South China & the Pearl River Delta Travel Guide 2026
Cantonese food capital, karst-river landscapes of Guangxi, and the megacities of the Pearl River Delta.
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What are the top destinations in South China & the Pearl River Delta?
Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guilin and Yangshuo, Hong Kong, Macao, Beihai, Nanning, Zhuhai.
Source: NihaoVisit
Destinations in this region
- Guangzhou
The 2,200-year-old southern gateway of China — the birthplace of Cantonese cuisine, the eternal port of the Maritime Silk Road, and the boom-city heart of the P…
- Shenzhen
China's Silicon Valley and a 1980 fishing-village turned megacity of 18 million. Shenzhen is a futuristic tech capital, a shopping paradise, a beach-escape gate…
- Guilin and Yangshuo
China's most well-known landscape — karst peaks rising from a jade river. The Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo is the single most photogenic boat trip in…
- Hong Kong
A vertical city of skyscrapers, neon street markets, Michelin-starred dim sum, and 263 islands — Asia's most English-friendly metropolis and the easiest gateway…
- Macao
Where Portugal meets China. UNESCO historic center, 30+ casinos, and the world's only fusion of Cantonese and Portuguese cuisine.…
- Beihai
Guangxi's southern coastal gem on the Gulf of Tonkin, famous for Silver Beach, volcanic Weizhou Island, and a 1.4-km colonial-era Old Street lined with qilou ar…
- Nanning
Nanning (南宁, Nánníng) is the capital of Guangxi and the largest Chinese city within striking distance of Vietnam. Known as the Green City (绿城, Lǜ Chéng) for its…
- Zhuhai
Guangdong's coastal resort city, bordering Macau. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, island-hopping across the Pearl River Delta, and s…