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    Introduction

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    Guangdong Province, 163km (102 miles) NW of Hong Kong, 165km (103 miles) NE of Macau Guangzhou has recently become the workshop of the world. In and around its satellite cities, there are more assembly lines, factories, and mass production... Continue reading »

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    Planning a trip

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    Getting There Guangzhou's New Baiyun International Airport (CAN) has been in operation since August 5, 2004, but is barely in Guangzhou anymore. It's way out in the sticks, in a white-tiled cluster called Hua Du, 28km (17 miles) away from Ha... Continue reading »

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    Fast facts

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    Banks, Foreign Exchange and ATMs -- Most of the many branches of the Bank of China (open 9am-noon and 2-5pm) have forex services and ATMs accepting foreign cards, including the branch inside the Garden Hotel and the nearby Friendship Store. B... Continue reading »

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The tall pagoda at Temple of the Six Banyan Trees, Liurong Temple, was over 1000 years old Guangzhou has many tall buildings and this modern skyscraper caught our eyes We saw this large laughing Buddha at Guangxiao Temple (Bright Filial Piety Temple) in Guangzhou These three Buddha statues represent the past, the present and the future and it is common to see three such statues in a Buddhist temple
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