Guangzhou Visit

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SIGHT-SEEING AND SHOPPING TOURISM IN GUANGZHOU


Guangzhou Travelogue - Pengalaman Perjalanan ke Guangzhou.

Guangzhou is famous for being the center of wholesale markets.

Me and my wife spend a week in Guangzhou for sight-seeing and to do some shopping.


TELECOMMUNICATION / WIFI SERVICE

CELCOM telecomunication roaming service was terrible, most of the time not in service.

Lucky I brought along with me another handphone using a different network operator. This network worked fine in Guangzhou, full bar reception.

The hotel and most restaurants provide free Wifi, just ask them the password. Google search, google translate, FB and google map are easily accessible using VPN.

In China, a large number of websites are blocked by the “Great Firewall”. However, you can use VPN (Virtual Private Network) that will enable you to access Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Google.

If you wait till you arrive in China, installing the VPN app in your smartphone will be more difficult as Google Play is blocked too! Therefore, install your VPN before you travel to China.

Phone SIM cards being sold on the roadside

COURIER SERVICE

Sending goods to Kuala Lumpur is easy. Either bring goods to the courier service premises or request them to collect from the hotel or collect from an address given to them.

There are many agents for courier service, can find them everywhere around Guangzhou.

The ones that I would go to;

- DPEX Courier Service located on Congyun Road 丛云路. Tel：+86 20 3630 0757

- Cuckoo Courier Service located on 11th Floor of GuangXin Business Centre, Lujing Road 麓景路. Tel：86 20 8350 0533

- UPS Courier Service located on 27th Floor of Times Property Center, Dongfeng Middle Road 东风中路. service hotline: 800-820-8388 / 400-820-8388 . Tel: (86-20) 83162888


TRANSPORTATION

China local transportation is very convenient, frequent busses and metro service. Some people get on taxi, but not me, because I read about not nice things some tourist wrote about China taxi service. Better stick with using buses, metro subway trains and intercity trains services.

Guangzhou traffic can be very hazardous at times, especially crossing the Jiefang South Road in front of Onelink Plaza. Cautiousness is advised when crossing streets and driving. For Malaysian travelers, be watchful when on the streets as you are used to drivers driving on the left. In China, people drive vehicles on the rightside of the road.


FOOD

A lot of halal restaurant around mosques and favourite spots. You can see a lot of Muslim Hui People 回族, Muslim Uighur People 维吾尔族, Arabs and African muslim people therefore no problem finding halal food.

Some food places advertise using Zabihah.

https://www.zabihah.com/mob/sub/ErCeGGrOi5?t=r&s=r

But rest assured that there are definitely a lot more Halal Restaurants around Guangzhou.


THE JOURNEY

Here is the story of our journey;


KUALA LUMPUR

7 Jul Thursday (Day 1)

We left our house in Ampang at 1.30 a.m. morning and arrived in KL Sentral; the initial plan was to take the Skybus. We came to know that the bus will only start operation at around 3 a.m.

Since we were afraid we will not make it to KLIA2 on time if we still wait for the 3 a.m. bus, therefore we took a taxi instead. Taxi fare RM 120 inclusive of after midnight taxi charges to Kuala Lumpur International Airport KLIA2.

- Arrived in KLIA2 at around 2.45 a.m.
- Flight checked in using electronic self check in (used the machine at the airport).
- Went through Malaysian Immigration biometric identification, security checking and waited at gate P3.


GUANGZHOU

- Boarded the plane AirAsia Flight AK112 and arrived in Guangzhou at about 10 a.m.
- After we stepped out of China immigration counter area at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, we hurriedly made our move to the nearby Metro Station.
- We then bought Yangchengtong Card for taking local transportation such as Bus and Metro Subway Train. This is the top up payment card that we use to pay the transportation fare. Similar to Touch N Go card that we have in Malaysia. This will avoid us to stand in long queue just to buy Metro Subway tickets.


CLIVIA HOTEL

Clivia Hotel 广州君子兰酒店. Getting there: Get on Metro Line 3 at South Airport Metro Station then interchange to Metro Line 2 at Jiahewanggang and get off at Memorial Hall Metro Station. Walk to Clivia Hotel.

We stayed in Clivia Hotel located on Jiefang Bei Road (Memorial Hall Metro Exit C, walk west direction) Twinbed Room 188元 rate.

Shengjia Supermarket located across the street

Put our things in the Hotel Room and took Metro Subway Train to Haizhu Square Station.


RESTAURANT ON WEIXIN HENGLU ROAD

The first item on our itinerary is to visit Onelink Shopping Center, but before that we need to have lunch. We found a restaurant very near to Haizhu Square Metro Station, Exit E, which is conveniently located on the way to the Shopping Center.

We started off with having lunch at a Qinghai Restaurant located on 维新横路 Wéixīn hénglù (Haizhu Square Metro Station Exit E)

Lanzhou Noodle Shop 兰州拉面 near Haizhu Square Station

ONELINK SHOPPING CENTER

- Onelink International Wholesale Center 万菱广场. Getting there; Haizhu Square Metro Station Exit B2 and keep walking along Yide Road in west direction.

Onelink International Wholesale Center is located 5 minutes walk from shopping mall Haizhu Binbin Plaza.

It would be better to explore what they have in here.

Look around for toys, souvenirs, fashion accessories, home adornments, stationery and more.

We felt very comfortable seeing a lot of foreigners coming here, meaning the things they have able to attract people world wide to come here. We walked around the whole block of Onelink Plaza including the markets just behind this building.

We were tired, note that we have travelled some 2600 km by plane and arrived in Guangzhou just this morning.

After the visit to Onelink Plaza, we decided to take dinner and then rest.  Took Subway Metro Train and got off at Memorial Hall Station.


SHAHKASER RESTAURANT

We walked back towards the hotel. Before returning to the hotel room, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner.

- Dinner at Shahkaser Restaurant located beside Clivia Hotel.

We stayed in hotel room at night.

It's time to cast face down on the ground prostrating to GOD, won't take much time to perform the Solat.

"And during the night prostrate to Him and exalt Him a long [part of the] night." Surah Al-Insan سورة الانسان (The Man) [76:26] - Al-Qur'an al-Kareem

We eventually can spend the whole night resting in the hotel room.

"It is Allah who made for you the night that you may rest therein and the day giving sight." Surah Ghafir سورة غافر (The Forgiver) [40:61] - Al-Qur'an al-Kareem

Submit to the Will of Allah is to succumb to that superior status of Allah’s Lordship and to obey.


8 Jul Friday (Day 2)

It's summer this time of year in Guangzhou, Fajr (pre-dawn) prayer time was at 4.30 a.m. and the sunrise was very early at 5.50 a.m. Sunset will be at about 7.15 p.m.

The days are longer in the summer than in winter.

Since Malaysia is located near to equator therefore the length of the daytime period is always twelve hours all year round. However if we travel further away from the Equator, we will find that certain areas of the world are effected by seasonal climate. The length of daytime varies with the season.

During summer the northern hemisphere is exposed to more sunlight and daytime comes very early.

The first morning in Guangzhou, what better way to eat breakfast in Guangzhou than to have a delicious meal at an 维吾尔族 Uyghur Restaurant on Guangta Road. So nutritious and stomach filling that we can even skip lunch.

Bus No. 56 at Guangta Road

- Waited at Bus stop Jiěfàng běi lù (yīng yuán lùkǒu) 解放北路(应元路口) and took Bus 56 and got off once arrived at Guangta Road.


NUR BOSTAN RESTAURANT

- Breakfast at Guangzhou Nur Bostan Muslim Restaurant 越秀区莎车清真美食 located on Guangta Road.

Delicious Breakfast at Nur Bostan Restaurant

- Again taking Bus 56 and got off at a bus stop near Memorial Hall Metro Station.
- Took Metro Subway Station and got off at Yuexiu Park Station.

Spent the day walking from one wholesale center location to another wholesale center, looking around the things they sold there and take photos.


BAIYUN WORLD LEATHER

- Baiyun World Leather Trading Center 广州白云世界皮具贸易中心 (Yuexiu Park Metro Station Exit B1, walk to nearby Yuexiu Park Bus Stop, wait at this bus stop to get on Bus 244 and then get off at Guihuagang Bus Stop). Bus 24, 58, 244 also going there.

Guangzhou Baiyun World Leather Trading Centre

The shop assistants could speak English and know their brands. Most visitors thought that wholesalers price is fixed and won't bargain, but what they didn't know is actually for most sellers we encountered, they could even further reduce the price down to 50%.

The shopping center for bags, purses, wallets, belts and things made of PU and leather materials.

- We entered what they call it the vault, located in Baiyun World Leather Building. In this vault where they sell the copy of branded handbags and other leather goods.

Muslim Restaurant 穆斯林美食(桂花路) located near Guangzhou Baiyun World Leather Trading Centre

- Need to leave this shopping center since the time already showing 12.30 noon and it's Friday. I don't want to miss the Friday Prayer.

- Took bus to Yuexiu Park bus stop.
- Walk to the Mosque located near this bus stop.


SAAD ABI WAQQAS MOSQUE

- Xianxian Mosque 先贤清真寺 (also known as Masjid Sahabi or Guangzhou Sages Mosque or Saad bin Abi Waqqas Mosque) located on Jiefangbei Road, to perform Friday Prayer and look-around the mosque and muslim food stalls along Lanpu Road. 先贤 Sages = wise men; the scholars of the past .

Prayer Building within Xianxian Mosque compound

Entrance to Xianxian Mosque

Food Stalls along Lanpu Road on Fridays only

Xianxian Mosque is the largest Mosque in Guangzhou. It was first built in the 3rd year (629) of Zhenguan, Tang Dynasty(618-907). The prayer hall is a two-floor building, which can hold 3000 people to do prayer.

Mausoleum of Muslim Masters 清真先贤古墓 is located in the compound of XianXian Mosque. There is also a mausoleum that is said of Saad bin Abi Waqas r.a., but the fact that Saad bin Abi Waqas r.a. is not buried here, only they call this place in honour of the Sahabah. This mausoleum is strongly believed belong to a Chinese Muslim, according to A book title "al-Islam fi al-Sin (Islam in China)" written by Huwaidi, Fahmi when he visited the mausoleum in China, and as this was informed to him by a local Chinese, Abdul Rahman Najung عبد الرحمن ناجونج on the history of the mausoleum.

Islamicfinder.org referring this mosque as Saad bin Abi Waqqas Mosque.

http://www.islamicfinder.org/phone/getitWorld_phone.php?id=116434&lang=


- Took Metro Subway Station and got off at Haizhu Square Station.


NANTIAN KITCHENWARE MARKET

Nantian International Hotel Supplies Wholesale Market Guangzhou 广州南天国际酒店用品批发市场 . Getting there; take Metro Subway Train to Haizhu Square Station, Exit B1, then change to bus no 88. Wait at a bus stop located near this Subway Exit. Get off bus at the last bus stop. This bus stop is located in front of Nantian Kitchenware Market.

Bus No. 88 in front of Nantian Kitchenware Market

This is the market for related products for businesses that involve restaurants, hotels, food catering that are part of the hospitality industry.

- We bought some goods to bring back with us to Kuala Lumpur. Time to leave this place.
- Bus 88 at nearby bus stop, got off at a bus stop near Haizhu Square.
- Walk to Haizhu Square Metro station.
- Took Subway Metro Train and got off at Guangzhou Railway Metro Station, exit F.
- Walk along Zhanxi Road to a restaurant located at intersection of Guangyuan West Road 广园西路 and Zhanxi Road.

- Dinner at Al-Madina Restaurant.


9 Jul Saturday (Day 3)

Our favourite place to have breakfast, Guangta Road 光塔路 . But before that we plan to visit Huaisheng Mosque, this mosque is located in front of Nur Bostan Restaurant.

- Walk across the road in front of the hotel and wait at bus stop (Jiěfàng běi lù (yīng yuán lùkǒu) 解放北路(应元路口) and take Guǎngzhōu Bus 56 (广州56路) get off at Guangta lu Bus stop)


HUAISHENG MOSQUE

Huaisheng Mosque 怀圣寺, built in 627, during the Tang Dynasty, which was one of the earliest mosques built after Islam spread in mainland China. Huaisheng Mosque, also called Guangta Mosque by the locals.

The mosque has an area of ​​about 3,200 square meters. The architecture of the mosque building combines classic elements of China and Arab features. When entering the doors of the mosque, there is a building called Moon- observation Tower. Accurately for observing the cresent moon for determining the Hijra Calender.

The Islamic calendar is based on the sighting of the هلال hilāl (crescent moon) that appears shortly after sunset. Each Hijra month has either 29 or 30 days and traditionally, the first day of each month is the day that the hilal is first sighted.

Although the tower building was rebuilt in 1695, the renovation work is not large, but it looks so beauty when seen from afar. Two long foyers on both sides of Moon- observation Tower. In it, there are about 10 pieces of stone inscription of Huaisheng Mosque history.

Entrance to Huaisheng Mosque

Prayer Building located within Huaisheng Mosque compound

Very close to the prayer hall overlooking the holy land of Mecca is an open library where they keep the books.

In addition, there is a 36.3 meter-high Tower Illuminated stands in the south-western part of the mosque courtyard. The tower body is round while the upper edge is oval shape.

Huaisheng means 'remembering the sage' in Chinese. This name was given to commemorate Prophet Muhammad. Muhammad was the last Prophet and the Messenger of GOD. The Quran was revealed through Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread) - سورة المائدة [5:75] - - Al-Qur'an al-Kareem
(5:75) "The Messiah, son of Mary, was no more than a Messenger, as those many Messengers that have passed before him"

Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread) - سورة المائدة [5:46] until [5:48] - - Al-Qur'an al-Kareem (5:46) "And We sent Jesus, the son of Mary, after those Prophets, confirming the truth of whatever there still remained of the Torah. And We gave him the Gospel ( Injīl ), wherein is guidance and light, and which confirms the truth of whatever there still remained of the Torah, and a guidance and admonition for the God-fearing."

(5:47) "Let the followers of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein, and those who do not judge by what Allah has revealed are the transgressors."

(5:48) "Then We revealed the Book to you (O Muhammad!) with Truth, confirming whatever of the Book was revealed before, and protecting and guarding over it. Judge, then, in the affairs of men in accordance with the Law that Allah has revealed, and do not follow their desires in disregard of the Truth which has come to you. For each of you We have appointed a Law and a way of life."


Islam is the Way of all of the prophets from the first (Adam, peace be upon him) to Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him).


Nur Bostan Restaurant

- Breakfast at Nur Bostan on Guangta Road

Nur Bostan Restaurant

莎车清真美食 Halal Culinary Delicacy of Yeken Nahiyisi (Yarkand county or Shache)

Naan Bread 馕 and Yangrouchuan 羊肉串

This restaurant serves good Uyghur Xinjiang food. Furthermore, the restaurant decoration potraying authentic Uyghur style. Delicious food and the price is reasonable. I usually order 1 pot of tea.

Supermarket 广州穆伊家清真超市 beside Nur Bostan Restaurant

- After breakfast, we took Bus 56 and got off at Memorial Hall, walk to Memorial Hall Metro Station.


ZHANNAN ROAD

- Metro Subway Train got off at Guangzhou Railway Station, exit G.
- Zhannan Road 站南路 (Liu Hua Clothing Wholesale Market, Baima Garment Market and Tian Ma clothing market)

Check these out;
Liuhua Clothing Wholesale Market 流花服装批发市场
Bai Ma Garment Wholesale Market 白马商务大厦
Tianma Clothing Wholesale Market 天马服装批发市场


We went around Zhannan Road where they sell mostly wholesale clothing. The stores at Liuhua, mostly sold in bulk, only a few shops selling retail.


HUIMEI CLOTHING MARKET

Walk across Huanshi West Road, here Huimei International Clothing Market is located.
- Huimei International Clothing Market ( ladies's clothes wholesale market) 汇美国际服装城, Huanshi West Road


BAOHAN STRAIGHT STREET

- Took Metro Subway Train to 小北 Xiaobei Station. Visit what they call as The African Town.
- "Africa Town" Baohan Straight Street 宝汉直街  (Xiaobei Metro, Exit D)

Stands a place in Guangzhou, that unlike the rest of China. A location in central Guangzhou especially area in the vicinity of Baohan Straight Street, consist a high population of those from Africa also Chinese migrants from other parts of China.

There are many restaurants serving authentic African and Middle Eastern cuisine.

安卡拉饭店 Turkish Restaurant

- 安卡拉饭店 Turkish Restaurant 广州越秀区登峰街道宝汉直街22号 


- Grocery store

西北穆斯林超市 Selling Halal Food

Make sure you get your bearings from the Xiaobei Metro station and start walking.  There are so many shops and trading malls around here.  We went into many around here, including inside the trading malls and up the escalators. There was this Muslim Grocery Store we went into. We stocked up food and water from this grocery store.

Oversea Trading Mall 越洋商贸城 surrounding area is what the locals call as 非洲村 “Fēizhōu cūn” or African Town.

We can see many African businessmen and businesswomen who temporarily live in the city, passing through to buy goods for export to Africa and Europe.

The various ethnic mix can be found here. Many Muslim shopkeepers, perhaps from Hui ethnic group from Northwest such as Qinghai, Gansu and Ningxia or Uyghur ethnic from West China, operating food stores in many places in Guangzhou.

Once we have done with shopping here, we then took Metro Subway Train to Sanyuanli Station.

We walked out from Sanyuanli Metro Station through Exit A1 heading south-east direction toward a famous restaurant in Guangzhou.

Dinner at Qinghai Abdullah Restaurant 青海穆斯林饭馆 located on Sanyuanli Avenue 三元里大道71号.


PEARL RIVER CRUISE 广州珠江夜游

- Took Metro Subway Train to Cultural Park Metro Station exit A.
- Pearl River Cruise ticket 45元 per person for lower deck.

Pearl River Cruise tickets

- We have about 1 hour before boarding the cruise. Rather than waiting at the boat area, we decided to explore New Asia International Electronic & digital City (广州新亚洲国际电子数码城) located nearby.


- Got on board 7.30 p.m. Pearl River Cruise from Xidi Harbour located on Yanjiang West Road.
Tourist taking the Pearl River cruise expect to see night scenery of Guangzhou. The Canton tower, especially at night, the tower can be seen ablaze with colorful lights. At night the bridges crossing Pearl River were illuminated with changing coloured lights. Reminding me of Cruise Tasik Putrajaya in Malaysia.

Inside the Cruise Boat

Jiefang Bridge

Canton Tower

Liede Bridge

The name of the cruise boat we got on was 白鹅谭 Bái é tán and the boat brought us along the most scenic stretch of Zhujiang River, there was an intermediate stop at Fangcun Harbour 芳村码头 before the boat finally return to Xidi Harbour.


10 Jul Sunday (Day 4)

- Breakfast at Nur Bostan on Guangta Road.

- After breakfast, we got on Metro Line 2 at Memorial Hall Metro Station then changed to Metro Line 5 at Guangzhou Railway Metro Station and got off at Zhongshanba Station.


LIZHIWAN CREEK

- Lizhiwanlu 荔枝湾. Getting there, Zhongshanba Metro Station exit A. Then walk east direction until the junction here you can see Fuli Children Clothes Market. Turn right into 畔塘路 Pantang Road and walk heading south, will reach Lizhiwan Road in about 5 minutes.

Our visit here has nothing to do with business, it was merely for sight-seeing.

Lizhiwan Creek located at Lizhiwan Road is one of the famous scenic spots in Guangzhou. Most rivers in downtown Guangzhou come together in the Liwan District. The most profound cultural heritage sites in this area are hidden in the criss-cross water networks, such as Xiguan Ancient Houses, Painted-Boat shaped house, Antique Street, former residence of Jiang Guangnai (last General and Statesman of Republic of China and People's Republic of China), with bridges over river streams flowing making their way to the Liwanhu Lake within this area.

Hawkgirl's reincarnated son, the Birdman

Lizhiwan Creek in Guangzhou is an interesting place, where visitors can spend their whole day enjoying the quiet scenery and relaxing atmosphere.


FULI KIDS CITY 富力儿童世界

- Took a stroll in Fuli Children Clothes Shopping Center located on Zhongshan 8th Road.
- Took Metro subway train to Haizhu Square Station.

- Onelink Plaza (Haizhu Square Metro Exit B2). We keep on coming since the things they sell here indeed having high commercial value for resellers. The closing time is 6.30 p.m.

- Took Metro subway train to Yuexiu Park Station, exit E. There was a restaurant located nearby.
- Dinner at Restaurant El Menoufy El Kababgi, Jinzhou International Business Center located on Jiefang Beilu. (This restaurant is also known as 1001 Nights 一千一夜)


11 Jul Monday (Day 5)

- Checked out from the Hotel.
- Carried all our luggage to Memorial Hall Metro Station.

Shenzhen is not far from Guangzhou. The journey is expected to take about half an hour by bullet train. Our intention to spend a day or two in Shenzhen to check things out in Shenzhen.

We take a break from our visit to Guangzhou because we see the opportunity in Shenzhen being a popular location for wholesale center for electronic items such as smartphone accessories, LED, CCTV, etc. We expect great things out of the visit to Shenzhen.

GZ South Train Station 广州南站

We took Metro Subway Train Line 2 at Memorial Hall Station (纪念堂站) and arrived at Guangzhou South Railway Station (广州南站) at about 6.30 a.m.

We left Metro Station from Exit I1 and followed the direction signs until we arrived at the Tickets Counter. The Train Tickets were sold from the ticket counter on the 1F level of the main building of Guangzhou South Railway Station.

- Bought Bullet Train Tickets to Shenzhen Bei Station, Train ticket fare about 75元 per person.
- On board Train G6503 at 8.40 a.m.

We make sure that we need not get hungry during the journey, so brought along munchies for meal.

As soon as the train leaving the station, I opened a small plastic bag of bread for breakfast and wash this down with mineral water bought earlier from a grocery store on Baohan Straight Street.

On the train there was also trolley or food-cart service selling packed meals and drinks. We can buy mineral water here.

During the journey through the train window we can see the landscape is more or less the same as we can see in Malaysia, except in Guangdong the vegetation is not as dense. Outside the train window the were Farms, Trees and Hills, the panorama was quite interesting.


SHENZHEN

- We arrived in Shenzhen at around 9.40 a.m.
- Exit Train Station and walk to Shenzhen North Metro Station.


SHENZHEN MUSLIM HOTEL

- Took Metro Subway Train line 4 and interchange at Civic Center Station to board Metro Subway Train line 2. Got off at Hubei Station.

My wife already got across the road

We intend to stay in a hotel located just across the road from Hubei metro station, it took 5 minutes to walk there.

- Checked in at Shenzhen Muslim Hotel 深圳穆斯林宾馆 located on Wenjin South Road (Hubei Metro Exit A). Since we didn't make room booking earlier, the hotel rate for Twinbed Room at 238元 per night. Can get cheaper hotel rate if we had made the booking.

Muslim travellers visiting Shenzhen would favour to stay in Shenzhen Muslim Hotel 深圳穆斯林宾馆 located on Wenjin South Road because it's convenient to find halal eating place, there is a mosque on the 7th floor of this hotel building and nearby Yahya Muslim grocery store.

Lunch at Muslim Hotel Restaurant on the ground floor

Yahya Supermarket located next to Muslim Hotel

Stopby at Yahya Supermarket 伊哈雅

- Walk to Hurun Building about 10 minutes to get there.

- Hurun Building, We went into a shop in this building to make an order for goods for sending to Kuala Lumpur. Paid the deposit of around 30% of total order price. The shop need time to prepare our order. They will contact us tomorrow by phone.

- Took Metro Subway Train to Huaqiang North Metro.


HUAQIANG NORTH ROAD

- Huaqiang North Road (Huaqiang North Metro exit B). Visited SEG Electronics Market 赛格电子市场, Manhar Digital Square 曼哈数码广场 and surrounding to look around for handphones, smartwatches and electronic gadgets.

Huaqiangbei Commercial Street is renowned for it’s electronics markets. The area is reported as being the largest electronics market in China, take note that Shenzhen is the major producer of electronics goods, and it’s a city where many big brand tech gadgets are produced.

The electronic gadgets, they have much more choices here to meet the customers requirements. The gadget casings are decorated with different colors and unique designs and patterns that you may not find it anywhere else. They are also equipped with batteries that the specifications are of wider choice.

They also sell those one-wheeled and two-wheeled battery-powered personnel vehicle. So many choices of segway like things, a lot of designs, and they have multiple-colours to choose from.

Manhar Digital Square

Time to leave Huaqiangbei Road and to go next on our itinerary, to have dinner.

We took Metro Subway Train to Hubei Station.

- Strolled around the area near to Muslim Hotel. We found one halal restaurant located on Chunfeng Road 春风路 and there was another located on Xiangxi Road 向西路.

Restaurant on Chunfeng Road

Restaurant on Xiangxi Road

At last, we decided to have dinner at Muslim Hotel Restaurant. The same place we had lunch earlier today.

I had Steak for Dinner at Muslim Hotel Restaurant

12 Jul Tuesday (Day 6)

It was about 10 a.m. when we received the message from the shop we went yesterday that our order was ready. Need to go to the shop to pay the remaining price of the goods.

At the shop, we filled-in International Courier Consignment Notes with all the particulars required for sending the goods to our home. The courier delivery for 18kg goods to deliver to Kuala Lumpur, the cost of delivery alone was 580元.

Dongmen Pedestrian Street

- We still have time to visit Dongmen Pedestrian Street.
- Got back at the hotel to pack our things.
Checked out from the hotel. Received our hotel deposit money an amount of 200元.

- Took Metro Subway to Shenzhen North Railway Metro Station.

- Walk to the Train Station.
- It was very crowded at the train station. Started queing up at about 1 p.m. to buy Bullet Train Tickets to Guangzhou Nan Station. Very long queue that I had to stand in the queue for one and half hour, only 2.30 p.m. then it was my turn. Train ticket fare about 75元 per person and plus additional charge of 6元.
- The earliest train available for us was the train G6534 at 6 p.m. The train earlier than this, has already been sold out.


GUANGZHOU

As entrepreneurs, we have to always open our eyes to new opportunities that lie ahead.

Guangzhou indeed could provide us invaluable experience to do business in our own country, open our eyes to new business idea.

We anticipate that the chance of success in business will increase by getting the best deals. Gain a competitive edge by finding different ways of being unique in the marketplace. Get the upper hand on the competition in business.

We need to continue to look what Guangzhou has to offer and add business contacts of Chinese wholesellers. The reasons why we returned to Guangzhou.

- Arrived in Guangzhou at around 7 p.m.
- Checked in at Guangzhou Clivia Hotel
- Dinner at Shahkaser Restaurant


13 Jul Wednesday (Day 7)

-After breakfast we took Metro Subway to Guangzhou Railway Metro Station, exit F.



ZHANXI WATCHES MARKET

Zhanxi Watches Market is just 1 minute walk away from the Guangxhou Railway Metro Station.

Zhanxi Watch & Clock Town, the ground floor. All the watches are put under glass showcases arrange one next to another in rows . It would be wise to walk around and approach the person if you like the look of him. We went to the shop in the middle at the left side as he greeted us with salam. He introduced himself as Ali, a nice and friendly person.

We then went look-around just outside this building. There were still a lot of shop along Zhanxi Road five foot way and found the things we looked for and made order for the goods.

It will take about 1 hour for the order to be ready. We rather not wait, a good opportunity to go shopping in a different location.

- Took Metro Subway to Cultural Park Station.

- Xin Wen Yuan International Digital City 新文园国际数码城 (Cultural Park Exit A). Bought some things for our family back home.

We then strolled around Xidi 2nd Road. This location is one of the tourist spots for shopping or buy spare parts / electronic goods and digital.

- New Asia International Electronic & Digital City is located just next door. We bought a smartphone.

- Took Metro Subway to Guangzhou Railway Metro Station, exit F.
- Zhanxi Road Watches Market to retrieve our order.

Most of the people coming to Guangzhou to Buy from shops / wholesale markets and send the wholesale items back home. 

- Took Metro Subway to Yongtai Station.

- DPEX Courier Delivery (Yongtai Metro Exit A)
The courier delivery charge for 14kg goods to Kuala Lumpur was 545元. They provide door to door delivery service.

- Took Metro Subway to Sanyuanli, exit A1.

Qinghai Abdullah Restaurant

- Dinner at Qinghai Abdullah Restaurant.


14 Jul Thursday (Day 8)

- As usual I will have heavy breakfast at Nur Bostan Restaurant.

- Today is the last day for shopping, since tomorrow need to catch the plane back to KL.

- Onelink Plaza, bought some souvenirs to bring back

- Baiyun World Leather Trading Center, bought new luggage bag to put the things we have bought.

At noon we just walked around the shopping area near Guangzhou Railway Station, the vicinity of Zhannan Road.
- Liu Hua Clothing Wholesale Market, bought some clothes.

El Menoufy El Kababgi Restaurant

With the visit to Zhannan Road, we decided to call it a day. But before that, Dinner at Restaurant El Menoufy El Kababgi


15 Jul Friday (Day 9)

Packed up our things and checked out from hotel.

It was 6.30 a.m. that we made our move to the Memorial Hall Metro Station to catch Subway Train to the airport.

We returned by AirAsia Flight AK113 and arrived in Kuala Lumpur International Airport KLIA2 about 3 p.m.

Walking out of KLIA2 Arrival Hall to taxi area

Taking Escalator down to KLIA2 level 1 Transportation Hub

Buying Ticket (Coupon) at Taxi Counter

Took Taxi to our home in Ampang. Taxi Fare RM 85.

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Package from Shenzhen arrived in 4 days

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