How to go to canton tower from guangzhou south railway station ?

Hey, Chris. You may take subway line 2 at the South Station to Changgang, where transfer to line 8 and you need to get off at Kecun. There you can transfer to line 3 to the tower directly.

I'm afraid that apart from some stores and shops, there is no big shopping center nor wholesale market within walking distance to the south station. But many are available near the Main Railway Station, which can be straightly arrived by subway line 2.