I've been going through my old photos to see if I missed anything on the first try, and I realize a lot of my Guangzhou photos were never publicized. I've revamped my Guangzhou gallery on my website, and have gone through one day's worth of photos. Here are some from the older parts of this Cantonese-speaking Chinese city.

More Photos : http://www.geocities.com/asiaglobe/gallery/guangzhou.htm

http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/guangzhou-sat.jpg

Guangzhou was a major port for Sino-European trade. It was also the city that started the British colonization of Hong Kong. The anti-optium movement that started here caused two wars between China and England, which resulted in the birth of the Crown Colony of Hong Kong.

1. A typical old building
http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1341.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1373.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1375.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1374.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1386.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1457.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1464.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1469.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1485.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1474.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1487.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1486.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1491.jpg

14. A lot of these buildings look really old ... to the point where they might fall apart at the next typhoon.
http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1498.jpg

15. The pressure to raze and redevelop ...
http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1503.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1510.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1513.jpg

18. Notice that some redevelopment projects have already taken place.
http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1331.jpg

19. I posted this photo of a church in the Guess the City section.
http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1527.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1537.jpg

21. Annoying smog
http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1338.jpg

22. Pearl River Waterfront
http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1516.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1368.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1351.jpg

25. Some interesting non-Chinese style buildings
http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1359.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1362.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/guangzhou/20030208/RIMG1364.jpg

How to get there?
For the non-Chinese speaking tourists, Guangzhou is connected to Hong Kong by KCR's cross-boundary rail service (3 hours). China Southern also operates many flights a day between the two cities, flying into the brand new Baiyun Airport. In fact, some Hong Kong tour groups are now using China Southern for their European trips via Guangzhou.

For Chinese-speaking tourists, there are several companies that offer bus and hotel packages. The best hotel in the city is the White Swan in Shamian district, but I prefer the Furama because it is right in the heart of the old city.

Thanks for the pics mate! -great city!!

I hope the city planners won't destroy all the old charming buildings and alleys.

They need to clean those up, and get rid of those Communist-era squatters.

Beautiful, I LOVE CHINA!!!

Interesting to see a very grand cathedral there as well.

thanks for posting. i took a weekend trip to guangzhou and got a lot of similar photos. i love that place, especially the old neighborhoods which your photos feature. here is one from the top of the 7 flowers pagoda:

http://photos6.flickr.com/10768173_9fbbd5f3b7_o.jpg

Love those pictures, they shows the other face of a Big City~~
Love China too^^
That's not too bad actually. If u see the other side of NYC, it doesn't make much difference~

I'm planning to visit Guangzhou this summer, and I just realized that it's so close to Hong Kong. Do you need some sort of a visa or a special permit to get into Hong Kong from the mainland?

you have ROK passport?

you have ROK passport?

Yeah, of course I do :)

I also have a green card, though I'm not sure if it is still valid.

green car= US permanent residency? i dont know if that will help.

i will come back to ya later.

you can stay in HK up to 90 days without visa with your ROK Passport :)

green car= US permanent residency? i dont know if that will help.

i will come back to ya later.

No, permanent residency in China. I believe it's green as well.

you can stay in HK up to 90 days without visa with your ROK Passport :)

Thanks :)

90 days is more than enough for me.

Very interesting pictures.
Before i travelled to HK i made plans. I wanted to visit Guangzhou. But i had bad expiriences in Shenzhen and then i was afraid to travel to Guanzhou. If i had only more luck in Shenzhen i would travelled to Guangzhou, too.

I hope that during my next visit it is possible to buy in HK a train ticket to Guangzhou. It would be nice if didn`t need to change the train from Hk to Guangzhou, too.

There is a direct train service between Hong Kong and Guangzhou.
http://www.kcrc.com.hk/eng/services/services/itts_intro.asp

Kowloon Hung Hom - Guangzhou East : HK$180-190 single journey Standard Class

Great pics hkskyline

I spent a night in Guangzhou and it is quite an interesting city with beautiful old buildings, mixed with grit and pollution..but fortunately my hotel was near the riverfront, which has colourful lights at night with the bridges.

Theres also this very large Chinese restaurant by the waterfront with several storeys and live seafood to choose from where I ate. The babyface club is also quite swanky and modern.

Very interesting pictures.
Before i travelled to HK i made plans. I wanted to visit Guangzhou. But i had bad expiriences in Shenzhen and then i was afraid to travel to Guanzhou. If i had only more luck in Shenzhen i would travelled to Guangzhou, too.

I hope that during my next visit it is possible to buy in HK a train ticket to Guangzhou. It would be nice if didn`t need to change the train from Hk to Guangzhou, too.

I stopped by Shenzhen on my way to Guangzhou...Shenzhen is a newer city but I found it less interesting than Guangzhou...

buying a train ticket from Shenzhen to Guangzhou might be a bit of a challenge if you dont speak Chinese though.

Great pics hkskyline

I spent a night in Guangzhou and it is quite an interesting city with beautiful old buildings, mixed with grit and pollution..but fortunately my hotel was near the riverfront, which has colourful lights at night with the bridges.

Theres also this very large Chinese restaurant by the waterfront with several storeys and live seafood to choose from where I ate. The babyface club is also quite swanky and modern.
I wonder if we stayed at the same hotel and ate at the same restaurant. My hotel (Furama) was near the waterfront behind the Aiquin building. The restaurant overlooked the river and I had to go up one storey to reach the main dining area.

thanks for posting. i took a weekend trip to guangzhou and got a lot of similar photos. i love that place, especially the old neighborhoods which your photos feature. here is one from the top of the 7 flowers pagoda:

http://photos6.flickr.com/10768173_9fbbd5f3b7_o.jpg


that is a really amazing photo!

Those were really charming pics of Guangzhou. :)

RC, will you be posting yours too?

I wonder if we stayed at the same hotel and ate at the same restaurant. My hotel (Furama) was near the waterfront behind the Aiquin building. The restaurant overlooked the river and I had to go up one storey to reach the main dining area.

oh..I stayed at the White House Hotel which is also near the waterfront...as for that restaurant, its hard to miss and it seems to be the largest restaurant by the waterfront, and was also popular with expatriates and foreigners.

@hya, I dont have pics of Guangzhou as we arrived there in the night and left the next morning..just 2 pics from a plane though ^^