How to enjoy the National Day holiday? Whether it's visiting exhibitions, eating out, or relaxing with a movie, Guangdong offers wonderful options. Reporters learned that during the holiday, Guangdong's cultural and tourism product offerings are abundant, bringing more diverse holiday experiences to visitors from all over.
Guangzhou Bus Group's subsidiary Bus Group Tram Branch, centered on the "bus + culture and tourism" service model, launched a series of holiday activities including special performances, diverse ticketing, and extended operating hours. Sightseeing buses rolled out multiple special ticket types for the National Day holiday. The Ding Ding Bus performance runs offer a double discount ticket at 88 yuan, inviting friends and family to experience the audiovisual fun of a mobile stage; the newly added Chen Clan Ancestral Hall limited single-ride ticket "Enchanting Xiguan Highlights Line" is priced at 10 yuan, making it convenient for residents to make short trips to check in at Xiguan's essential attractions. The Beijing Road sightseeing bus stop has a spectacular lineup of holiday activities, with flash mob performances from October 1 to October 3. Passengers who purchase tickets on-site during the event can participate in a lucky draw for limited-edition keychains, fridge magnets, and other gifts. All ticketed visitors receive complimentary attraction postcards while supplies last, adding a festive sense of ceremony to their journey.
The "Lost Famous Dishes" China Hotel Food Bus launched a 98 yuan trial price during the National Day period. This "Lingnan culture micro-journey on the dining table" travels through old town streets and alleys, passing historical landmarks such as the China Hotel and Haizhu Square. The carriage serves authentic Cantonese dim sum including braised wontons, intangible heritage char siu pastries, and fish meat siu mai. Passengers can comfortably enjoy morning tea while riding and take in the arcade-style old town scenery. Tickets can be reserved and purchased through the "Bus Culture and Tourism" mini-program. Reporters learned that to facilitate evening outings and city night view appreciation, several sightseeing bus routes extended their service hours during the National Day period. The Xiguan Style Line operates from 9:30 to 18:00; the Haixinsha Loop Line and City Central Axis Line extended their operating hours to 22:30.
Don't forget to grab discounts before watching movies during National Day. As the National Day holiday approaches, multiple good films are ready to launch. To seize the golden week consumption window and further unleash the consumption potential of the film market, the "Film Benefits for All · 'Yue' Enjoy Wonderful" film benefit consumption event hosted by the Guangdong Provincial Film Bureau launched on October 1, offering Guangdong audiences a total of 15.6 million yuan in movie-watching subsidies, using tangible discounts to attract more viewers into cinemas. The event will continue until November 20. During the event, coupons will be issued in limited quantities daily at 10 AM, covering all screenings at all cinemas in Guangdong Province. Users can participate through the Taopiaopiao App and Alipay, Taobao, WeChat Taopiaopiao mini-programs, or the Damai App movie channel to access the event page.
During the National Day period, various regions in Guangdong use films as a link to connect food, tourism, commercial districts, competitions, performances, and other diverse formats, launching "film +" consumption promotion series activities. The "Starlight Gathering · Movie Wonder Night" hosted by Zhuying Group was held from October 1 to 3 in Wanqingsha Town, Nansha, Guangzhou. The campsite lawn transformed into an immersive viewing space, continuously screening six films including "The Lychee of Chang'an" and "Pegasus 3," accompanied by a goods market, intangible heritage Qilin dance, and Zhuying Orchestra brass quintet, creating a "film + coastal + intangible heritage + market" multi-dimensional consumption scenario.
As a popular filming location, various regions in Guangdong have launched rich and colorful "Follow Films to Travel" activities. Jiangmen seized the release window of the film "Empty Gun" to carry out the "Enter the Drama 'Empty Gun' · Explore Jiangmen" film-tourism联动 consumption promotion campaign, where movie ticket stubs unlock discounts across dining, accommodation, scenic spots, cultural creative products, and more. Zhongshan centered on the film "A Letter to Grandma" to create a "Qiaopi Culture" real-scene check-in point at Zhongshan Film and Television City, linking a one-stop experience of "watching + checking in + touring." Qingyuan planned "Follow Films to Travel Qingyuan" around the film "Cicada Robe," connecting core areas such as Yingde tea garden ancient villages, Liannan thousand-year Yao Village, and Yangshan landscape ancient streets.
Watch embodied robots dance and perform. On the evening of September 30, the "Robot Wonder Night · Tribute to the Motherland" Guangzhou premiere was held at Liying Plaza in Haizhu District. Reporters learned that during the National Day period, residents and tourists can visit the Guangdong Science Center at Guangzhou University Town to watch embodied robots dance and perform. Reporters observed on-site that multiple embodied robots danced to music on stage. During performance intermissions, audience members approached the stage to interact with the embodied robots. The embodied robots not only demonstrated impressive "dance skills" on stage but also showed remarkable "eloquence" off stage, with some robots even acting as commentators, introducing the performance to out-of-town tourists and local residents. Reporters learned that the "Robot Wonder Night" series performances will run from October 1 to 7 at the Guangdong Science Center in Guangzhou University Town, with 4 shows daily, featuring Lingnan lion dance, national-style drum music, martial arts, Cantonese opera with national trend elements, and more.