Guangzhou Travel Notes

Guangzhou is a city I love. Ancient streets, weathered history, intersecting rivers, and pavilions and terraces of all kinds are on full display.

The Garden Hotel, Guangzhou: What it's like to stay in a Lingnan garden that's even more upscale than five-star? Out of a love for Hong Kong dramas and Cant...

The New Year's COVID-19 outbreak disrupted long-set travel plans. As the city reopened and the situation improved, it was time to give my cooped-up

During the pandemic, we can't just travel whenever we want, but work must go on and life still needs to be exciting!

Guangzhou is a place where modern meets nostalgia, retro meets trend, brimming with local delicacies yet embracing famous dishes from across the country — doesn't it sound a bit contradic...

Lately, work has kept me very busy, and I haven’t traveled to relax for quite a while. As the year draws to a close, my workload has lightened, and I decided

I often say I’m a travel lover who hasn’t yet hit the road. Last year, I joined Daren Academy and became a special travel writer for 'I’m Daren'. The certificate still...

Foreword: They say autumn began half a month ago, but here in Guangdong, we're still eagerly planning how to spend a weekend with the kids at the tail end of summer...

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A quick intro: The Garden Hotel, Guangzhou is one of the nation’s only three Platinum Five-Star hotels; for old-guard Cantonese, it’s brimming with...

Conghua's hot springs are renowned. Situated on the Tropic of Cancer, this forest-covered area has always been a beloved backyard getaway for Guangzhou residents.

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Due to the pandemic early this year, we missed our spring vacation. But with the progress of domestic epidemic prevention measures, inter-provincial travel and cinemas are gradually reopening, and it's time to plan a trip.

It's been a while since our second baby was born. From pregnancy, to the postpartum confinement, to now that the little one is finally walking, the burden on my shoulders has finally lightened.

With the chorus of cicadas, the sweltering summer has quietly arrived. Though the southern season can be muggy, it hardly dampens anyone’s enthusiasm for a weekend getaway.

Recently had some free time, so over the two-day weekend I took a spontaneous road trip to Guangzhou. A while back, the mid-range hotel brand Xana Hotelle under Jin Jiang Group in China had a promotion for its 400th hotel opening, so I booked this Xana Hotelle in Guangzhou in advance.

Nansha, Guangzhou's forward-looking new district and a brand-new sub-center: in the Greater Bay Area, Qianhai is the Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation...

Lately, my work had been very busy, and I hadn't traveled to relax for a long time. With the year-end approaching, my workload eased a lot, and I decid

For me, Guangzhou has always been a city rich in heritage and vibrant energy. Whether through the many roadshows I’ve been part of in Guangzhou recently

Preface: March is the perfect time for flower appreciation. On this trip, I discovered that Guangzhou's spring is filled with blooming flowers everywhere.