A Different Side of Guangzhou: Shangxiajiu’s Distinct Flair

Shangxiajiu Walking Street lies west of downtown, running east and west with a network of narrow alleyways and tree-lined avenues on either side. I first discovered Shangxiajiu while searching for a part of GuangZhou that just looked different – different from the slick, high-priced downtown, and different...

Qilou Buildings

Many people view GuangZhou as a tolerant city, where people can freely bring their habits, lifestyles and skills to the best play, the essence of which will eventually be assimilated into the city’s style. This is how Qilou buildings, or arcade-houses, took root in Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong...

Zhuangyuan Fang and Update Store

Zhuangyuan Fang Zhuangyuan Fang, a street located on Renminnan Lu, is where antiques and crafts of Lingnan style began to develop 700 years ago. By the end of the Qing Dynasty (about 1911), handicraft workshops became popular, enjoying good reputation at home and abroad. In the early 1990′s, the...

Yide Lu / Yide Road

Lots of gifts and toys are produced in china. In 2003, toys made in China that were exported to the U.S.A, Europe and Japan brought in USD10 billion. Nearly half of the toys and gifts worldwide are made by factories in Guangdong’s cities like GuangZhou, shenzhen, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Foshan and...

Shipaixi Lu / Shipaixi Road

Shipaixi Lu Shipaixi Lu, a street dealing with IT products, is well-known for the latest in Hi-tech articles. Located in Tianhe District, neighboring on GuangZhou-Hong Kong Express railway station, Guangzhou subway entrances and the Guangzhou East Railway Station, it is, moreover, only ten minutes’...

Fangcun Tea Markets

Fangcun Tea Markets Fangcun is South china’s largest collection and distribution market for tea. It is estimated that more than 3000 stores are situated on Fangcun Dadao and at the Fangcun Tea Market, most of which are operated by businessmen from provinces like Zhejiang, Fujian, Yunnan, Hunan,...