The upcoming IAM World Memory Championship 2019 not only gives you the chance to sweat it out mentally with the world’s best memory athletes, but is also your opportunity to check out the beautiful city of Zhuhai and its surroundings.
A relaxed but exciting city on the southern coast of Guangdong province in China, Zhuhai offers brilliant food, shopping, multiple islands and beautiful gardens. Below are some touring ideas well worth fitting into your travel schedule.
1. Lover’s Road and Tángjiā Public Garden
With 28km of costal and some incredible real estate views along the way, Lover’s Road is a great day trip to either clear your head of binary digits or to create a really long memory palace!
Beginning at Gŏngbĕi (拱北) which borders Macau, you can go for a long run or use bike rentals for a mammoth ride. It’s also great for a leisurely stroll if you want to just choose a section to walk.
A symbol o
f Zhuhai, the Statue of Fisher Girl is also on the route.
There is kite hire and snack booths at night, the most beautiful section is near Tángjiā Public Garden.
The botanical garden was once the estate of the first Premier of the Republic of China, Tang Shaoyi. Called the Tángjiā Public Garden, it can be accessed by bus from Zhuhai that takes around 40 minutes or on route of Lover’s road.
2. Surrounding Islands
For t
hose with a few more days to explore, there are many islands around Zhuhai to choose from for a day trip.
Wai Linding Island is one example. It’s a small island with beautiful scenery and good cheap local food, a great place to get away. It can be reached by the daily boat from the waterway passenger station on the North bank of Xiangzhou, Zhuhai with the trip around an hour each way.
3. Eating/Drinking
Zhuhai has a plethora of mouth-watering food, but these few are a bit special so let your belt out a couple of notches and go for gold.
- May Flower Restaurant
Just some of Zhuhai’s fine dining with delicious Cantonese food, open 7.30am to 11pm.
3 Rìdōng Guăngchăng, 日东广场3号 0756 818 1111 - Jīn Yuè Xuān
Highly regarded for its Cantonese food and dim sum, make sure to go before 11am to ensure you can get in, open 9am to 10pm
1st-3rd fl, Block B, 265 Rihua Commercial Sq, Qinglu Nanlu 0756 813 3133
With all Zhuhai has to offer, get excited and start packing for this year’s IAM World Memory Championship. You can be sure to come home with some wonderful memories!
Your IAM Team