Beyond the Screen: 7 Days of Cinema in Guangdong

Your cinematic journey through Guangzhou, Foshan, Jiangmen, Kaiping, Zhongshan and Shenzhen's iconic movie locations, studios and kung-fu heritage sites..

From the streets of Guangzhou, to the kung fu heritage of Foshan, the overseas Chinese architecture of Jiangmen, the Heritage of Sun Yat-sen in Zhongshan and the coastline in Shenzhen featured in The Mermaid , this itinerary offers a cinematic adventure across historic filming locations, spectacular movie studios, martial arts legends and breathtaking natural landscapes.

The Itinerary

Guangzhou → Foshan → Jiangmen → Zhongshan → Shenzhen (+Extension to Hong Kong)

## Day 1 - Guangzhou: Historic Streets and Cinematic Atmosphere
### Baiyun Airport → Shamian Island
#### (80min) Airport : Metro Line 3 → Tiyu Xilu → change to Line 1 → Shamian Island (Huangsha)

Begin your cinematic journey on Shamian Island, quiet streets whose distinctive European-style architecture creates a timeless cinematic atmosphere.

### Shamian Island → Yongqing Fang (+ Bruce Lee's Ancestral Home)
#### (10min) Walk or Bicycle ride (1km) / Metro Line 1

After visiting Shamian, head to Yongqing Fang and its traditional Xiguan houses where you can find the highlight of your visit : Bruce Lee’s Ancestral Home, a traditional Cantonese residence built by his father, Lee Hoi-chuen estored that nowadays houses displays Bruce's family history, martial arts career and international film legacy.

🌙 Yee Hotel

## Day 2 - Foshan: The Legends of Kung Fu
### Guangzhou Shamian → Foshan Ancestral Temple
#### (70min) Shamian Island (Huangsha) → Xilang → change to Guangfo Line → Zumiao

The Foshan Ancestral Temple, is home to the Ip Man Memorial Hall (the Wing Chun master who taught Bruce Lee) and Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall (the legendary Hung Gar practitioner who inspired generations of kung fu films) but moreover is the best place to watch traditional lion dance performances in Southern China

### Foshan Ancestral Temple → CCTV Nanhai Movie and TV Town
#### (40min) Nangao 16 / Tourist City Bus Line 2

In the afternoon, you can go to the CCTV Nanhai Movie and TV Town that recreates imperial palaces, historic streets and architecture settings used in Chinese film and television.

🌙 Cordis Foshan Lingnan Tiandi

## Day 3 - Xiqiao: Movie Sets at the Foot of a Mountain
### Foshan Nanhai → Foshan Xiqiao
#### (50min) Zumiao : Bus K2 → Xiqiao Bus Station → change to Qiao 16 → Xiqiao Mountain

Dedicate your third day to the Xiqiao National Arts Studios, also known as Guoyi Film and Television City. Explore its reconstructed Ming and Qing palaces, vintage Hong Kong streets, old Guangzhou and Shanghai settings, then if time allows, finish your visit with nearby Xiqiao Mountain and its famous giant Buddha statue.

🌙 Cordis Foshan Lingnan Tiandi

## Day 4 - Jiangmen: Follow the Streets of The Knockout
### Foshan → Jiangmen
#### (1h30) Foshan (Kuiqi Lu) Metro Line 2 → Guangzhou South → high-speed to Jiangmen Station

33 Xu Street, is an atmospheric historic district that gained widespread recognition through the C drama The Knockout. With a full day in Jiangmen, you can also enjoy local Cantonese food or relax in Jiangmen coastal destinations such as Xiachuan and Shangchuan islands.

(20min taxi) Jiangmen 33 Xu Street → Jiangmen Kaiping, Chikan Ancient Town

🌙 Kaiping Tangxin Hotel

## Day 5 - Kaiping: Cinematic Streets and UNESCO-listed architecture
### Jiangmen Kaiping
#### (20min taxi) Jiangmen, Kaiping, Chikan → Jiangmen, Kaiping, Zili Village

Spend the morning in Chikan Ancient Town, where elegant arcaded buildings, historic streets and riverside scenery recreate the atmosphere of early twentieth-century China.

In the afternoon, visit the UNESCO-listed Kaiping Diaolou, the extraordinary fortified mansions built by overseas Chinese families. The most emblematic area is the Zili Village and its surrounding countryside, where distinctive towers rise above fields.

The famous Diaolou landscapes appeared in several productions including the movie Let the Bullets Fly

🌙 Kaiping Tangxin Hotel

## Day 6 - Zhongshan: On the footsteps of Sun Yat-sen
### Jiangmen Kaiping → Zhongshan
#### (1h45 by car) Jiangmen Kaiping → Zhongshan

Discover Zhongshan Movie Town, a film studio inspired by the life and travels of Sun Yat-sen.

Walk through reconstructed Chinese streets, European districts and American-inspired settings that evoke the different places and historical periods associated with his remarkable journey. The studio was originally developed for a television production about Sun Yat-sen, combing cinema, architecture and modern Chinese history.

### Zhongshan → Shenzhen
#### (1h30) Zhongshan Movie Town → taxi to Nanlang Railway Station → intercity rail → Shenzhen Houhai

At the end of the day you can enjoy your arrival at Shenzhen through a night walk in the Shenzhen Bay Park and take a look on the drone shows that are organized everyday above the skyline.

🌙 Pengke Boutique Hotel (30min walk from Shenzhen Bay)

## Day 7 - Shenzhen : The Spectacular Coastline of The Mermaid
### Shenzhen Houhai → Shenzhen Dapeng Peninsula
#### Shenzhen Houhai → (2h) Bus M274 Yangmeikeng → Luzui → (30 min by car) Dapeng Peninsula

At the beginning of the day, head to the Dapeng Peninsula, where the spectacular coastal landscapes of Yangmeikeng and Luzui provided scenery for The Mermaid . Spend the day enjoying the turquoise waters, dramatic cliffs, rocky beaches, lush green mountains and surroundings attractions such as the Dapeng Fortress

End of the journey / Extension

Ending your trip in Shenzhen let you many opportunities to close or extend it :

1. Take more time to visit Shenzhen through other places such as the Dafen Oil Painting Village, then come back home or head to new destinations from the Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
2. Come back to Guangzhou to understand more deeply the Chinese movie industry in 1978 Movie Town or visit Cantonese capital heritage (we highly recommand you to visit the Chen Clan Academy) then come back home or head to new destinations from the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. High speed train Shenzhen ↔ Guangzhou : 1h
3. Cross the border with Hong-Kong to continue your journey through the Chinese cinema history. High speed train Shenzhen ↔ Hong Kong : 15 min (you can also cross by feet)