Where to Go in Foshan for a 2-Day Trip: Recommended Itinerary

The three-day Qingming Festival holiday is coming soon. If you’re planning a two-day trip to Foshan, what are some must-visit attractions? Below we’ve compiled a two-day itinerary for Foshan. Check it out if you’re interested!

Day 1

1. Recommended Itinerary:

Xichou Mountain Scenic Area + Huang Feihong Lion and Martial Arts Museum + Xichou Mountain Ring Mountain Flower Sea – Xichou Mountain Guoyi Film and Television City

2. Itinerary Overview:

You can go to the Xichou Mountain Scenic Area to experience the beautiful natural scenery on the mountain, go to the Huang Feihong Lion and Martial Arts Museum to appreciate the artistic performances with Lingnan characteristics, and enjoy the beautiful flowers at the Ring Mountain Flower Sea at the foot of Xichou Mountain, and go to Xichou Mountain Guoyi Film and Television City to find the filming locations of popular movies.

3. Attraction Introduction:

Xichou Mountain Scenic Area: Xichou Mountain is located in the southwest of Nanhai District, in the heart of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong Province. It boasts rich tourism resources, deep cultural history, and simple folk customs. It is a great place for tourism and leisure. “If you haven’t been to Xichou Mountain, you haven’t been to Lingnan.” Xichou Mountain covers an area of 13.03 square kilometers and has an altitude of 344 meters. It is one of the four famous mountains in Guangdong, a national scenic spot, a national AAAAA-level tourist area, a national forest park, and a national geological park. It is known as the beacon of Pearl River civilization, the famous mountain of Lingnan, and the famous mountain of Neo-Confucianism due to its beautiful ecological environment and profound cultural heritage.

Huang Feihong Lion and Martial Arts Museum: The Huang Feihong Lion and Martial Arts Museum is located at the foot of Xichou Mountain. There are lion dance training sessions and public performances every day. The stage is set, the drums are beating, and here you can enjoy the most authentic Huang Feihong kung fu and the most thrilling high-pole lion dance up close! The graceful movements of the lion, every step it takes, every maneuver, every jump up and down, will have the audience clapping their hands! Various high-difficulty movements, vivid lion expressions, are awe-inspiring.

Xichou Mountain Ring Mountain Flower Sea: Stepping into the Xichou Ring Mountain Flower Sea, colorful snapdragons, row after row, form a fascinating flower sea, the petals like scales, shining brightly in the sunlight, adding a touch of brilliance to the spring of Xichou Mountain. There is also a patch of blooming “golden yellow” that catches the eye. These are the yellow trumpet trees that have accumulated a winter’s worth of romance, just to present the most beautiful moment to you. What’s most romantic is that there is a little train that runs through the flower sea, heading towards spring, traveling along the golden road.

Xichou Mountain Fishing and Farming Yueyun Cultural Tourism Park: Located at the foot of the national 5A scenic spot Xichou Mountain, it still preserves the natural ecological landscape of “thousands of acres of fish ponds and tens of thousands of acres of fields”. It is listed as a protected site by UNESCO and is known as a model of “rare beauty in the world, a virtuous cycle” of mulberry ponds. It covers an area of about 125 acres, the fish ponds mainly raise four kinds of major carps, and about 10,000 mulberry trees are planted. Mulberry fruit or mulberry buds can be picked by tourists from April to May when the grass is green and the mulberry fruit is red. Tourists can also watch fish and feed them on the fish-viewing platform.

Day 2

1. Recommended Itinerary:

Fengjian Water Town + Qinghui Garden + Shunfeng Mountain Park

2. Itinerary Overview:

You can go to Fengjian Water Town, known as “the Zhouzhuang of Guangdong”, to take a boat ride and stroll around; you can go to Qinghui Garden to savor its delicate elegance in its simple and elegant style; you can go to Shunfeng Mountain Park to admire the first Chinese archway and enjoy the flowers.

3. Attraction Introduction:

Fengjian Water Town: Fengjian Village is located in the northern part of Xintang, Shunde, and is a famous Lingnan water town. The “small bridges, flowing water, and houses” features of Lingnan water towns are both beautiful and intelligent, and are famous far and wide. As one of the earliest settlements in Shunde, Fengjian’s history can be traced back to the excavation of Western Han Dynasty cultural relics, and centuries-old ancient buildings can be seen everywhere. The water meets the sky, the waves are rippling, ancient bridges and ancient trees are reflected in the water… In Fengjian, the slow pace of life takes people away from the hustle and bustle. Get on a traditional hand-cranked boat and experience the unique charm of Lingnan water towns, which is a different kind of experience.

Qinghui Garden: In the spring, Qinghui Garden is filled with a sweet aroma, and the kapok trees bloom as promised. The clusters of blooming kapok flowers add a touch of brilliance to the ancient Qinghui Garden. One by one, one after another. From afar, Qinghui Garden is filled with the bright red of the kapok flowers, like clouds, which permeate the romantic air, making people intoxicated. The flowers bloom in clusters, the color is bright but not gaudy, and the large areas of bright red create a beautiful landscape in the spring.

Shunfeng Mountain Park: Shunfeng Mountain Park is located at the foot of Taiping Mountain in the northwest of Shunde New City, and is one of the “New Ten Scenes” of Shunde. It was rated as one of the “Ten Most Beautiful Parks in Foshan in 2017”. Here, you can walk or bike along the 8-kilometer lakeside path and enjoy the beautiful scenery by the lake. Here, sometimes you can’t tell what season it is. The birds are singing, the insects are chirping, the environment is quiet, and everything is green. Take a stroll along the green path, with the chirping of cicadas all around, and enjoy the unique chorus of nature.