Zhujiang New Town is the area in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, which is between Huangpu Avenue in the north and the Pearl River in the south, and between Guangzhou Avenue as the west and the South China Expressway the east. It includes business landmark buildings, namely Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou New Library, the new Guangdong Museum, the second Children's Palace, the Twin Towers and the new Canton Tower. It is planned to be the new central business district (CBD) of Guangzhou. Are you ready for Canton fair 2013? Welcome to Zhujiang New Town when you come to Guangdong for Guangzhou Fair.
Sightseeing - Huangpu Dadao and Haixin Sha Tourist Park
Bordered by Huangpu Dadao to the north and the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang, 珠江) to the south, the pearl of the district is the long, eye-shaped pedestrianised park that stretches between lanes of Zhujiang Dadao. It was developed, in part, for tourist's enjoyment of the 2010's Asian Games but remains a great escape from the traffic and concrete landscapes of the rest of the city.
Sculpted bushes, seasonal flowers and quirky shaded benches await people out to catch the urban beauty of some of Guangzhou's most lauded modern architecture. Many of the city's highest-end hotels are located along this promenade, including the Grand Hyatt and the Ritz-Carlton. But the city's main building achievements are all perched on the banks of the river. The treasure-box-shaped Guangdong Provincial Museum, the Guangzhou Opera House designed by Zaha Hadid and the Guangzhou Library (still under construction at the time of writing) are all feathers in Guangzhou's architectural cap.
This is a fine place to view one of Guangzhou's other famous landmarks, the Canton Tower. The tower is across the river from Haixinsha Tourist Park, where the Asian Games' opening ceremony was held.