Guangzhou Shopping, China Travel Guide

The capital of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou has a population of over 10 million, making it the third largest city in China after Shanghai and Beijing. It is adjacent to Hong Kong and Macau. In the era of tea clippers, Guangzhou was known in the West as "Canton". The food and the language of the area are still known as "Cantonese." The city is famous for foreign trade and business, and holds China's largest trade fair, the Canton Fair. However, in between the seemingly endless skyscrapers, shopping malls and building sites there is a lot of culture and history, and while Guangzhou is not usually high on the list of Asian tourist destinations, it is amazing how much the city actually has to offer. The scenic spots include Yuexiu Park, Temple of Six Banyan Tree, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall and Chen Family’s Ancestral Hall. What’s more, Guangzhou is a transfer station to Hong Kong. There are several trains back and forth Hong Kong from Guangzhou.

Shopping

The interesting thing about shopping in Guangzhou is browsing the weird and wonderful collection of animals, food and medicines in Qingping Market. The rugged and rough side to this city is open for everyone to see here, just make sure you hold your nose if you visit in the summer!

Note: We strongly recommend tourists think twice before going to the Market as it was said, SARS broke out from virus in animals sold there in 2003.

If this is all a bit too authentic for you, there are some great little boutiques to be found on Shamian Island and Beijing Rd. Guangdong is famous for its exquisite Embroidery which can also be found at some of the good night markets on Xinhu Rd or Jiaoyue Rd.

Guangzhou also has some reasonable department stores including the South Mansion Department Store that gets most of its stock direct from Hong Kong.

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