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Guangzhou Travel Guide

Guangzhou Travel Guide

 Starting from May 15, 2024, foreign cruise tour groups arranged by legitimate Chinese travel agencies are allowed to enter through Guangzhou and Shenzhen visa-free and explore 11 coastal areas like Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Shanghai and Tianjin, and Beijing for 15 days.
Guangzhou (Canton), a prosperous metropolis full of vigor, is the capital city of Guangdong Province located along the south coastline of China.
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Being an excellent port on the Pearl River navigable to the South China Sea, and with fast accessibility to Hong Kong and Macau, the city serves as the political, economic, scientific, educational and cultural center in Guangdong area. Being the first cities benefited from the Reform and Opening Up policy since 1978, the city acts as the pioneer of the economic development of the country, with numerous enterprises, which offer many job opportunities and make the city a heavily populated area. Guangzhou is especially prosperous in commerce, tourism, dining, finance and real estate. For travelers, the city shows much attraction through its famous sights such as the Five Ram Statue in Yuexiu Park, Pearl River and White Cloud Mountain.
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Guangzhou Transportation
Guangzhou, the south gate of China, has a satisfying transport system radiating to the whole country and even the world. It has direct flights with Los Angeles of US, Vancouver of Canada, London of UK, Paris of France, Amsterdam of the Netherlands, Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia, Bangkok of Thailand, and many other Asian destinations. If you are already within China, a wide range of vehicles can facilitate your trip to and from the city, including the planes, trains, long-distance buses and ships. The urban transportation is generally good due to the orderly planning roads and the developed city-buses, taxis and subways.
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Guangzhou Food
Guangzhou is considered as the paradise for gourmands in south China. Its dish represents well the Cantonese Cuisine, which is one among the most famous eight Chinese cuisines. A large amount of time-honored restaurants and quality new restaurants serve various authentic local dishes, snacks and drinks. The most popular restaurants gather around the old city area, including the Dongshan District, Yuexiu District and Liwan District. Panfu Road, West Jiangnan Road and East Huifu Road are recommended food streets for tourists to feel the local eating customs such as Yam Cha (Drinking Tea), having various kinds of soup or delicious Sampan Porridge.
Guangzhou Shopping
With the fame of the shoppers' heaven with ton of quality goods at affordable prices, the city is prosperous with various kinds of commercial streets. Shangxiajiu Road, Beijing Road and Shifu Road commercial area, full of time-honored brands and modern shopping malls, is the most traditional and popular among the locals. Yide Road is the best choice for seafood and dried food. Wende Road is the right place for curios and tourist souvenirs. For those seeking for clothes and current fashions, Baima Clothes Market, World Trade Mall and Teemall should not be missed.

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Guangzhou Nightlife
The city offers wide choices of nightlife hangouts. For visitors fond of lively parties, the three bar streets are recommended, namely the Huanshi Road which is favored by foreigners and white collars, Yanjiang Road located along the Pearl River and popular among the young, and Baietan area which is developed from a village and today more like a night fair. For tourists who want to have a tranquil nighttime, to enjoy a cruise on the Pearl River or watching the enchanting night scene from the White Cloud Mountain are wonderful.

Guangzhou Travel Tips
To make your visit to this city easy and pleasant, we offer practical travel tips for your reference. You may be interested in the following topics:

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- Last updated on Nov. 16, 2024 by Serena Zhou -
Questions & Answers on Guangzhou Travel Guide
Asked by John Doe from CHINA | Dec. 13, 2024 20:35Reply
Shanghai Pudong International Airport to city center transportation
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Answered by Candice | Dec. 15, 2024 18:48
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You can take metro line 2 to stations in the city center like Nanjing East Road, People's Square.
Asked by Yong Fun Sem from SINGAPORE | Dec. 12, 2024 22:39Reply
Online booking
How to we access the wechat account for booking the tickets?

Why the phone number cannot be key in on the online booking website?
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Answered by Olivia | Dec. 15, 2024 18:47
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May I ask, what ticket are you booking? Most of time you need a Chinese number to register a WeChat account or book on a website. Most attractions sell their ticket on their own official wechat account and only very a few have booking websites.
Asked by Junpen Vudtieakpaiboom from THAILAND | Dec. 06, 2024 00:07Reply
I am looking the way go to Shatian ,Fengshun County ,Meizhou
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Answered by Bonnie | Dec. 06, 2024 01:16
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It's advised to take a bullet train at Guangzhou South or Guangzhou East to Meizhou West, then take a taxi there.
Answered by Junpen | Dec. 06, 2024 03:54
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Thank you very much.Can I get the taxi from Jieyang Air port to Shatian? Is it possible to rent the taxi ull day 8hrs?
Asked by Tien from USA | Dec. 02, 2024 15:45Reply
Renhe Metro Station Guangzhou line 3
Hi,

Would anyone know if Renhe station(near CAN airport) stays open? Google map said it's closed.

Thanks,
Tien
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Answered by Emma | Dec. 02, 2024 22:05
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It stays open.
Asked by Raymond from AUSTRALIA | Nov. 30, 2024 12:58Reply
Luxury gift bags an jewellery
Planing to put up a luxury gift bags an jewellery business in Australia where can I buy products in Guangzhou,I will be Coming to Guangzhou mid next year 2025 this will be my 2nd time to visit Guangzhou
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Answered by Marcy | Dec. 01, 2024 23:25
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华林国际珠宝城 on Kangwang Middle Road near Hualinsi metro station of line 8 is recommended.
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