On the third floor of the Guangdong Science Center, visitors can admire the unique charm of the Guangdong Pavilion, a golden double-decker arcade building. Inside this golden double-decker arcade, tin foil paper-cuttings are pasted, and through the internal transmission of LED lighting, light seeps out from the gaps between the metal skin, creating a translucent effect. Tourists can see the grating paintings from the Ming and Qing dynasties to the reform and opening up period under the arcade, with scenes such as eating beef offal, writing spring couplets, measuring clothes, new attire, street dance, and bride serving tea, all exuding an antique charm.
An endless arcade street market uses a combination of scene models and images to display the bustling city life of Guangdong, with Guangdong herbal tea shops, home appliance supermarkets, fragrant fruits, and Lingnan photo studios lining the streets, presenting an authentic Lingnan arcade street market atmosphere. What’s more fascinating is that the photo studio’s screen can simulate the appearance of visitors’ offspring, and the 3D TV in the fruit shop allows lychee, lemon, and other Lingnan-featured fruits to be presented in a three-dimensional way. A Tree of Life – Inside the Guangdong Pavilion stands a giant high-definition LCD screen. A sapling grows and flourishes with the applause and cheers of visitors, gradually becoming a lush forest. Countless birds circle around, forming a beautiful scene of a ‘bird paradise.’ The prototype of this tree is a 388-year-old banyan tree in Xinhui, Jiangmen, Guangdong, which has grown into a vast forest and attracted many birds to settle. After visiting, Ba Jin wrote the famous article ‘Bird’s Paradise.’ A Virtual City Express – In this exhibition area, visitors feel as if they are in a high-speed ‘intercity train,’ with the images on both sides of the train windows constantly changing, showcasing the 30-year development of the Guangdong Pearl River Delta region within a few minutes. In fact, this is a simulated train carriage, with windows made of LCD panels. Unlike other exhibitions using train elements, the ‘windows’ on the upper and lower levels can present a more realistic sense of motion from different perspectives during the train’s operation. The opening hours and specific business status are subject to the actual opening conditions on the day.
