GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA

Back in the days leading up to the Cultural Revolution and when China was a country that was very difficult to visit, names of two of the largest cities were Peking and Canton.

Situated on the Pearl River inland from where the river spreads in a wide delta to the South China Sea, Canton is now called Guangzhou and is the largest and most prosperous city in the south of the vast country. It is the main city of the province of Guangdong

Guangzhou is close to both Hong Kong and Macau and for many visitors the excellent flights, trains, ships and hovercraft that link it to Hong Kong provide easy and convenient access.

Guangzhou is a major commercial city and trade port with a population of over five million. It hosts two major trade fairs each year.

Due to its mild climate and the countryside produces large quantities of rice and tropical and sub-tropical fruit and vegetables.  Most of the flowers in the markets in Hong Kong come from the area around Guangzhou – the city is sometimes called the ‘City of Flowers’.

The markets are a hive of activity with an amazing array of goods. Fruit and vegetables,  eggs, and many varieties of rice tempt the taste buds while caged birds, hens, pigeons, ducks and the occasional dog and cat show another side of Chinese tradition and even cuisine.

Guangzhou is packed with interesting tourist attractions including many temples and pagodas, tombs to ancient rulers, museums, pavilions, a memorial hall to Sun Yat-sen, and is home to internationally renowned Cantonese cuisine.  The octagonal Flower Pagoda Temple and the temple of the Six Banyan Trees are as attractive as their names.  For garden lovers the South China Botanical Garden at Longdong, a suburb of the city is the country’s major sub-tropical garden with over 5000 varieties of plants.

octagonal Flower Pagoda temple, Guangzhou

octagonal Flower Pagoda temple, Guangzhou

Sun Yat-sen was the pioneer of the Chinese revolution in the 1900s and the octagonal memorial hall is one of many buildings in his honour.  South of Guangzhou about half way to Macau near Zhongshan in the village of Cuiheng you can visit Sun Yat-sen’s former residence, a double-floored, three bedroom building still furnished as it was when Sun Yat-sen lived there.

Back in the 1960s when I first visited Hong Kong you could travel by train to the border with China and look out over paddy fields that also were home to huge duck ponds. Nowadays that area is the city of Shenzhen that, together with the city of Zhuhai on the other bank of the Pearl River, forms part of a ‘special economic zone’, the site of hundreds of factories churning out goods for export. A small museum in Shenzhen displays some of the terracotta warriors and a horse from the famous excavations at Xian.

market in Shenzhen

market in Shenzhen

The opening up of China has seen the development of many resorts to cater for local and international tourists.  Excellent hotel facilities including golf courses, spas and other modern requirements have created high standard recreational areas.

In addition to Cantonese cuisine Guangdong province is also famous for its embroidery, pottery – Shiwan pottery from Foshan about 30km from Guangzhou is based on a ceramic tradition dating back over 700 years.   Ivory carving is another ancient skill while an unusual art is the production of stone ink slabs.

Guangzhou has a wide range of hotels to suit all budgets.  At the top end of the range try the Garden Hotel, Guangdong International Hotel, the Dongfang Hotel and there are also Holiday Inn, Ramada and Marriott hotels. In Shenzhen there is a Shangri-La Hotel.

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