125/7186786_0.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> There are many tourist attractions, including:
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*[[Canton Tower]]
*[[Chen Clan Ancestral Hall]], housing Guangzhou's folk art museum
*[[Chime-Long Paradise]]
*Chime-Long Waterpark ({{lang-zh|s=长隆水上乐园|t=長隆水上樂園}})
*[[Guangdong Provincial Museum]]
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*[[Mulberry Park (Guangdong)|Mulberry Park]], public center which demonstrates mulberry growing and silk making
*[[Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King]]
*[[Peasant Movement Training Institute at Guangzhou|Peasant Movement Training Institute]], an important Maoist site
*[[Sacred Heart Cathedral of Guangzhou|Sacred Heart Cathedral]] (Stone House)
*[[Guangxiao Temple (Guangzhou)|Temple of Bright Filial Piety]] (Guangxiao)
*[[Temple of the Six Banyan Trees]] (Liurong), site of the Flowery Pagoda
*[[Sanyuan Palace]]
*[[Shamian Island|Shamian]] or Shameen Island, the old trading compound
*[[Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Guangzhou)|Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall]], site of Guangzhou's former presidential palace
*[[Xiguan]] (Saikwan), the western suburbs of the old city
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=== Pedestrian streets===
In every district there are many shopping areas where people can walk on the sidewalks; however most of them are not set as pedestrian streets.
[[File:Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street 2.jpg|thumb|[[Shangxiajiu]] Pedestrian Street]]
The popular pedestrian streets are:
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*Beijing Road pedestrian street
*[[Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street]]
*[[Huacheng Square]] (Flower City Square)
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=== Malls and shopping centers===
There are many malls and shopping centers in Guangzhou. The majority of the new malls are located in the Tianhe district.
[[File:Aerial View, Parc Central, Guangzhou 20230520-A.jpg|thumb|alt=Par Central|Aerial view of Parc Central Mall]]

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*101 Dynamics
*China Plaza
*Liwan Plaza
*[[Teem Plaza]]
*[[Victory Plaza]]
*Wanguo Plaza
*Grandview Mall ([[Grandview Mall Aquarium]])
*Wanda square
*[[Happy Valley (Guangzhou)|Happy Valley]]
*[[Taikoo Hui Guangzhou|TaiKoo Hui]]
*Parc Central
*OneLinkWalk
*Rock Square
*Aeon Mall
*GT Land Plaza
*IFC Plaza
*IGC Mall
*[[Huacheng Square|Mall of the World]]
*K11
*Fashion Tianhe
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=== Major buildings===
{{Main|List of tallest buildings in Guangzhou}} {{see also|List of historic buildings in Guangzhou}}

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*[[CITIC Plaza]]
*[[Canton Tower]]
*[[Guangzhou Circle]] Mansion
*[[Guangdong Olympic Stadium]]
*[[Guangzhou Opera House]]
*[[Guangzhou TV Tower]]
*[[Pearl River Tower]]
*The [[Guangzhou Twin Towers|Twin Towers]]:
**[[Guangzhou International Finance Center]] (West)
**The [[Guangzhou East Tower|CTF Guangzhou]] (East)
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File:Guangzhou custom house.jpg|Canton Custom House <small>(est. 1916)</small>, one of the oldest surviving in China
File:Ai Qun Hotel.JPG|[[Aiqun Hotel]], Guangzhou's tallest building from 1937 to 1967
File:Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel.jpg|Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel on [[Shamian Island|Shamian]]
File:Dabenying (Generalissimo Sun Yat-sen%27s Mansion).jpg|The Canton Cement Factory <small>(est. 1907)</small>, which housed [[Sun Yat-sen]] from 1923 to 1925
File:Guangzhou Guangdong Ziyi Ju Jiuzhi 2014.01.24 15-05-46.jpg|The old provincial capitol, now the [[Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History|Museum of Revolutionary History]]
File:Guangzhou twin towers.jpg|Guangzhou's [[Central business district|CBD]], including the [[Guangzhou International Finance Center|IFC]] (''left'') and [[Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre|CTF]] (''right'')
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