Top 10 Attractions in Foshan Nanhai

Nanhai is the largest district in Foshan. It has a long history, numerous cultural relics and rich tourism resources. And it has famous scenic spots such as Xiqiao Mountain, Nanguo Taoyuan, Nanhai Xianhu Tourist Resort, Nanhai Film and Television City, and Qiandeng Lake.

Below we will briefly introduce you to the top ten attractions in Nanhai. Detailed guides for each attraction will be released later.

1. Xiqiao Mountain Scenic Area【5A】

Xiqiao Mountain - Guanyin

The four seasons of Xiqiao Mountain are beautiful, with the forest coverage rate as high as 86.7%. There are lakes, waterfalls, springs, pools and so on. As one of the four famous mountains in Guangdong, Xiqiao Mountain has a good natural forest ecological environment, beautiful and peculiar volcanic landforms, fresh and pleasant landscapes, rich historical sites and typical Lingnan style buildings and other rich landscape resources.

  • Address: Near Shanda Avenue, Xiqiao Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City
  • Tel: 400-111-9288
  • Opening hours: 7:30-17:30

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2. Nanhaiwan Forest Park 【4A】

Nanhaiwan Forest Ecological Park

The Chinese national 4A-level tourist attraction – Nanhaiwan Forest Ecological Park is hidden in the West Bank Forest Farm area, with an air negative ion content as high as 63,600/m³. The Park covers an area of more than 2,000 acres. With Taoist culture as its foundation, health preservation culture as its characteristics, forest ecology and water culture tourism resources as its advantages, it integrates all the features of ancient, majestic, clear, secluded and beautiful.

The landscape is dominated by Yinxi 27 Pools, Shili Chashan forest scenery, and a century-old Taoist temple. The natural ecological environment is extremely superior. And it is known as the last “clean soil” in the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta and a green treasure on the land of southern Guangdong.

  • Address: Qingyun Avenue, Xi’an, Xiqiao Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City
  • Tel: 0757-86801203
  • Opening hours: 8:00-17:00

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3. Nanhai Film and Television City【4A】

Nanhai Film and Television City

Nanhai Film and Television City is a film and television production base directly under CCTV, integrating film and television shooting, leisure tourism, outdoor activities, wedding photography and brand display. Nanhai Film and Television City is currently divided into three scenic spots and one performance area. The buildings of each period condense the trajectory of the historical rings and reflect the splendor of Chinese architecture.

  • Address: Songgang Cinema Avenue, Shishan Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province
  • Tel: 0757-85233238
  • Opening hours: 9:00-17:30

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4. Lishui Dream Water Town【4A】

Lishui Mengli Water Town

The scenic area includes five theme parks (Yushui Garden, Fushou Garden, Longqing Garden, Scholars Garden and Art River), which run through the river bank about 9 kilometers long. Along the way, there are beautiful scenery, rippling blue waves, and cruise ships… It is very charming in the water town, and walking through it will make you relive the dream of Lingnan. During the day, the bridge is full of flowers, cute enough to make your heart flutter. Then, when the sun sets and night falls, the lights and water on the bridge are beautiful. And the three banks of the river after the lighting complement each other. The mood and romance are so simple.

Art River can be said to be the most youthful and least capitalist place in Lishui. The original low-rise factory building has incorporated artistic elements and reappeared in front of everyone with a bright image. You can’t miss those scene.

  • Address: Art River, Binjiang East Road, Lishui Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City
  • Tel: 0757-85689570
  • Opening hours: all day

5. Qiandeng Lake Park【4A】

Qiandeng Lake - Whole view

With the water system as the core, Qiandeng Lake Park, built with modern landscape design techniques, reflects the characteristics of the southern water town with the vertical and horizontal water network and the traditional historical charm. Qiandeng Lake Park has won the “Oscar” award in the global landscape design industry – the Global Urban Open Space Award in San Francisco, USA, becoming the first project in China to win this award. It is also one of the iconic Internet celebrity check-in spots in Foshan. In the evening, you can come here to enjoy the holographic water curtain, the largest lighted water curtain in South China. Besides, experience a different kind of urban night in the charming performance, and feel the prosperity of Denghu West Street at night.

  • Address: No. 20, Denghu West Road, Nanhai District, Foshan City
  • Opening hours: all day

6. Lishui Xianlu Island

Lishui Xianlu Island

Xianlu Island is an eco-tourism resort with the theme of “Ecological Flower Island + Water Village People”. Create a resort that integrates historical and cultural experience, flower tours, leisure and entertainment, and vacation.

  • Address: Xianlu Island, an ancient village in the southwest of Lishui, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province
  • Opening hours: all day

7. Sanshan Forest Park

Sanshan Forest Park

Adjacent to Guangzhou South Railway Station and surrounded by green trees, Sanshan Forest Park is the favorite “natural oxygen bar” of Guicheng people. Sunshine lawns, small streams, lakes in the mountains, the park is full of natural wildness. When you are in the park, you feel as if you are surrounded by nature and infinite spring. Lay out a picnic mat, bring your own food, and start a pleasant spring outing. You can also choose to climb to the top of the park. Then, overlook Guicheng from a high-altitude perspective, and watch the high-speed rail speeding. Or walk into the Sanmingtai Reading Station and wander in the sea of books.

  • Address: South Yongyuan Road, Nanhai District, Foshan City
  • Opening hours: all day

8. Hanlin Lake Agricultural Park

Hanlin Lake Agricultural Park

Hanlin Lake Agricultural Park covers an area of about 2,000 acres. It is an agricultural ecological leisure and sightseeing area with the theme of “farming and reading the pastoral”, which integrates agricultural planting, ecological leisure, and popular science education. In the flowering season, the colorful snapdragons and violets bloom in the garden, as well as the free-resting egrets, presenting you a romantic feast in spring. In addition, Hanlin Book House integrates rich natural farmland landscapes with strong cultural heritage of humanities, integrating lakes, green shadows and books, providing a place for book lovers to rest and let everyone get close to nature. At the same time, you can also taste the fragrance of books.

  • Address: Hanlin Lake Agricultural Park, Guidan West Road, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province
  • Opening hours: 8:30-17:00

9. Xiqiao Mountain National Art Film and Television City

Xiqiao National Art Film and Television City

National Art Film and Television City is a large-scale comprehensive project integrating film and television, tourism and leisure. There are a number of exquisitely crafted and charming scenes. The magnificent Ming and Qing imperial palaces lead tourists through a hundred years. The nostalgic Guangzhou Street, Hong Kong Street and Shanghai Street restore the historical features and market customs of the old times. And there are also Jiangnan Mansion, Yamen, Zhenxing Wuguan, Confucius Garden, Kowloon Walled City and other scenes spanning the times.

  • Address: Xiqiao Mountain National Art Film and Television City (intersection of Huanshan Road and Shannan Road, Nanhai District, Foshan City)
  • Opening hours: 9:00-18:00

10. Xiqiao Songtang Ancient Village

Songtang Ancient Village

Songtang Village, Xiqiao Town, Foshan City began in the Song Dynasty and has a history of nearly 800 years. Songtang Village is built on a hill, with hundreds of alleys facing the pond. The style of the ancient village is well preserved. In the village, there are many ancestral temples, family schools, book houses, wok-er houses, ancient lanes, ancient wells, and ancient trees. The historical buildings in the village fully reflect the The “three sculptures and one sculpture” of Lingnan architectural art have high historical and artistic value. It is one of the ten most beautiful ancient villages in Guangdong.

  • Address: Songtang Village, Xiqiao Town, Foshan City
  • Opening hours: all day

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