One Day in Guangzhou

in #travel8 years ago

A few days ago I have visited the beautiful city of Guangzhou.
Guangzhou - the capital of Guangdong Province, the political, economic, scientific and technological, educational, cultural and transport center of southern China. Guangzhou has a population of over 10 million people it is the third largest city in China, behind Shanghai and Beijing.
At this time, the air temperature is quite comfortable about 20 degrees.

Guangzhou Metro was opened in 1997. Currently the metro network is made up of nine lines, covering a total length of 266 km

Any foreigner can be able to easily navigate the metro, because the names of all stations are duplicated in English. The fare is calculated according to the distance that you need to pass. Single journey tickets can be bought at the automatic ticket vending machines. You can use a day pass holder can travel an unlimited number of times in the metro system during a limited period of validity starting from the first use.

After sunset countless skyscrapers glow lights, it is very beautiful.

There is the second highest tower in the world. It is Canton Tower Its height is 600 meters. At altitudes of 33, 116, 168 and 449 meters are located glazed observation platforms, is an open sightseeing platform at a height of 488 meters. Revolving restaurants are located at heights of 418 and 428 meters.

City crosses the Zhujiang or Pearl River. It is China's third-longest river, 2400 kilometres, after the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. In the Pearl River developed pearl hunting, which gave its name to the river. River embankment:

Such a beautiful and powerful city.

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