Guangzhou Zhujiang Park

Guangzhou Zhujiang Park

Guangzhou Zhujiang Park is an ecological park mainly designed with landscaping, offering a beautiful environment and an elegant atmosphere. Situated in the central area of Guangzhou's Zhujiang New Town, it is a high-end park integrating sightseeing, recreation, culture, and leisure. The park has verdant lawns, adorned with sculptures and unique rocks, while streams flow beneath bridges and around paths, and southern plants dance in the river breeze, with floral fragrances carried by the refreshing wind. It is one of the three key parks under construction in Guangzhou’s new urban area.

Zhujiang Park, also known as Huacheng Square, is located in Guangzhou’s new CBD — Zhujiang New Town, along the city’s central axis. To the north, it faces CITIC Plaza, and to the south, it overlooks the Pearl River. On the west side is the Guangzhou International Finance Center, and across the river to the south lies the Canton Tower.

The spatial layout of Zhujiang Park differs from other parks we’ve visited — it lacks a distinct spatial axis. Its pathways follow a circular spatial sequence to connect various scenic spots. The original terrain was modified by digging ponds and building hills, and the park features a “Kuai Lü Lake” (Fast Green Lake), which is not an expansive water body but rather pursues naturally flowing, curving lines. Hills are built along the lake, integrated with dense woods, giving a profound and tranquil feeling. The “garden-within-a-garden” concept is a major feature of Lingnan gardens, and Zhujiang Park also adopts this spatial layout. The park is mainly divided into six key scenic areas: the Scenic Forest Area, Emergent Plant Area, Osmanthus Garden, Magnolia Garden, Palm Garden, and Lakeside Area. Each area has its own distinctive charm.

The overall layout of the park is such that the eastern part focuses on plant arrangements, with vegetation planted on artificial hills, creating a forest-immersed experience, as if walking through a deep woodland. The western part offers an open feel, dominated by green lawns, transitioning gradually from the dense vegetation in the east to the open green spaces in the west.

The park’s architecture mainly follows the Lingnan style. Small courtyards with Lingnan characteristics best exemplify this. Creating a rustic farm-like atmosphere within the park is quite interesting. There are many pavilions, all in the Lingnan style, yet each with a unique design — some are wooden structures, others are made of concrete. The pavilion and corridor in the Magnolia Garden feature blue roofs and white pillars, appearing light and fresh. The Baozhu Tower is a mountaintop sightseeing building, one of the park’s main attractions and its highest point. However, due to the dense tree cover, no park sights are visible from the top.

Plant arrangements focus mainly on scenic forest development. The Scenic Forest Area is situated on the highest hill in the park, featuring large mixed forests planted using various techniques and different tree species to reflect diverse seasonal changes and flowering periods, forming a vibrant, layered landscape. Palms, as major tall trees in the south, can be planted singly, in pairs, or in clusters. The Palm Garden plants various palm species in wooded formations. Magnolias, a northern tree species rarely seen in the south, are quite abundant in the Magnolia Garden of Zhujiang Park. The park also features plant-patterned landscapes. Upon entering through the main gate, the most eye-catching sight is the plant arrangement on the grassy hill opposite the entrance — a stone vase connected to four colorful plant belts, making it look as if flowers are flowing out of the vase, like a magical flower bottle releasing a river of blossoms, which is particularly playful and charming.

There are also several small attractions on the western side of Zhujiang Park, which are quite interesting, but due to their distance from the main gate, they receive fewer visitors — perhaps a slight regret for the park.

Address: No. 900, Jinsui Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou

Type: Urban Park

Recommended Visit Duration: 1–2 hours

Phone: 020-38858081; 020-38858080

Opening Hours:

6:00-22:00

Ticket Information:

Free admission.