[2025 Guangzhou ] Travel Guide for 2025 Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival (Updated Mar)

#GuangzhouHotel The 2025 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival was recently officially lit up at the Tianhou Temple in Nansha, Guangzhou. This lantern festival brings together elements from 11 cities in the Greater Bay Area. It is currently the largest lantern festival in mainland China with the most lantern groups, the longest exhibition period, and the most participating cities. Of course we have to come and check it out! ! This lantern festival uses modern technology and light and shadow art to showcase the Greater Bay Area’s pioneering, enterprising, open and cooperative spirit. The Lantern Festival is centered on Xiyue Avenue and arranged according to the “one axis and five parks” principle. It features 218 sets of light scenes, over 10,000 colorful lanterns, and connects five distinctive lantern festival parks. This is the lantern festival with the most lanterns I have ever visited. My favorites are "The Goddess with Flowers in Her Hair" and "The Monkey King". I had been watching them on my phone before, but I didn't expect the on-site effect to be even more shocking than the promotional video. There are also multiple art stages in the Lantern Festival. During the exhibition, there will be traditional folk activities such as floats, Yingge, Cantonese opera, martial arts, juggling, puppet shows, etc., as well as novel performances such as aerial airplane performances, Hongyun Modern Show, Smart Manufacturing Pioneer, and Starry Night Patrol. It is very worthwhile to come and play during the Spring Festival holiday. It is worth recommending @@ Detailed address: No. 88 Tianhou Road, Nansha District, Guangzhou

🧨 The most anticipated family-friendly event in Guangzhou this Lunar New Year is the Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival! 🥰 You can see national and provincial intangible cultural heritage lantern festivals without leaving the province. There are so many lanterns, and the scale is so large, that it's truly stunning! 🤗 Save this lantern festival guide to help you explore the entire park with ease: - 🏃🏻‍♀️Route (enter through Gate 2) 🔸Cyber Lion Dance – Monkey King – Cyber Ocean – Truth or Dare – Cute Snake Welcomes Spring – Water Town Street – Nansha Impressions – Five Gods of Wealth – Flower Hairpin Goddess – Shunde Food Area – Main Stage – Blooming Flowers – Silk Road Style – Charming National Games – Technology Giant – Yunshan Pearl River – Prosperous China – National Flower – Lanterns – Thousand Lanterns - 👀Highlights 🦁Cyber Lion Dance 🔸You'll be attracted by the cool cyberpunk-style lion dance as soon as you enter. The blue lights are refreshing, and the lion's eyes even blink! - 🙉Monkey King 🔸The highly anticipated Monkey King won't disappoint! The black Wukong from the game is displayed in front of you, making your admiration for Wukong even more tangible. - 🌸Flower Hairpin Goddess 🔸Guangzhou has its own Flower Hairpin Goddess! The girl surrounded by flowers is lively and cute, and her smile welcomes friends from all over the world. Her reflection on the water at night is even more gentle and romantic. - ⛩️Prosperous China 🔸The majestic Chinese cauldron stands in front of you. The combination of traditional culture and modern technology makes the cauldron glow with golden light. You can't help but admire the craftsmanship of the lantern festival artisans. - 🏮Each lantern display is magnificent, immersing you in a dreamlike scene and creating a visual feast. While enjoying the festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year, you can also appreciate the charm of Chinese culture. - 🎉There will be exciting themed performances during the Lunar New Year, so be sure to arrive early so you don't miss out! 🔹Jan 22–24: Yingge Dance, Dragon Dance, Lion Dance, Qilin Dance, Drumming 🔹Jan 25: Piao Se Parade 🔹Jan 26–27: God of Fortune, Dragon King, Eight Immortals, Matchmaker, and Ao Fish Lantern Parade 🔹Jan 28–29: Puppet Show 🔍Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival 📍Jingang Avenue South, Nansha District, Guangzhou 📅Jan 22–Mar 30, 2025, 15:30–22:30 (lights on at 18:00 daily, closed on Jan 28)

This year's largest, most stunning and most beautiful [Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival], the entrance is just opposite the main entrance of Nansha Garden Hotel. The entire lantern festival is three kilometers long, passing through the Binhai Park, Tianhou Temple, and the Ho Ying-Tong Memorial Hall. 🏮Notes for the Light Show: 1. Be sure to wear the most comfortable shoes. 2. Check the weather forecast in advance, wear enough clothes to keep warm, bring an umbrella if it rains, and wear a raincoat for convenient taking photos. 3. The entire light show is large in scale, so it is best to arrange to visit in the evening, walk slowly, take photos and videos while watching, which takes a lot of time [Grin] 4. There are specialty snack shops in the exhibition area where you can enjoy the lanterns while tasting a variety of special snacks. 5. The light show will close at 22:30. It is best to arrive at the electric car waiting area around 22:00 to queue up for the electric car (if it is too late, there will be many people waiting for the electric car). The return electric car terminal is right in front of the Garden Hotel. 6. It is recommended to stay at Nansha Garden Hotel, because it will be super tiring to visit such a large-scale lantern festival. The return trip battery car terminal is right in front of the hotel, so you can immediately go back to the room to take a bath and sleep comfortably. During the Spring Festival, we offer a package of 1880, which includes one night's accommodation and lantern festival tickets for two adults and one child. In the morning, you can also watch the sunrise over the sea directly in the room. 7. At night, you can choose the hotel's [Flower Garden] buffet restaurant. The barbecued pork is delicious. There is also a very rich stew. The most recommended is the green pepper hot sauce at the noodle stall. It was unanimously recognized by the four of us. Even though we were full, we couldn't help but take another bowl of noodles with this green pepper hot sauce to share. As special forces, we are very serious [Yeah] 8. You can have tea at the Taoyuan Pavilion of the hotel at noon the next day. The Nansha Lantern Festival brunch tea set for four people is 368, which includes abalone rice rolls, Nansha morning tea three treasures (sweet potato balls, banana cakes, lotus root cakes) and other 10 snacks. The four of us special forces soldiers couldn’t finish it and had to pack it up. It’s very cost-effective... 9. After drinking tea at noon, you can take a stroll around the hotel. The natural scenery is beautiful. You can also walk to the beach and enjoy a relaxing and healthy afternoon. 10. Lantern Festival period: January 22 to March 30, 2025 (January 29, the 29th day of the lunar calendar, the park will be closed for one day).

It's no exaggeration to say that the photos only show one-tenth of what you can see with the naked eye‼️ It's really stunning! This Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival is colorful, like a hundred flowers blooming and competing with each other🤩 When it comes to the Lunar New Year, lantern festivals are a must-see‼️ This year, we came early to experience the largest lantern festival in the Greater Bay Area on the first day🏮 The lantern festival brings together elements from all over the world, covering many Cantonese and intangible cultural heritages. The prosperous and beautiful scene in front of us is really beautiful! 👣General route: ➡️ Gate 1 → Lanterns and Lights, Thousand Lanterns → Prosperous China → 9+2 City Lanterns → Silk Road Style → Flower Goddess → Water Town Street → Pearl River Boat → Monkey King → Love Youth → Cyber Lion Dance → Return ✅This direction is recommended because the Lanterns and Lights section is outside Gate 1. If you leave the park, you won't be able to re-enter, so it's better to enter from Gate 1! 📝Tips: ✅The entire venue is over 3 km long and has three entrances and exits. You can walk from Gate 2 to Gate 1, then take the battery car (CNY 10/person, free for children under 1.2 m) back to the parking lot to pick up your car. ✅There are large parking lots near the two entrances and exits (CNY 10/5 hours). ✅Come early! The venue is really big, and you can walk for several hours. ✅There are many food streets in the park, so you can eat and drink while you stroll! 🚇Public transportation: Metro Line 4 "Nanheng Station" (Gate 1); Metro Line 4 "Nansha Passenger Port Station" (Gate 2) 🚗Self-driving: Search for "Binhai Park Parking Lot" (Gate 1); "Puzhou Garden Parking Lot" (Gate 2) ⏰Event time: From now until March 30

📍Itinerary Introduction Two-day and one-night family tour itinerary: Day 1 ⭐️ Nansha Coco Park➡️Nansha Garden Hotel➡️Nansha Lantern Festival After lunch at 13:30 (Internet celebrity restaurant: Da_Yuan_, 💰average consumption: $160, it is recommended to avoid it), before hotel check-in time, we went to Coco Park, a large shopping mall in Nansha. It is good for shopping and suitable for all ages. The children went to the City Code claw machine for $99 and got 500 coins. They were so happy! The elders like to stroll around the supermarket, and the ladies want to buy skin care products and the like. There is a big Leshaer in the mall, and the prices will definitely satisfy everyone! At 16:00, we checked in at the Garden Hotel. The hotel is very good, with five-star facilities and services, which are worth the price. It is a choice you will not regret if you bring your kids to stay here! The hotel playground allows parents to free their hands. If you have time, the swimming pool is also worth playing. It's a pity that the weather was bad this time, so we didn't experience the swimming pool, but we also filled the rare large bathtub in the room with water for the children to play. For dinner, we went to Cui Zhou Yuan - Fisherman's Family, which has a high rating nearby (💰average consumption per person: $125). We recommend the river prawns. The sunflower chicken was not as delicious as we expected, but the rest was just okay. If you don’t want to leave the hotel to find food, it is recommended to book a table for the hotel’s buffet dinner in advance to save the trouble of a large family running around. 19:30 Return to the hotel to buy tickets for the Nansha Lantern Festival. The price is much more affordable than buying it yourself, which proves once again that the Garden Hotel is the right choice for watching the Lantern Festival. The lantern festival can be seen until 11:00 on weekends. It is worth seeing, but it is really too big. Our family with children and elders did not finish the tour. We walked to the part where we wanted to see the Goddess with Flowers in Her Hair and took the electric car ($10/adult) back to the entrance. Day 2 ⭐️ Lianhuashan Tourist Area➡️Zhuhai Sam’s➡️White Head Vine Seafood Market Once a year people go to Lotus Mountain to worship Guanyin. The temple is very large, but those who don’t want to worship Guanyin can go there as a picnic and breathe some fresh air. There is a Dongcuiyuan lunch restaurant nearby (💰average consumption: $90). If you don’t expect good service but only want good taste, you can give it a try. The taste is very good. The next stop was to Zhuhai Sam's Club to satisfy the shopping desires of the whole family. Although there were many people shopping, payment was still very fast. The last dinner was booked at the famous Psoralea corylifolia seafood market. It was the first time a friend took me there, and we chose Yingjie Restaurant (💰average consumption: $125). The atmosphere was so good. We settled the elders and children in the restaurant, and sent a few buyers to buy seafood for processing in the restaurant. The price and taste were very satisfactory! The trip ends here and everyone can return home with a full load! 🚇Transportation: Self-driving 📷Shadow Phase: Nansha Lantern Festival 🍜Special food: Nansha river shrimp 🏠Accommodation recommendation: Guangzhou Nansha Garden Hotel 💡Notes: 1) Both people and cars need to pay for tickets to the Lotus Mountain Scenic Area 2) The Lantern Festival is only open until March 31 3) Sam's Club membership card 4) It is best to park your car in front of the selected restaurant, otherwise some restaurants will not allow non-diners to park. 5) There are many tour groups staying in the hotel, most of whom eat buffet meals in the hotel, so if you want to have a buffet dinner, it is recommended to make reservations in advance.

My boyfriend secretly dragged me here on the weekend. I won’t allow anyone to not know about the Guangzhou Nansha Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival. This is the largest lantern festival in the history of the Greater Bay Area🎇! The scale is beyond your imagination! - During the day, you can enjoy a sea-view citywalk🚶, stroll along the coastline, feel the salty sea breeze, listen to the sound of waves hitting the shore, and feel the vastness of the sea. It's so pleasant. - When you are tired of shopping, go to the music food truck and food market🍔. There are all kinds of delicious grilled skewers and crispy snacks! It’s so cool to eat and walk around while listening to the wonderful performances of the parade 🎭! ! - At night, that’s the highlight! The whole lantern festival lights up, and the various exquisitely shaped lanterns are really beautiful! ! The kids love it! - 🐟The lively "carp" shuttles through the crowd, implying abundance every year 🧚🏻‍♂️The Chaoshan gong and drum parade is even more lively, and the exciting drum beats make people excited. The atmosphere is full 🎉. - You can also participate in the Lantern Parade during the Lantern Festival! It’s really fun~ I feel very involved🫶 - February 14-2.16 Wearing Hanfu + hairpins🆓🎫~ One accompanying person is 68🉑admitted! (See official website for details) - What are you waiting for! Waiting for you to come and play this February! Bring your family and friends to check in, unlock this visual feast together, and experience the unique charm of the Greater Bay Area!

The Nansha Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival this year was quite good. The scale and aesthetics of the lantern festival were both on point. The Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival is centered around Xi (Xi) Yue Avenue, connecting five themed lantern festival parks. The lantern festival was held in three adjacent parks: Nansha Seaside Park, Tianhou Palace Scenic Area, and Puzhou Garden. Core attractions: Cyber Awakening Lion - Monkey King - Fairy Tale World - Flower Hairpin Goddess - Silk Road Style - Prosperous China. It takes three to four hours to walk through the entire park. The park is large, and there are many snacks inside. The scene was really shocking, and the lanterns inside were generally large in scale, with many shapes. Although the tickets were expensive, it was still quite worth it. Tour suggestion: It is recommended to park your car at Gate 2, and then take a taxi to Gate 1 early to avoid having to walk a long way back after the lantern festival ends. Gate 1 and Gate 2 are far apart, and it is difficult to get a taxi when there are many people. Lantern Festival Address: Tianhou Palace, Nansha New District, Guangzhou Visiting time: Enter the park at 3:00 pm, and the lights are basically turned on at 6:00 pm Exhibition time: January 22, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Lantern Festival Tickets: Basic ticket price is 128 yuan to 168 yuan

As the Chinese Valentine's Day, the Lantern Festival has long been associated with romance, as captured in the ancient saying, "The moon rises above the willow tree, and people meet after dusk." This year, I discovered a more exciting way to celebrate at the **Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival**. During the day, I strolled along the seaside, and at night, I enjoyed the lanterns and delicious food. I even stumbled upon intangible cultural heritage parades and cyberpunk lantern displays. It was an exhilarating experience from start to finish! 💡 Lantern Festival Exclusive Activities: Lantern Parade + Chinese Style Performances Lantern Parade (Feb 12, 19:00/20:50) A 70-person parade featuring gongs, drums, and lion dances, with the God of Wealth spreading good fortune and a lantern team lighting up the night. The route runs from Tianhou Square to the beach, transporting you to an ancient temple fair! Fluorescent Night Lion & Acrobatics Traditional lion dance transforms into a fluorescent, cool version, paired with the high-altitude bamboo acrobatics show "Together for the Chinese Dream," instantly igniting the festive atmosphere! ▪️ Flower Hairpin Goddess Photo Spot The 18-meter-tall "Flower Hairpin Goddess" lantern display is stunning! Ladies in Hanfu, remember to wear Hanfu and flower hairpins for free entry! 🌊 Daytime Citywalk: Coastal Garden + Food Extravaganza ▪️ Puzhou Garden → Tianhou Temple → Coastal Park Start your day with a seaside stroll, pray for blessings at Tianhou Temple, and enjoy the beach breeze. Every snapshot feels like a movie scene! In the evening, head to the cyber snack area and Shunde Food Street for fish skin dumplings, double-skin milk, Chaoshan beef balls, and more. Your taste buds will be in for a treat! ▪️ Music Food Truck & Tea by the Fire When you're tired, grab a coffee at the lawn area, listen to live street band performances, or experience the slow life of tea by the fire. You'll be so relaxed you won't want to leave! 🌌 Nighttime Lantern Viewing: Cyber Mythology VS Millennia-Old Intangible Cultural Heritage ▪️ Must-Visit Lantern Displays Cyber Lion Dance: Punk-style lion head gate with a futuristic vibe! Monkey King: Dark version of Sun Wukong, 16 meters tall, exuding a sense of protection! Thousand Lanterns: Intangible cultural heritage redwood palace lanterns + Greater Bay Area landmarks, creating a poetic and picturesque scene ▪️ Parent-Child Play Area "Truth or Dare" lantern interactive game, cute snake spring cartoon lanterns, kids won't want to go home! 🎁 Valentine's Day Surprise: Free Hanfu Entry + Social Media Raffle (Feb 14) ▪️ Free entry for wearing Hanfu and flower hairpins, with a 68 yuan discount for companions! ▪️ Take photos and share at the "Flower Hairpin Goddess" best photo spot, check official information for details, and don't forget to post! 📌 Practical Tips ⏰ Time: 15:00-23:00, lights on at 18:00 🎫 Tickets: Online mini-program ticket purchase is more convenient, Valentine's Day events require advance reservation 🚇 Transportation: Metro Line 4 "Nansha Passenger Port" Station or "Nanheng Station," over 10,000 parking spaces available for self-driving "Lanterns and moonlight shine bright, the Bay Area is ever new" This Lantern Festival, instead of getting lost in the crowd, come to the Nansha Lantern Festival and experience a magical night where tradition meets modernity! 🌟 📍 Location: Guangzhou Nansha Puzhou Garden/Tianhou Temple/Coastal Park

The top-tier event in the Bay Area at the beginning of this year, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival, has been popular among the general public since its opening~ Although the ticket price during the Spring Festival was as high as 168 yuan, many people were complaining about it being ridiculously expensive🙈, it still couldn't stop the Lantern Festival from being super popular. To be honest, I am one of them😫😫 ➡️68 yuan before the New Year, too far, went there on the 5th day ⬅️168 yuan on the 5th day after the New Year, so boring, went there Sisters who want to go, you can really grab the tickets for free‼ ️, if you want to go, hurry up👌 ✅Lantern Festival "Ten Thousand People Parade" performance, free admission on the day of registration as a parade experience officer ✅Valentine's Day romantic discount package for two, female tourists wearing Hanfu and hairpins can enter the park for free on the day There is also 🤭Informal ticket collection series: Go to the Tianhou Temple during the day, and you can enter for free before 2 pm. During this time, you can see the daytime lights If you want to find a place to hide and wait for the lights to turn on at night, it is estimated, probably, and may not be feasible

It's a large lantern festival, and it takes about two hours to walk around and take photos. There are many food streets and snacks. The various colorful lanterns are very impressive, especially the large hairpin goddess and the reflection in the water, which are very photogenic. The Monkey King is also a must-see! The ticket price of CNY 128 for adults and CNY 90 for students and seniors is worth it!

If you go north during the Spring Festival holiday, you may miss this lantern festival! 📅Time: The Lantern Festival will last from January 22 to March 30, but remember, the park will be closed on January 28, New Year’s Eve, so don’t miss it! The park is open from 15:30 to 22:30 every day, and the lights are turned on at about 18:00, which will be adjusted according to the sunset time! 🚗Transportation: You can choose to take a ferry from Hong Kong China Hong Kong City Ferry Terminal to Nansha Ferry Port. There are three sailing times at 8:00, 11:50 and 16:00. During the Spring Festival, an additional 11:50 sailing is added! Alternatively, you can take the high-speed rail from West Kowloon to Guangzhou Qingsheng Station, and then take the local bus to the Lantern Festival. 🎟️Tickets: Be sure to purchase tickets online in advance! You can book tickets for the "Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival" on the trip to avoid queuing on site! 💰 🏮Highlights of the Lantern Festival: This lantern festival is super large, with 218 sets of light scenes and over 10,000 colored lanterns! There are five distinctive parks, each with a unique theme and performance, guaranteed to open your eyes! 👀 #JanuaryGoodPlaces2025

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