Culture first, then commerce

More than twenty years of one continuous plan: public cultural buildings and a restored waterfront set the stage, leading retail operators brought the crowds, headquarters and industry followed, and land value responded.

4.52million visits

Visitors to Liwan over the nine-day 2026 Spring Festival holiday

Nanfang Daily / Guangzhou Daily, Feb 2026
+110.68%

Year-on-year growth in Liwan tourism spending over the same period

Dayoo, Feb 2026
180thousand places

Places across the 17 viewing zones for the 2026 New Year fireworks

Guangzhou municipal government / Guangzhou Daily, Feb 2026
12million+

Online views of the same fireworks display

Guangzhou Municipal Culture, Radio, TV and Tourism Bureau, Feb 2026
407.6thousand visits

Taikoo Li Julongwan visits during the 7-day National Day holiday in 2026

Liwan publicity department / Information Times, Oct 2026
70thousand+

Peak single-day footfall at Taikoo Li over holidays

Guangzhou Daily New Huacheng, 28 Sep 2026
38.45bn CNY

Fixed-asset investment in the Baietan business district in 2024, about 77% of Liwan's total

Baietan Management Committee performance report / Liwan government work report, 2025; share calculated against Liwan's 50.13 bn CNY total
+8.3%

Year-on-year change in Liwan's average contracted home price, Jan–Aug 2026

Guangzhou Daily New Huacheng, 28 Sep 2026
4.23million m²

Commercial & office floor area in the Baietan business district

Guangzhou municipal government / Nanfang Daily, Dec 2025

What comes next

Planned or under-construction milestones reported publicly. Dates may change; refer to official announcements.

  • From 2027, in stagesTaikoo Li Julongwan Phase II opens in stages from October 2027; Guangzhou West Bank Centre (Grade-A offices) is due for completion in 2027; the Marriott-brand hotel by Poly Property is scheduled for completion by end-2027
  • 2028Julongwan Innovation Centre, focused on cultural-creative and tech companies
  • In progressA cross-river cable car, the 248 m AF020208 tower, and full connection of the 11 km waterfront
  • PlannedMetro Line 22 northern extension and Line 28, improving links to Baiyun Airport and Guangzhou Railway Station

Public information only. Nothing here is investment, property or business advice.