Guangzhou (known as Canton), located in the north of Pearl River Delta, is the capital of Guangdong Province and the gateway to the south China. Known as the "City of Flowers", Guangzhou has covered 1,339 hectares of its area with trees, flowers and grasses, and wrafted with flower fragrance all the year around.

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Established in the 1930s, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is one of the three large hub airports in the Chinese mainland, holding a decisively important status in the layout of China¡¯s civil airports. It ranked the second best airport in the appraisal of China¡¯s 500 biggest enterprises in service industry in 1994. It was listed as one of the Top 500 State-owned Enterprises in 1994 and was selected by the CAAC as ¡°Airport with Best Service¡± in 1998.
The new Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, with a total investment of 19.8 billion yuan, was formally put into operation on August 5, 2004. Covering an area of 15 square kilometers, the airport is the first in China that was designed and built in the light of hub concept. The two parallel runways in the first phase of the construction were built with navigation grade 4E. The terminal area was designed to accommodate a projected passenger turnover of 25 million in 2010. Covering an area of 320,000 square meters, the first phase of the terminal complex is the biggest one of its kind in China and all its equipment and facilities are up to the international standard. Baiyun Airport has set up business relations with 33 airlines and opened more than 110 air routes to over 100 cities at home and abroad thanks to its ability to serve with nearly 30 types of aircraft. China Southern Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines are two home carriers of the airport.

Distance to town: 8 km / 5 miles
Airport Transport:
Taxi fare: RMB 25, takes less than 30 minutes Airport tax: RMB 90

Flying hours from Hong Kong on direct flight
Flight Schedule from/to Hong Kong
45 mins

Times taken from Hong Kong by train
2 hours by express train
2 3/4 hours by general train
Hung Hum (Hong Kong) -- Guangzhou/Guangzhou East Station
Shanghai-Kowloon through Train -- Guangzhou/Guangzhou East Station
Beijing-Kowloon through Train -- Guangzhou/Guangzhou East Station

Times taken from Hong Kong by hovercraft
3 hours

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· Tobacco: 400 cigarettes
· Liquor: two 75cl bottles of alcoholic beverages
Customs rules require an accounting of all valuables including watches, jewellery, cameras and currency that you are taking in. A copy of this is surrendered on departure and anything missing may well be treated as imported and duty required accordingly. Therefore make sure you obtain a police report for any goods stolen during your stay.
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Approximately RMB1 = HK$0.9297 = US$0.1197 (updated 25 Mar 1996)
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GMT: + 8
Difference from Hong Kong: + 0

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Ambulance: 120
Emergencies: 110
Fire: 119
Tel No. Enquiry: 114
Police: 110