Guangzhou Travel Forum

Hi,
Does anyone know if there is a train direct from Hong Kong to Guangzhou airport at night or early morning and how reliable are the train times and how long does it take?

Im planning to visit Gz around octrober 4th, just before the end of the golden week. I stay there for 5 days. Is it still possible to shop for watches / clothing in wholesale markets and other? still the same number of dealers are open for business or their number are lower than usual?

thank you in advance.

Dear fellows,

I am quite new here and finally I hope that I will find an answer to my question.
I am travelling from France to Guangzhou in a few days.
I contacted the Chinese consulate office and they told me that no vaccination for any disease is required.
I was told that probably if I went to small villages on the south I would need a hepatitis B vaccine.
Do you have anything more to add concerning vaccination issues and infectious diseases there in general?

I know there is a big jewellry market (mall) for silver, pearl, etc in Guangzhou. Will you give me its name and location?

Where can I purchase a bottle of SNAKE WINE in Guangzhou? Any addresses or general districts would be appreciated!!
Thank you

Hi
I am currently in Guangzhou, I was not able to plan my itenerary.
can you suggest a good itenerary for 3 days? I am here till Friday morning only.
Any recommendations for great Dimsum places? and other Guangzhou local cuisines restaurants?

Thanks in advance!

Hi,

I will be in Guangzhou end Jan 2010 and will be staying in one of the hotels in city centre. I would like check if anyone knows whether are there any taxi for hire for one day or half day tour around Guangzhou? How much would it cost and can the taxi fit 4 persons?

I am planning to visit Guangzhou this week for one day, Can any one advise places to visit and wether info. Any special thing of this city to buy!

I am planning to stay three days at Guilin and then take a train (12 hrs) to Guangzhou.

I need advice of how to advance book 5 train tickets (soft beds type) from Guilin to Guangzhou. I heard that the soft beds are sold out very quick.

Can someone also let me know of any city lounge that I can take shower or food before departing for the 9pm night train?

Thanks.

Dear Sasahead,
You have placed some photos in Guangzhou page, but there is no information.
Would you please tell me where exactly you have taken them? I want to go there.
Thanks,
Ali

We (4-5 people) are planning for a trip to Guanzhou around mid July 09. I am into shopping, eating and sightseeing. My itenary as follows:

Day 1) Beijing Lu – Shopping
Day 2) Shangxia 9 lu – Shopping
Day 3) Kuilin Tour
Day 4) Kuilin Tour
Day 5) Liu Xing Qian Xian - Shopping
Day 6) Changshoulu – Shopping
Day 7) Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Chen Family Temple ( Chen Jia Ci ), Six Banyan Tree Temple – sightseeing
Day 8) Yuexiu park, Pearl River - sightseeing

I may try to look for local tour that can cover Day 7 & 8 into one (1) day.

Can someone comment or provide any suggestion? Also let me know of any mandarine/ cantonese speaking group tour that I can join to kuilin and local tour in Guanzhou.

Any comments on 7 days Inn that I intend to stay?

Thank you for your assitance.

Hello everyone

I am going to Guangzhou in July, I did not book a Hotel yet and I want find out if its a risk going there without booking Hotel in advance?...I have names & adresses few bdget hotels..I mean I heard there is so many budget Hotels available in Down Town, but, I really dont want book it Online for personal reasons.so, can any one here give me a tips? can some one else book on my behalve? what is the requirement?..also, how much Taxi cost from Airport to down centre? Thank You all

Hi everyone,

This is our first time visiting Guangzhuo & Macau. Traveling on August 30 - September 5, 2009. Flying from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah - Macau.

We understand that going from Macau to Zhuhai (by ferry) and enter Guangzhuo (by road). Can anyone share with us the time, schedule and cost of traveling?

Apart from that we understand that visa has to be obtained before entering to china for Malaysian. How about Nigerian? Would it be difficult to obtain visa or pass to enter Macau, Hong Kong and other parts of China from Malaysia?

What are the places of interest in GuangZhuo and Macau. Intend to spend 4 days in Guangzhuo (for business) and 3 days in Macau (for leisure). Any better suggestion?

Also suggestion on hotels? cheap, clean and convenient.

thanks in advance.

best regards,
ms

Hi,

Me and my girl friend had heard so much about fashion (mainly clothing) wholesale places near guangzhou railway station, can anyone advise me the road name or the building name to get there? Is it Baima Garment Market? Or any other worth going?

1) We need help for hotels that near there or easy to get to the guangzhou railway station.

2) We are flying from Singapore to Guangzhou then to Shanghai, can advise whether from guangzhou to shanghai better to take flight or train?


Thanks.

where can i buy classic 100 years chinese cinema movie dvds in guangzhou?

Hi,

May I know which accomodation is the nearest to airport and cheapest for me, just to stay for a night?

Thanks!
_marcus

Hi,

I'll be in GuangZhou for 6 hr before my next flight. I wish to have a simple GuangZhou walkaround but I have no idea how do I manage my luggage?

Can you advice me where can I checkin my luggage? Is baiyun airport has luggage service?

Thanks.
-Marcus

Hi,

I want to buy all types of semi precious beads from guangzhou.
Can anyone tell me where should I buy from.
Someone told me that beads are available in Liwan Plaza in guangzhou.
Any help in this regard would be highly apreciated.
Thanks.

i would like to know, how to reach the textile market in Huadu ?
thank you

Hi its me again, hope to gain your advise before my trip in 2 weeks time

1. I bought an one-way Air Asia ticket from KL to GZ, and my return flight will be from HK to KL. Will it be a problem for the airline side or Chinese customs side as I do not have a departure flight out of China GZ? I am a Singaporean and do not need VISA - but afraid they ask me abt my point of departure- or its alright?

2. My itinery would be GZ-Macau-Shenzhen-HK for 10 days. Will stay in Hotel Canton, spend 3 days in GZ visiting Liuhua Garment Centre, Beijing Lu, Shang Xia Jiu Lu and Haizhu Square, any idea if any other sites not to be missed. We are into food & shopping. We will then catch a bus to Macau from Hotel Landmark Canton Hotel down the road. Is it convenient or any other better options? Any way we can buy advance tickets?

3. We will be buying china brand handphone, those can watch TV etc for personal use. ANy idea where can we get them? GZ or Shenzhen or Sham Shui Po (HK) is cheaper?

Sorry to bombed so many questions at once. Hope u can help. Thanks alot! :)

Dear all,

can any one help me and tell me from where i can buy in Guangzhou desginers " polo , CK, boss , etc" outlet, where i can find 2nd class clothes or slow moving items with cheap price?

Hi, I am thinking of staying in the City Inn Sanyuanli. Address 1181 Middle Sanyuanli Avenue.

Does anyone know this hotel. Or just know Sanyuanli Avenue? Is the subway station nearby?

Thanks,
John

Hi, I have changed my hotel from Guangzhou Hotel to Guangdong Hotel and wondering if the airport bus Line 5 goes directly to this hotel?

If I were to travel to Macau, where is the nearest point to catch a coach from?
Any way I can buy in advance or online?

Thanks!

Where can I buy:

1) Board games - Risk, Monopoly, etc?
2) Foldable bicycles?

Thanks!

Hello there,

Appreciate if anyone can recommend hotels of 2 to 3 star within short walking distance to Shangxiajiu Lu or Beijing Lu. As we are staying in April 2009 rates would be high.

Rgds & thanks
Vivian

I am looking for any advice, tips, recommendations etc. on a forthcoming trip to Hong Kong and southern China – more particularly for southern China/Guangdong province which is not as developed as Hong Kong(see below).

I am a professional photographer and have been commissioned to photograph at a conference in Hong Kong where I need to be from Sat 12th Sept to Sat 19th Sept. I want to do all my travelling (approx 3 weeks) before the conference.

An approximate itinerary (based on my limited knowledge of the area) would be:
• 1 week in Hong Kong/New Territories visiting surrounding area/islands.
• About 10 days travelling up and around one of the rivers/waterways north west of Hong Kong on the China mainland. I have looked at a map and the following appear interesting (although I have no knowledge whatsoever about them!): Xi Jang River, with the cities Jiujiang and Zhaoqing along the river. Guangzhou and Dongugan, more to the east - basically the southern part of Guangdong province.
• 1 week back in Hong Kong/New Territories and surrounding area/islands.

I’m 55, fairly fit & healthy and enjoy independent travelling. Based on past travelling experiences, I much prefer to visit places/locations/areas away from the traditional ‘tourist sites’. In an urban/city environment, I love walking the streets and photographing ‘street life’, i.e. people getting on with their daily life, markets, architecture, construction/building site activities, small business activities etc. But I am also attracted (less so) to natural beauty spots where one can relax and ‘chill out’ and possibly take some picturesque landscape/flora/fauna/agricultural images.

I am not the type of person who wants to see and do 101 things in a short space of time - I would much prefer to experience a more ‘in-depth’ knowledge/experience of area/s visited.

With regards accommodation, I would be happy in budget hotels/hostels, as long as I have my own room and ideally, private bathroom facilities.

I am aware that in large areas of China (especially off the ‘tourist trail’), English is not spoken. Also I will obviously look like a photographer/tourist as I would normally walk around with a camera jacket, two cameras/lenses round my neck and an ‘ordinary’ looking camera bag. Of course this will present me with personal security issues and I will just have to use common sense and always be aware of possible/potential ‘situations’.

Your input, however great or small, will be greatly appreciated.

I will be arriving GZ at around 8pm.

Is it still possible to catch the Express Line No.5 to Guangzhou Hotel?

Where am I suppose to alight? Binbin Plaza or ....

Thanks!

I will be staying in Guangzhou Hotel.

Where is the nearest point to board the bus TO MACAU? Is it possible to catch a direct bus w/o stopping at Zhuhai customs?

I will be staying in Metropark Hotel in Macau

Thanks!

Hi
I saw some answers relating to surface mail
from Guangzhou to Malaysia in earlier posts.

May I have the weblink to the page where
it shows the rates from 1kg to 30kg
for Malaysia/Singapore?

I have tried to search the website chinapost.gov.cn
for more than half an hour using the Babelfish
Translation website(translate from Chinese to English)
and still couldn't find it.

Ellyse, do you know how much is the cost of the parcel box?
So, i have to pay
1)the postageXkgs,
2)the box,
3)the parcel ID of 8RMB, right?
anything other charges?

I plan to send around 10kgs to 20kgs of my shoppings
back to either Malaysia or Singapore
by surface mail(the cheaper one).

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my queries.
Really appreciate it!
Thanks!!!

Ellyse's answer to previous forumner:
""I don't have the price list. Seamail is obviously the cheapest, if you don't mind that it'll take a few months to reach Malaysia.
By seamail, the 1st kg costs 67.9 RMB, subsequently each kg costs around 12 RMB. I think the limit for each box is perhaps 20 or 30 kg. ""

Hi,
May i know where are the concentrated area to buy
kitchen stuff & bathroom stuff such as :
~Stainless Steel Dish Drainer.
~Circular/Floral Shape Energy Saving Light.
~Stainless Steel Kitchen Wall Track + Small Shelf/Racks(those that you put spices & sauces on and to hang utensils).
~Other small kitchen appliances.
~Other small electrical appliances.

I will be coming to Guangzhou 1Mar to 7Mar, next week.
I will be staying at ZheJiang New Town area.
I can travel to anywhere within the Metro's access.

Thanks!
Denise.