2026 Canton Travel Guide: must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transport & travel experiences (updated in August)

POV: you walk into China’s biggest tea market 🍵 Fangcun Tea Market isn’t just one market, it’s a cluster of over 20 markets and 3,000+ shops, earning it the nickname “the Wall Street of Chinese tea” with over 100 million yuan traded here daily. Guangzhou used to be called “Canton” by the British back when it was the center of the global tea trade in the 1700s, so this whole neighborhood has centuries of history behind it. First stop was China Tea Pu’er (since 1938), where I met up with the sweetest lady I’d already met a few years ago. She did a full tea ceremony for us and let us try several different teas, explaining everything along the way, the temperature, the steeping, the story behind each one. Genuinely one of the most special moments of the trip 🥹 Then I stumbled onto a beautiful teaware shop nearby, filled with traditional teapots and cups 🫖 Want the exact location or contact for either shop? Comment “TEA” and I’ll send it to you 👇 📍 Fangcun Tea Market, Liwan District, Guangzhou. 📲 Search “Fangcun Tea Market” on AMAP 🚇 Metro Line 11, Shiweitang Station Save this for your Guangzhou trip 🔖 #guangzhou #fangcun #tea #teamarket #teaceremony

Site seeing around Canton tower.

Canton

Amazing scene in canton tour

Canton tower 🗼

Must do CANTON TOWER + Bubble tramp + 488 highest Floor

So much to see, so much learn, so much to do… Very interesting fair and worth seeing every year

Five of us friends stayed in Nampo. We were planning to go to a famous samgyeopsal restaurant near Kwantong Market. However, when we asked a local Instagrammer, they said, "A restaurant that used to be in Yeongdo has just opened in this area, so if you're looking for good value, you should definitely check it out." We trusted their advice and went. It's open almost 24 hours. They have a salad bar and it's incredibly cheap and delicious. For five of us, it was about 12,000 won per person. Thinly sliced ​​samgyeopsal is available in portions for 5 people (3,900 won per person). The restaurant is clean. The toilet was a bit rough because it used to be a different restaurant.

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I never stay here

red roof is like a home for me as they take good care of me as iIfo there rooms and never miss payment

I enjoyed live music with wine pairings and spirit tastings. So everyone will be satisfied and make some good memories at this place.