Places to meet in Nanning

A large lake park in the Wuxiang new district in the south of the city, with paths around the water.

A riverside leisure area on the Yong River.

A central city park where locals walk, exercise in the morning and see seasonal flower displays.

The city zoo, set in wooded grounds in north-western Nanning.

A garden-expo park with themed gardens, lakes and hills in Yongning District.

A large lakeside park in the urban core with a shaded path around the lake used for walking and jogging.

The central square of Nanning's downtown shopping and commercial district.

A central public square in the old commercial heart of the city, close to Zhongshan Road and the Three Streets and Two Lanes district.

A lakeside park in Qingxiu district, a short distance from Jinhu Square.

A city park in northern Nanning, listed among the city's places of interest.

A city theatre in Jiangnan district that stages touring dance and drama productions.

A free city museum in the Wuxiang district presenting Nanning's history.

A large convention and exhibition complex in the ASEAN business district.

The regional museum of Guangxi, holding tens of thousands of artefacts and fossils.

A large performing-arts complex with a grand theatre and a concert hall that hosts touring concerts, plays and dance productions.

The region's main performing arts centre with a grand theatre in the Wuxiang district.

A museum of Guangxi ethnic culture with indoor exhibition halls and an outdoor garden of traditional folk houses.

A free science and technology museum on Minzu Avenue.

A provincial art museum in the Wuxiang area that combines art, calligraphy, seal-carving and sun-art museums in one building.

A two-floor independent coffee shop near Jianzheng Road with power outlets at most seats, suited to working or studying.

A branch of a local rice-noodle and snack restaurant on the basement shopping level of Hangyang International City.

A restaurant serving Southeast Asian-influenced and Chinese dishes, opposite the main gate of Qingxiu Mountain.

A Guangxi regional cuisine restaurant on the fourth floor of the Chaoyang Impression City shopping centre.

A Guangxi cuisine restaurant on the fourth floor of the Shangri-La commercial plaza on Xingguang Avenue.

A Cantonese restaurant on the upper floors of the Shangri-La hotel tower in the Dongmeng business area.

A small noodle shop serving Nanning's signature laoyou rice noodles, near Zhongshan Road and Chaoyang Square.

A Cantonese restaurant on the 80th floor of the Na Lotus hotel in the Dongmeng business area.

A Guangxi cuisine restaurant inside the Guangxi Ethnic Relics Garden, near the regional museum.

An independent coffee shop in the Langdong area, one of several Flyer Cafe branches in Nanning.

The Qingxiu Wanda Plaza shopping and entertainment complex on Dongge Road.

A historic old-town quarter of arcade buildings and snack shops.

A food street that becomes a pedestrian street in the evening.

A large shopping mall with restaurants and cinemas in the ASEAN business district.

A large shopping mall in the Dongmeng business area with department stores, restaurants and a cinema.

A multi-block shopping centre next to Chaoyang Square in the old city centre, with restaurants on its upper floors.

A Wanda Plaza shopping centre in Jiangnan district with shops, restaurants and a cinema.

A shopping centre on Minzu Avenue, listed among Nanning's main malls.

A Wanda Plaza shopping centre on Dongge Road in the north of Qingxiu district, with shops, restaurants and a cinema.

A semi-open cocktail and craft-drinks bar in the Dongmeng International Pedestrian Street area.

A cocktail bar with Babylon-style decor in the Tianjian Business Building in the Dongmeng business area.

A whisky and cocktail lounge on the 80th floor of the Na Lotus hotel in the Dongmeng business area.

A cinema with an IMAX screen in the Wanda Mall on Liangdi Road.

A multi-screen cinema inside the Qingxiu Wanda Plaza.

A large sports complex with a football stadium, an indoor gymnasium and a tennis centre in the Wuxiang area.