I regretted it until I realized that Guangzhou’s ancient villages are already as beautiful as the next level.
Don’t know where to go during summer vacation? Why not avoid the crowds and go on an easy-to-go cultural and artistic exhibition viewing 🪷Citywalk in the ancient village!
🏡Langtou Ancient Village
📍Langtou Village, Tanbu Town, Huadu District, Guangzhou
🅿️You can park your car directly🧭 at "Long Tau Village Parking Lot"🆓0💰
🚇Metro Line 9 Feieling Station, dd🚗ten minutes later, it is recommended to drive by yourself
Langtou Village was built in the Yuan Dynasty. It has simple and mottled blue brick walls, antique Lingnan architectural wok-ear houses, banyan trees reaching the sky, and vibrant lotus ponds in summer.
Based on the traditional Lingnan culture, it also incorporates modern trendy art.
Not only can you feel the long history and unique folk customs here, but you can also watch exhibitions, taste tea, and read books. It’s so comfortable!
🚶♀️Suggested travel routes
Langtou Ancient Village (Lotus Pond, Village History Museum, Yuyin Temple, Jimo Tower, Qingyun Bridge) ➡️Spring Balcony➡️Mok Light Treasure Box
🌟Langtou Ancient Village
A Guangfu village with Lingnan characteristics, nearly 200 blue brick buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties have been preserved.
❤️Village History Museum: records the history of the ancient village
❤️Jimo Building: The former residence of the wealthy Huangyou in Huadu, the [The Sun Will Always Shine] exhibition is on display
📷Tips: Don’t miss the rooftop platform on the second floor of Jimo Building. It’s great for taking photos. You can take pictures of the layered eaves of the wok ears.
❤️There are many specialty shops here. You can go up to the roof, sit and drink tea and coffee, overlooking the ancient village. It is very comfortable.
🌟Spring balcony
🕐10:00-18:00 (Closed on Monday)
This is a work designed by the architect Zhang Yonghe. The gray walls, lower courtyard, columns, and staggered steps constitute a "small world" of high-value art.
❤️Aesthetic architecture: Every corner displays modern architectural aesthetics
📷Tips: 1⃣️The stairs at the entrance can be taken from the corridor on the second floor.
2⃣️The stage at the back is surrounded by dogtail grass and faces the lotus pond. It feels very pastoral when taking photos.
❤️Longshang Lotus Garden: On the 1,400-square-meter roof of the Spring Terrace, there are lotuses planted, and there are about 25 lotus ponds! It’s so well-proportioned and spectacular!
"The wind is blowing cattails in the small pond, and after the rain, the garden is full of lotus flowers."
The breeze blows, and the lotus flowers in the pond are swaying, exuding a refreshing fragrance.
📷tips: 1⃣️You can walk to the stairs, with lotus flowers in the foreground and sky in the background.
2⃣️ If possible, you can bring a drone, choose a long trail, and shoot a blockbuster of your life
❤️Art exhibition
Through various multimedia interactive devices, Chinese traditional culture is immersed in the exhibition.
Tips: In the Art Expo Activation Room on the 2F, you can also participate in parent-child handicraft creation.
Tuesday to Friday (11:00-12:00): Dragon Scale Book Binding
Saturday to Sunday (11:00-12:00, 14:00-15:00): DIY handmade lacquer fans
❤️Library
The reading space on the upper and lower floors has a collection of 30,000 books. It is really refreshing to stay here for half a day in the hot summer.
🌟Mok Light Treasure Box
🕐10:00-18:00 (Closed on Mondays)
Follow the art of light and shadow, start the magical journey of calligraphy, and learn the development history of Chinese calligraphy immersively. Approximately 20 minutes per game