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Greater Bay Area Central Wetland Park (Nansha Wetland) 大湾区中央湿地公园Dàwānqū Zhōngyāng Shīdì Gōngyuán
4A scenic area · Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Guangzhou
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Greater Bay Area Central Wetland Park (Nansha Wetland)
Created on reclaimed mudflats at the mouth of the Pearl River in Wanqingsha, this wetland was planted with mangroves from the 1990s and opened to visitors in 2008, and it is the largest coastal wetland in Guangzhou. It draws large numbers of migratory birds and its ponds fill with lotus in summer, explored on boardwalks and by boat. Long known as Nansha Wetland Park, it was renamed the Greater Bay Area Central Wetland Park in November 2025.
How to get to Greater Bay Area Central Wetland Park (Nansha Wetland)
In Wanqingsha, southern Nansha District, about 60 km south of central Guangzhou; from Wanqingsha station on Metro Line 18 a local bus takes about 40 minutes.
Nearby
- Historic Centre of Macau 澳门历史城区 50 km
Portuguese tiled squares, baroque churches and Chinese temples, a short walk apart - Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪 50 km
A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
Also within 20 km: Chadong Chen Ancestral Halls 茶东陈氏宗祠群 (20 km), Nansha Tianhou Temple 南沙天后宫 (20 km), Waterlands Resort (Haishang Tianyuan) 海上田园 (20 km).
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