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CHINA
GUANGZHOU
BEST BRUNCH
Southern China
for
dim sum,
and Deluxe Restaurant in
Tianhe for late morning
yum cha.
BEST DINNER
Try Bing Sheng
Cantonese restaurant. Be ready for long
queues, though, as it’s very popular!
INSIDER TIP
Avoid paying
taxi fares with RMB50 or 100 bills.
Dishonest drivers swap them with fake
ones on unwary passengers.
Michael
Gohu Yu
manager of a
multinational
company
CHINA
BEIJING
BEST BREAKFAST
Definitely
the blueberry muffins you can get from
Costa Coffee.
BEST SOUVENIRS
Take home a
variety of individually wrapped Beijing
snacks for family and friends.
BEST BUYS
Nanlugoxiang is the
place to go for unique souvenirs and
shopping. Just remember to haggle for
the best price.
Dana
Mercado
homemaker
COUNTRY CODE
+86
CURRENCY
RMB1 = PHP6.73/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
Visit big-ticket items such as The Great
Wall, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City,
which will take up at least two days of your trip.
Beijing also has many museums and parks such as
Beihai Park, which is an imperial garden.
BY NIGHT
Beijing comes alive in the evening with
a variety of bars and restaurants to choose from.
Havana Café in the Chaoyang district is a Brazilian-
Cuban place that serves delicious rum cocktails and
spins Latin tunes that get people on the dancefloor.
SLEEP
Grace Beijing (formerly Yi House Art Hotel
798) is a former crystal factory that’s been converted
into a boutique, 30-room establishment in the 798
art zone.
www.gracebeijing.com
COUNTRY CODE
+86
CURRENCY
RMB1 = PHP6.73/US$0.16
TOUCHDOWN
Board the Airport Express
bus from the airport for about RMB10–30
(PHP67–202). Taxis from the airport cost about
RMB120 (PHP808) for the 28km-long ride to
Haizhu Square in the city.
BY DAY
Guangzhou isn’t all about the commerce.
A short land trip away from the city center will take
you to Lianhua Mountain in the suburb of Panyu.
Here you will find a Buddhist sanctuary where local
residents flock to say their prayers.
BY NIGHT
Cirque du Soleil meets the Ringling
Bros. Circus at the Chime Long International
Circus. This may not really be an immersion into
Chinese culture, but its amazing stunts make it
awe-inspiring nonetheless.
SLEEP
Try the local Jianguo Hotel in Tianhe. It
provides clean and comfortable rooms of modern
design at lower prices relative to globally recognized
five-star chains.
www.jianguohotelgz.com