China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS)

Registered NHS-2024 attendees are invited to tour the research facilities of the CSNS target station during the conference. The tour will last roughly 3 hours, and transportation by bus will be provided from the Dongguan Exhibition International Hotel. If you are interested in the tour, be sure to check the appropriate box when registering for the Conference. On-site registration is also available 2 days before the tour. More information on the China Spallation Neutron Source can be found at this link.

The CSNS target station viewed from the east side of the experiment hall. The neutron technique testing beamline (blue) is the closest beamline, followed by the commission General Purpose Powder Diffractometer (GPPD) beamline (green), Multi-physics diffractometer (light blue), VSANS, Energy-resolving Neutron Imaging beamline etc.


Guangdong Museum (GDM)

If you are interested in the tour, be sure to check the appropriate box when registering for the Conference. On-site registration is also available 2 days before the tour.

Registered NHS-2024 attendees are invited to tour the exhibitions and conservation laboratory in Guangdong Museum. The tour willl last roughly 3 hours.

Guangdong Museum (GDM), located in Guangzhou, is a national key museum and an important cultural and tourism landmark in the Greater Bay Area. GDM has the most extensive collections of Lingnan cultural relics, with over 320,000 items, including historical artifacts, artworks, and natural specimens. The most distinctive collections are Chinese calligraphy and paintings, porcelains, ancient international trade products, marine archaeological artifacts, and exquisite lacquered wood carvings. GDM has a cultural heritage Conservation Centre with the area of 5100 mm2 and advanced testing instruments and facilities mainly for the preservation and research of ancient maritime trade artworks and marine archaeological objects.


Other attractions
a. Nanshe Ming and Qing Ancient Village

Nanshe Ming and Qing Ancient Village are distinctive destinations in the Pearl River Delta, offering an opportunity to experience the architectural style and traditional culture of the Ming and Qing eras. The centuries-old villages of Nanshe were forced out during the expansion of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but experts and scholars have joined forces to protect and maintain culturally significant carvings and valuable relics, as well as edifices from the era which have managed to remain intact to this day. Their heroic efforts are responsible for the continued existence of the Xie’s Ancestral Hall, which was constructed from clay with red stone running along the base of its walls. Additionally, a masonry building built with brick and a customary three-bay courtyard with triple entrances are sights worth seeing.



b. Authentic Cantonese cuisines

Cantonese cuisine, also called Yue cuisine or Guangdong cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines with a long history of about 2,000 years. It is featured with widely use of materials and rich cooking methods. Cantonese dishes taste mild, fresh and natural. The most famous include White Cut Chicken, Cantonese Roasted Goose and Roasted Suckling Pig. You may found more information with the link.