Best day trips from Foshan?

Question

I'm heading to Foshan in about six months and want to plan some day trips. Any recommendations for places within an hour or two that are worth the visit, maybe something off the beaten path?

agnieszka · Answer

honestly skip the touristy stuff in foshan itself and head to shiwan town instead. it's like a 20 minute bus ride from downtown and has these amazing old ceramic workshops where you can watch potters still using traditional methods. there's a tiny museum there too that's free and barely has any visitors, way more interesting than the big ceramic factories. grab some steamed rice rolls from the morning market near the main temple while you're there, they're like 4 yuan and better than any restaurant version i've had

juliana · Answer

if u want something quiet, take the subway to zumiao station and walk east about 15 minutes to the old canal district near dongping river. barely any tourists go there, just locals fishing and old ladies drying herbs on the banks. there's a tiny noodle shop on renmin road that does wonton noodles for 8 yuan, opens at 6am and closes by noon when they sell out

elisa · Answer

There's a pretty cool little fishing village called Daliang along the Pearl River, about an hour by bus from downtown. It feels like a time capsule with its old stilt houses and little temples along the water, and you can get fresh fish straight off the boats at the morning market.

lili · Answer

i'd say go to kaiping diaolou, it's about 90 minutes by bus and way less crowded than the usual guangdong spots. those old watchtowers are pretty wild, feels like stepping into another century. the bus from foshan station drops u right near the entrance,

jessica · Answer

You could hop on a bus to Xiqiao Mountain, about an hour south. It's got this massive Guan Yin statue on top and the hike up through the forest is pretty chill, way less crowded than the usual Foshan spots.

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