Vignettes of the World
The weather remained calm this morning. I decided to walk over to the Shangxia Jiu Pedestrian Street for a look. The Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street The Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street is known to be the “Commercial Corridor of Xiguan.” The pedestrian-only street spans a length of 1,237 …
Bread is the staff of life. If you are able to, you may have 6 meals a day in Guangzhou and you wouldn’t run out of options. On any given street of Guangzhou there are endless restaurants that will satisfy your palate, from a typical …
After touring at the Yongqing Fang, I returned to the guesthouse to rest a bit. I was very eager to see my room. I also hoped to take a quick shower to cool down. It was rainy season in Guangzhou and literally ten minutes after …
It takes just a short walk in the neighborhood to appreciate a few rather obvious characteristics of Liwan. I have enjoyed my first walk on Baoyuan Road when I went from the metro station to the Origin Antique House and Hotel. After dropping off my …
I walked for about 8-10 minutes from the Changshou Lu Metro Station to the Origin Antique House and Hotel. Even from afar it looked delightful. It was clearly an old and a much larger structure even compared to the many old houses I saw on …
It feels very familiar in Guangzhou. The people, the streets, the structures. I have certainly been to Guangzhou before, perhaps even before the rapid economic development that took off after 1992. The trips to Guangzhou during my childhood years have not left me with any …