Skyline
A 600-metre tower cinched at the waist like a sleek hourglass, glowing in shifting colour over the Pearl River. Go up an hour before sunset.
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Dim Sum#Food
Morning Tea · Guangzhou Restaurant
Guangzhou4.51 hr 30 min10k saved
Yum cha the way the city invented it — har gow, char siu bao, lotus-wrapped rice and endless pots of tea, since 1935.
Find it in Guangzhou — worth the detour, not the queue-and-leave kind of place. Best before 11:00 for the full dim sum spread.
Good to know
- Best time — Before 11:00 for the full dim sum spread
- Dim sum service runs morning into early afternoon; evening menu differs.
Insider tip — Order har gow and siu mai as the benchmark, then chase the turnip cake (lo bak go) and egg tarts. The window steamer carts come to you — wave to flag them down.
Photo: MeiOLA 2290 WMENSZ · CC0
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