May and June mark the beginning of Guangzhou’s hottest, wettest season – and the time of year when newly arrived foreigners realise it’s hard getting used to the subtropical climate. With daily highs hovering in the 30s throughout the humid summer, even ... Read More>>
Reptiles are some of the most fascinating, mysterious creatures on Earth. For about roughly 320 million years, reptiles in one form or another have been traversing this planet. No matter whether we see them as fearsome predators like poisonous snakes and ... Read More>>
A drink or two at happy hour is perfect for after-work bonding, but too many after may lead to disaster (all a matter of perspective, of course). While a good start on happy hour one day may leave you not so happy the next, drinking in Guangzhou is worth ... Read More>>
Not quite five meters square, Dongao Island is situated at the mouth of the Pearl River, southeast of Zhuhai, in an area called Lingding Sea. Read More>>
You probably know by now that summer and early fall in Guangzhou can be some of the least pleasant times to be outside. It’s hot, it’s incredibly humid, and the city streets are filled with gridlocked cars; like a living case study on the horrors of Global... Read More>>
If you find yourself with some downtime while you are in Guangzhou, but want to spend it on something a little more refined than visiting your usual expat watering hole, why not try checking out the local art scene? If you have any interest in fine art or ... Read More>>
Popular for weekend jaunts, visa runs, shopping trips, gambling and their airport hubs, Macau and Hong Kong are close enough to Guangzhou to feel like they're in your backyard. Whether you prefer boats, planes, trains or buses, Guangzhou residents have a ... Read More>>
Guangzhou attracts visitors year round for business, tourism and politics and hosts numerous trade fairs, including the large biannual Canton Fair. As a result, Guangzhou has hundreds of star-level hotels, and promises even more rooms through apartment room ... Read More>>
Guangzhou may be known as the Green City, but it’s as frantic as any seething metropolis. So why not relax and check out one of its truly green areas –Yunxi Ecological Park. Read More>>
Guangzhou is about to host a sex culture festival, a film festival and a food festival. If, after all that, you’re not "festivaled out", why not swing by Hooley’s one last time before they say "Slán" and move to new quarters? Or maybe ... Read More>>
Guangzhou, although not as widely international as Shanghai, has long-term communities from all over the world, including Germany. The German connection in this busy port city is not always obvious, but a small community resides here, now mostly because of ... Read More>>
China is seeing the world’s highest number of hotels under construction and room openings projected for the next two years. With Guangdong province having the highest number of hotels in China (along with Zhejiang and Jiangsu), it’s no wonder that while ... Read More>>
With all the recent coverage of Universiade, you might have missed these recent news stories and event announcements: Real Madrid visited, the worlds highest cable car ride opens, "biotech island" is under construction, cab prices are going up, ... Read More>>
Guangzhou Restaurant Week is back is back with a vengeance in 2013! From March 4-10, top dining establishments in Guangzhou will offer an exclusive 3-course Restaurant Week menu for lunch, dinner or both, for a fixed price starting from 68 RMB for lunch or ... Read More>>
Attention backpackers: Despite what you might have heard, Guangzhou does have hostels! While the quantity of lodging is not as abundant as in some other Chinese cities, in the past few years there have been some welcome additions to Guangzhou’s ... Read More>>
The newly-built Guangzhou railway station is even larger than the first terminal of the region’s Baiyun Airport, and it contains 79,000 tons steel, 1.7 times more than the Bird’s Nest Stadium. It’s finally finished, after four and a half years, and ... Read More>>
As the ghosts and ghastlies crawl out from their lairs to dance on the graves where will you be this Halloween? To make your life a little easier and to give you more time to create that (serial) killer outfit here is eChinacities’ Halloween roundup. Read More>>
It was 18:00 on September 2 and Miss Hu had just gotten off work. She followed her usual routine of taking the Line 5 metro from Wuyangcun towards Zhujiang New Town. As she stood in the carriage—perhaps thinking about her evening dinner or recapping the ... Read More>>
Short Trips These short rips (15 to 50 km roundtrip) are perfect for those who don’t frequently bike ride. These trips cover smaller areas and mostly travel paved roads; cross-country biking experience is not needed. Photo: Wootang001 Lover's Trip ... Read More>>
The following several places have been hand picked to give you, the reader, a little bit of inspiration when looking for somewhere new to eat when out and about in the Cantonese capital of Guangzhou. Take a look at the following eateries and see if any of ... Read More>>
Take a self-guided tour through some of Guangzhou's most famous sights with the Metro Line 2 as your guide. Follow the blue line through the city and discover history, shopping, parks and eats. Relax in Yuexiu Park and check out the Sculpture of the Five ... Read More>>
Do you need to perk yourself up with some caffeine before work, but don’t want any of that nasty instant coffee you find in Guangzhou’s supermarkets? Maybe you want to relax over a warm drink, but you’re not really a tea person. If so, you’ll have ... Read More>>
Living in Guangzhou, it’s easy to forget about things like the Fall’s primetime line-up back home, what date the Academy Awards fall on this year, or who’s at the top of the Top 40 with Casey Kasem. To keep your wits in shape and your pop culture ... Read More>>
As the darkness continues to devour our precious daylight hours, one major festival has crept up upon us again: Halloween. This year's Halloween-themed offerings in Guangzhou are scary, gory and smothered with a chilling obsession of the apocalyptic. There ... Read More>>