Day Trips from Hong Kong - Hong Kong - page 550

SHOPPING

Guǎngzhōu is a terrific place for cheap and cheerful shopping. Prices are reasonably cheap,
and there are gems in its haystack of goods.

TEA

FĀNGCŪN TEA MARKET
(, Fāngcūn Cháyè Shìchǎng GOOGLE MAP ; Fangcun Dadao; Fāngcūn, exit C)
A sprawling market with block after block of tea shops, along with malls selling tea and
teaware. Most target wholesale traders but retail is often possible.

ANTIQUES

XĪGUĀN ANTIQUE STREET
(Xīguān Gŭwánchéng MAP GOOGLE MAP ;Lizhiwan Lu; Line 5, Zhōngshān Bālù)
This street sells everything from ceramic teapots to Tibetan rugs. Even if you're not in the
mood to load up your pack with ceramic vases, it's a wonderful place in which to browse.
Note that most artefacts here are known to be fakes.

BOOKS

FĀNG SUǑ COMMUNE
(Fāngsuǒ GOOGLE MAP ; 3868 2327;MU35, Tai Koo Hui, 383 Tianhe Lu; 10am-10pm; Line 1,
Shípáiqiáo)
Occupying some 2000 sq m in a classy mall, this elegant bookstore also sells (pricey)
clothes, homewares and coffee. There are more than 90,000 titles, mostly Chinese, including
books from Taiwan.

CLOTHING

XIA JIULU/SHANG JIULU
( MAP GOOGLE MAP )
Literally 'Up Down Nine Street', this pedestrianised shopping street in one of the oldest
parts of the city, where the buildings retain elements of both Western and Chinese architec-
ture, is a good place to look for discounted clothing.

SPORTS & ACTIVITIES

RIVER CRUISES

GUǍNGZHŌU STAR CRUISES COMPANY
( 8333 2222)
The Guangzhou Star Cruises Company has evening cruises on the Pearl River (Y38 to
Y148, 1½ hours) every 15 minutes between 6.40pm and 9.30pm. Boats leave from the Tiān-
zì Pier (Tiānzì Mǎtou; GOOGLE MAP ;Beijing Lu) , just east of Hǎizhū Bridge (Hǎizhū Qiáo;