The flight from Hangzhou to Guangzhou took about 1,5 hours. Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the People's Republic of China located about 120 km (75 miles) northwest of Hong Kong. The city is also known as Canton. As of the 2000 census, the city has a population of 6 million, and a metropolitan population of roughly 8.5 million. The picture below displays my hotel. My single aparment facing the front is the very right one on the second floor.
Inside Yue Xiu park. It is the largest park in downtown Guangzhou. Covering an area of 860,000 square meters (212.5 acres), the park is made up of three artificial lakes and seven hills of Yuexiu Mountain.
A bus from the 1950s.
Bonsai trees inside of Martyr Memorial Park.
Not only eaten but also well treated: our little friends!
The Second Workers' Culture Palace.
The third largest river in China, the Pearl River measures 2,129 meters in length, with its name deriving from the Haizhu Rock (Sea Pearl Rock).
As the highest building and one of the landmarks in Guangzhou, Zhongxin Plaza is composed of one 80-storeyed main tower, flanked by two subordinating buildings of 38 stories, together with a 5-storeyed apron building, covering a total land area of 23,000 sq. meters. It measures 391 meters high, crowning Guangzhou again with the highest building in south part of China.
No Brabus cars in their showroom right now, I was devastated.
Dinner at a Cantonese restaurant. The waitress was seriously asking me whether I am able to eat with chopsticks...
Afterwards, I was on the Pearl River Night Cruise.
All scenery spots were given names, so romantic that my heart was filled with pure joy when hearing over the loudspeakers that we have arrived at "Night Moon over the Goose Pool", "Misty Rain over the Twin Bridge", "Red Heart of the Pearl River", "Autumn Moon over the Pearl River", "Clear Waves on the Pearl River".......
Chen Clan Temple is also known for its different carvings. As for the doors, windows, screens, walls, roof beams, girders and eaves in this structures, all of them are decorated by different carvings, such as: Stone carving, Woodcarving, Brick carving, Pottery Sculpture, plaster sculpture, painted sculpture and iron casting.
Vroni and friends at the Hong Kong Plaza ready for some real Chinese food.
Afterwards, we went to the dessert bistro called Brix 12. The desserts are really excellent!
Starring Veronika Winhard.
Friday night. On behalf of Mr. Liebau, all the interns including my roommate Sven (black shirt) were invited for Sichuan style food.
Joanna and Sebastian.
Sebastian, Jörg und Joris.
Ivana.
Gosnia, Ulla und Sven.
Only criteria for the night: spicy spicy spicy...
Saturday noon: on behalf of Mr. Knaussmann who is absent at the moment, his secretary Zhang Lu and friend invited me for Korean barbecue.
Zhang Lu.
Guan Yuhong.
Meat.
Li Bao.
Bucket of coffee.
Saturday evening. Eating Thai food with Vroni's gang.
Saturday night. Party at the Bar Rouge.
Sunday morning. 4:30 am. Pudong is still asleep.
