Guangdong Trip

Author: Jin Ping, Xin Li, Ma Yong (editors)
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book is one of the series "China Travel Hotline" and is a travel guide to Guangdong. The entire book is divided into six parts: Colorful Guangdong Tour, Historical and Cultural City – Guangzhou Tour, Charming Golden Triangle – Pearl River Delta Tour, Typhoon Sounds and Language – Eastern Guangdong Tour, Leisurely Star Lake and Ocean Waves – Western Guangdong Tour, Red Mountains and Green Waters, Appreciating Yao Culture – Northern Guangdong Tour. It introduces the tourist attractions, maps, nearby attractions, travel routes, and folk customs of various regions in Guangdong. As the saying goes: "A thousand years of history, look at Beijing; a hundred years of vicissitudes, look at Shanghai; twenty years of reform and opening up, look at Guangdong." When people mention Guangdong, they naturally think of the widely circulated saying, "East, West, North, and South, go to Guangdong to get rich." In fact, it's not just about getting rich. If you want to broaden your horizons, see something new, keep up with trends, enjoy fashion, and experience the magnificent style of a modern metropolis that has risen like a myth, then please pack your bags and set off for the southern frontier of our motherland – the hot land of Guangdong.
Guangdong, which was among the first to embrace the spirit of reform and opening up, leverages its geographical advantages. In the tide of modern economy and lifestyle fashion, it reflects the extraordinary changes in Chinese society like a kaleidoscope. Guangdong Province is located in the south of mainland China, adjacent to Guangxi, Jiangxi, Hunan, and Fujian in terms of land area. It borders the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, overlooks Hainan across the Qiongzhou Strait, and is close to the countries of Southeast Asia. It serves as the southern gateway of China.