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| Map of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
Total expenses incurred (6 days): Y$1,010
Hostel - Y$50 x 5 nights (dorm - Sunshine Home hostel)
Food : Y$198
Metro/city bus: Y$52
Bus: Guangzhou > Chaozhou - Y$190
Guangzhou > Sanya - Y$320 (sleeper bus)
My last visit to Guangzhou was in Dec 2005 (prior to my retirement). During that year, eight of my wife's family members joined a package tour to Guilin, Yangshuo, Xingan, Hezhou, Zhaoqing & Guangzhou. Our group extended our stay in Guangzhou, the main purpose was to trace my father-in-law's ancestor's place in a village near Shunde. In Guangzhou, we visited places like the Pearl River, Yuexiu Park / Statute of 5 Goats, Sun Yat Seng Memorial Hall, Beijing Road & Shangxia Jiu Lu.
Hostel - Y$50 x 5 nights (dorm - Sunshine Home hostel)
Food : Y$198
Metro/city bus: Y$52
Bus: Guangzhou > Chaozhou - Y$190
Guangzhou > Sanya - Y$320 (sleeper bus)
My last visit to Guangzhou was in Dec 2005 (prior to my retirement). During that year, eight of my wife's family members joined a package tour to Guilin, Yangshuo, Xingan, Hezhou, Zhaoqing & Guangzhou. Our group extended our stay in Guangzhou, the main purpose was to trace my father-in-law's ancestor's place in a village near Shunde. In Guangzhou, we visited places like the Pearl River, Yuexiu Park / Statute of 5 Goats, Sun Yat Seng Memorial Hall, Beijing Road & Shangxia Jiu Lu.
As our hostel is located near the Liwanhu Park, I took the opportunity to re-visit Beijing Road, Shangxia Jiu Lu and in addition, the Shamian Island & Qingping Market.
For this trip, I used Guangzhou as a transit point for my visits to Chaozhou, Hainan island & Macau. These cities are well connected by public buses & trains. Guangzhou has an efficient Metro network but the early morning & late afternoon hours in certain Metro stations are jam packed with people.
For this trip, I used Guangzhou as a transit point for my visits to Chaozhou, Hainan island & Macau. These cities are well connected by public buses & trains. Guangzhou has an efficient Metro network but the early morning & late afternoon hours in certain Metro stations are jam packed with people.
During the last 2 days (22 & 23 Sept) of my stay in Guangzhou, typhoon "Usagi" stormed the coastal cities of southern China with strong wind & rain resulting in many flights cancelled & re-scheduled.
Throughout my stay in Guangzhou, our group enjoyed eating Cantonese food ie wan tan noodles, dim sum, chee cheong fun, porridge & local pastries & pancakes etc
1) Air Asia flight from KLIA2 > Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
2) Walkabout in Shangxia Jiu Lu & Beijing Lu by Night, Guangzhou, Guangdong
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| Shangxia Jiu Lu Pedestrian Street |
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| Beijing Road |
3) Qingping Chinese Herbal Medicine Market, Guangzhou, Guangdong
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| Qingping Market selling medicinal herbs live birds, live animals |
4) My morning walk in Shamian Garden, Guangzhou, Guangdong
5) Guangzhou Train Station, Guangdong - my easy going train rides from Guangzhou to Chaozhou, Hainan Island & Macau.
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| Guangzhou Train Station |
6) My homestay in Sunshine Home Hostel (15th Floor), Hui Yang Yuan Residential Complex, near Liwanhu Park, Guangzhou (Y50 for a dorm bed)
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| The living hall of our hostel cosy & cooling on 15th floor |
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A panoramic view of Liwanhu Park     |
7) Cantonese Food in Guangzhou - when in Canton, do as the Cantonese people do ! Are these Cantonese food tempting to you ? Oh, I loved it very much ! A bit pricey but great dim sum served in Tao Xia restaurant - siew mai (Y$14.56 for a plate of 4 pcs); cha siu bao (Y$8.26); har gow (Y$14.56) & Teow Chiew steamed fun koh (Y$8.26) & a pot of quality Chinese tea (Y$11.20) .... put a Y$100 note on the table, you & your buddy could enjoy a great dim sum breakfast in Guangzhou ! Happy eating !
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| Tao Xian restaurant is in front of Tiyu Xilu Metro station |
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| Pick a number & waiting time is 20 minutes for a table |
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| Y$83 for 7 dim sum dishes if paid before 10am, 30% off |
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| Y$14.56 for a plate (4 pcs) of char siew zhan bao / po lo bao |
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| Y$10.36 for a plate (3 pcs) of Looi Sa Thon Yuen |
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| Y$10.36 for a loh mai gai in lotus leaf |
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| Y$10 for a bowl of wan tan noodle |
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| Y$6 for a plate of chee cheong fun |
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| Y$16 for a steamed white chicken rice |
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| Y$11 for a clay pot of century egg porridge |
8) Mr Choy, my Qigong buddy from USJ has his dream fulfilled after savoring some of the best dim sum & century egg porridge in Guangzhou & Chaozhou ! Me too ! One finger up for our choice of Cantonese food in Guangzhou. The smell of these food made both of us salivate !
" Mind your ancestor's origin - Majority of the overseas Chinese originated from Fujian & Guangdong provinces. The Cantonese people (3rd largest group of ethnic Chinese in Malaysia) migrated from Guangdong & Guangxi in the 19th & early 20th centuries. The dialects they speak are Guangfu, Sei Yap & Guangxi. Malaya then was under British administration and the earlier Chinese settlers worked as "coolies" in tin mines & rubber plantations. Cantonese dialect is now widely spoken in Kuala Lumpur; the popular Cantonese soap opera & pop; well known figures are Andy Lau, Bruce Lee, Wong Fei Hung and our home grown badminton star - Wong Peng Soon and a layman by the name of K M Cheng "
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| Efficient Public Transport in Guangzhou |
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| MRT train in Guangzhou, Guangdong |
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| Bus from Guangzhou > Chaozhou, Guangdong Y190 One Way |