White Swan Hotel, Five-star hotel in Liwan District, China.

The White Swan Hotel is a 28-story, 102.8-metre tower on Shamian Island's southern tip, facing the White Swan Pool. Its white facade has a grid of square windows, a stepped top with a thin antenna, and a wide base with a dark horizontal window band. A green-roofed pavilion with glass walls stands at the base, which rests on vertical supports above the water.

The building was completed in 1983 and marked a turning point in China's modernization as the country opened to international business and tourism. Its opening coincided with a period of major economic transformation in the region.

The lobby's rockwork and waterfall, called Guxiang Shui ("Homesick Water"), were kept in the 2012-2015 renovation and turned into a water-curtain cooling system. The hotel's Cantonese restaurant, Jade River, holds one Michelin star. From 1992 to 2024 many American families adopting in Guangzhou stayed here while awaiting visa paperwork; the children's book White Swan Express (2002) is based on them.

The hotel stands at the southern tip of Shamian Island, reached by its own 635-metre causeway; the base sits on vertical supports over the water. The lobby's "Hometown Water" waterfall was kept in the 2015 renovation and now doubles as a water-curtain air-conditioning system. The building is a registered heritage site of Liwan District, listed in 2022.

The hotel's private causeway stretches 635 metres from Shamian Island to the entrance. During China's international adoption programme (1992–2024), many American families stayed here while awaiting visa paperwork in Guangzhou; the 2002 children's book White Swan Express is based on them.