Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Foshan (China). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Renshou Temple, Shunfengshan Park, and Mount Xiqiao. Also, be sure to include Foshan Ancestral Temple in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Foshan (Guangdong).
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Renshou Temple
Also known as: 仁寿寺
Temple. Renshou Temple is a Buddhist temple situated in downtown Foshan, Guangdong, China.[1]
Address: Zumiao Road, Foshan
Shunfengshan Park
Also known as: 顺峰山公园
Park in Foshan, China. Shunfengshan Park, located at the foot of Taiping Mountain in Shunde District, Foshan City, is one of the "Ten Attractions of Shunde". It was built between 1999 and 2002, and was opened to public on October 24, 2004.[2]
Mount Xiqiao
Also known as: 西樵山
Extinct volcano in China. Mount Xiqiao is a 40- to 50-million-year-old extinct volcano situated in the south west of the Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China 68 km from Guangzhou. The mountain is an important scenic area and designated as a national forest park and national geological park. Covering an area of 14 square kilometres, the area features a total of 72 peaks with the highest, Dacheng Peak, rising to 346 m.[3]
Foshan Ancestral Temple
Also known as: 佛山祖庙
Foshan Ancestral Temple aka. Foshan Zumiao is a Daoist temple in Foshan, Guangdong, China. It is a national AAAA tourist attraction approved by the China National Tourism Administration, covering an area of 25,000 square metres. Foshan Ancestral Temple captures a million visitors at home and abroad every year with its well preserved ancient construction complex and its luxuriant folk culture. Foreign leaders and celebrities of various counties are frequent visitors to the temple.[4]
Liang's Garden
Also known as: 佛山梁园
Liang's Garden, is located in Foshan, China, and is one of four famous gardens in Guangdong Province.
Liang's Garden contains residencies, pagodas, sculptures lakes with fine gardens of trees, shrubs and flowers. It includes the Twelve-Stone House, Qunxing Thatched Cottage, Fenjiang Thatched Cottage and the Hanxiang House, among others.
It is a traditional private garden that belongs to Liang's family. The builders are uncles and nephews of the family: Liang Airu, Liang Jiuzhang, Liang Jiuhua and Liang Jiutu. They built in the Qing empire 1796, carefully built over 40 years. In the early Republic period, the garden was nearly destroyed.
In 1982, Foshan government saved and protected Qunxing Thatched Cottage. In 1990, Liang's Garden was given cultural relic protection status by the Guangdong provincial government. In 1994, large-scale total repair began, which covered a land of 21.260 square meter.[5]
Address: Songfeng Road, Chancheng District, 528000 Foshan
Zumiao Temple
Also known as: 佛山祖庙
Foshan Ancestral Temple aka. Foshan Zumiao is a Daoist temple in Foshan, Guangdong, China. It is a national AAAA tourist attraction approved by the China National Tourism Administration, covering an area of 25,000 square metres. Foshan Ancestral Temple captures a million visitors at home and abroad every year with its well preserved ancient construction complex and its luxuriant folk culture. Foreign leaders and celebrities of various counties are frequent visitors to the temple.[6]
Address: No.21 Zumiao Rd 祖庙路21号, Foshan
Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao
Tourist attraction in Foshan, China. The Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao is a colossal statue of Guanyin, on Mount Xiqiao, in Nanhai District of Foshan, Guangdong, China. This monument stands 62 m tall, and sits on a 15 m pedestal making a total height of 77 m.[7]
Qing Hui Yuan
Also known as: 清晖园
National park in Foshan, China. Qing Hui Yuan, located in Daliang, Shunde District, Foshan City, is one of the Four Great Gardens of Guangdong in China.[8]
Address: No.23 Qinghui Road, Shunde District, 528300 Foshan
Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall
Museum in Foshan, China. Foshan Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall is a museum in memory of Wong Fei-hung.[9]
Shunde
Also known as: 顺德区
City in China. Shunde District, also known as Shuntak, is a district of the city of Foshan, Guangdong province, located in the Pearl River Delta. It had a population of 2,464,784 as of the 2010 census. Once a traditional agricultural county, it has become one of the most affluent counties in Guangdong and mainland China. Since 2009 it has been administrated independently of Foshan city, answerable directly to the Guangdong provincial government.[10]
Pingsheng Bridge
Also known as: 平胜大桥
Suspension bridge in Foshan, China. The Pingsheng Bridge is single tower, single span self-anchored suspension bridge located in Foshan, Guangdong Province, China. Opened in 2006, the bridge has a main span of 350 metres.[11]