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    • TravelerChina & Vietnam
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      Day 3

      Dag 1 Guangzhou

      November 6, 2024 in China ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      Eerste dag in Guangzhou zijn we ontvangen door de oom 'baat jea' en tante ' baat lueng' van Heng. Ze hebben ons laten zien waar zij graag doen dim summen. Na het ontbijt zijn we met baat jea naar de Baiyun Mountain geweest om daar het mooie uitzicht van de stad te zien, al was dit niet goed vast te leggen..Read more

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    • World VagabondingChapter 1A
      Day 3

      Guangxiao Temple

      November 29, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Guangxiao Temple is the earliest and most intact Buddhist temple in the Lingnan area. According to lore: "Guanaxiao Temple existed even before the city." During the Three Kingdoms period (220-280), Yu Fan, cavalry commandant of the Dongwu Kingdom, resided, lectured and planted Sterculia and Haritaki trees on this site, it was therefore called " Haritaki Woods". Later. it was transformed and renamed
      as Zhizhi lemple and again Faxing lemple during the lang Dynasty and many other names before it was eventually called "Guangxiao Temple (Bright Filial Temple during the Southern Song Dynasty, which is still in use today. Guangxiao temple is an important Buddhist sanctuary where eminent Buddhist monks from home and abroad including Dharmayasas, Gunabhadra Sanzana, Dharma, the 6th pa
      triarch Huineng and Yiling once resided, preached and translated sutras, a witness of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. It hosts a collection of historical relics such as the Bowl Wash Sprina, the Bodhi Tree, the Pen Grant Pavilion. the Southern Han Iron lowers, Yifa Pagoda and others. In 1961, it was listed in the hrst batch of national key cultural relics protection sites, and is now included on the Preliminary List of China's World Cultural Heritage Sites as a heritage site of Maritime Silk Road (China Section).      Read more

    • 50+ Shades of the World
      Day 280–284

      Guangzhou 广州

      October 2, 2024 in China ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Obwohl der chinesische Staat das Motto "ein Land, zwei Systeme" gebetsmühlenartig von sich gibt und in Hongkong auch kein Zweifel darüber aufkommt, wer der Chef im Land ist, fühlt sich die Reise von Hongkong nach China doch wie von einem Land ins andere an, zumindest aus europäischer Sicht. So gibt es am Bahnhof West Kowloon eine Ausreise-Kontrolle, einen Dutyfree-Bereich und eine Einreise-Kontrolle mit Zollabfertigung und gefühlt tausend Sicherheitskontrollen. Man soll vor allem an Feiertagen mindestens eineinhalb Stunden für das ganze Prozedere einrechnen. Ganz so lange dauerte es dann doch nicht, aber man fühlt sich schon an einer sehr gut gesicherten Grenze.

      Die Reise mit dem Hochgeschwindigkeitszug nach Guangzhou dauert nur eine Stunde und der grössere Teil der Strecke verläuft unterirdisch. Viel zu sehen gibt es also nicht, ausser dass China bereits über ein top-modernes Schienennetz verfügt, das in wenigen Jahren aus dem Boden gestampft wurde. Auch die Bahnhöfe sind auf dem neuesten Stand und gleichen gigantischen Tempeln des technologischen Fortschritts. Unser Problem war nur, dass es dort kein Gratis-Wifi und keine Bankautomaten gab. Unser Plan war nämlich, mit der extra dafür heruntergeladenen chinesischen Uber-App, die hier Didi heisst, vom Bahnhof in die Stadt zu fahren. Ohne WiFi ging das aber nicht und Plan B, der uns mit Bargeld und einem Taxi in die Stadt bringen sollte, funktionierte auch nicht. Die Kreditkarte konnte man für das Taxi auch nicht benutzen, weil alle Chinesen inzwischen mit Alipay bezahlen. Also standen wir erst mal ziemlich deppert in der grossen Bahnhofshalle und wussten nicht weiter. Immerhin funktionierte Google Translator, weil wir Chinesisch schon vorher runtergeladen hatten. Damit und dank der Hilfe eines jungen Mannes am Info-Schalter konnten wir einen Transfer organisieren. Der Fahrer des Transfers erwies sich aber alles andere als hilfsbereit und auch nicht als besonders sympathisch und intelligent. Die Fahrt dauerte am Ende fast eineinhalb Stunden statt der veranschlagten halben und kostete uns ganz schön viele Nerven.

      Guangzhou ist eine sehr alte Stadt, deren Geschichte auf über 2000 Jahre zurückgeht. Wir besuchten einen taoistischen Tempel, eine buddhistische Pagode, einen alten chinesischen Park, eine traditionelle Einkaufsstrasse und die Memorial Hall des Präsidenten der ersten chinesischen Republik Sun Yat-Sen.

      Gleichzeitig ist Guangzhou eine top-moderne Stadt und gilt als Zentrum einer der grössten Megalopolen (zusammenhängende Stadtlandschaften) der Welt. An jeder Ecke stehen futuristische Wolkenkratzer und im Zentrum ein 600 Meter hoher Fernsehturm, der Canton Tower. Die U-Bahn wurde in weniger als 15 Jahren erbaut und gehört zu den längsten der Welt. Nirgendwo sonst erfährt man wohl die geballte Wirtschaftskraft und -entwicklung Chinas so hautnah wie hier. Auch im Strassenverkehr fühlt man sich um 20 Jahre in die Zukunft versetzt. Motorenlärm und Abgase existieren so gut wie nicht. Alle Fahrzeuge fahren elektrisch. An die Ruhe in den Strassen mussten wir erst noch gewöhnen.

      In der ersten Oktoberwoche haben viele Chinesen Urlaub, weil Nationalfeiertag ist. Deshalb war die Stadt auch vollgepackt mit chinesischen Touristen. Was dies bedeutet, kann man sich nur vorstellen, wenn man mal in der ersten Oktoberwoche in China war. Am krassesten war das Erlebnis auf einer Flussfahrt mit All You Can Eat-Buffet, wo sich die Touristen wie Tiere, die tagelang in Käfigen eingesperrt nichts zu fressen bekommen haben, auf das Essen stürzten. So unangenehm die Chinesen in Massen sein können, so nett und hilfsbereit haben wir sie auch erlebt, wenn wir mit einzelnen von ihnen zu tun hatten. Ein junger Student hat uns am ersten Abend ungefragt beim Übersetzen der Speisekarte und beim Bestellen geholfen und in einem Café etwas ausserhalb der Touristenströme haben wir einen jungen Mann kennengelernt, der für uns die Tickets für die oben genannte Flussfahrt organisiert hat, obwohl er dafür über eine halbe Stunde durch den dichten Verkehr fahren und sich in eine lange Warteschlange stellen musste. Guangzhou war definitiv eine Stadt der Gegensätze.

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      -Bootstour bei Nacht auf dem Pearl River
      - Bargeld braucht man fast überall
      - Essen gut und günstig in den kleinen Straßenrestaurants      Read more

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    • World VagabondingChapter 1A
      Day 2

      Xianxian Mosque

      November 28, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      An eye-opening trip in Guangzhou. We have never expected to find a ‘real’ mosque in China. We have visited different mosques in Chapter 1 of our journey. Visiting Xianxian mosque brought us back to the time in Central Asia. It is the largest mosque in Guangzhou. It was built during the Tang dynasty, it was also called the Hui-Hui cemetery as it was a cemetery honoring 40 famous Arabic Muslim missionaries who were buried there.

      The highlight was that Saad bin Abi Waqqas’s tomb is in the area. He played a leading role in the Muslim conquest of Persia and was a close companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the 7th free adult man to embrace Islam, which he did at the age of 17. He participated in all battles under Muhammad during their stay in Medina. We were surprised that many Muslims came here with their suitcases as they were passing through Guangzhou to visit the tomb. There are Muslims saying Quran in the tomb. At that point, we realized the importance of his tombs to all Muslims.      Read more

    • VeekayTrip to France
      Day 1

      Guangzhou, China

      December 19, 2019 in China ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      En route to France, for my brothers wedding lunch in Colmar - first stop, Guangzhou, China.

      We had an 18 hour lay over in Guangzhou before taking a connecting flight to Paris, so we took that opportunity to go out and explore the city!

      Before getting into the goodies of the trip, I'm gonna go on a little rant about some of the frustrating things that happened earlier in the trip.

      Ive always wanted to go to China, so even just for 18 hours just to get a taste of it was super exciting. However, our first trip here wasn't as relaxing as I thought it was going to be.
      We knew there was no google maps, uber etc before going over and we planned ahead by getting a VPN and downloading the apps we needed. But that didn't make things easier for us (I feel like we should have done more research before heading over, but we didn't think it would be that difficult to get around in China!). The VPN we used kept connecting and disconnecting, so it was really hard to figure out where to find things, like an atm or how to get a sim card. Luckily I spoke Cantonese at home and we were able to get help from the locals (as we were staying quite far away from the main area, people either spoke Cantonese or mandarin).

      So some tips before going to China:
      - Get some cash out before going to China in case there's no ATM's nearby
      - To get a sim card, you need to apply for it at a shop that provides a service for sim applications - we went to three different mobile stores before finding a shop that could process an application for us, no one seemed to direct us to the proper place.
      - You MUST have a Chinese mobile number to be able to connect to free wifi in China
      - Use DiDi app for taxi services. I suggest selecting the taxi option so can pay by cash. For trips reaching over 100cny using the express option, you have to prepay using a card or wechat pay (but the card takes so long to process and sometimes the screen just blanks out)
      - use Baidu maps to get around, although it's all in Chinese, it's better than nothing!

      Once we got some cash, a sim card and a taxi, we were on our way to the more relaxing and exciting part of the trip!

      Our first stop was Dian Dou De for some dim sum. The food here was amazing! We ordered some shrimp dumplings, siu mai, chicken claws, shrimp roll, tripe and tong sui. I've always loved dim sum, even back home in nz, but this was just amazing! It was nice try some authentic dim sum, where it was originated from. This restaurant started up in 1933, and from the looks of it, its still be a very popular place for dim sum.
      FYI, the menu was all in Chinese. As neither of us could read Chinese, the lady gave us an English version of it and she helped us select a few dishes. I wish we had more time in Guangzhou, there were still so many dishes I wanted to try, especially the ones you don't get in nz!

      Next, we made our way to the Chen Clan Academy. Entry fee was about 10CNY per person, and you need to bring your passport to purchase a ticket. The whole structure of the place was so beautiful and detailed. Each motif described a scene from a story - unfortunately I don't know what these were, if we had time we would have joined a one hour guided tour of the place. Nonetheless, we enjoyed our visit. We walked through all the different rooms which showcased some very impressive wood carvings, and fans and other household objects from the 19th century that were made out of ivory.

      Afterwards, we made our way to Beijing Road (well, tried to). We really miscalculated how long it would take us to walk there from the Chen Clan Academy, must've been about an hour or so? But the thing about being in a foreign place is that you don't realise how far you've walked because you're not familiar with the place, plus you get distracted by all the different things that you don't normally see! We walked past quite a few shops that sold tea leaves, tea pots (and tea kettles?!), vegetable markets, bakeries and very random shops that sold only remote controls. We did make it to Beijing Road eventually, but we only had time to grab some dinner before taking an hour long taxi ride back to our hotel.

      Even though we lost a bit of time trying to get things sorted, we did enjoy our day out in Guangzhou. The food and the sights we got to see were amazing. We'll take this experience as a learning curve. At least we know now what we need to make this a smoother trip next time we're back in China!

      We will be coming through to Guangzhou again in 2 weeks for our flight back to New Zealand, so we're hoping to see all the other attractions and try all the other food we missed out on this trip!      Read more

    • TravelerChina im Dezember 2024
      Day 4–5

      2 Tage Guangzhou

      December 2, 2024 in China ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Am Montag sind Madeline und ich morgens nach Guangzhou gefahren um dort eine Nacht zu bleiben. Nachdem wir unser Gepäck im Hotel abgestellt hatten, stellten wir fest dass man als Tourist in China nichts ohne seinen Reisepass machen kann. Für Museen bucht man das Ticket über Wechat und hinterlegt die Reisepassnummer und am Eingang wird dann der Reisepass gescannt. Da Madeline ihren Reisepass nicht dabei hatte sind wir deshalb nur in der Stadt herumgelaufen. Am Abend haben wir uns die Skyline von Guangzhou angeachaut mit seinem berühmten Fernsehrurm.Read more

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    • World VagabondingChapter 1A
      Day 1

      Beijing Road Pedestrian Street

      November 27, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      The most popular pedestrian street in Guangzhou, Beijing street. There’s still ancient ruins of the city street dating back to the 7th century. Nowadays, it’s a busy pedestrian street for people to go shopping.Read more

    • World VagabondingChapter 1A
      Day 2

      the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King

      November 28, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      This museum houses the 2000-year-old tomb of the Nanyue King Zhao Mo in Guangzhou. He ruled from 137 BC to 122 BC, and his tomb was discovered in downtown Guangzhou in 1983.

      The highlight of this visit is the Jade Burial Suit of King Zhao Mo. It was made up of 2291 pieces of jade. This garment is unique for its jade pieces connected by silk.Read more

    • World VagabondingChapter 1A
      Day 3

      Liurong Temple

      November 29, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

      Also named as Temple of the six Banyan Trees! The temple was burned down and rebuilt during the Northern Song dynasty. Around the same time, Su Shi (a famous Chinese Poet) composed a poem "Six Banyans" (Liu Rong) in honor of a visit to the temple. It was since renamed in honor of the famous poem.

      The Flower Pagoda, the main structure of the temple, was built in 1097 and was named for its colorful exterior. The structure that had been there before had a square base, but the Flower Pagoda was designed with an octagonal one. It was rebuilt again in 1373 after another fire in the early Ming dynasty period and restored in 1900.      Read more

    • World VagabondingChapter 1A
      Day 1

      Wooden sluice of Nanyue Kingdom

      November 27, 2024 in China ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Archaeological site of the wooden sluice of Nanyue Kingdom, we are amazed that it is located at the basement of the shopping
      mall. They have put a lot of efforts in preserving this water gate and now we can still see the ruins in the modern world setting.

      Unearthed in the year 2000, the site was originally located at the southwest of the capital city of Nanyue Kingdom. With the function of flood controlling and city defense, the site is by far the one with the longest history, largest scale and most intact in preservation that has found in China. Pronounced as the national key protected cultural relics in 2006, the
      site has been listed into the tentative list of the world heritage of China.      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Guangzhou, Kwangtsjou, غوانزو, Quançjou, کانتون, Гуанчжоу, Гуанчжоў, Гуанджоу, ཀོང་ཀྲོའུ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།, Kanton, Canton, Guōng-ciŭ, Κουανγκτσόου, Kantono, Cantón, گوانگ‌ژو, 廣州, Kóng-chû-sṳ, גואנגגואו, ग्वांगझोउ, Գուանչժոու, CAN, 広州, გუანჯოუ, Guangjow, 광저우 시, Quancheum, ກວ່າງໂຈວ, Guangdžou, Guandžou, 廣州市, ഗ്വാങ്ജോ, Гуанжоу, क्वांगचौ, ကွမ်ကျိုးမြို့, Kńg-chiu-chhī, ਗੁਆਂਗਜ਼ੂ, شینیانگ, Cantão, Гуандьоу, Guangdžov, Гуангџоу, குவாங்சோ, กว่างโจว, Гуаңҗу, گۇاڭجۇ شەھىرى, گوانگژو, Guanchjou, Guančžou, Quảng Châu, 广州, Gvangjcouh, 广州市

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