Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street
上下九步行街
An old arcaded street in the Xiguan district, lined with time-honoured teahouses such as Tao Tao Ju and Lin Heung Lau, and famous for double-skin milk and beef offal snacks.
Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street consists of Shangjiu Road, Xiajiu Road and Di Shi Pu Road, lined with continuous rows of Lingnan-style arcade buildings. It is Guangzhou’s most representative old commercial street. Time-honoured teahouses such as Tao Tao Ju, Lin Heung Lau and Guangzhou Restaurant serve morning dim sum, and snack shops such as Nam Shun and Bao Wah noodle shop are nearby. The district is free to enter and works well combined with Yongqing Fang, the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall and Shamian on the same day. Getting there: Metro Line 1 to Changshou Road station, or Line 6 to Culture Park station.
Opening hours
All day (shops about 10:00–22:00)
Nearby sights
- Shamian Island
- Cantonese Opera Art Museum
- Yongqing Fang / Xiguan
- Sacred Heart Cathedral (Shishi)
- Chen Clan Ancestral Hall
- Huaisheng Mosque (Guangta)
- Haichuang Temple
- Guangxiao Temple