How to enjoy summer nighttime in Guangzhou? A night market would be an ideal choice with balmy evening air blowing in, driving away the sweating heat at daytime. Silk Road Post offers you a list of top night markets in various neighborhoods in Guangzhou for your sizzling night outing.
Jingzili Yes, Liwan district
敬梓里夜市
Gif & photo via Jingzili Yes
Re-constructed from a double-deck old factory, the Jingzili Yes night market is a cultural community featuring creative handicrafts. Covering an area of 600 square meters, the fair will set up some 40 booths, including tarot-card workshops and do-it-yourself (DIY) creative stores. The building's maze-like layouts, with a number of passages, stairways and rooms, also offer visitors a sense of adventure when they stroll through stalls.
Admission: 15 yuan
Time: 3-9:30 p.m., August 22-23
Address: Guangfu Beilu, Liwan district 荔湾区光复北路敬梓里文创社区
Transportation: Metro Line 1, Ximenkou station, Exit A/D
Miaoqian Market in Jue Yuan (Garden) 1984, Yuexiu district
觉园1984庙前夜市
Photos/Jue Yuan (Garden) 1984
Situated in Dongshankou, Jue Yuan (Garden)1984 is renowned as a homestay designed in the typical architectural style of the Republic of China era (or Minguo period, 1912-49) with its red-brick walls, porticoes and wooden stairs. The century-old building will open arms to visitors at the upcoming night fair — Miaoqian Market (themed "A Lifetime Love") — where goods like musical instruments, exquisite decorations and local snacks will be served on vendors' stands.
Admission: Free
Time: 3-9 p.m., August 29
Address: No.7 Shuqian Erjie, Dongshankou, Yuexiu district 越秀区东山口署前二街7号
Transportation: Metro Line 1, Dongshankou station, Exit E/F
C·Party at Canton Tower, Haizhu district
广州塔潮墟自力市集
Photos/Canton Tower
A window for showcasing the city's booming night-time economy, C·Party includes most of the ingredients to an energetic night fair—vitality, creativity, cultural elements and internationalization genres. Plenty of booths are set up at the foot of the city's landmark, Canton Tower, for night owls to explore Cantonese gourmet cuisines and local culture. Exciting street dances, cosplay shows, beer carnivals and grassland music festivals also will light up the night, pumping more joyfulness into the fair.
Photo/Guangzhou Daily
A nearby exhibition featuring Lingnan Intangible Cultural Heritage at Exit B of Canton Tower metro station will offer another allurement for those seeking after-work entertainment.
Admission: Free
Time: 4-10 p.m., throughout October 9
Address: Guangzhou International Media Harbor, west of Canton Tower, Haizhu district 广州塔西侧的国际媒体港（东二门旁）
Transportation: Metro Line 3, Canton Tower metro station, Exit B
Weeds Fair at Grandview Plaza, Tianhe district
野草间市集
Photos/Weeds Fair
One of Guangzhou's most bustling and vibrant shopping malls, Grandview Plaza is always a home to entertaining events, and this time it lights up a new path for after-hour leisure with a night market, Weeds Fair. Running throughout August, the ongoing fair boasts flower arts and settings, jewelry and ornaments, imaginative paintings and various handicrafts. People dancing to the vividly rhythmed music and enjoying cool beers and local delicacies can always bring a summer night to its climax.
Admission: Free
Time: 5-10 p.m., throughout August 31
Address: North Square of Grandview Plaza, Tianhe district天河区正佳广场北广场
Transportation: Metro line 1, Tianhe Sports Center station
Author & rditor: Becky