Guangzhou Airfares

In the south of China, the port of Guangzhou, at the mouth of the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang), has traded with the West for many centuries.

Shamian is a small island that was home to the mainly British and French colonists in the nineteenth century, when narrow bridges and iron gates excluded the locals from the island at night.

The lively Qingping Shichang market has a reputation for selling insects, cats, dogs and other animals as food, although such wares are now less openly displayed.

Visit the Peasant Movement Institute in a former Confucian Temple. Mao Zedong developed his theory of peasant revolt whilst teaching here.

Sample such local delicacies as insect omelets and dim sum, a variety of snack-sized dishes, including noodles, ribs and pastries.