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The Western Han Nanyue King’s tomb is so far the largest color-painting stone tomb of Southern China

The Western Han Nanyue King’s Tomb Museum is situated on the Jiefang North Road of Guangzhou, on the Xianggang Hill which is to the west of Yuexiu Park. The tomb is so far the largest color-painting stone tomb of Southern China. The Tomb was buried 20 meters (65.6 feet) below the Xianggang Hill and there are seven chambers. It was discovered in June 1983 and has been considered as one of the five top archaeological discoveries of China during these years. Welcom to The Western Han Nanyue King’s Tomb Museum when you come to Guangzhou for Canton trade fair. Cantontradefair.com offers Canton fair hotels with big discount.
The tomb of Zhao Mei is well hidden, thanks to its being located 20 meters under the Xianggang Hill. It was during an excavation in 1983 that the place came into light. It has seven chambers, and its stone walls are decorated by various colored murals. It took about 750 stones to build the mausoleum that occupies a 14,000 square meter space. But these wall drawings are not all; you will also find more than 1000 relics and artifacts inside the tomb. The most famous of these are made in terra cotta, while you will also find a few made of bronze. The bronze items include serial bells – about three sets, 36 mirrors, and 36 vessels. These bronze vessels were used in the funeral along with jade garments. There are three seals made of gold in the tomb. The terra cotta pieces represent the Nanyue Culture or the Yue Culture of Southern China.

A silk-jade garment made up of 2,291 pieces of jade is the spotlight of the mausoleum. It is acknowledged that jade garments with pieces connected by gold, silver, or copper are not uncommon. But this garment is unique for its jade pieces connected by silk which makes it the only one of its kind in the world. Nor are historical records available to verify other jade garments connected by silk thread. In addition, the style of buttons down the front is unique among unearthed jade garments. This silk-sewn-jade garment shows the early development of jade garments as well as development of the Nanyue culture.

Zhujiang New Town is the area in Guangzhou

Zhujiang New Town (also call zhujiang new city) is the area in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, which is between Huangpu Avenue in the north and the Pearl River in the south, and between Guangzhou Avenue as the west and the South China Expressway the east.
Zhujiang New Town covers an area of 6.5 square kilometers with a construction area of 14,960 thousand square meters. There are fourteen 20- to 40-hectare blocks inside the city designated by administrative block, residential block, financial and trading block, cultural activity block, and business and shopping blocks. Welcome to Guangzhou for Canton Fair.
Being government planned, these new towns always contain large open spaces including parks and public squares. The also have key public buildings such as museums, opera houses, galleries, libraries, and theatres, as well as the usual assortment of offices, hotels, and shopping centres. Two of the most interesting buildings in Zhujiang are the Opera House and the Guangdong Museum, which lie opposite each other.

Zhujiang New Town is planned –and progressively taking shape– as the future Central Business District of Guangzhou. When completed, the whole place will become Guangzhou’s counter (part) to the spectacular development of Shanghai’s Lujiazhui Financial District. Just as in Pudong, all the major buildings are developed at great expense and meant to impress: designed by world-class architects known for their bold, forward-looking and state-of-the-art creations.
The Opera House is perhaps the most striking example of Guangzhou’s confidence and competitiveness. The building is Zaha Hadid’s first Opera House. The construction posed formidable engineering challenges, so all credit must go to the Chinese workers and engineers for completing such an incredible building. Hopefully, the Opera House will be able to attract international companies and artistes to perform regularly in Guangzhou.

Splendid China is the largest and most extensive miniature scenic area

Located in the beautiful Shenzhen Bay, Splendid China is the largest and most extensive miniature scenic area, covering an area of 450 acres. According to the layout distributional position, 82 spots are placed to their own positions. Splendid China is just like a large map of China. These spots can be divided into three categories: ancient architecture, scenic spot and folk houses. More than 50,000 pottery people are placed in the spots. You can enjoy the beautiful rivers and mountains in a day. Are you ready for Canton fair 2013? If you have no time to travel in China, this Folk Culture Village can let you to know about China. Welcome to Splendid China when you come to Guangdong for Guangzhou Fair.

Splendid China in Shenzhen has solemn Emperor Mausoleum and Confucius Temple. The majestic Mt. Taishan, Three Gorges Dam of the Yangtze River, the beautiful landscape of Lijiang, West Lake in Hangzhou and Garden in Suzhou all are in different expressions and can be enjoyed here. In addition, the worship of heaven by emperors, the wedding ceremony of Guang Xu, the ceremony in Confucius Temple and the folk customs all are showed in this place, which can really help you experience the wonderful moment. So you can enjoy the historical situation and the rivers and the mountains in a day.

China Folk Culture Village is a large-scale cultural tourist resort in Shenzhen and is the first of its kind to gather together China’s diverse ethnic folk art, customs and architectural styles together in one place. Covering an area of over 200, 000 km2, it displays 25 villages displaying the characteristics of 22 of China’s many ethnic groups. The village is renowned as a centre of excellence for its preservation of Chinese folk customs. Visitors can seethe Disneyfied versions of Yunnan Stone Forest, Towering age-old banyans from Nanbin, the memorial stone archways of Huizhou and the laser folk music fountain, to name just a few examples. In the village, you will see the distinctive architecture of ethnic groups and join their brilliant festivals. Buying some handicrafts or tasting local snacks is another way to experience the China Folk Culture Village.

Hong Kong is renowned for its charms with tantalising tastes and a unique heritage

Hong Kong is a place to have unique shopping experience. This place is full of markets and malls to choose from sheer assortment of products. Funky local markets and glitzy malls lure you to buy some souvenirs for your loved ones. It’s near Guangzhou, Welcome to Hong Kong when you go to Guangzhou for the Canton Fair.

The city of Hong Kong is renowned for its charms with tantalising tastes and a unique heritage. The bustling streets, skyscrapers, marble shopping malls and the flow of people are what a picture of this cosmopolitan city usually consists of. But beyond the surface lie some exotic aspects crafted by an authentic culture. Be nudged out of your comfort zone and enjoy the rewards it will offer; that is exactly what this city is all about. To savour the delights of this place where East meets West you can take one of the cheapest yet most delightful journeys through the city.
A Heritage Tour presents numerous beautiful sights. Have an insight into the stunning and intriguing past of the city. Tai Fu Tai is a famous residence built by a scholar. A Qing emperor honored the scholar with the Tai Fu title. Supreme plaster moldings are seen in the interiors. Beautiful Chinese wood carvings are another attraction of the building. Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall is another place of interest for architects and tourists alike. A tour of the walled village of Lo Wai is highly recommended. Visitors are amazed at the tremendous insights of village life.

Every year numerous travelers take flights to Hong Kong to visit the largest island in Hong Kong i.e., Lantau Island. While holidaying in the island, you will come across some of the most scenic views in the country. One of the major highlights in the island is the Giant Buddha statue located in Po Lin Monastery. It is the tallest seated Buddha in the world. Before enjoying the serenity of Cheung Sha Beach, you would get an opportunity to taste vegetarian lunch served by monks.

Seven Star Crags in Zhaoqing City

There are some wonderful scenic Locations in Zhaoqing City, such as Seven Star Crags Park (qī xīng yán gōng yuán 七星岩公园), Panlong Gorge Eco-tourism Location (pán lóng xiá shēng tài lǚ yóu jǐng qū 盘龙峡生态旅游景区) , Star Lake (xīng hú 星湖), Ancient City Wall (gǔ chéng qiáng 古城墙) etc.. Among them Seven Star Crags Park and Panlong Gorge Eco-tourism Location are the most famous. The Canton Fair will be held in October, Welcome to Zhaoqing when you come to Guangzhou for the Canton Fair 2013.

Visitors have been coming to Zhaoqing for over 1,000 years, drawn in part by the limestone peaks at Seven Star Crags and the Dinghu Shan mountain Variety. These scenic Locations are refreshing destinations in fast moving Guangdong. If time is Restricted, they are a good way to see a natural Littleer scale versions of the classic scenery of Guilin. Zhaoqing Alone is a thriving modern city but among its new streets and Stores you can find old city walls, which are over 800 years old and a few interesting restored temples.

The Star Lake is partitioned into five lakes of different sizes by the winding green.
The inner lake encircling the crags is the Littleest one, with Reduce Drinking water Degree as In comparison with the other four lakes. Within its perimeter, there are Little gardens, a pavilion, a pond where the fish can be seen swimming, lotus boats, an iron-chain bridge etc. The four outer lakes linked with one another in Drinking water are as clear and smooth as a mirror with the covered with reduces in full bloom, brilliant as brocade.

Mountain Dinghu is known as a green treasure house

Mountain Dinghu is known as a living nature museum and a green treasure house. Mountain Dinghu has been well-known for its deep and serene gorges, cold and clean waters, major scenic areas; Heavenly Brook-Qingyun Scenic Area includes the Hundred Buddha Cave, Green Trees Surrounded by Clouds, Flying Waterfalls of the Dragon Pond, and Double Rainbows, etc.; the Dinghu-Tianhu Scenic Area boasts the Black Dragon Playing Pearls, Dragon Mother Borrowing a Vessel, Exploring the Heavenly Lake, and so on; and Yunxi-Laoding Scenic Area has the traces of bottle gourds, Water Curtain Cave, Dragon Hidden in the Ancient Pond, White Clouds Embracing Ancient Trees, etc. The Canton Fair will be held in October, Welcome to Mountain Dinghu when you come to Guangzhou for the Canton Fair 2013.

Dinghu Mountain located in 18 km northeast from the city of Zhaoqing, it is the head of four famous in Lingnan area. Since where the Tropic of Cancer passes through are mostly desert or dry grassland, so Chinese and foreign scholars called Dinghua Mountain the “Emerald on the Tropic of Cancer”. Along with Danxia Mountain, Luofu Mountain, Xiqiao Mountain, they are known as four famous mountains in Guangdong Province.

As the most famed one of the four well-known mountains in Guangdong, Dinghu Mountain Scenic Place is the tourist attraction where you can not just value the natural scenery but in addition experience strong religious atmosphere. It really is composed of a lot more than ten mountains involving Dinghu, Sanbao, Fenglai, Jilong, Fuhu, Qingshi Mountains and Shizi Mountain Range. The key peak Jilong Mountain, that’s at the elevation of one thousand.8 meters, is the greatest equally inside the scenic region and while in the Pearl River Delta Place. Developed in 1633, Qingyun Temple is probably the four renowned temples in Lingnan region for it can be often visited by people. The scenic area enjoys picturesque scenery and thick forests. There is certainly a lush forest with the area of 4000 hectares. There live birds of around 170 varieties, beasts of 30 kinds and snacks of twenty kinds.

Guangzhou Opera House is functioning as a “Cultural Plaza” overlooking the Pearl River

Guangzhou Opera House is a newly constructed Chinese opera house in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, People’s Republic of China.
Designed by Ms Zaha Hadid, the first female winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and Sir. Harold Marshall, the unique acoustic designer from Australia, who won the world top award – the Wallace Clement Sabine Medal, GOH is regarded as the largest, most high-tech as well as the best-facilitated comprehensive performing arts centre in South China. The Canton fair 2013 will be helded in Guangzhou, maybe you can go to the Guangzhou Opera House if you have a time. And Canton Fair Hotel Packages with greater savings, plus a wide range of experiencing tour around China & Indochina. Check out our great offers for you now! http://www.cantontradefair.com/hotels/earlybird_cantonfair.htm
Fold lines in this landscape define territories and zones within the Opera House, cutting dramatic interior and exterior canyons for circulation, lobbies and cafes, and allowing natural light to penetrate deep into the building.

The 1,800-seat auditorium of the Opera House houses the very latest acoustic technology, and the smaller 400-seat multifunction hall is designed for performance art, opera and concerts in the round.
The Opera House will enhance urban function with the area between the Museum and the Opera House functioning as a “Cultural Plaza” overlooking the Pearl River.

Guangzhou Huadu Vanilla World

Guangzhou Huadu Vanilla World is a cultivation base with the most lavender varieties throughout China. You can see different lavenders in different seasons here. February to April every year is the best time to enjoy the sight of lavenders: broad-leaved lavender, narrow-leaved lavender, tooth-leaved lavender, pinnate lavender, French lavender and Mexican lavender. Purple and aromatic, all these lavenders here are the most classic varieties. Maybe you can go to Huadu Vanilla World to enjoy the leisurely life when you come to guangzhou for Canton Fair 2013.

It plant eatable vanilla and flowers, covering an area of nearly 600 Chinese mu. With a total investment of RMB 80 million Yuan, it has been appraised as an agricultural, technological and ecological park project under reconstruction and development. The theme of Huashan Vanilla World targets the Kingdom of Vanilla, colorful park and take tourism, sightseeing and agricultural demonstration, so as to create an agricultural, technological and ecological tourism park which integrates entertainment, tourism, vacation and conference.

Huadu Vanilla World makes the best of lavenders. Cooks in the cafeteria make dishes with flowers and vanilla: healthy and delicious Crispy Chicken with Lavender; Assorted Cold Dishes with Flowers; Fried Egg with Fragrant Flowers; etc. Each dish is full of the fragrance of lavender. There is also a special DIY Experience Center where you can make delicious biscuits with lavender. Besides, you can also make soaps, candles, ceramic glasses and pendants full of fragrance all by yourself.

Guangzhou Local Snacks

Honored as “The Paradise of Foods” in China, Guangzhou gathers a wide range of specialties and delicacies, both Chinese and International. There is even a saying that “the Cantonese feat everything with four legs and in the sky except the table and the plane.” Local cuisine is known as Cantonese food or Cantonese cuisine. Snacks are also served in a wide varieties. When you come to Guangzhou for Canton Fair 2013, welcome to taste.
The congee
Along the Guangzhou streets, there is a common scene that many congee vendors are selling the congee and the people enjoying the congee. Don’t be surprised, because the Cantonese love the congee. The favorite congees are the Mung-bean Congee, the Ormosia Congee, the Gingko Congee and the Minced Pork Congee with Preserved Egg.
The most favorite one is the Jidi Congee in which the pork, the pork liver and the kidney included. The Jidi Congee deprives the name from the wish of expecting one can be the Number One Scholar in the Final Imperial Examination in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912).

Dim sum
“Dim sum” in English vocabulary is from the Cantonese which means the dessert. From this phenomenon we can tell how much the Cantonese love the desserts.
Over 1000 desserts are available in Guangzhou varies from season to season, which assembles all the Chinese desserts from the north to the south and the ancient to the modern. The dim sums are of numerous styles and tastes, appealing to all passer-by. The impressive ones are Shrimp Dumpling, Streamed Shaomai, Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf and so forth.
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The flour-made food
The Steamed Vermicelli Roll (Chang fen), the Wonton Noodle and the KUE TEO (Shahe Noodles) are the Cantonese favorite wheaten food. The al dente flour-made foods benefits to the stomach, the Cantonese, therefore, often have them as the breakfast.

Canton Fair is the largest biannual China trade fairs

Canton Fair is the largest biannual China trade fairs, Canton trade fairs, China trade shows of any kind and held in Guangzhou. Canton Fair is the most effective way to develop the business relationships you need to succeed in China. It’s no wonder that the Canton Trade Fair has already become a must see for all those looking for business success in China.

China Import and Export Fair is also renowned as the Canton Fair. It is held biannually in Guangzhou every spring and autumn, with a history of more than 50 years since 1957.
The Fair, comprehensive in nature, has won its renown of “China’s No.1 Fair” for the longest history, the highest level, the largest scale, the most complete exhibit variety, the biggest buyer attendance, the broadest buyer distribution, the greatest business turnover, and the best credit standing in China.

Welcome to Canton Fair 2013.
Canton Fair the largest modernized exhibition center in Asia, is located in Pazhou Island, Guangzhou, China. It is a perfect integratation of human and ecological concerns and high technology and intelligentization, sparkling the world like a shining star.
Canton Fair is China’s largest trade fair with a complete product range of Chinese commodities. It is divided into three phases, with the first phase focusing on Machinery, Electrical and Electronic products, the second phase focusing on Home and Decoration, while the third phase focusing on textiles, garments and fashion accessories.

Chimelong Paradise is a nice place for people to enjoy the exciting life

Guangzhou Changlong Holiday Resort is located in Dashijie Street in Fanyu District. It is a comprehensive entertainment park integrating sightseeing, accommodation, dining and entertainment. It contains Changlong Happy World, Changlong Water Paradise, Chimelong International Circus, Xiangjiang Sarafi Park, Guangzhou Crocodile Park and Chimelong Golf Center.
Chimelong Paradise is one of the theme parks owned by the Chimelong Group. With an investment of over 2 million RMB, it offers wonderful ride experiences, thrilling stunt shows and top parades, as well as high level intergrated service, with the aim of being the best theme park in the world. The Canton fair 2013 will be helded in Guangzhou, maybe you can go to the Chimelong Paradise to enjoy the exciting life if you have a time.
Opened in 2006, its designs and techniques are ranked on top in the world. Eight of its items are reputed as the best in Asia and the world. The uprightness roller coaster is named as the top one roller coaster in the world; the 10-looped roller coaster is recorded in Guiness Book; the Motor roller coaster is the first in the east; the U-shaped slide board is also the largest in Asia; it also stages the world’s largest water stunt show with an international cast of top stunt men and women. There are rides to scare even the biggest thrill seekers, an indoor Childrens ride entertainment area the largest of its kind in China, and a water world section where you are guaranteed to get wet. Chimelong Paradise is a nice place for young people to enjoy the exciting life; it is also a place for families to have fun!

Hot sun hangs in the sky, when you need water splashes to stimulate your passion and play with the sunshine! Chimelong Paradise promotes the brand-new pleasant patrolling travel with flying splash as the largest patrolling travel of theme park in China, with every detail planned and created by the performance teams from home and abroad. It consists of different theme formations and theme floats, when hundreds of beautiful girl and handsome boy performers will have a zero-distance carnival with you, creating the colorful and surprising funs and pleasures, and making happiness fly in the sky. During the parade, the performers will splash water with the tourists to one another, when the water splashes here and there, bringing the coolness to the sky. This is surely an agreeable pleasure in such hot summer.

Guangxiao temple has an important place in Buddhist history

Guāngxiào Sì, historically known as Temple of Bright Filial Piety or Kwong Hau Temple) on Guangxiao Road is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. It was the mansion of Prince Zhao Jiande of the Nanyue Kingdom during the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.24).
The temple was initially built by an Indian monk during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317- 420) but the present temple, occupying an area of 31,000 square meters, dates from the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911). The temple has an important place in Buddhist history as Huineng of the Zen Buddhist sect was a novice monk here in the 7th century.
The Grand Hall, the main building in Guangxiao Temple, was built on a high platform, flanked by a Bell Tower and a Drum Tower. Inside the Grand Hall, there are three giant Buddha statues, the Sakyamuni, the Buddha of Wisdom, and the Samantabhadra.

The East and West Iron Pagodas in the temple are the oldest extant pagodas in China. The West Iron Pagoda, which has high artistic value, was built earlier than East Iron Pagoda which forms a square and has seven storeys. It is 7.69-meters in height overall. The body is covered with more than 900 niches for Buddhas.
Entrance Fee: CNY 5
Opening Hours: 06:00 – 17:30
Transportation:
A. Bus Routes: Take Bus No. 27, 83, 103, 105, 109, 186, 204, 229, 253, 261, 283, 289, 297, 518, 549 or 556 and get off at Guangyi stop, and walk to the temple;
B. Subway Line: Take Subway Line 1 and get off at Ximenkou station, and walk to the temple.

Canton Fair is the single-most-important business event of the year in China

Canton is the ancient name for the city of Guangzhou, the epicenter of the Chinese manufacturing juggernaut. It’s also home to the China Import & Export Fair, or “Canton Fair,” which serves as a good indicator of China’s foreign trade activity.

Most Americans have never heard of the Canton Fair. But as a global-minded investor, it’s something you can’t afford to miss … even if you can’t attend this event in-person.

That’s because it’s the largest trade fair in the world, where thousands of manufacturers, businessmen and merchants gather to conduct business.

The Canton Fair has been held in the spring and fall since 1957. It has the largest assortment of products, the highest attendance and the largest number of business deals made at any trade show on the planet.

Guangzhou Prodigy Daily-Production Co., Ltd enjoyed great success at the 113th Canton Fair. Launching a number of new baby safety item designs at the 113th Canton Fair, Guangzhou Prodigy’s high quality products attracted more attention from buyers. The number of potential buyers compared to last year increased greatly with a more than 45% growth.

This event, the 113th of its kind, featured 22,000 exhibitors and 202,000 buyers from more than 200 countries. They gathered in Guangzhou to find everything from industrial products, textiles and garments, medicines and health products, gifts and consumer goods.

Quite simply, the Canton Fair is the single-most-important business event of the year in China.

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