We have visited 2 big fairs during the semester in Guangzhou. Canton Fair The Fair is the largest trade fair in China and it's definitely one of the best happenings in Guangzhou. That's also why it's hard to find decently priced hotels in the April or October around Guangzhou. There were over 20000 exhibitors during three weeks, which were divided into three parts: electronics, home appliances and clothing. We went there on the second week. We bought ticket...

Studying in the university We study Mandarin Chinese, Chinese culture, law and business in Guangzhou University; it's an exchange program package through Asia Exchange (www.asiaexchange.org) -organization. Our studies started 3rd of September. Chinese students have 2 semesters and a 2 month summer vacation, not very different from Europe. On Monday 3rd of September there was a welcoming event: a brief introduction of staff and school. We didn't have many lesso...

We already knew that Guangzhou is huge, but the first taxi ride to the city center was mind-blowing. Taxis of Guangzhou are easy to spot due to their coloring, they are air-cooled and generally in good shape. Half of the trunk was occupied by a huge gas(oline?) tank. We had so big luggage bags that it was hard to put even one inside the trunk. Even then, it was left half open. You could hear honking behind when the trunk opened during the drive, fortunately the t...