Timeline
09:00
Enter the Guangzhou Uprising Museum. It opens at 09:00 on weekdays, making this the quietest time to explore the historic site.
09:45
Walk 18 minutes south to Haizhu Square. Stand by the riverfront and look at the Guangzhou Liberation Statue, erected in 1959.
10:15
Head back toward the museum area and walk 15 minutes to Yuan Yuan Su Shi for lunch. This vegetarian buffet offers more seating upstairs if the ground floor is busy.
10:45
Finish with a short 4-minute walk north to People's Park. Established in 1921, it is the first urban public park in Guangzhou and offers a peaceful green space to end your walk.
Local tip
The museum is closed on Mondays. On weekends, it opens at 10:00, so adjust your start time accordingly. The buffet at Yuan Yuan Su Shi closes its lunch service at 14:30.
Check before you go
- Guangzhou Uprising Museum: Tu-Fr 09:00-12:00, 13:30-16:30; Sa,Su 10:00-16:30. Closed Mondays.
- Yuan Yuan Su Shi: 06:30-14:30, 16:30-21:30.
Built from places in the Wikivoyage guide to Guangzhou (CC BY-SA 4.0), with open map data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).