Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport has become one of the smartest airports in the world

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, which is located to the north of Guangzhou, is one of China's busiest major airports with large passenger capacity and cargo turnover. The Baiyun International Airport opened 90-odd domestic air routes and 23 international air routes with a total capacity of 12.57 million passengers in 1997, and cargo turnover reached 351,800 tons in 1997. There are over 110,000 flights annually. The current single 11,089 foot long runway has almost outlived its usefulness.　Welcome to Guangzhou for Guangzhou fair 2013, During Canton Fair, Cantontradefair.com could offer: Free Airport Pick-up to Downtown Hotels Book Hotel Package, get FREE ticket for Pearl River Night Cruise

 

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport has become one of the smartest airports in the world thanks to the intellectualized management system. The lighting system in the terminal building can adjust the intensity of the lights automatically according to the number of passengers in the building. The air conditioning system can also change the temperature automatically. In addition, the airport has adopted the most advanced automatic luggage sorting system which can handle 10,000 pieces of luggage per minute. It takes only 4 minutes from sorting to sending to the transport carts. Thus, the time for passengers to transfer has been largely shortened, for the system will transfer the luggage to the next flight automatically and passengers only need to handle their own transfer procedures. The first 'Luggage Reconfirm System' in China is also here. If passengers can not board for any reason, the system will indicated the location of their luggage within 5 minutes.
The airport serves as a gateway to the most famous and marvelous city of China. The music, operas and the dramas in Cantonese language has been able to preserve its ancient history.
There are beautiful and splendid parks and gardens in the Guangzhou City that are fashioned according to the Chinese tradition and architecture. Some of the most famous among these are the Yuexiu Park, Dong Shanhu Park, LIwanhu Park, Yuntai Garden, South China Botanical Garden and many more.

The Temple of Six Banyan Trees is composed of nearly twenty structures

Located on the Liurong Road, Yuexiu District Guangzhou, the Temple of Six Banyan Trees was built since the 3rd year of Liang Dynasty in 537. It got the name by the famous writer, painter-calligrapher Sushi (1037.1.8～1101.7.28.) who traveled to here and saw three old Banyan Trees. Are you ready for Canton fair 2013? If you have no time to travel in China, this Folk Culture Village can let you to know about China. Welcome to Temple of Six Banyan Trees when you come to Guangdong forCanton trade fair.

The temple is composed of nearly twenty structures, six courtyards and long corridors surrounded by brick a wall which is typical of the ancestral temple layout in Guangdong Province. The Ancestral Temple of the Chen Family is world renowned not only for its imposing architecture, but also for its exquisite craftwork and decoration. It is possible to see the many arts and crafts used in the different styles of wood carvings, stone carvings, brick carvings, pottery sculptures, murals and bronze and iron castings in the temple. All this workmanship makes the temple simple, elegant and magnificent. The woodcarvings in particular are of great importance. The most important of which is a teak screen on a corridor carved on both sides on which the vivid images tell many historical folk stories. The majestic buildings, spacious and bright halls and the quiet courtyards are a fine example of the traditional architectural style of southern China.

The architecture that catches the visitors' eyes most is the Six Banyan Pagoda. It is a pagoda where Buddhist relics are placed. Its roofs curve upwards and look like dark red flower petals. The tip of the pagoda is like stamens, while the whole construction looks like a huge stigma high in the air. Therefore, people like to call it the Flowery Pagoda. The pagoda not only has a nice appearance, but also provides visitors a good place to overlook enchanting scenery around.

Keyuan was built during the Qing Dynasty by Zhang Jingxiu

Keyuan was built during the Qing Dynasty by Zhang Jingxiu. Construction started in 1850 and was finished by 1858. After that, Keyuan has been expanded and reconstructed a few times.
Zhang Jingxiu was first and second assigned as Anchashi (按察使) of the Guangxi and Jiangxi provinces by a Qing dynasty emperor. (A Qing officer rank which corresponds to a vice governor nowadays.) After he retired and returned to his home town Dongguan he lived in Keyuan. Zhang was good at and fond of Chinese writing, painting, chess, poetry, antiquing, stone collecting, etc. He invited friends, poets, scholars and painters to gather in Keyuan. And that’s how Keyuan became one of the origins of Guangdong culture.

Keyuan Garden means 'a garden not too bad for visiting' in Chinese. Its creator was somewhat on the modest side. In fact, the garden is a splendid architectural work. It is a multifunctional garden which joins the living room, villa, yard, garden and study together skillfully in a limited area. Built in the classical garden style, it has dozens of traditional buildings, including pavilions, pools and bridges and most of the buildings are named with the word Ke (means 'not too bad' in Chinese), such as Kezhou Pool and Ketang Hall.

The Zhenhai Tower has cannons used by the British during the Opium Wars

The Zhenhai Tower, or colloquially the Five Stories Pogoda is a five-story tower in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.It was built in 1380, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, by the Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu. It is located in Yuexiu Park, in central Guangzhou. It now houses the Guangzhou Museum. Are you ready for Canton fair 2013? If you have no time to travel in China, this Folk Culture Village can let you to know about China. Welcome to Zhenhai Tower when you come to Guangdong for Canton Trade Fair.

This red tower still has cannons used by the British during the Opium Wars. You will find accounts of Guangzhou from Neolithic times till the early 20th century in Guangzhou Museum. History of the last 60 years says that the tower was destroyed five times and reconstructed after the ruins.
It was turned into Guangzhou Municipal Museum in 1929, displaying the cultural relics of Guangzhou of different dynasties, which went through more than 2000 years. In 1950, it changed its name into Guangzhou Museum.