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[Zhongshan Free Travel] How to travel in Zhongshan for 3 days and 2 nights, a comprehensive guide to itinerary planning!

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Travellers Magicians
Sep 18, 2025

Contents

  • Trip Planner
  • Overview of Zhongshan itinerary planning
  • Day 1 in Zhongshan
    • Zhongshan Film and Television City
    • Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
    • Zhongshan hot spring
  • Day 2 in Zhongshan
    • Zhongshan Spring Hot Spring
    • Zhongshan Zhan Garden
  • Day 3 in Zhongshan
    • Admiralty Reservoir
    • Xishan Temple
    • Zhongshan Park
    • Xiangshan Commercial Culture Museum
  • Show more

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This guide carefully plans a perfect 3-day and 2-night trip to Zhongshan for you. Covering local attractions, authentic food and popular shopping areas, you can easily travel around Zhongshan and enjoy a worry-free holiday. Whether it is an in-depth exploration of history and culture or a fashionable check-in in a modern metropolis, this guide can meet your needs. Come and start your wonderful journey in Zhongshan!




The film studio shoots revolutionary-era costume movies, you can soak in the same hot springs as politicians, and you can see Lingnan's private gardens in Zhan Garden.

Cycle along the greenway of Jinzhong Reservoir, worship Buddha meditate at Xishan Temple, and explore the stories of century-old brands at the Commercial Museum.


Date Journey
Day 1 Zhongshan Film and Television City->Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall->Zhongshan Hot Spring
Day 2 Zhongshan Quanyan Hot Spring -> Zhongshan Zhan Garden
Day 3 Jinzhong Reservoir->Xishan Temple->Zhongshan Park->Xiangshan Commercial Culture Museum

Zhongshan Film and Television City is located next to Sun Yat-sen's former residence. Following Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary footprints, it brings together memorial sites where he engaged in revolutionary activities around the world, including Nanjing Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, the Guangzhou Uprising Command, the Whampoa Military Academy, the London Police Station in the UK, Beijing Tieshishi Hutong and other 18 attractions and multiple exhibition halls. It is a good place to learn about Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary career. It is also a well-known film and television shooting base. It has the characteristics of old Guangzhou blocks, American New York features, and British scenic architectural complexes. It is a great place for taking photos.

Address: Zhongshan Film and Television City Co., Ltd., Cuiheng Village, Nanyang Street, Zhongshan City

Opening hours: 08:30-22:00 (no admission after 21:30)

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Come and see it often. Now the ticket is only 15 yuan, which is much cheaper than before. Some simple meals and a homestay have been newly introduced. Check out the light show and the play at Chang'an Town in the evening, and maybe consider staying overnight. The war film and television drama shooting experience activity was available during the May Day holiday, but it is not available now.


The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is one of the famous attractions in Zhongshan City and is also a national key cultural relic protection unit. Dr Sun Yat-sen was born here in 1866. The four eye-catching golden characters "天下为公" outside the scenic area deeply shock the tourists, and it is also the first choice for everyone to take photos. The venue faces east and west, with Sun Yat-sen's former residence in Cuiheng Village as its core building. It is open to the public in the form of a museum exhibition. This exhibition hall is not only a place to learn about patriotism but also a good place to understand the folk customs of the era when Sun Yat-sen lived.

Address: No. 93 Cuiheng Avenue, Zhongshan City

Business hours: Open from 09:00 to 17:30 tomorrow (no admission at 17:00)

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It's a pity that the former residence memorial hall has been closed since August 24 and has not been open to the public until now, so I only visited the outside and Sun Yat-sen's former residence. I can only wait until next time to visit the memorial hall.



Zhongshan Hot Spring is located in Yongmo Village, Sanxiang Town, Zhongshan City, 24 kilometres away from Shiqi City. The natural hot springs in Zhongshan Hot Spring are one of the “Top Ten Hot Springs in China” and are known as the “Famous Hot Springs in Lingnan”. The National Hot Spring Tourism Spring Quality Rating Committee has rated Zhongshan Hot Spring as a “high-quality rare hot spring”. The Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel where it is located covers an area of ​​2.2 million square meters. It is shaded by green trees and blooming flowers all year round. The multi-story villas, pavilions, corridors and gardens with a strong Lingnan atmosphere make people appreciate the grandeur of ancient royal gardens. The carefully carved artificial buildings are in harmony with the natural scenery of Luo Sanmei Mountain.


[Zhongshan Free Travel] How to travel in Zhongshan for 3 days and 2 nights, a comprehensive guide to itinerary planning!

The hot spring garden of Zhongshan Hot Spring is divided into a special physical massage area, a Chinese health care area, a hundred flowers beauty area, a vitality fitness area, and a quiet water relaxation area. It consists of 48 ecological hot spring pools with different functions, a 3,000-square-meter spring water swimming pool and an extra-large spa lounge. It receives more than 2,000 visitors a day. It also has a health club and offers supporting hot spring products, leading to a new trend in hot spring leisure in the Pearl River Delta.


Address: Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel, Yongmo Village, Sanxiang Town, Zhongshan City

Opening hours: 09:00-23:00

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The Zhongshan Hot Spring ticket includes a light meal. The two main meal times include porridge, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, brown sugar cake, steamed pumpkin, milk tea, coffee, soda, etc. This is very thoughtful. The downside is that there are too few hot spring pools, and each pool is very small. It's like dumpling dumpling on weekends. As for the pool experience, it's not as good as the hot springs in Conghua, Zengcheng and Qingyuan. There are many black floating objects on the water surface. The lady in housekeeping department No. 158 had a good attitude and handled the procedures at the hot spring front desk efficiently.


Zhongshan Quanyan Hot Spring is located in Quanyan Village at the junction of Zhongshan and Zhuhai. It has a quiet environment and a very advantageous geographical location. It is about half an hour's drive from Zhongshan, Zhuhai and other places. This is a natural hot spring with many types of hot spring pools, such as fish therapy, slate baths, space capsules, etc. The resort provides buffet meals around the clock and is also equipped with a SPA, book bar, cinema and other complete facilities.

Address: No. 1 Xingquan Road, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province

Opening hours: 24 hours a day, all year round

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Our whole family likes to soak in hot springs. The facilities in the hot spring area are diverse, enough for a day of fun, with food, drinks, entertainment and everything. Most importantly, my family likes massages, and the fees are transparent and reasonable, so we come here often.


Zhongshan Zhan Garden, also known as Zhongshan Grand Mansion, is located in the southwest suburbs of Zhongshan City. It is currently the largest classical private garden in the Lingnan region. The architecture of Zhan Garden is based on the theme of Suzhou and Hangzhou gardens, combining the layout of Lingnan water towns, so that the natural scenery of Huzhou Mountain, Beixi River and other natural scenery are integrated with the architecture of Zhan Garden, forming an architectural style of harmony between man and nature. Today, Zhan Garden has gradually formed a precious artistic landscape of "one mountain, one water, one garden; poetry, painting, and leisure".

Address: Beside National Highway 105, Beitai Village, Nanqu Street, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province

Business hours: Open from 08:30 to 17:30 tomorrow (no admission at 17:30)

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I think it’s pretty good. It should be good to go again next time, hahaha. I'll go again next time. Hahaha, I want to go there again in the future. I'll go there next time. The service is very good.


Jinzhong Reservoir is located in Xin'an Village, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, and has a large water area. The Jinzhong Reservoir has a naturally winding shoreline and excellent water quality. There is a large area of ​​wetlands and swamps in the southeast of the reservoir. The undulating ecological environment of the hillside and various aquatic plants provide space for water birds to hide and breed. The gentle slope of the mountain and the rich vegetation along the coast create a natural and primitive landscape effect.

Address: Zhongshan City

Opening hours: 24 hours a day, all year round

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Jinzhong Reservoir is very convenient whether you drive there or take a taxi. If you drive, you can park on the roadside. There are plenty of parking spaces. It is suitable for jogging and it is a natural oxygen bar! If you are going to Admiralty Reservoir for the first time, it is best to read the guide and find out which gate is convenient to enter. One circle is very long and it may take an hour to jog. If you walk slowly, it will take about three hours, and one circle is more than ten kilometres. It is very challenging, the scenery is pleasant, and it is suitable for an outing!


Xishan Temple is located in Xishan, Shiqi, Zhongshan City. It is also known as the Renshou Zen Temple. It was first built during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty and used as a study. It was later converted into a temple. It has undergone repairs since the Qing Dynasty and is a quiet Buddhist place highly respected by Zhongshan citizens. Xishan Temple was a very popular temple. During the Cultural Revolution, most of the cultural relics in the temple were lost and the monks scattered. Only a couplet in front of the gate, "The old shade of red cotton trees, the blessed land is restored", and a banner with vigorous calligraphy, "Renshou Zen Temple", survived.

Address: No. 242 Sunwen Middle Road, Zhongshan City

Business hours: Open from 08:30-17:00 tomorrow

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It was expanded and rebuilt many times during the reigns of Shunzhi, Kangxi, Qianlong, Jiaqing and Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, as well as in the 10th year of the Republic of China (1921) and in 1988. From the intersection of Minzu Road North and Sunwen Middle Road, go up the stone steps, pass the First Peak and Liumian Ancient Road, and you will reach Xishan Temple. As you enter the main gate, you will see Maitreya Buddha sitting on a lotus platform, smiling and welcoming pilgrims and travellers from all over the world. Behind Maitreya Buddha is Skanda Bodhisattva, also known as the guardian deity.


Zhongshan Park is located on Yandun Mountain in the downtown area of ​​Shiqi. Yandun Mountain is also known as Fufeng and Shiqi Mountain. In the 1990s, overseas Chinese from Zhongshan raised funds to build a park in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The site was chosen on Yandun Mountain and named Zhongshan Park. Zhongshan Park covers an area of ​​more than 10,000 square meters and is built on the mountain. It is a mountain forest park. There are two archways in front and behind the park, both of which were built after liberation. The four characters in "Zhongshan Park" were written by Comrade Ou Chu, a revolutionary predecessor from Zhongshan who led the revolutionary struggle in Wuguishan during the period when Zhongshan was occupied and the War of Liberation. Halfway up the mountain in the park, there is a Sun Yat-sen Memorial Pavilion. The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Pavilion was donated by overseas Chinese and has four corners and eight pillars. It is rectangular, with the word "Zhongshan" engraved on the top of the eight pillars and the green glazed tile roof. There are plaques on the front and back of the pavilion: the front has "Zhongshan Memorial Pavilion" and the back has a plaque with the words "The World Belongs to the Public" written by Mr. Sun Yat-sen. It can be said to be very distinctive.

Address: No. 9 Park Avenue, Zhongshan City

Opening hours: 24 hours a day, all year round

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Zhongshan Park is located at No. 4 Zhonghua Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing (west side of Tiananmen Square). In the 18th year of the Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), it was built as the Sheji Altar by the "Zhou Li" principle of "left ancestor and right society". In 1914, Sheji Altar was opened to the public as a park. It was initially called Central Park and was the first public garden in Beijing at that time. In the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), it was renamed Zhongshan Park. 5



Xiangshan Commercial Culture Museum is affiliated to Zhongshan Museum and is one of its branches. Xiangshan Commercial Culture Museum is the first museum dedicated to commercial culture in my country. It is located at the former site of Shiqi Town Chamber of Commerce in the 1940s, namely No. 152, Sunwen West Road Cultural and Tourism Pedestrian Street, Zhongshan City. The museum was officially launched on December 15, 2003. It took several years from the collection and preparation of exhibits to the construction of the exhibition hall. It was completed and officially opened to the public on January 17, 2006. It is an all-around modern theme museum integrating sightseeing, leisure, tourism and commemoration. In December 2007, Xiangshan Commercial Culture Museum was selected by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Guangdong Province, the Culture Department of Guangdong Province, and the Guangdong Provincial Tourism Bureau as the first batch of "Chinese Cultural Heritage Bases" in the province.

Address: No. 152, Sunwen West Road, Shiqi District, Zhongshan City, Guangdong

Business hours: Open from 09:00 to 17:00 tomorrow (no admission at 16:30)

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The pink building is very beautiful. I think the exhibition inside is also very good. It is about the commercial development of Zhongshan in modern times and the development of Zhongshan people in Shanghai. I feel that the former is very powerful. There is a Shanghai commercial district with a large curtain on the third floor, which gives me an immersive feeling. It's a pity that it was closed due to time, so I couldn't see much.



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