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  1. drumbrake avatar

    RE: 3 days in South China

    by drumbrake 31 March 2012

    Besides Zhaoqing and Kaiping, there is Guangzhou itself. Shamian island is nice for half a day. North of Guangzhou is Qingyuan - has a…

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    RE: 3 days in South China

    by fluffydragon 30 March 2012

    I have heard good things about Kaiping on this forum (do a search--there is lots of info) as a nice side trip from Hong Kong or Macau.…

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    RE: Off the beaten tracks cities/towns/villages near Hong Kong??

    by fluffydragon 28 February 2012

    I've been to Zhaoqing a couple of times. It's definitely a city, not a village, though a city one by Chinese standards, IMO. It's not…

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    RE: Off the beaten tracks cities/towns/villages near Hong Kong??

    by jeanctc 28 February 2012

    Thanks again to both of you!! Saw Kaiping in the Chinese timetable,however there is no Meizhou but there s Meixian!! Am still undecided…

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    Off the beaten tracks cities/towns/villages near Hong Kong??

    by jeanctc 27 February 2012

    I will have 4 days in HK and I'd like to get to explore small cities/towns/villages in China for 2-3 days.Any ideas please??Read about…

  6. toddthornback avatar

    RE: Guangzhuo

    by toddthornback 24 December 2011

    I lived in Guangzhou and Foshan for about 12 months and loved every minute of it. There are lots of expat bars in and around GZ. My favou…

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    Re: shaoxing to guilin

    by 889 03 August 2011

    That's quite a distance for a bus trip. Are you sure you mean Shaoxing in Zhejiang Province? Could you mean Zhaoqing in Guangdong? …

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    RE: A few Guangzhou questions

    by fluffydragon 09 June 2011

    Also add to the list, Zhaoqing. It's about 2 hours away from Guangzhou if I remember correctly. It's a nice little city with a few sites…

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    RE: Nanning or bust?

    by woolf135 19 May 2011

    i do like nanning a lot better than guilin; however, the detian waterfall is far away. Consider Zhaoqing en route to Guangzou instead,…

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    RE: Needs suggestions for stops between Hekou and Guangzhou

    by ilt 17 January 2011

    There is lot of place that named Hekou. And one of them is on the board of China and Vietnam. If you are here, then you can stop at place…

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    RE: Beautiful places near Hong Kong

    by ostow 05 October 2010

    I spent a couple of days in a city 4 hours north of HK by direct train called [Zhaoqing|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhaoqing], it is…

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    RE: Hong Kong - Kaiping - Zhaoqing

    by turkeylegs 28 September 2010

    totally agree with Phs, on the three occassions I visited Kaiping from 2006 to 2009, I met no one who spoke English. Just try and get…

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    RE: Hong Kong - Kaiping - Zhaoqing

    by phs 28 September 2010

    I took the MTR to Shenzhen border and then a direct bus from the bus station there. Journey is about 3.5 hours. There are several buses…

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    RE: Hong Kong - Kaiping - Zhaoqing

    by drumbrake 28 September 2010

    I mean there is only one ferry with the through connection by bus to kaiping.

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    RE: Hong Kong - Kaiping - Zhaoqing

    by John555 28 September 2010

    Like 6 ferries to Zhong Shan.

  16. drumbrake avatar

    Re: Hong Kong - Kaiping - Zhaoqing

    by drumbrake 28 September 2010

    I caught the [ bus direct|http://www.trans-island.com.hk/eng/china-line.html#kaiping] from Hong Kong to Kaiping last year. I think there…

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    RE: Hong Kong - Kaiping - Zhaoqing

    by John555 28 September 2010

    Drumbrake knows but ferry via Zhong Shan maybe. Get the first bus you find and as you say like 2 hours.

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    Hong Kong - Kaiping - Zhaoqing

    by Pelitos 27 September 2010

    Howdy! The end of the year we would like to enter China from Hongkong by boat/ship passage to Kaiping. Has someone done this before?…

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    RE: Zhongshan - city and countryside - what all to do ?

    by DaBaba 28 June 2010

    I second Zhaoqing. It is worth a visit to Dinghu Shan and to 7 Star Crags park. Not quite as glorious as Gulin and the karsts there, no…

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    RE: Guangzhou to Hong Kong by water

    by John555 26 June 2010

    Ferries was the subject not private hire, but I see there are sailings from Shunde, Zhaoqing, Panyu and Human. Panyu is the closest. …

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    RE: Ferry from Zhaoqing or Zhongshan to HKIA

    by John555 12 June 2010

    Flight is too early for both esp Zhaoqing(no ferries). Macau or Shenzhen overnight is limit for beginners.

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    RE: Ferry from Zhaoqing or Zhongshan to HKIA

    by 889 12 June 2010

    The problem is less leaving from HK than leaving at 11am from Hong Kong, meaning a 9:45am arrival at the airport, at the latest. This…

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    RE: Ferry from Zhaoqing or Zhongshan to HKIA

    by DaBaba 12 June 2010

    I appreciate it. It doesn't look like that will work. I'll try to get them to change their flights to Guangzhou. I can't get them to…

  24. jayshi1979 avatar

    Re: Ferry from Zhaoqing or Zhongshan to HKIA

    by jayshi1979 11 June 2010

    Hi, Check this one and I think it will help you http://www.zspassenger.com.cn/search/index.asp

  25. DaBaba avatar

    Ferry from Zhaoqing or Zhongshan to HKIA

    by DaBaba 11 June 2010

    Does anyone have any info on ferries from Zhaoqing (preferably) or Zhongshan to the Hong Kong airport? I've found some info on Chu Kong…

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