{"id":1888,"date":"2012-09-30T22:22:35","date_gmt":"2012-09-30T14:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/?p=1888"},"modified":"2012-09-30T22:27:43","modified_gmt":"2012-09-30T14:27:43","slug":"guangzhou-day-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/?p=1888","title":{"rendered":"Guangzhou Day Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8036\/8006115653_a95ac3158f.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2579\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nTook the CRH (China Railway High-Speed) train from Luohu to Guangzhou. In Chinese, the train system is called <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hexiehao.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">\u548c\u8c10\u53f7<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>. The journey takes about 1h 15min and it&#8217;s a comfortable ride with trains comparable to those in Europe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8175\/8006116511_37cda75656.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2583\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nThe Liede Bridge (\u730e\u5fb7\u5927\u6865) crossing over the Pearl River (\u73e0\u6c5f) and the Canton Tower (\u5ee3\u5dde\u5854).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8459\/8006117391_5cf08217ff.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2591\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nOne of the things my friend and I had for lunch &#8211; warm pineapple buns with pineapple filling. Yums.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"IMG_2620 by dimsumdolly, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dimsumdolly\/8006125410\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8449\/8006125410_69e9bb9036.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2620\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe Guangzhou Opera House designed by renowned Iraqi-British architect <strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zaha-hadid.com\/architecture\/guangzhou-opera-house\/\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Zaha Hadid<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8173\/8006123261_c63b17e716.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2622\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nGeometric lines of the Guangzhou Opera House<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8173\/8006130379_139ed93730.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2652\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nThe streets of <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shamian_Island\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Shamian Island<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a sandbank island which was occupied by the French and British during the Qing Dynasty. The colonial architecture is a nice change from all the modern skyscrapers and buildings in the rest of the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8299\/8006135196_f248f16bc5.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2661\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nTree-lined avenues in Shamian &#8211; the place is a very popular spot for to-be married couples to take their wedding photos. We saw many couples in bridal gown and suit having their wedding portraits taken.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8033\/8006136175_a570efcb77.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2706\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nPiping hot durian egg tarts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Took the CRH (China Railway High-Speed) train from Luohu to Guangzhou. In Chinese, the train system is called \u548c\u8c10\u53f7. The journey takes about 1h 15min and it&#8217;s a comfortable ride with trains comparable to those in Europe. 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