广州塔

Canton Tower in China is amazing! It's super tall and looks cool. You can see the whole city from the top, especially at night when it's all lit up. The Tower is a must-see – it's like a giant, fancy light-up building!

Loved the canton tower!!! Amazing view from the top and would recommend having lunch or dinner on the top in the buffet restaurant!

Surely a must visit landmark in Guangzhou and trust no visitors will leave the city without visiting it, regardless if you do go up or not! The Canton Tower is located at an intersection of Guangzhou New City Central Axis and Pearl River, facing directly Haixinsha Island and Zhujiang New Town. One can travel here conveniently via the metro trains and alight at the Canton Tower station. It is currently the tallest tower in China and the third tallest in the world, that is 600m tall, with 450m of its main body and 150m of its antenna. The tower shows a spirit of dynamic Guangzhou welcoming challenges and embracing the world. On the day of our visit, the place was swamped with lots of visitors and there's a queue for tickets going up. And we decided not to join the queue since our hotel room was located on high floor too and could still get a good bird eye's view of the city. Do note that there are different price tiers and each will bring you to different levels of the tower. Generally, the more you pay, you will get to the taller decks and that also include some exciting monorail rides at the top of the tower etc. Some ticket packages also include a buffet meal at the restaurant. And if you are not going up, you can still walk or shop around at the shopping next to it but things here are costly as it's touristy. Overall, the tower looks nice and gigantic.

Best thing to do in Guangzhou. Ticket price quite high for China but reasonable by world standards. The only add-on worth getting is the bubble tram. Not too crowded on a Saturday morning in October. No queue going up. Short queue for the tram. Easy to get to by underground Metro. Little bit of wandering around to find the ticket window at ground level, but lots of English signposting. You can buy tickets online but you don't have to reserve in advance (though might be worth it for busier times).

The Canton Tower, also known as the Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, is an iconic landmark in Guangzhou, China. Completed in 2010 just before the Asian Games, it was briefly the tallest tower in the world at 600 meters until it was surpassed by Tokyo Skytree in 2011. Designed by the Dutch architectural firm Information Based Architecture in collaboration with Arup, the tower features a unique, slender waist that dramatically tapers in the middle, earning it the nickname "Slim Waist." This design was inspired by the Adziogol Lighthouse in Ukraine and represents a blend of Structural Expressionism and high-tech architecture. The tower is multifunctional, housing observation decks, a revolving restaurant, a 4D cinema, and various recreational facilities. It's particularly famous for its outdoor skywalk, the highest and longest of its kind, and the "Bubble Tram" on its top, offering breathtaking views of the city. At night, the tower is illuminated with an LED system that can change colors, enhancing its presence in Guangzhou's skyline.

It's a tourist item that you can often see in any big city abroad. But it's a must-see.

A must-see attraction in Guangzhou, very beautiful and full of tourists. It is recommended to take the subway!

Insanely tall tower that offer the possibility of going up till around 400-450 meters and enjoy the view around. At the pinnacle of it there is an antenna that covers the remaining 200 meters of height. On top of the tower there is a “free fall” ride that makes you enjoy for a couple of second a view from the highest elevation in Guangzhou. Around 19.00 there is a light show, and I think another one is at 22.00, when the tower gets covered in colourful LEDs.