Guigang
prefecture-level city in Guangxi, China
Guigang (贵港) is a prefecture city in Central Guangxi.
Understand edit
Guigang is not a tourist city and is unlikely to be on anybody's bucket list. That being said, it does have a few things going for it. For instance, the city is relatively uncrowded by Chinese standards and there are a number of decent parks. If you get bored, Guiping, the nearest moderately touristy city, is only 20 minutes away by high-speed train.
Get in edit
By train edit
- 1 Guigang Railway Station (贵港站, Guigang Station), 518 Jiangbei East Road, Gangbei District (港北区江北东路518号).
By bus edit
- 2 Guigang General Bus Station (贵港汽车总站), 326 Heping Road, Gangbei District (港北区和平路326号), ☏ +86 775 4228007. Guigang's main bus station.
- 3 Guigang South Bus Station (贵港汽车南站), 410 Jiangnan Avenue, Gangnan District (港南区江南大道410号), ☏ +86 775 4327822.
- 4 Guigang East Bus Station (贵港汽车东站), 551 Jingang Avenue, Gangbei District (港北区金港大道551号), ☏ +86 775 4580600.
- 5 Guigang West Bus Station (贵港汽车西站), Xianyi Road Central Section, Gangbei District (港北区仙衣路中段).
Get around edit
Buses are available to all areas of the city. One rather useful bus is the no. 8 bus, which operates between the Guigang Museum and Nanshan Park, and also stops at East Lake Park and a couple of other parks.
See edit
- 1 Guigang Museum (贵港博物馆), Southwest corner of the intersection of Guilin Road and Xianyi Road, Gangbei District (港北区桂林路与仙衣路交汇西南角) (Bus routes 3, 8 and 11), ☏ +86 775 4210158, ggbowuguan@126.com. 09:00-17:00, no entry after 16:30, closed on Mondays. Free.
- 2 East Lake Park (东湖公园), Donghu West Street, Gangbei District (港北区东湖西街东) (Bus routes 2, 3, 8, 10 and 14). Free.
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- 3 Nanshan Park (南山公园，南山风景名胜区 Nanshan Scenic Area), 37 Nanshan Road, Gangnan District (港南区南山路37号) (Bus routes 8 and k2), ☏ +86 755 4331210. 07:00-18:30. This is Guigang's most popular park. However, if you come here on a weekday, you're unlikely to see very many people. Free.
- 4 Nanshan Temple (南山寺), Nanshan Park (南山公园内). 08:00-17:00. The city's largest and most important Buddhist temple. ¥9 (standard fee), ¥5 (persons aged between 60 and 69 and children between 1.2 and 1.4 metres in height). Entry is free for persons over 70 and children under 1.2 metres in height.
- 5 Nanshan Zoo (南山动物园), Nanshan Park (南山公园内). ¥15 (standard fee), ¥8 (children between 1.2 and 1.4 metres in height). Entry is free for persons over 70 and children under 1.2 metres in height.