Guangzhou is southern China's trading power and the undisputed home of authentic Cantonese food. Spend your mornings eating your way through long morning tea (yum cha) sessions of fresh dim sum, then walk through the shaded tree-lined avenues of leafy Shamian Island before visiting the sleek Canton Tower.
Guangzhou
If you think Guangzhou is all ancient temples, traditional markets, and historic riverside streets, wait until you see its futuristic side. In Zhujiang New Town, glass skyscrapers rise above wide pedestrian plazas, a library opens into a canyon-like atrium, and an opera house looks as if two giant pebbles
Guangzhou
Guangzhou has a way of surprising people who think they already know what the city is about. Yes, there are skyscrapers, shopping malls, and busy commercial districts. But along the Pearl River, another Guangzhou comes into view: one shaped by maritime trade, foreign concessions, grand European-style buildings, and generations
Guangzhou
Guangzhou is famous for its skyscrapers, international trade, and sprawling shopping districts. But look beneath the modern city, and you'll find a much older story—one involving an independent southern kingdom, a revolutionary leader who helped reshape China, and ancient roads that are still buried beneath one of