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| Liwan Creek is Guangzhou's new attraction where visitors can chance upon a wedding procession or a dragon-boat race.(China Daily) |
Once a British and French concession, the 0.3-sq-km island had churches, consulates and banks. Now, it is mostly cafes and hotels, the most famous being White Swan Hotel, a landmark from the early 1980s.
Here, the pace of life is even slower, and one may not find it strange to sit on a bench for hours, gawking at boats that cruise up and down the river, as I did many times when I was living in the city.
Beijing-Zhengzhou high-speed railway to start service on Dec. 26
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