Er Sha Island can be reached by foot from Haixinsha Station of APM line. Just cross the bridge from Haixinsha Island to Er Sha Dao.
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Er Sha Island (二沙岛)
This small island, almost on the opposite site of the Guangzhou Tower in Yuexiu district is a not so hidden gem and needs to be mentioned here for several reasons. First for it larges recreational spaces. A well-maintained park that stretches through almost half of the small island and offers huge spaces for picnics. You can also find several café and restaurants, but not as many as inside the city. Er Sha Island can be crowded on its green spaces; however, the lack of businesses keeps it quite on many other parts.
Attractions
Although it is just a small island or sand bank on the pearl river in between Tianhe and Haizhu, Er Sha Island offers many attractions worth one or several visits.
- Er Sha Island Art Park, a large open space where many gather for picnic in the evening (二沙岛艺术公园)
- Hongcheng Park hosting beautiful shapes out of flowers (宏城公园)
- Guangdong Museum of Art. Guangzhou has one of the most known art universities in China (广东美术馆)
- Xinghai Concert Hall (星海音乐厅)
- Guangzhou Overseas Museum, dedicated to the Cantonese Diaspora (广东华侨博物馆)
- Guangzhou Development Park, a Park that stretches through half the Island (广州发展公园)
Sport on Er Sha Island
The other side of Er Sha Island is the one you will see every Saturday and Sunday from 6 till 9 in the morning. One lap on Er Sha Islands well maintained road and pavements is exactly 5k, which attracts almost every runner and running group on a weekend morning. You can even find small tables with water from groups having their social activity with a morning run.
Here a beautiful blog about running routes around the world, which included Er Sha Island.
If you have a competitive soul, this atmosphere will push your morning run as you can find groups that run from 5 up to 3 minute per kilometer pace. Go out, try to keep up with a group, socialize with them and have a great Sunday morning.
