Recommended Self-driving Family Trips Around Foshan

Speaking of family trips, I believe everyone knows that it’s really not easy for parents to take their children on a self-driving trip nowadays. After all, there are really few places where you can take your children to play now, and sometimes you don’t even know where to go. Today, I will share and recommend some routes for self-driving family trips around Foshan. Come and have a look!

1、Guangzhou Family Trip

Route Overview:

Baiyun Mountain – Huangpu Military Academy – Chen Clan Academy – Yuexiu Park – Flower City Square

Baiyun Mountain, Guangzhou:

Baiyun Mountain is the first of the new “Eight Sceneries of Yangcheng”, a national key scenic spot, a national civilized scenic spot and a national AAAAA-level scenic spot. It is located in the northeast of Guangzhou, one of the famous mountains in Guangdong, and has been known as the “First Show of Yangcheng” since ancient times. The mountain body is quite wide, composed of more than 30 peaks, a branch of Jiulian Mountain, the highest peak in Guangdong.

Address: No. 801, Guangyuan Middle Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou

Huangpu Military Academy Memorial Hall

The Huangpu Military Academy Memorial Hall is the only memorial hall in China that protects the historical and cultural buildings of the Huangpu Military Academy and displays the development history of the Huangpu Military Academy. Since its establishment in 1984, it has been committed to the collection, protection, exhibition, display, publicity and education, and scientific research of revolutionary sites and cultural relics. It has been included in the national list of classic red tourism sites, and has been awarded the title of National Patriotic Education Demonstration Base, National Defense Education Demonstration Base, Cross-strait Exchange Base, China Overseas Chinese Federation Patriotic Education Base, Guangdong Province and City Patriotic Education Base, Top Ten Famous Brands of Lingnan Culture, etc.

Ticket: Free admission with ID card at the audience service center

Transportation Guide

1. Take Metro Line 5 to Yuzu Station, transfer to Bus 431 to Yuzu Ferry Terminal, and transfer to ferry to Huangpu Military Academy or Changzhou.

2. Take Metro Line 4 to University Town North (B Exit), transfer to Bus 383, get off at Junxiao Road Intersection, and walk to Huangpu Military Academy.

Chen Clan Academy

Chen Clan Academy, commonly known as Chen Clan Academy, is located on Zhongshan Seventh Road, Guangzhou. The Chen Clan Academy was built in the 14th year of Guangxu (1888) in the Qing Dynasty and was completed in the 20th year (1894). It was built by Chen clan members from all over Guangdong Province who jointly donated funds to build a “joint clan academy”. Its establishment was mainly to provide temporary accommodation for Chen clan members who participated in the donation to go to the provincial capital to prepare for the imperial examinations, wait for appointments, pay taxes, and file lawsuits.

Ticket price: 10 yuan

Bus: 17, 85, 88, 104, 107, 109, 114, 125, 125a, 128, 193, 204, 233, 250, 260, 286, 413, Tourism Line 1, Tourism Line 2 to Chen Clan Academy Station;

Subway: Line 1 to Chen Clan Academy Station

Yuexiu Park, Guangzhou

Yuexiu Park has a long history and is rich in natural and cultural landscapes. It is a city-level comprehensive cultural and recreational park with a beautiful environment. It consists of 7 hills and 3 artificial lakes. The park is covered with lush trees, with a green coverage rate of 83.48%. It not only preserves historical relics from various historical periods, such as Zhenhai Tower, Ming Dynasty city walls, the site of the square artillery platform, the Sun Yat-sen Memorial, and many ancient and famous trees, but also builds Five Goats Fairy Garden, Idiom Fable Garden, Bamboo Forest Recreation Area, Haedong Kyonggi Garden of South Korea, and swimming pool. Historical relics and modern civilization shine together, natural creations and artificial ingenuity dance together, complementing each other.

Ticket: Free

Opening hours: 6:00 am – 10:00 pm

Address: No. 988, Jiefang North Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou

Flower City Square

Flower City Square is known as the “city living room” of Guangzhou. It is the largest square in Guangzhou. The total planned area is about 560,000 square meters. It has planted more than 600 large trees and ancient trees, about 2 kilometers long wooden plank road and a floating island lake covering an area of more than 15,000 square meters. 39 buildings are planned to be built around it, including the new Guangzhou Library, Guangzhou Grand Theater, the new Guangdong Provincial Museum, the Second Guangzhou Youth Palace, Guangzhou Chow Tai Fook Finance Center, Guangzhou International Finance Center, etc.

Transportation Guide:

Subway: Guangzhou Metro Line 3, Line 5 Zhujiang New Town Station B2 Exit, walk 930 meters;

Guangzhou Metro APM Line Grand Theater Station E Exit, walk 230 meters.

2、Shenzhen Family Trip

Route Overview:

Shenzhen Museum – Guan Shanyue Art Museum – Lianhua Mountain Park

Shenzhen Museum:

You can first visit the Shenzhen Museum. It records the development of Shenzhen in ancient, modern and modern times. Each development period has different exhibition halls displaying relevant items. Now there are also special exhibitions to watch～

Guan Shanyue Art Museum:

After visiting the museum, walk 700 meters to the Guan Shanyue Art Museum. It is a national art museum named after Mr. Guan Shanyue. It mainly collects, researches, exhibits and promotes the art works of Mr. Guan Shanyue.

Lianhua Mountain Park:

From the art museum, you can go to Shenzhen Book City for a stroll, and then you can go to Lianhua Mountain Park for a walk. The park is well-greened and has fresh air!