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CHINA
GUANGZHOU
BEST BREAKFAST
I always
recommend the breakfast buffet at the
White Swan Hotel.
BEST DINNER
Try Bing Sheng
Cantonese restaurant. Be ready for long
queues, though, as it’s very popular!
MUST-TRY
Visit the San Yuan Li
leather shop, where you can take your
pick from different styles of bags and
wallets. You could spend half a day there.
Jacky Cheng
airline staff
CHINA
BEIJING
BEST BREAKFAST
Doujiang
(soy milk) with
youtiao
(sweetened fried
bread twists).
BEST DINNER
When in Beijing,
there’s no excuse not to try the
authentic Beijing Roast Duck.
MUST-TRY
Spend at least a full
day (or two and more) of your stay
walking The Great Wall and the
Forbidden City.
David
Tianshan
stationmanager
COUNTRY CODE
+86
CURRENCY
CN¥1 = PHP6.75/US$0.16
TOUCHDOWN
Arrive at the Beijing Capital
International Airport (BCIA). After clearing customs
and claiming baggage, catch the downtown
airport shuttles or taxis outside the arrival lobby.
en.bcia.com.cn
BY DAY
First-time visitors to Beijing can spend
the day at the Temple of Heaven and the Summer
Palace, two of the city’s most famous attractions.
Shop for clothing, shoes, luggage and silk products
at Silk Market (formerly Silk St.).
BY NIGHT
Explore Sanlitun in the Chaoyang
District for dinner and drinks — the area is famous
for its many bars and restaurants. For a cultural
experience, why not catch a Beijing Opera
performance at Chang’an Grand Theater?
SLEEP
Try the Guangdian International Hotel in
the Xi Cheng District
(www.merchantel.com)
or the
youth hostel Hua Tong Xin Hotel
(1 Gongti North Rd.,
Chaoyang District, tel: +86 (10) 5190 9288).
COUNTRY CODE
+86
CURRENCY
CN¥1 = PHP6.75/US$0.16
TOUCHDOWN
Board the Airport Express bus
from the airport for about CN¥10–30 (PHP67–
202). Taxis from the airport cost about CN¥120
(PHP810) for the 28km-long ride to Haizhu
Square in the city.
BY DAY
Shop along Beijing Rd., the oldest and
largest shopping district in Guangzhou. There’s
jewelry, apparel, toys, leather goods and just about
everything. Soak up some traditional culture by
catching a Cantonese opera performance.
BY NIGHT
The beautiful and twisted Canton
Tower has a revolving restaurant on the 106th floor.
You can even skywalk on top of the building. For
CN¥100 (PHP675), you can also go for a Pearl
River cruise.
SLEEP
Although 30 minutes from the city center,
Chimelong Hotel has its own charms: an onsite zoo,
circus and waterpark. It was voted “The Best Theme
Hotel in China”.
www.chimelong.com/enhotel/