Discover China

The story and photos from my trip to Shenzhen and Guangzhou in February 2010 are now available:

• Read the story.
• View the photos.

In my week in Shenzhen I visited the Splendid China and China Folk Culture Villages theme parks, the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government building, the Shenzhen Museum of History (where I took the photo at left), the Shenzhen Museum of Ancient Art, and Lychee Park. We also took a day trip to Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, where we visited a few of the city’s major attractions – Yuexiu Park, Beijing Road, Ersha Island and the Pearl River.

See the China Central Television (CCTV) website for these very interesting features which include video links:

• China’s top ten liveable cities
• China’s top eight most attractive towns

Watch the online videos from the China Central Television (CCTV) Travelogue program for a 30-minute experience of fascinating places throughout China (and catch a glimpse of other countries as well). The latest episode features the historic city of Kaifeng in Henan Province which I visited in February 2008.