Lotus Hill private tour from Guangzhou

Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the People's Republic of China. The city is also known by an older English-language name, Canton. It is a port on the Pearl River, navigable to the South China Sea, and is located about 120 km (75 miles) northwest of Hong Kong. As of the 2000 census, the city has a population of 6 million, and a metropolitan population of roughly 8.5 million (though some estimates are as high as 12.6 million) making it the most populous city in the province and the third most populous metropolitan area in mainland China.

Lotus Hill, one of the famous hills of the Pearl River Delta, is located in the eastern outskirt of Panyu District, 20km (12.4 miles) from Guangzhou and 110km (60 sea miles) from Hong Kong. Covering an area of 2.54sq km (628 acres), it is composed of 48 red sandstone low hills, the highest of which is 108m (354 ft) tall. It has the best preserved ancient quarry site, with a history of 2000 years in China. The lotus city itself was built during the Kangxi's reign of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). There is also the gold statute of the Goddess of Mercy, which is the biggest in the world. The statue was cast in 1994 with 120 tonnes (118 long tons) of bronze and 180 taels of gold coating and measures 40.88m (44.7 yards). The Lotus Hill Tourist Resort displays a combination of ancient ruggedness and modern delicacy. Do not miss it when in Guangzhou.