Our branch in Guangzhou
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In this section we will show you round Guangzhou.Guangzhou is a prosperous metropolis full of vigor. Guangzhou is located in the middle south of Guangdong Province, north of the Pearl River Delta. It lies close to the South China Sea, Hong Kong, and Macau. Zhujiang (The Pearl River), the third largest river of China, runs through Guangzhou and is navigable to the South China Sea. Situated in such an excellent geographical region, Guangzhou is called China's South Gate.
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History
Formerly known as Canton in the West, the city of Guangzhou has a history dating back roughly 2,500 years. Guangzhou is a famous historical city. In ancient days, Guangzhou was the capital city for three Chinese dynasties: the Nan Yue (South Yue), the Nan Han (South Han) and the Nanming (South Ming). Thus it was put in the list of the 24 most famous historical cultural cities and became a tourist destination. You can not understand most Chinese cities deeply until you know their history. This is true of Guangzhou. Many historic sights: the Western Han Nanyue King's Tomb Museum, the Zhenhai Tower and the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall tell us the 2,000-year history of Guangzhou. Today, Guangzhou retains its ancient customs, but is also a large city full of vigor and current fashions.
Attractions
Guangzhou is one of the twenty-four famous historical and cultural cities in China. It does not, however, have the amount of cultural attractions found in some cities such as Beijing and Xian.
Here is a brief introduction to the tourist sights in Guangzhou. If you are interested, you may consult the Guangzhou Package Tour for detailed itinerary information.
The Ancestral Temple of the Chen Family is famous for its exquisite craftsmanship including wood, stone, and brick carving, and metalwork using copper and iron. There are also wonderful murals. As for the carving techniques, both realistic and imaginative styles were employed to give the temple a magnificent yet solemn atmosphere.
White Cloud Mountain (Baiyun Shan) is easy to reach.
Bright Filial Piety Temple (Guangxiao Si) located at Guangxiao Lu, is the oldest and largest Buddhist temple in the Lingnan Area. The Bright Filial Piety Temple plays an important role in Chinese Buddhism history because many famous Buddhist monks came here to preach religious doctrines, bringing glory to this temple.
The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is the most important relic in Guangdong Province. It was built for Dr. Sun Yat-sen after his death in 1925. It was completed in October of 1931.
Yuexiu Park the largest park in Guangzhou, gets its name from Yuexiu Mountain, which is located in the park. Yuexiu Park is famous for its beautiful scenery and its large number of historical relics such as the Five-Ram Sculpture, Zhenhai Tower, the site of the Ming Dynasty City Wall, and the Square Cannon Site.
Night life
Zhujiang Yeyou (The Pearl River Night Cruise)
The night scene viewed on the Zhujiang (the Pearl River) is so enchanting that you must have a look. The best way is by boat. The trip will start from the Xidi Dock and end at the Guangzhou Bridge. There are more than thirty attractive areas along the bank.
The schedules are 18:00 - 20:00, 20:00 - 21:30 and 20:30 - 22:30.
It costs about CNY 38 (or CNY 48 including CNY 10 for dinner) for tourist boat and
about CNY 68 (CNY 98 including dinner expenditure) for deluxe boat. (The ticket fare is just for your reference.)
Address: Da Shatou Dock, Yanjiang Lu, Guangzhou
Three famous bar streets: Binjiang Lu, Huanshi Lu and Bai'e Tan, are the best known in Guangzhou. Binjiang Lu Bar Street is by the bank of the Zhujiang (Pearl River), and has lovely scenery. Huanshi Lu Bar Street is located in the city center of Guangzhou. However, the Bai'e Tan Bar Street, located at Changdi Lu on the bank of Bai'e Tan (White Goose Pond), is the most exotic.
When to Visit and Climate
In terms of climate, the best time to visit Guangzhou is in October and November. Alternatively, April and May are also good months. Guangzhou has a sub-tropical climate with humidity levels at their highest in the summer, so unless you enjoy Turkish steam baths, this is a season to avoid!
Typhoon season is from June to September. Please note that the Canton Trade Fairs take place annually in 3rd and 4th weeks of April and October, so finding accommodation at these times can be difficult.
WARNING: The last two weeks of April and October (April 15-30 and October 15-30) coincide with the annual Guangzhou International Trade Fairs. Hotel room rates are unreasonably hiked up anything from 200% to 400%, including hostels! If you're not traveling to see the Trade Fair, you might want to consider another period of time.
Money
You can use credit cards, visa, mastercard. Local currency is CNY. You can change your dollar or euro in Bank of China.
Transportation
You can come to Guangzhou in every possible ways:
By Air
Guangzhou New Baiyun International Airport (CAN)
Flights from Guangzhou New Baiyun International Airport (CAN) connect Guangzhou with more than 70 domestic cities and over 20 international cities.
International airlines including Air France to Paris, China Southern
to Los Angeles, Thai Airways to
Bangkok, Singapore Airlines to Singapore and Finnair to
Helsinki.
Other direct international destinations include Amsterdam,
Kuala Lumpur,
Penang ,
Jakarta,
Frankfurt,
Tokyo, and
Osaka.
By Train
Guangzhou has railways lines to north, northwest, northeast, south of China. You can go to almost every cities that has railways in China from here. You can take the direct train to Kowloon of Hong Kong from Guangzhou East Railway Station.
By Road
Expressways have been built linking various cities and in the downtown area of Guangzhou, viaducts, a tunnel under the river, and so on, have been constructed. A long-distance bus station provides buses from Guangzhou to neighboring areas and a direct bus from Guangzhou to Hong Kong.
By boat
There is a frequent ferry and hovercraft service from Hong Kong,
Macau, and Haikou
(Hainan Island) at the Zhoutouzui Ferry Pier.
There are boats from other mainland cities, such as
Xiamen,
Shanghai, and
Qingdao at the Dashatou Pier
Schedule: Nansha to Hongkong: 09:30 11:00 12:00 15:00 16:00 17:30
Hongkong to Nansha: 08:00 08:20 09:00 13:00 14:00 15:30 Tickets: Economic ¥116.00, Business ¥170.00, VIP ¥230.00
Food
Trying Yue Cai (Cantonese Cuisine), one of eight Chinese famous cuisines, is definitely a must in Guangzhou! Eat delicious food with ingredients you have never heard of. If you don’t like Chinese food, no problem, in Guangzhou you never need to worry about what to eat. Here have all kinds of food in the world.
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