Guangzhou, honestly, when you are ready.
Foundational guides for a first visit: getting in and around, payments, Cantonese dish types, common pitfalls, and a two-to-three-day shape. Built but not launched — pages stay noindex until the publisher opens the city.
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Guangzhou · 6 foundational guides
Getting into Guangzhou: Baiyun Airport and the train.
Baiyun (CAN) is the main international airport. Guangzhou South is not the old city. Shenzhen–Guangzhou South times and fares are approximate; 12306 is the authority.
Getting around Guangzhou: metro first, watch the station name.
Use the official Guangzhou Metro map. We do not print a fare table or last-train times. Railway stations are not interchangeable.
Paying in Guangzhou: the same national apps, official fees.
Alipay and WeChat Pay with a foreign card; official 2026 rule is a 3% fee above ¥200 (inclusive waiver at ¥200). A yum-cha bill can go over the threshold.
What to eat in Guangzhou: morning tea and Cantonese dish types.
Yum cha as a meal form, roast meats, wonton noodles, white-cut chicken — dish types, not a restaurant list.
Guangzhou, honestly: the usual first-timer pitfalls.
The wrong railway station, a late yum-cha plan, and a 240-hour itinerary that used the wrong port. No invented scare stories.
A first two or three days in Guangzhou (a shape, not a diary).
Morning tea and the old city, Shamian and the river, and a museum or a careful Shenzhen connection. No invented restaurants.