Yue Xiu park

There are so many parks in Guangzhou, some are famous but some are less known, if you go to travel site or read a travel books you will find that some parks are always recommended for you to go, Yuexiu park i think is the first to be recommended, it is situated near the train station and have the easiest access to go there, you can go by the metro (yuexiu park station) or by the bus, the park has more that one gate the main gate is just right at the metro exit and the other exit are located behind the sun yat sen memorial hall (you would have to go up the high stairs), the other one is on Huanshi zhong lu 环市中路(on the way from the train station to xiao bei road), the other one is on xiao bei road (xiao bei hua quan 小北花圈 bus station) and there are 2 more gates that i have never walked through.

There are lot of monuments inside the park the most famous one is the statue of five goats since it is the very symbol of the city, and attach to the legend of how the city was being created, in fact the ancient name of Guangzhou was the goat city. 

statue of the 5 goats

  

 there are also some other things to see, like sun yat sen's monument, zhenhai tower (guangzhou museum), korean garden, flower garden, and a beautiful pond, a children playground, even a football stadium, and you can also rent a boat here (i dont recommend you to do it here), many people are doing their pass time activities here, since the park is so large some people are doing exercise, some people are dancing and singing, some people just come for recreational purpose, and of course tourist. 

sun yat sen monument

people doing excercise

the garden with lake just right at the xiao bei gate

korean garden

the park itself is very large some people might get lost easily but i dont think this is something to be afraid of . there are a lot of marks to show you where to go, so pay attention to it. I think if you want to go here you have to at least spend 3 hour to ramble around. You can also go to the nearby parks afterward.