Which sights in Guangzhou do creators post?

Canton Tower, the 604-meter tower on the Pearl River with a skywalk, Ferris wheel and nightly LED show, has the most posts. The Guangzhou International Finance Center in Tianhe is the city's tallest building. The natural science museum in Grandview Mall, 正佳自然科学博物馆, adds fossils and a lunar soil exhibit.

What is special about Shuanglin Temple?

It holds more than 2,000 painted clay sculptures from the Ming and Qing dynasties, plus Ming murals, all left unrestored. The creator notes that the figures' eyes are black glazed glass beads, which makes them look alive. The temple is near Pingyao in Shanxi and entry is 40 CNY.

Sights and Museums in China From TikTok and Travel Creators

Two very different Chinas run through these posts. One is ancient: the Terracotta Army outside Xi'an, the clay sculptures of Shuanglin Temple near Pingyao, and the cliff caves of Maijishan in Gansu, all UNESCO World Heritage sites. The other is vertical and lit up: Canton Tower and the Guangzhou International Finance Center, an observation deck high above Chongqing, and a convention complex on the Shanghai riverfront.

Guangzhou has the most entries, three, including a science museum inside the Grandview Mall. Canton Tower is the only place with more than one post. Price labels lean moderate, with the Terracotta Army marked expensive and Shuanglin Temple listed at a 40 CNY entry fee. Practical tips are rare in the posts, so the few that exist, like arriving early in Lintong, are worth keeping.

Written from public posts on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Updated Oct 2026.

Where creators go

Canton TowerArchitectural Landmark · Guangzhou
A 604-meter observation tower on the Pearl River in Guangzhou, with panoramic views, a skywalk and a Ferris wheel at the top. At night the whole structure changes color with LED lighting. It is the most posted sight in this set, included in a two-day Guangzhou itinerary of ten attractions.
Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site MuseumHistory Museum · Lintong
The museum site of the Terracotta Army in Lintong, Xi'an, with the warrior pits, a bronze chariot gallery and the unexcavated burial mound of the first emperor. The creator's tip: be there at 8:30 in the morning to get ahead of tour groups, and allow about 40 minutes by taxi from the city center. Priced as expensive.
Shuanglin TempleHistoric Site · Pingyao County
A Buddhist temple near Pingyao in Shanxi holding more than 2,000 Ming and Qing clay sculptures and Ming murals, left unrestored. The creator points out that the statues' eyes are black glazed glass beads, which is why they look so lifelike. Entry is 40 CNY, and the listing describes it as calmer than Pingyao itself.
Maijishan GrottoesRuins · Beidao
194 caves cut into a cliff near Tianshui, with over 7,200 Buddhist sculptures and about 1,000 square meters of murals. Walkways climb up to 70 meters above the ground, so the whole site reads like a museum stacked on a rock face. A UNESCO World Heritage site, best suited to travelers comfortable with heights.
Chongqing World Financial Center Observation DeckObservation Deck · Chongqing
An observation deck on the 73rd and 74th floors of a Chongqing skyscraper, 520 meters above sea level, looking over the meeting of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers. The views run 360 degrees, and a VIP lounge serves afternoon tea. It is the place in this set for seeing how Chongqing sits between two rivers.
正佳自然科学博物馆Science Museum · Guangzhou
正佳自然科学博物馆, the natural science museum inside the Grandview Mall complex in Guangzhou. Eight themed zones follow the evolution of life, with fossil and mineral exhibits, simulated lunar soil and plant space-breeding displays. The post covering it argues that Grandview is a tourist attraction and not only a mall, and the museum suits families.
Guangzhou International Finance CenterArchitectural Landmark · Guangzhou
A 103-story tower in Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, and the tallest building in Guangzhou according to the listing. Designed by Wilkinson Eyre, it forms one half of the Guangzhou Twin Towers. There are no creator notes on it, so it belongs on this list as a skyline landmark rather than a visit with tips.

More sights and museums in China

Shanghai International Convention CenterCultural Landmark · Shanghai

Ancient sites: Xi'an, Pingyao and Tianshui

The three heritage sites lie across northern and northwestern China. Lintong is on the edge of Xi'an; Shuanglin Temple is a short way from the walled town of Pingyao in Shanxi; Maijishan is near Tianshui in Gansu. All three are about sculpture: clay soldiers, painted clay figures, and Buddhist carvings in the rock.

Lintong: the Terracotta Army, best at 8:30 in the morning
Pingyao County: Shuanglin Temple, 40 CNY
Tianshui: the Maijishan Grottoes and their cliff walkways

Towers and city views

For height, Canton Tower and the Chongqing deck are the two places you can actually go up. The Guangzhou International Finance Center is a building to look at rather than visit, at least in this data. The Shanghai International Convention Center, on the Huangpu River in Lujiazui next to the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, is a convention venue and five-star hotel with spherical architecture and Bund views, listed as luxury.

Good to know

The creator who posted it recommends arriving at 8:30 in the morning to stay ahead of the tour groups. The site is in Lintong, about 40 minutes by taxi from central Xi'an. Besides the warrior pits, the museum covers a bronze chariot gallery and Qin Shi Huang's unexcavated burial mound.