Once known as the "Ruhr of the East," Tiexi district in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, was the industrial heart of a nation in motion. Its factories forged China's first lathe, first steel, its first metal national emblem, and countless other symbols of progress.
In the heart of Shenyang, the capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, lies Tiexi district, once the beating heart of China's industrial might. Here, the furnaces that forged a nation's backbone now glow with the fire of innovation.
As the first ray of dawn skims the glass facade of Canton Tower, Guangzhou, a commercial hub in south China's Guangdong Province, awakens to a rhythm where tradition and modernity converge. Melodious Cantonese opera drifts from Xiguan's iconic Qilou buildings, while autonomous vehicles glide through the bustling streets of Zhujiang New Town.
The hidden charm of Guangzhou — the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province — goes far beyond its iconic Canton Tower. It's found in the bittersweet aftertaste of herbal tea, the steamy ritual of rinsing bowls and chopsticks with hot water before a meal, the seamless blend of tradition and modernity, and even in the unexpected thrill of bumping into an Olympic champion around a street corner.