Guangzhou 2012: Guangdong Museum

On the same day that we roamed around the landmarks of Guangzhou, we also visited the interestingly-designed Guangdong museum.  Honestly, I am not a museum-going type of person but figuring that China has a very rich culture and history, I might as well immerse myself while I was there. ...

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Guangzhou 2012: Opera House and Canton Tower

Continuing my Guangzhou experience, I will focus this time on the sights and skyscrapers, which, for me, are the best part. In my previous post, I shared with you that we stayed at Hilton Hotel Tianhe. Though I didn’t get to take a lot of photos of my room, here is my shot of my view of Guangzhou from my floor-to-ceiling windows. I especially love that gold-colored glass building. It was a bit of a gloomy day that time. At...

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Guangzhou 2012: Where to Stay and Eat

Guangzhou is China’s most developed southern city.  I went here and would have forgotten that I was in China if not for the obvious Chinese characters everywhere.  Okay, okay, it’s impossible to forget.  But the reason for my saying so was that my stay here was ultra-westernized.  I stayed at a modern upscale hotel and ate western food.  For a little over a week, I won’t be an authority on Chinese culture and authenticity....

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