In my last few visits to Guanghzou before leaving the region I got to experience a whole new side of this vibrant metropolis. First off, I visited Redtory, the new growing art district was once a large factory, but

The Zhujiang New Town Skyscrapers : Guangzhou
Guangzhou has seen tremendous growth in the 4 years I’ve lived in this region. In my recent visit to Guangzhou, almost 3 years after my last visit, I was surprised to see just how much Guangzhou has changed. The Asian

Guangdong Museum : Guangzhou
It’s been a couple of years since my last visit to Guangzhou. Honestly, I was never very impressed with the city. Though the city obviously has a lot of history, there’s very little that remains of that, and I found

Paihong : Taiwan Paiho Factory in Dong Guan
I’m becoming a China factory expert. Yep, my second factory tour in the manufacturing capital of the world – Guangdong province, once again with a Taiwanese company through some personal contacts who have generously opened their factory for me to

Israeli Kosher Falafel in Guangzhou : Surreal
Completely by accident, just next to a Vietnamese restaurant where I had dinner with a few local friends was a little place called "Falafel" which turned out to be a 100% Israeli Kosher falafel and hummus street takeaway. How odd

Game Factory visit to Guangzhou : Part #2
This is the second part summarizing my trip to a Taiwanese game factory in the Guangzhou area. The first part of the game factory visit summary introduced Tecway and showed some of what they sell their customers, this part will

Game Factory in Guangzhou : Visit Summary #1
If you’ve ever been to one of those video games arcades in Asia then you’re probably familiar with this company. Tecway is a Taiwanese company manufacturing “amusement machines” or “family entertainment centers” to be sold to one of those loud

Regional Amusement Parks : Hong Kong to Guangdong
Most people are not aware of this, but the area between Hong Kong, Macau, Zhuhai going up north to Guangzhou has a really dense concentration of amusement parks. It could have to do with the fact that it’s also one

Guangzhou’s Chimelong Paradise Biggest Amusement Park in China
The Guangzhou Chimelong Paradise Amusement Park is, as of 2009, China’s biggest wildest amusement park, and that’s saying alot. A local friend invited me for a day of fun and play and it was absolutely terrific! (post includes a

Guangzhou’s Most Scenic Spot : Baiyun White Cloud Mountain
If you want to have a look of Guangzhou from above, Baiyun – White Cloud Mountain is the place you need to go. There’s a cable care that takes you up to almost the top where you can chill out,