Guangzhou (Guangzhou), one of the largest cities of the Middle Kingdom, is so many that it even has several names: Sui chen, which translates as "the city of rice ears", or Yang chen - "city of goats."
Guangzhou is the third most important city in China after Beijing and Shanghai, one of the oldest cities in the world, founded as far back as 862 BC, which preserved its rich history and unique color to this day. Meanwhile, this is a cutting-edge center of trade and industry, which has global significance. In addition, it was from the port of Guangzhou that the legendary Silk Road took its start.
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How to get to Guangzhou
28 kilometers from the city there is New Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, one of the largest in South China. It arrives many domestic flights, in addition, you can fly here from almost any major city in Asia and many large cities in Europe and America - so that you do not have to make ten transplants. It is easiest to get to the city from the airport by subway, on the third line. In addition, there is a train station nearby and, of course, many free taxi cars.
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If you are already in China, you can easily get to Guangzhou by train or bus - roads, both iron and automobile, are mostly good here, so it will not take long.
The closest thing to Guangzhou Hong Kong - a trip on a high-speed train takes just two hours. A little more time will be taken by bus or ferry. From Beijing and Shanghai to Guangzhou, fly three hours by plane of one of the local airlines.
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Climate
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Cuisine and restaurants in Guangzhou
Guangzhou is especially famous for its unrivaled cuisine - this is a real paradise for gourmets. Numerous cafes and restaurants here are located literally at every step, the food is very nutritious, incredibly tasty and varied.
For starters, you can go to a very unusual restaurant, in the street Shamyandazze, whose business card can be called a huge tree. You can easily find it, because not every restaurant has a powerful green crown from under the roof. With a huge variety of dishes and worthy of their quality, the price policy pleasantly surprises. But if you are accustomed to a higher level of service, it is better to choose restaurants at large hotels, for example, "Victoria" in the same hotel.
For the unique color you can go to the numerous restaurants located right on the bank of the Pearl River, here right before your eyes, they wash the dishes with green tea.
Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing Guangzhou
In Guangzhou - 123 historical monuments protected by the state, and 40-plus tourist attractions.
This city is inconceivable without its many festivals, which attract viewers from all over the world with a fascinating action and unique local coloring .It is during the period of their holding that it is especially interesting to visit this city .For example, annually from the time of the Qing Dynasty to the Spring Festival on January 28, the Festival of Flowers is held, the streets are flooded with various floral arrangements and they turn into a real living garden .In May, the same competition is held for the best Chinese oarsmen on dragon boats .And during the festival of national cuisine the most eminent chefs from all over the country come to the city and exhibit masterpieces of culinary art in a kind of gallery of delicious food .
Of the sights, first of all it is worth seeing the famous statue of Five Goats, which are a symbol of the city, it is located in one of the most huge and picturesque parks of Guangzhou - Yuexiu. Here, too, is one of the few preserved to our days, the five-story Zhenhai Tower, from which a stunning view of the park opens. In summer, it is worth to visit the exquisite and refined Orchid Park, and the Botanical Garden of Southern China.
In the Park of Culture, in addition to natural beauty and the oceanarium, you will find enchanting performances of world-famous acrobats and various extreme shows. For vivid impressions you can also go to the night zoo, one of the largest and perhaps the very first in the country. Here, animals sleep during the day, and at night participate in unforgettable circus shows.
And in the Haichuan Park you can see the most ancient and once the largest monastery of the Ocean banner. In general, there are a lot of temples in the city that amaze Majesty and beauty of architecture - the ancient Temple of Filial Dignity, the Temple of Five Spirits, the Huaishen Mosque and even the Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.
There are numerous memorials and mausoleums in the city, there is even an imperial burial vault in which unique monuments with centuries-old history are preserved. It is worth to visit the area of world architecture, where the best examples of world architecture are collected, the background of which is unsurpassed nature. And, of course, you can not not walk along the street Shansyatsjulu, it's just a paradise for shopaholics and those who want to buy unusual souvenirs. And, most importantly, do not forget to look at the city from the height of the highest TV tower in the world.
Yuexiu Park - the largest in Guangzhou, every spring and autumn there is a major fair and an exhibition of chrysanthemums.
Today, the ancient city of Guangzhou is changing at a phenomenal speed: every year along the Huangpu River, new blocks of expensive multi-storey houses are growing. However, its guests are more interested in deepening into the old quarters on the island of Shamyan, walking along the narrow streets to the Kingping market with live scorpions and turtles, to reach the Luronsa temple, built in 537 - and since that time remaining the highest building of the old city.
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