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Although a famous historical trading port, Guangzhou isn't packed with the same shopping energy as Hong Kong. However, the markets here are surely worth a visit and can certainly provide visitors with an interesting experience. In addition, Guangzhou has retained the reputation as an ideal place to buy tea, jade and silk.
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Liwan Plaza
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Liwan Plaza is one of the biggest shopping complexes where the outlying streets are full of stalls and markets selling cheapish clothes and household items.
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Guangzhou Department Store
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Located on 295 Beijing Road, Guangzhou Department Store is a large state-owned mall, mainly selling famous, excellent, new and special commodities.
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Xindaxin Company |
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Xindaxin Company is one of the largest state-owned department stores in Guangzhou. The 16-story building includes 15 shopping centers, selling food, articles of everyday use, cosmetics, women and children's clothes, men's clothes, bedroom articles...etc.
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Nanfang Building |
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Nanfang Building is rated one of the ten best department stores in China. It is a large state-owned retail sale enterprise with a time-honored history. Nanfang Building features "high grade, fashionable and low-price" commodities.
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Shangxiajiu-Dishipu Pedestrian Shopping Street |
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This is one of the three major municipal-level shopping areas of Guangzhou. The 800-meter-long Street is lined with nearly 250 shops and restaurants.
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Beijing Road Pedestrian Shopping Street
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This is the second pedestrian Street of this kind in Guangzhou. It is also an ideal place for customers and tourists to do shopping at weekend and holidays.
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Guangzhou has an up-and-coming night scene, though venues habitually open and close without notice. The following is a list of bars and clubs which may be worth checking out while you are in Guangzhou :
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Cave |
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This bar is located in Huanshi Dong Lu, west from the Garden Hotel. It's becoming increasingly popular and is hidden down in a basement.
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Elephant and Castle |
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This place has currently become a favourite hang-out place for foreign residents, with big range of beers, inexpensive, and nostalgic pub food such as canned tomato soup and toast.
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Hard Rock Café |
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This world-known franchise has a late-night disco with cover charge and beer, the music either DJ-driven or live.
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Harley Disco Bar |
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Located across from the Provincial Museum, there is no way you can miss the screaming eagle over the door of this bar which provides primarily Western pop music.
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Hill Bar |
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The Hill Bar is located across from the Garden Hotel. It provides foreign beer, spirits and passable pub meals.
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L'Africain |
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This is a popular dance venue and is raed as Guangzhou's best place for a night's rave.
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One Love Bar |
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Situated on the eastern end of Dongfeng Dong Lu, this is a place for hardcore late-night partygoers.
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Unplugged |
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Unplugged has variable live-music venue (and cinema) founded by veteran Chinese rocker Wang Lei, who occasionally plays here. A good place to follow a scene of Cantonese punk music.
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Royal Exclusive Travel
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