"Huadu - overview" Huadu by johnmperry

Huadu Travel Guide: 4 reviews and 46 photos

Huadu is just another Chinese city, population I guess between 500 thousand and one million. It's about an hour north of Guangzhou, and very close to Baiyun international airport.

It has an industrial zone of course, which makes cars and buses.

Its main claim to fame is as the birth-place of Hong Xiu Quan, who formed some sort of religious movement, and with an army of about 20 million followers, captured Nanjing in 1848.

There is a museum to him in the centre of town, although his house is at a separate location out of town.

Xiu Quan Park

There is quite a large and pleasant park, which includes an amusement park, a large lake with water activities, and a pleasant covered walk.

Nightlife

Some of my colleagues say that after dark Huadu should be called whore-do. I don't know about that, as I've never been after dark. I'm sure it's no worse than most Chinese cities, or indeed cities anywhere.

Last visit to Huadu: Dec 2006
Intro Updated Dec 22, 2006
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Covered promenade with liang ting surrounds lake - Huadu

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angiebabe May 23, 2009 at 7:51 AM

I need to get back to China - dont know about aiming for Huadu though!
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puerto_lover Sep 9, 2008 at 1:17 AM

Keep off the beers lad and go out after dark. You are a lucky guy living in CN
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crewrower May 8, 2008 at 5:24 AM

what do you do in Huadu?
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SLLiew Feb 16, 2008 at 2:22 AM

Been to Guangzhou many times but not to Huadu. Did not know the leader of the Taiping rebellion was born here though I have been to Nanjing. Cheers from Penang, SL :)