Guangdong Museum
The provincial museum in its 2010 red-lacquer 'treasure box' on the east side of Huacheng Square: Chaozhou woodcarving, Duan inkstones, export porcelain and the Guangdong history galleries — the physical evidence that this city was China's trading port for centuries. Free, but every visitor including children needs a real-name, time-slotted booking on the museum's WeChat official account (its only channel); tickets drop at 22:00 seven days ahead (museum, April 2026). Summer and holiday slots go within minutes.
Only the WeChat official account 广东省博物馆 (mini-program): real-name, time-slotted, all visitors incl. children; release at 22:00; 1 order per account per 14 days, max 5 people; no-shows twice running or 3 times = 90-day ban. Exception: 65+, disabled visitors (with one carer) and servicemen/veterans register on the spot at the group ticket booth with their document, no booking. Info 020-38046886Verified · 2026-09Source ↗
Passport required; see details for entry handling. Real-name booking; the mini-program's document types include passport (museum FAQ + April 2026 guide). Chinese ID: self-service check at the west gate visitor lane; passport holders scan the Alipay code at the same lane (museum, 17 Apr 2026). Passport also accepted for audio-guide and wheelchair rental
WeChat → search 广东省博物馆 → mini-program → real-name verify the account → add visitors as contacts → at 22:00 pick date and slot → at the west gate visitor lane: Chinese ID on the self-service reader, passport holders scan the Alipay QR code at the lane (museum, April 2026).
Book the moment tickets drop at 22:00 for the day you want ('bookable 7 days ahead, new quota released at 22:00 nightly' — museum, April 2026); if the free slots are gone, a paid special-exhibition ticket gets you in at the west gate without a free booking (local listing, not the museum's own text).
Audio guide for the five permanent galleries in Mandarin, Cantonese or English, ¥20 a unit, rented 'with a valid document such as ID card, passport, HK/Macau/Taiwan permit' at the 2F lobby guiding desk (the self-service cabinets take Chinese ID only); guided tours can be booked by phone in Mandarin, Cantonese or English on 020-38046888 (Tue-Sun 9:00-17:00).
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