Lol isn't it Up Down Nine?

Yes, it's up down nine. Up down would do. I think. Haha.

"Beijing" road is a good place to go around and shop as well.

Lol I can't really tahan those places.
The crowd is too over for my liking. I usually hang around city area, in fact I am still here lol

I just cannot stand the people in Beijing St that wants you to get the AA goods from them. They come like mosquitoes and flies.

what kind of prepaid sim card to use in GZ which let u make phone call and have 3G internet connection?
shen zhou xing? from yi dong?

shen zhou xing only 2g i think, coz the 3g used by them is china own one not like used in malaysia umts
for 3g find china unicom wo 3g brand

any interesting place to visit or activities to do in guanzhou during wkend?

i dont like shopping as too many AA stuff...

i just come back from a two wks biz trip.. below is some important tip to share.

after i clear the immigration at Baiyun Airport (via Mas), i saw a counter selling sim card and taxi coupon.. was quoted RMB350 to guangzhou city.. then i walk out from the terminal and some guys approach me.. after few minutes negotiate.. the guy agree charged me RMB300, which i tot i save RMB50 (or RM25)... then i follow the guy to his car. but realise that actually he try to delay time bring me walk around the airport and at the end i reach Departure hall.. his friend already stop a taxi and waited for me.. the guy say the fare had been settled.. at that moment i realised i been cheated.. from the taxi driver, i was told i suppose to take the taxi at the arrival hall and only need to Q for the turn.. alll taxi fare is by meter.. the actual cost to my hotel only RMB150.. i had paid RM75 extra...

Lesson learn.. dont talk to stranger and do proper homework..

below is a web site that can guide u about china

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides...s-bus.htm#voice

Thanks for the info.. Planning to visit GZ but might drop it off due to too much horror stories of the ppl there..

I managed to get into the queue for taxi during my first time to Guangzhou Baiyun.
Just ask the information counter where to get taxi, she pointed it out right away.
I just walked past all the buses and finally I saw a long line of cab.

2nd time onwards it is no brainer.

just came back from guangzhou.. went there for holidays with wifey and my 4yr old doter.. i am in du ren so it was an adventure as i cant speak/write mandarin/cantonese

but serious homework done from a-z.. hotels prebooked, etc..

day1 - delayed arrival in baiyun about 1am.. stayed in pullman(airport hotel).. walk to the departure hall, 3rd floor, gate 12/13 will be open leading towards the hotel..
*many people tried to confront us and distract us, but we just headed confidently and did not look lost.. even an airport officer tried to tell me pullman is fully booked and tried to distract/divert me..

day2 - checkout pullman.. walk to the mrt metro(line3).. went to a cheaper hotel.. along line3.. got 7-11, kfc, mcd nearby..

day3 - used metro(line3) to chimelong safari park/zoo.. go down to hanxi stop.. take free shuttle to the zoo.. 5star zoo.. see it to believe it.. use same way back.. avoid peak hours for the metro..

day4 - checkout hotel, took metro line3-line8-line2 to the guangzhou south railway station.. took the high speed intercity rail to zhuhai.. 1hr later@190kmh arrived the gongbei port(macau border).. there is a hotel just a road across, L Hotel(china side)..

day5 - took the k10 bus to changlong station(1hr to the last stop), departing bus stop will be underground at the zhuhai port plaza(underground mall), just infront of hotel.. changlong station is where chimelong ocean kingdom is.. ocean kingdom has won 5 guiness world records for its aquarium.. we saw whale sharks, polar bears, etc etc.. go really early, 10am there to get the dolphin and beluga whale shows.. took the same way back home..

day6 - walked over to gongbei port, crossed customs to macau(no need visa).. stayed in the venetian.. from port there are free shuttles..

day7 - free shuttle from hotel to airport.. back home..

tips..
- dun be blurr, sure kena con.. a lot of people will try to approach you if you look lost..
- do extensive homework, agoda, tripadvisor.. most importantly.. use chrome translation feature and surf baidu.com.. baidu map, google map..
- have a small note with key mandarin words, hotels, stations, bus stops.. to show ticket counters, bus drivers..
- we were happy surviving with mcd/kfc and fast food..

Guangzhou sure lot of con and scam people one. Make sure you bring people that experience enough so that you're not being cheated. From baiyun airport got many people and some of them were scam.

This post has been edited by degraw1993: Oct 19 2014, 08:23 PM

Harlo, am going to GZ next month. Anyone mind to share some guide?

Will it be possible to go HK from GZ? How long it takes on traveling yea?

And which location is best for shopping cheap goods and chio quality?

Sure why not..Just 1 hr by speed train from GZ Tianhe Speed train stn to Shenzhen & thereafter just walk across to HK from Shenzhen stn.. However, you need multiple VISA & not single entry VISA since you will be entering back to China for the 2nd time.. unless u flying off from HK.

Best Modern Shopping distrcit is South of Tianhe Stadium..Otherwise, there are more if you do more research such as Beijing Lu & etc

Anyone travel there b4? Will be at there for whole month December 2015. What I need to expect? The weather will be very cold based on my research . should I get some winter clothes over there? How about crime rate over there? Any attractions?

Dec there will be mild.. Between 13C midnite to early moning & by Afternoon should be ~17-16C.. Just reasonable sweater will do. January will be colder. probaBLY BELOW 10c AT NIGHT & ~12c during day time.

Thanks for the info. Is it dangerous overnight in baiyun airport?

No idea. I crossed over from macau on the way to shenzhen & hk

We have booked airasia ticket to Guangzhou next year for first time.
I not book hotel yet.
We are 1 adult and 5 seniors that loves to eat local foods.
I ask you all:-
1. Which is good hotel (4-5*) that is convenient for find restaurants nearby? (easy walking)
2. Where department stores in GZ?
3. Do GZ got taxi car with 6 seats in Baiyun International Airport & city?

Thanks

Oh here is guangzhou

I ll be too shenzhen 1st
Then guongzhou 2nd
And then HK 3rd


Fuhhhh i cross 3 thread ni.... fuhhhhh