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Nanhai
District in Guangdong, People's Republic of China

Nanhai

Nanhai District, or Namhoi, is a district of Foshan, Guangdong, China.

Plan a trip to Nanhai→From Shenzhen

Its government is the first to have developed e-government informatization at the county level division in China.

How locals move

Getting around Nanhai the local way

  • Get inFrom Hong Kong International Airport, there are direct ferries to Guangzhou that allow you to bypass Hong Kong immigration.
  • Get aroundFolding bikes are permitted on the subway (but not on buses) and can be carried in the trunk of a taxi at the driver's discretion, but non-folders are not permitted on any form of public transport other than the cross-river ferries.
  • Get aroundBicycles are not permitted to cross the river via the Zhujiang Tunnel or Zhujiang suspension bridge, but are permitted to go on the public ferries for ¥1 (see below).
  • Get aroundThe ferry is the cheapest way of crossing the Pearl River (Zhujiang).
  • Get aroundFerries were very popular in the 1980s and early 90s, carrying tens of thousands of passengers across the river each day.
  • Get aroundIt is usually faster and more convenient for people to use the bridges or metro to cross the river, rather than wait for the ferries.
  • Get aroundOne still-popular ferry route connects Huangsha Pier (by the seafood market next to Shamian Island) to the pier at Changdi Road on the Fangcun side.
  • Get aroundFerries depart every 10 minutes from 06:00 to 22:00.

From Wikivoyage: Guangzhou, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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