Photo by Zhang Ziwang (张梓望)A total of 1,096 steps spiraling 1,000 meters up the Canton TowerThe octagonal structure of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, clearly influenced by the basilicas of Byzantium, stands majestically among 350-year-old kapok trees.Photo by Zhang Youqiong (张由琼)Viewed from above, the basketball court of Guangzhou No. 41 Middle School looks like a classroom blackboard.Photo by Zhang Youqiong (张由琼)The water park in Guangzhou Children’s Park is always full of youngsters enjoying themselves.Photo by Zhang Youqiong (张由琼)Gambiered Canton gauze silk pieces, colored with dyes made from cinnamon vine, are taken out to dry in the sun near a workshop in Lanhe town, Nansha district.Photo by Zhang Youqiong (张由琼)The bow tie of the Longtan Flyover at the intersection of Xinjiao Zhonglu and Jianghai Dadao, connecting Xinguang ExpresswayPhoto by Xiao Xiong (肖雄)The Guangdong Science Center blooms like a kapok flower.Photo by Zhang Ziwang (张梓望)In January, peach trees in full bloom divide Haibei village in Liwan district into innumerable colorful rectangles.Photo by Zhang Youqiong (张由琼)The giant slide in Guangzhou Children’s Park resembles the veins of a leaf.Photo by Ding Ding (丁玎)Runners in yellow outfits swarm forward during the Guangzhou Marathon.Photo by Dong Tianjian (董天健)The spiral staircase in a Guangzhou hotel is reminiscent of fresh escargot.Photo by Zhang Youqiong (张由琼)Children are waiting in line to take their turn on the cable car in Guangzhou Children's Park.Photo by Zhang Ziwang (张梓望)The Kecun Overpass is wearing an outfit of purple azaleas.Photo by Xiao Xiong (肖雄)Containers resemble Lego bricks at the terminal of Nansha Port in Nansha Free Trade Zone.Photo by Zhang Youqiong (张由琼)Dragon boats race neck and neck in the Guangzhou International Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament.Photo by Zhang Youqiong (张由琼)The swimming pool of Guangzhou Children’s Park resembles a blue flower.Photo by Zhang Youqiong (张由琼)The Liede Bridge cuts straight across the Pearl River.Photo by Li Xihua (李细华)The Guangzhou Liberation Monument stands in a warm yellow lamplight of Haizhu Square.