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Guangdong Province is situated in the southern part of China mainland. |
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| The major cities of Guangdong : | |
| Guangzhou is the provincial capital of Guangdong Province Shenzhen ,Zhuhai,Foshan ,Dongguan ,Zhongshan ,Shantou and Shaoguan are the major cities . | |
| Guangdong Highlights - Tourist Attractions of Guangdong | |
The Temple of Six Banyan Trees, its Buddhist counterpart, has as i nteresting an architectural style with a century-old octagonal pagoda. Yuexiu Park, the largest one in the city, is an ideal place for taking a stroll in and it also boasts the Monument and Memorial Hall to Sun Yatsen, China’s first, and arguably most popular, democratic revolutionary. Orchid Park is the Guangzhou Mecca for flower lovers (but not during winter). For grand mountain views, you will have to go outside the city proper. Located at the mouth of Zhujiang River, Lotus Mountain boasts some interesting pagodas, temples and other Ming dynasty constructions, while to get an undisturbed view of the entire city, especially at sunset, you should head to Baiyun Mountain, whose popularity can be seen from the city airport.
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| Guangdong Transportation - Getting to Guangdong and moving around. By Air : Guangzhou New Baiyun International Airport has been in operation since August 5, 2004. The new airport is 17 kilometers (10.6 miles) away from the old airport and 28 kilometers (17.4 miles) away from Haizhu Square, the center of Guangzhou City . It is located between Renhe Town of Baiyun District to the north and Xinhua Town of Huadu District to the east.Flights from Guangzhou New Baiyun International Airport (CAN) connect Guangzhou with more than 70 domestic cities and over 20 international cities. Direct international flights are to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Melbourne, Bangkok, Osaka and Hong Kong.
By Train: Jing-Guang (Beijing-Guangzhou) Railway Line is the main transportation trunk line between south and north China linking Beijing and Shenyang, Beijing and Chengde, Beijing and Baotou, Shijiazhuang and Taiyuan, Shijiazhuang and Dezhou, Lianyungang and Lanzhou, Hunan and Yunnan, Hunan and Guilin. In addition, railway lines Guangzhou-Maoming and Guangzhou to Shantou connect Guangzhou east and west. Railway construction between Guangzhou and Shenzhen is almost complete. Buses run between these two cities at intervals of fifteen to thirty minutes every day. You can take the train either at Guangzhou East Railway Station or Guangzhou Railway Station. The direct bus charges about CNY 75. It takes 1-1.5 hours for the whole journey. You can take the direct train to Kowloon of Hong Kong from Guangzhou East Railway Station. The ticket fare is about CNY 200. For specific information, By Ferry : Subways: There are four Subway Lines they are : Subway Line 1 It runs from Xilang in the Fangcun District in southwest Guangzhou to the East Railway Station. Subway Line 2 runs from Sanyuanli in the Baiyun District to Wanshengwei in the Haizhu District. Subway Line 3 runs from the East Railway Station to Panyu Square; Subway Line 4 runs from Wanshengwei to Huangge including the Daxue Cheng (University Town) Special Section which has only five stops from Wanshengwei to Xinzao. |
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| Guangdong Visitor’s Guide - Everything you need to know about Guangdong. | |
Updates about Guangdong Travel
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