Guangzhou is 3 rd biggest city in China and 9th biggest city in the world.Guangzhou is crowded and development city and Capital of Guangdong Province in South China. Guangzhou has15 million population. Guangzhou is trading city.You can find %80 of Chinese export products in Guangzhou or around Guangzhou. According to many people thinking China is so cheap country but thats totally wrong idea. I will give you some example and you can understand better China and China living or traveling cost.
Stay : Guangzhou have many nice international and local hotel.Normal hotel price in Guangzhou price start from 300 rmb (50 usd) to up. So between 50-100 usd you can stay nice and clean hotel.Of course hotel maybe not so expensive but also not so cheap just normal. When you choose hotel attention to metro line because some part of day really hard to find taxi.
Transportation : Guangzhou taxi actually is cheap according to Europa but i dont know US taxi rate. Taximeter open 10 rmb(1.70 usd) and first 2.4 km included that price then after 2.4 km every km 2.6 rmb(0.16 usd) yeah taxi that cheap but between 3pm to 4 pm and after 6 pm until 8 pm really hard to find taxi.3 pm to 4 pm change driver so taxi dont accept passenger if you dont go to same way with driver, after 6 pm office and all market off so everybody try to go home ,so in these time better option use metro,Guangzhou have such a nice metro lines.11 metro lines go to everywhere to city and price between 2 rmb(0,30 usd) to 7 rmb(1,15 usd). From airport to city taxi around 120-150 rmb(20-25 usd) so if somebody ask more dont give more and always ask for taximeter or you can use metro from airport to city center.If you ask private car for pick up you that cost around 300 rmb(50 usd).
Eating : Guangzhou have many restaurant from all over the world.You can find mediterranean food,arabic food,indian food,thai food and of course many kind of Chinese food. 1 person cost start from 100 rmb (16 usd) to up... Average you can be full 15-30 usd. Coffee around 30 rmb (5 usd) And ofcourse have cheap options.Lanzhou Lamian noodles shop everywhere in china and average cost 1 plate of noodles 15 rmb (2,50 usd).
Night Life: Guangzhou have a lot of bars and clubs. Bars price and club price smilier. 1 beer around 30-50 rmb(5-8 usd) 1 bottle of whiskey or vodka 450-500 rmb(75-80usd) in bar 900 rmb(150usd) in club. Cocktail around 60 rmb(10 usd).
Chinese Spa: Wow this is so nice and relaxing.Spa works 24 hours. When you enter spa you can use sauna,pool,shower,restaurant,free fruit,free juice,free sleeping area. Generally spa entrance 230-250 rmb(60 usd) but if you pay 200 more i mean total 450 rmb(75 usd) all spa service plus 90 minutes oil massage.After entrance you can stay 24 hours in spa.So when you go to evening you can stay until morning and sleep in there then safe hotel money.
Business: Guangdong have almost 80% Chinese export products. Electronics, furniture, textile, accessories, Jewelry, Ceramics,toys etc.. Of course not everything but Guangzhou and Guangdong is the best solutions for start business. But everybody must be careful about make business with Chinese directly.Chinese mind and western mind sometimes not match so better options use some agent consultant between you and Chinese supplier. And also 1 more problem in China language barrier.Many Chinese supplier can't speak english very well so sometimes its hard to explain something about your wishes for products.
I hope i can explain about something for China.If you have any questions please feel free to ask.Thanks for reading.This is also my first blog writing in English.I will try to give more information about China in my next and next writing.
Tolga Bilir
Guangzhou China
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