Guangzhou / China
From 24.03. to 4.4.2003 I had my first business trip to Guangzhou in southern china, province Guangdong. There we have built the second subway line of the city. On this page I would like to show you some fotos, I took there.
Pond and waterfall in the lobby of
our hotel, the "White Swan". Unfortunately during our stay it was very hazy in the town nearly all of the time, so that the fotos are not as brillant as I wished them to be. This will be obvious to you, if you compare them to the fotos I took in Bangkok.
The following fotos I took in the environment of our place of work, the OCC (Operation Control Center).
Memorial Hall for Sunyatsen.
Sunyatsen lived from 1866 to1925 and was a chinese party leader. After the fall of the Mandschu Dynasty (1911) he was the president of the republic for a short time.
The following fotos I took in a park that was somewhat larger. It was located behind the Memorial Hall, a little more distant from the OCC:
Liu Rong Pagoda and Temple
More about it: Click here
From 20.11. to 30.11.2003 I was in Guangzhou for the second time. This time the weather was fine for taking fotos.
Ancestral temple of the Chen family
Chen Jia Si, the ancestral temple of the Chen family, is a combination of traditional chinese buildings that was built form 1890 to 1894 by the Chen family. This family was one of the richest in chinese history. The buildings are considered to be the largest and best preserved ancient architecture in Guangdong province. The complex now houses the Guangdong Folk Art Museum.
Night at the Pearl River
Eating the noodles
These noodles are a traditional food in southern china. The chinese expression for them means "Long Life" - chinese people say, when you eat them at your birthday you will have a long life.
Thanks to Kaye Ngan and Hua Tong who prepared the chinese texts for me
Thanks to Peter Gebhardt for some fotos
Thanks to Yaping Liu for the background music Wang Jiang Nan ("Flowing Water")