Almost, because the Chinese are talkative and loud, but that's part of the charm of China.

I didn't stay confined (no pun intended) to Guangzhou. I discovered different cities that are part of the history of Guangzhou.

I was amazed by cities seen as Shenzhen for its modernity, or the charm of Foshan, Kaiping, or Zhaoqing.

I was able to taste the culinary specialties of Shunde, the cradle of Cantonese gastronomy.

Finally, the Gulong Gorge in Qingyuan, a place that can be dizzying when you are on a glass platform at 300m high.

Guangdong province, located in southern China, has a history marked by its early opening to the outside world. Since ancient times, the region has been inhabited by the Yue peoples before being integrated into the Chinese empire under the Qin dynasty in the third century BC. Under the Han, Guangdong became a strategic point for maritime trade to Southeast Asia, while Han cultural influence was strengthened, while retaining linguistic particularities such as Cantonese and Hakka.

Under the Tang and Song periods, Guangzhou (Guangzhou) established itself as one of the largest ports in China. From the sixteenth century, Europeans, especially the Portuguese in Macau, settled there. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Guangdong became the main center of trade between China and the West, but also the focus of the Opium Wars.

The region was heavily affected by foreign interventions and social unrest at the end of the Qing dynasty. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Guangdong played a key role in the fall of the empire, notably with Sun Yat-sen, a major figure in the Chinese revolution and a native of the province.

After 1949, Guangdong was integrated into the People's Republic of China. From 1978, it became a major laboratory for Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms. Cities such as Shenzhen experienced rapid growth, making Guangdong one of the richest and most dynamic provinces in China today.

One day spent in each of the cities, 6 in total. Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong, will have its own page since I stayed there for more than a week.

• Shenzhen : The modern city near Guangzhou

• Foshan : The Origin of Kung-Fu

• Kaiping : The return of migrants

• Qingyuan : An Adventure to Prehistory

• Zhaoqing : 7-Star Lake

• Shunde : The Capital of Chinese Gastronomy

• Parks : Parks are a constant in China. There are many of them and they have a lot of charm

• The Birds : Seeing them is always a spectacle

• Religion : Buddhism, Islam are represented in these cities

• Street-art : Not very numerous, with official frescoes

• Special : My special photos

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