Huacheng Square
Huacheng Square (Chinese: 花城广场), or Flower City Square, is located in Zhujiang New Town’s CBD, Guangzhou. It is a renowned sightseeing and shopping destination of the city. Walking in the Huacheng square people can appreciate the green surroundings and a magnificent view of the Canton Tower across the Pearl River.
With the total area of about 560,000 square meters, Huacheng Square is 10 times larger than the Guangzhou People’s Park. Underneath the square is a large underground shopping mall, the “Mall of the World”, run by Hong Kong group Lan Kwai Fong. The three-leveled underground network also contains a large parking lot and grants access to Metro lines 3 and 5.
There are several famous sites surrounding the square, including the Guangdong New Museum, Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou International Financing Center, and Guangzhou No.2 Children’s Palace, etc.