Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street

Carrefour Hypermarket Kangwang Lu(Road) Branch is near the traffic junction off Zhongsan Qi(7) Lu,short distance from Chen Clan Academy Metro stop.

 It is within the Xin Guang City Plaza complex along Kangwang Zhong(Middle) Lu in the Liwan District.

Chinese shoppers were pampered with the convenience of a free shuttle bus.

To all travellers to Guangzhou,the Liwan District area is a good place to stay,cheap food,big bargains,sourcing of products,tourist spots,olden days Canton buildings and strategic location northeast of Pearl River.

Formerly named Xiguan, Liwan District was named after "Lizhiwan", which is derived from poem of "a bay of green water and red litchis along both banks".

The southwest part lies the town Fangcun business district,well known for its flower planting since as early as the 9th century AD.

Two thirds of the farmers in the district are engaged in flower planting or related businesses, such as ornamental fish breeding and turf farming.

No. 107 State Highway and Guang-Fo Highway connecting with Guang-Shen Highway are through to Hong Kong.

Line 1 of Guangzhou Metro and Inner overhead road pass through the Liwan District.








Along Kangwang Zhonglu was the Bureau Veritas Guangzhou Office at Heye Plaza and then the Elizabeth Woman Hospital,affiliated with its Hong Kong unit.

 Guangzhou Liwan Plaza is opposite the Hua Lin International Jade Market building off Changshou Donglu.

 The 7-floors Liwan Plaza is a famous wholesale centrepoint for jewelries be it gold,platinum,silver,cubic zircon, pearl jewelry, coral,turquoise, gemstone jewelry,crafted bridal jewelry and whatever Brazilian agate stones you name it is available and sold by nearly 2000 stores.

House Disco in Liwan Plaza 5thFloor operates from 8:00pm-2:00am with mostly teenagers making the crowds.

 Ninety-five percent of the jewelry on Hong Kong's market is processed in Panyu District.

Jewelry produced here are also exported to United States,European and Oceania countries.
 In addition to Panyu, the Chonghua District of Guangzhou,Shenzhen and Dongguan have also witnessed the building of many jewelry manufacturing factories.

 





Walking inward towards Changshou Donglu,I discovered the real city of Old Canton.

 Most of the clothings shops here were on big bargain sales and not many highrise buildings seen.

 It looked like a pedestrian street as well with the majority of shoppers being the teenage groups.

Local restaurants were also packed with customers.

One thing good about walking in Guangzhou are the many trees lining the streets which provide a good canopy from the summer heat.

 If you are looking for haircut tools,shampoos and cosmetics,Changshou Donglu is the main specialty of Beauty Products.

To get here:take Buses 82, 2, 3, 6, 9, 209

Hotels in the vicinity: Home Inn(pinyin:Rujia Kuaijie Jiudian) :322,Changshou Donglu .
Rates from USD28.

Yu Cheng Hotel:301,Kangwang Road.Room rates USD45



The intensity of competitions among the shopkeepers here were very great each luring customers with the great offers.

Guangzhou is regarded as the "Shopping Paradise" by Chinese people.

Almost it is the symbol of the Chinese clothes market.

Some ideas where to source for wholesale clothings :

Gao Da Jie Dress Street
Major business: clothes, shoes, leathers
Address: Gao Da Jie off Beijing Lu Road
Bus station: Beijing Nanlu station
Buses: 1, 14, 64, 125, 182, 191, 215, 219, 222, 263, 543, 864, 7

Xihu Shizhuang Guangchang 
 Major business: middle and top grade fashion clothes for retail
Address: 81 Xihu Lu Road
Bus station: Beijing Lu station
Buses: 1, 14, 64, 125,182, 191, 215, 219, 222, 263, 543, 864, 7

Jiangnan Wedding Dress street
Major business: wedding dresses
Address: the north part of Jiangnan Dadao Road
Bus station: Jiangnan Dadao Bei station Buses: 10, 13, 14, 16, 25, 26, 82, 8, 87, 180, 183, 186, 190, 203, 220, 222, 244, 248, 263, 299, 552, 544

Guyi Lu Clothes Wholesale Street 
 Major business: adult and kids"s clothes for wholesale
Address: Guyi Lu Road
Bus station: Renmin Nan station, Hepin Dong station Buses: 31, 38, 61, 102, 106, 103, 128, 134, 186, 202, 217, 239, 251, 288, 521, 541, 556, 823

Shi San Hang Clothing Wholesale Street 
 Major business: kids dresses
Address: Shisanhang Lu Road
Bus station: Renmin Nan Lu station
Buses: 31, 38, 61, 102, 106, 103, 128, 134, 186, 202, 217, 239, 251, 288, 521, 541, 556, 823  

Lianquan Clothing Wholesale Street
Major business: low and middle grade clothes for wholesale Address: Lianquan Lu Road
Bus station: Shahe Dajie station
Buses: 11, 27, 65, 84, 85, 201, 209, 218, 219, 236, 271, 290, 534, 862  

Wanjia Clothing Wholesale Market
Major business: low and middle grade clothing wholesale market
Address: 143 Xianlie Zhong Lu (Road)
Bus station: Shahe Dajie station
Buses: 11, 27, 65, 84, 85, 201, 209, 218, 219, 236, 271, 290, 534, 862  

Liuhua Clothing Wholesale Market
Major business: middle grade clothes for wholesale
Address: Zhannan Lu (Road)
Bus station: Zhannan station, Railway Station
Buses: 5, 7, 15, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 52, 180, 201, 202, 203, 205, 207, 210, 211, 260, 261, 256, 518, 552, 556, 543, 823

Hongmian Bubu Gao Fashion Clothes Plaza
Major business: middle and top grade clothes for wholesale
Address: Zhanqian Lu (Road)
Bus station: Zhanqian Lu station, Railway Station
Buses: 5, 7, 15, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 52, 180, 201, 202, 203, 205, 207, 210, 211, 260, 261, 256, 518, 552, 556, 543, 823

Tianma Clothing Wholesale Market
Major business: medium and top grade clothing for wholesale
Address: Zhanqian Lu (Road)
Bus station: Zhanqian Lu station, Railway Station
Buses: 5, 7, 15, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 52, 180, 201, 202, 203, 205, 207, 210, 211, 260, 261, 256, 518, 552, 556, 543, 823  

Baima Shangmao Dasha
Major business: medium and top grade clothing for wholesale
Address: 16 Zhanqian Lu (Road)
Bus station: Zhanqian Lu station, Railway Station
Buses: 5, 7, 15, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 52, 180, 201, 202, 203, 205, 207, 210, 211, 260, 261, 256, 518, 552, 556, 543, 823  

Guangzhou Clothing Exhibition Center
Major business: medium and top grade clothing for wholesale
Address: Zhanqian Lu (Road)
Bus station: Zhanqian Lu station, Railway Station
Buses: 5, 7, 15, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 52, 180, 201, 202, 203, 205, 207, 210, 211, 260, 261, 256, 518, 552, 556, 543, 823  

Jinma Leather Fashion Dress Center
Major business: medium and top grade dresses and leather products for wholesale
Address: Zhanqian Lu (Road)
Bus station: Zhanqian Lu station, Railway Station
Buses: 5, 15, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 52, 180, 201, 202, 203, 205, 207, 210, 211, 260, 261, 256, 518, 552, 556, 543, 823  

Yaxiya Top Grade Dress and Leather Products Market
Major business: medium and top grade clothes and leather products for retail
Address: 4-10 Qiyi Lu (Road)
Bus station: Haizhu Guangchang station
Buses: 5, 8, 10, 14, 29, 59, 82, 86, 88, 180, 183, 191, 220, 243, 244, 253, 527, 552

Xindadi Clothing Wholesale Market
Major business: kids" clothes for wholesale
Address: 108-122 Zhanqian Lu (Road)
Bus station: Zhanqian Lu station, Railway Station
Buses: 5, 7, 15, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 52, 180, 201, 202, 203, 205, 207, 210, 211, 260, 261, 256, 518, 552, 556, 543, 823  

Kangle Fashion Dress Plaza 
 Major business: Medium and top grade clothing for wholesale
Address: 921 Renmin Bei Lu
Bus station: Friendship Theater station (Youyi Juyuan Zhan)
Buses: 31, 29, 38, 83, 180, 181, 7, 202, 203, 211, 256, 260, 261, 288, 528, 543, 552, 556, 823, 864

 Jinxiang Knitting Clothes Wholesale Center
Major business: knitting clothes for wholesale
Address: Zhanxi Lu (Road)
Bus station: Sheng Zhan, Railway Station (Huo Che Zhan)
Buses: 5, 7, 15, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 52, 180, 201, 202, 203, 205, 207, 210, 211, 260, 261, 256, 518, 552, 556, 543, 823

Xinguidu Business City
Major business: Medium and top grade clothing for wholesale
Bus station: Jiao Yi Hui, Huo Che Zhan
Buses: 5, 7, 38, 83, 181, 202, 211, 260, 251, 273, 288, 518, 543, 552  

Fuli Dasha Foreign Trading Clothes
Major business: foreign trading clothes for wholesale
Bus station: Jiao Yi Hui Zhan station
Buses: 823, 518, 31, 33, 203, 552, 7  

Guangzhou Zongxiong Business Building
Major business: Korean and Japanese style clothing, fashion dress
Buses: 11, 27, 60, 65, 84, 84 A, 85, 112, 201, 219, 236, 246, 271, 290, 535, 833, 862 A, 883, Ye 14

 Zhongda Ruikang Cloth City
Major business: cloth, clothes and clothing accessories
Bus station: Zhongshan Daxue station
Buses: 125, 14, 178, 184, 188, 190, 197, 203, 206 Kuai, 208, 20, 211, 226, 250, 263, 264, 27, 53, 543, 565, 69, 76, 88, Ye23, Ye24, Ye30, Ye37,Ye8  

Guangfu Nanlu Clothing Accessories Street
Major business: side fastener, lace, fastener,zippers,tailoring materials
Address: Zhongshan Liu Lu (Road)
Buses:2, 4, 31, 38, 74, 85, 88, 102, 103, 104, 107, 109, 134, 186, 193, 233, 250, 260, 286, 527, 556, 823, Lu 1, Ye 2, Ye 7, Ye 16, Ye 26, Ye 27, Ye 30  

Dejin Wholesale Market
Major business: toys, stationeries, gifts, ornaments
Bus station: Yide Zhonglu station
Buses: Ye 16, Ye 33, 86, 61, 8, 4, 82, 238






Muslim trader selling fresh coconuts.
It is impossible to find street hawkers in Guangzhou as the local policemen(pinyin :gong an) will normally come in groups to confiscate their wares.

In his case,he must have the license as the policemen around did not harass him.

Wholesale fruit markets in Guangzhou:  

Tian Ping Jia Fruit Trading Market
Major business: all kinds of fruits
Bus station: Tian Ping Jia station
Buses:218, 246, 502, 501, 808. 296.140, 136, 72, 241, 201, 28, 32, 179, 833, 560, 112, 11, 16  

Nan'an Fruit Trading Market
Major business: all kinds of fruits
Bus station: Zhujiang Qiao Jiao
Buses: Ye 2, 212, 839, 832, 256, 17, 261, 538, 71, 176, 34  

Nan Yuan Fruit Trading Market
Major business: all kinds of fruits
Bus station: Dongwang Shichang
Buses: 198, 232, 237, 291, 521





  Liwan District’s is a vibrant and flourishing commercial area where most of its goods and services radiates throughout the whole nation as well as the whole world.

To most tourist Guangzhou is a Shoppers Paradise and one such place on the tourist map is Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street which is the most influential traditional commercial street in Guangzhou.

This place is nearby Changshou Dong Lu Shang( 上:up) Xia(下:down) Jiu(九:9) Street also known as Beijing Lu(Road) is the first business street opened in 1995.

That's the year when the China's Open Door Policy resulted in aggressive transformation from a virtually closed economy to a major trading nation.




  Shangxiajiu Street is composed of the unique and ancient architecture of 'qilou' (commercial arcade building ) and teahouses, featuring the characteristics of South European and local styles.

Guangzhou is among the first coastal cities to embrace foreign culture and begin modernization.

During the Ming Dynasty, it was the only commercial port. The commercial buildings of "the thirteen hong" are considered the earliest model of the later Qilou buildings.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, when the city government began to widen the roads, this 18th century western architectural style was blended with the traditional Cantonese construction features, thus giving birth to the unique Qilou buildings.

Most of the Qilou buildings in Guangzhou are three or four storied, with a protruding structure, or arcade, stretching above from the second storey over the sidewalk.

These arcades are linked together by the side of the street, forming a shaded corridor, which keeps the shops along the sidewalk as well as the pedestrians safe from the scorching sun and rain.

Liwan District is a gathering place of star-level restaurants of Guangzhou, including White Swan Hotel, Guangzhou Restaurant, Shengli Hotel, Qingping Restaurant, Taotaoju Restaurant, Lianxianglou Restaurant and Panxi Restaurant.

Various special Liwan foods with long history and both famous at home and abroad are available, including Shunji coconut ice cream, Wuzhanji Jidi congee, Tingzai congee, Ouchengji dumpling and Nanxin double-condensed milk.





Shangxia Jiu Lu is restricted to pedestrians only. There were bronze statue figurines at most section of the street each depicting different theme.






The Pedestrian Street enjoys international reputation as both businessmen as well as tourists crowded the streets.

One can come and spend hours here shopping for some unique items that boast of the fine and rich cultural heritage of native Guangzhou.

Huabang Plaza in Shangxiajiu Street is one shop specialising in phone,computer and digital products. One of the biggest phone computer digital products wholesaler in Guangzhou is the Pacific Computer Market off Tianhe Road near President Hotel.

Metro: Guangding(岗顶) stop.
BUSES:18 22 178 191 194 197 210 214 224 229 234 33 248 269 296 515 547 240

  Hualin Jadeware Street & Wende Calligraphy and Painting Street
Located on Xia Jiu Lu near Beijing Lu, Hualin Jadeware Street is a street mainly dealing with retail, wholesale and jade and jewelry processing.

It is said the history of this street can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
From that time, Hualin Jadeware Street has already been the famed Jadeware Fair.
At present, hundreds of jadeware stores are found here. Best-quality jades from Burma and Yunnan Province are made into jade bracelets, rings and other wares.

Stalls selling economy rice with the price tag depending on the dishes.
Two pork with one vegetables cost 6Yuan.
The highest being four pork with two vegetables cost 10Yuan.
No seats available,so you need to get it packed and eat somewhere else.

I was surprised to see many of these stalls deep in the alleys behind Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street where most of the residential houses faced each other in a narrow lane.




  A more decent foodcourt is this "Eating Street" as displayed by the red banner. There were a wide selection of stalls catering different type of menus.





Old traditional residential houses off the main street in Guangzhou. The lane in front of the houses were suitable for pedestrians and bicycles This one is slightly off the commercial area so looked rather neglected. Lihat Peta yang Lebih Besar

Night scene at Pearl River

Shameen or Shamien Island is an artificial island formed of sand as the name implies,'Sha'-mandarin word for sand while 'Mien'means surface.

In this old aerial photo,the island is located to the south of the western suburb of Guangzhou city beside the Zhujiang River or Pearl River in Liwan District.

An irregular oval, it is about half a mile in length by some three hundred yards in breadth, and comprises two Concessions: one British and the other French.

This is the home for foreign residents in Canton since 1863.

Following a 1757 Imperial Edict by Chinese Manchu Emperor Qianlong, foreign trade—and therefore its communication with the outside world—was prohibited outside of a tiny enclave called the “Thirteen Factories.”

The Factories(Chinese Merchants) were located on a small stretch of the Zhujiang (Pearl) River in the west suburbs of Canton outside of the walled city, which foreigners were not permitted to enter.

The thirteen appointed Chinese merchants (or Factors) were responsible for the foreigners’ behavior.
One such regulations is that only male foreigners were allowed in Canton, and they were only permitted to stay for the duration of the trade season (6 months a year) after which they were required to leave China—either for Macau or back to Europe.

Western style building architectures,Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel,Christchurch and the many beautiful tree lined boulevard were some of the features of the island.

The White Swan Hotel which is a luxury hotel having hosted to many high ranking foreign dignitaries is adjacent to the United States Consulate Office.

Huangsha Station of Guangzhou Metro is located within a short walk from the island, via an overpass crossing the busy Liu'ersan Road.

There is also a ferry running from Huangsha Pier to Fangcun Pier, which runs every 10 minutes carrying foot-passengers and bicycles. Fares are from 0.5RMB for a foot passenger and 1RMB for a passenger with a bike.

There are no public buses on the island itself, although there are several nearby bus stops. Guangzhou Cultural Park (文化 pinyin:Wen Hua) bus stop is east of Shamien and nearest.

It took me close to an hour to walk leisurely from Zhongsan 6th Road to reach the Pearl River bank.

 After crossing onto Zhongsan 7th Road,made a left turn to Renmin Zong Lu,the olden days shophouses were still intact and business activities were very lively

.Almost every corners of the street have surveillance CCTV and this is a very safe city.

Had a simple 6 Yuan mixed-riced dinner where you need to buy a coupon and then pick your dishes.

 Public buses were still jammed packed after office hours.

Bus Number 37 route ends at Guangzhou Rail Station and Bus 823 headed Lihua Coach Terminal beside the rail station.

After passing by Guangzhou Children's Hospital and the 5 Rams City Hotel(a three star ,room rates between US38-USD85),noticed a night bazaar in one of the side streets.

Bai Gong(White House) Hotel is behind Zhongsan University Hospital II. Another Xin Ling Hotel is beside some sea-food hawker street.

Most of the businesses centred near the Pearl River are mainly electronic consumer goods such as this Electronic and Digital City Building. Another big wholesale electronic business is in the Nanjiang International Digital Building.




  The Zhujiang River (Pearl River) flows out via the Zhujiang Estuary near Shenzhen and Lantau Island in Hong Kong and then into the South China Sea.

This RenMin(People's) Bridge connects to Haizu District which is an Island by itself and Shamien Island is beside the bridge on the right(not in photo)

Hotels in Haizhu District:
1) South American Grand Hotel(No. 16 Haiming street Binjiang West Road)-82USD
2) Riverview Hotel (No. 298 Yan Jiang Zhou Road) -72USD
3) Zhuying Garden Hotel (No.354 Xinggang Zhong Road, inside the Pearl Film Making company,Beside the Kecun subway station exit D) -41USD
4) New Pearl River Hotel (No:795 Bingjiang East Road) -77USD
5) Guangzhou Tianyue Hotel (NO:1 Jili South Street) -37USD
6) Guangzhou Huahai Hotel (No.232 Jiang Nan Avenue) -33USD
7) Plaza Canton Hotel (Rosedale) No.348 Jiang Nan Road -77USD
8) Guangzhou Xingdu Hotel (No:172 Middle Changgang Road) -39USD
9) Paco Business Hotel [NO.438 Jiangnan Avenue (Jiangnan Dadao)] -30USD
10) Guangzhou Hongdu Hotel (No.53, Yiju Street, South Island Road) -25USD
11) Ai Du Hotel ( No.1441 Dongxiao South road) -25USD

 Places in Haizhu District that might interest you:

 Zhongda Fabric Market,main campus of Sun Yat Sen University,Museum of Biology Zhongsan University,Guangzhou International and Exhibition Center,Zhujiang Water Fun Park,Xiaogang Park,Wufeng Mountain,Yingzhou Ecology Park,Henan Christian Church,Guangzhou Pagoda and Zhouzhoule Mass Cultural Square.









A beautiful European styled building currently being used as an electronic shopping plaza.
 Chinese cities were planned as segregated environments, with separate districts for different purposes.

The official headquarters, usually in the north central area of the city, faced south over their subjects.

 Wide avenues separated residential wards from each other, and these wards often had gates.

Market places were spread through the inner city, but much of the mercantile activity took place outside the city walls.












There were dozens of luxuriuos cruise ships taking tourists for a ride down the Pearl River.
 The night sceneries along the banks of the Pearl River was very spectacular and gorgeous.

 My current location is Xidi Wharf where there is a ticketing booth nearby.

Cruising time:19:30,20:00,20:30,21:00,21:30 and 22:00.
Ticket price:1st Floor(38Yuan),2nd Floor(48Yuan) and Upper Deck(58Yuan)

During the day,there were ships cruising between Xidi Wharf and Aozhou Wharf.
Sailing time:09:00 - 11:00 and between 17:00 - 18:30.
The fares were 0.50Yuan per head,0.60Yuan per bicycle and 0.25Yuan for senior citizens above 65 years.





  The historical Marine Custom House which must be the centrepoint of The First Opium War or the First Anglo-Chinese War that was fought between the British East India Company and the Qing Dynasty of China from 1839 to 1842 with the aim of forcing China to allow free trade, particularly in opium.

 During the 19th century, trading in goods from China was extremely lucrative for Europeans and Chinese merchants alike.

Due to the Qing Dynasty's trade restrictions, whereby international trade was only allowed to take place in Canton (Guangzhou) conducted by imperially sanctioned monopolies, it became uneconomic to trade in low-value manufactured consumer products that the average Chinese could buy from the British like the Indians did.






  A night to chill out with Heineken beer at this outlet beside the Pearl River.
Guangzhou Asia Pacific Brewery Co. Ltd (GAPB) greenfield brewery factory is in the Huangpu District of Guangzhou City, Guangdong.
 

View of Pearl River from Renmin Bridge,The other bridge downstream is Jiefang Bridge,then the Haizhu Bridge near Tianzi Pier and the big Haizhu Wholesale Flea Market Square.

Pearl River,the third longest river in China has a length of more than 1,376 miles (2,124 kilometers).

Originating from a calcareous cave at Mahongshan, Qujing city, Yunnan province, the Pearl River runs across Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Guangdong provinces,Hong Kong and eventually flows into South China Sea.

With sparkling lights on both banks of the river, modern buildings and several old bridges reflect themselves on the water surface, Pearl River Cruise creates a romantic atmosphere and leaves unforgetable impression to every visitor.





Cruise ship heading towards Tianzi Wharf,the most popular disembarkation port .
It owns more luxurious ship and better tasted buffet dinner.
Address: Beijing South Road, Guangzhou
Bus Route: 1, 4, 57, 59, 64, 194, 183, 194, 219, 281, 544 Metro Station:
Getting off at Haizhu Square Station, Line 2, Exit A

Cruise ship Nanhai Sen 80 minutes extravangaza:(cruise time from 18:55-20:05)
Deck 1F:Dinner only (USD30),Deck2F VIP Western Dinner (USD48),Rooftop deck -Snacks,tea,coffee (USD48)








Tips on how to use the Public buses in Guangzhou.

You'll see this route signboard at almost all bus stop shelters.

Don't worry if you can't read the mandarin script. This bus route map is at Ximenkou,
Zhongsan 6th (Liu) Lu and has red wording being your current position.
Since most of the buses are left hand drive,the route correspond to their driving directions.
Take Bus 104,there are still 10 more stops before it ends where all passengers will get off the bus.
If you would like to have a city ride,try hopping into any of them but not Bus 193 where you have only two more stops before ending.

Just get ready your 1Yuan notes or coins and put it into the deposit slot beside the driver,no questions asked and enjoy the ride.

Hopefully you are lucky to have a seat otherwise just hang on throughout the journey. Once you've reached that destination get off the bus and check your map to learn more about the place including the Mandarin scripts.

Look at Bus 233,on top of the many bus stops were red icons meaning Metro Station stops.

Huaisheng Mosque,Guangzhou

Nestled in between some of the old buildings of Guangzhou at Guanta Street is the Huaisheng Mosque with an exterior arch having a blend of a Chinese temple.

Passerby might not noticed that this place is a Muslim house of worship.

On every Friday,this street will be abuzzed with Muslims of various nations congregating at this mosque to perform their Friday prayers.

Huaisheng Mosque is among one of the oldest mosque in China as manuscript evidence showed that it was built during the Song Dynasty (960-1279).

During the earlier Tang Dynasty (619AD-907AD),Guangzhou has already been a trading centre where Arab merchants must have brought with them the Islamic culture.

Please note that non-Muslims are not allowed in unless you are with a tour group and the opening hours are from 08:30-17:00.





The walls of the east and west parches in Huaisheng Mosque were completed by ramming muds during Kangxi time each having thickness of between 70-80cm.

 There is at one section of the mosque displaying the type of metamorphic and sedimentary Hongsa rocks in an enclosed glass casing.

 In mandarin 'Hong' means red while 'Sa' means sand.

 Emperor Kangxi was the greatest ruler of China reigning for nearly 61 years.

He was the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty(1644-1912)

This  Building for the sighting of the crescent to confirm the date for the beginning of fasting months.

The wall was being built using the Hongsa rocks during the 276 years rule of Ming Dynasty(1368-1644).

The top tier roof is being constructed to shape like a hill top with double caves roof.

Upper and lower caves are arches of four tiers and it is the relics of the Kangxi period.

 When it was rebuilt during Qing Dynasty the upper part of the north door was written  
" This is Allah your God,there is not an adorable God but him,he is the Creator of all things on earth and you must adore him."

North Door "Jiao Chong Xi Yu" is the authentic writing of Cixi,the mother of Guangxu Emperor of the Qing Dynasty during 1901 which was stamped and decorated with dragons on both sides.

Jiao Chong Xi Yu means Islam Comes from West Makkha.

Main prayer hall building.
In fact the mosque covers an area of more than 2,966 square meters (3,547 square yards) and features six important buildings, the Imam Hall, the Wangyue Attic, the Covered Corridor, the Storehouse of Islamic Scripture, the Stone Steles Pavilion and the Light Tower.
The mosque was also named Light Tower Mosque.

 The Light Tower is a minaret, which used to serve as a beacon for boats on the Zhujiang River(Pearl River).

In addition, sailors often climb up to the minaret to observe the weather conditions.

Although the mosque presents a typical architectural style of the Tang Dynasty, the Light Tower seems to develop a new school of its own, which is deeply influenced by Arabic architectural flavor, an attractive feature of the mosque.





Main entrance to prayer hall that have a Chinese version design.
Other Mosques in Guangzhou includes: Guangzhou Dongjiao Mosque at Dongxianli, Dongjiaochang, Guangzhou.

Guangzhou Haopan Mosque at No. 378, Haopan Street, Tiancheng Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou.

Guangzhou Dongying Mosque at No. 1, Xiaodongying, Yuehua Road, Guanghzou Location: Near Guangzhou City Hall and Yuexiu Park.


 


View of prayer hall.
Muslims are commanded to perform prayers five times a day.
The five prayers are each assigned to certain prescribed times (al waqt) at which they must be performed, unless there is a compelling reason for not being able to perform them on time. Fajar:-Dawn to sunrise, should be read at least 10–15 minutes before sunrise
 Zohor:- After true noon until
Asar Asar:-Afternoon.
Maghrib:- After sunset until dusk.
 Ishak:-Dusk until dawn,it is makruh(sinful) to read Isha after midnight








The Imam hall.
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community.
Imams may lead Islamic worship services, serve as community leaders and scholars, and provide religious guidance.

Calligraphy is the most important and pervasive element in Islamic art.

 It has always been considered the noblest form of art because of its association with the Qur’an, the Muslim holy book, which is written in Arabic.

 This preoccupation with beautiful writing extended to all arts—including secular manuscripts; inscriptions on palaces; and those applied to metalwork, pottery, stone, glass, wood, and textiles—and to non-Arabic-speaking peoples within the Islamic commonwealth whose languages—such as Persian, Turkish, and Urdu—were written in the Arabic script.

  Beef Seller.

  Gadgets for grilling beef used by this Muslim restaurant.

















Hui Chinese transporting goods on an electric powered tricycle.
 Muslims live in every region in China.
The highest concentrations are found in the northwest provinces of Xinjiang, Gansu, and Ningxia, with significant populations also found throughout Yunnan province in southwest China and Henan province in central China.

Recent census counts imply that there may be up to 20 million Muslims in China.

The largest groups in descending order are Hui (9.8 million in year 2000 census, or 48% of the officially tabulated number of Muslims), Uyghur (8.4 million, 41%), Kazakh (1.25 million, 6.1%), Dongxiang (514,000, 2.5%), Kyrgyz (161,000), Salar (105,000), Tajik (41,000), Uzbeks, Bonan (17,000), and Tatar (5,000).

A Pakistani owned Muslim Restaurant beside Bo Luo Hotel.

Notice the red wording neon light,that's the Mandarin word for hotel (pinyin :Bin Quan)

Tips:if you happened to see these words displayed outside some shops, they are budget hotel so practise hard writing this manuscript.

Rooftop view of the minaret and nearby Zhongsan 7th Road area.

TESCO Supermarket is just less than 10minutes walk from here near the Ximenkou Metro.

 Xi (West),Men (Door),Kou (port)

Jiamei Hotel,No:51 Guang Tower Road,Yuexiu District,Guangzhou.(directly opposite Huaisheng Mosque) Tel:(020)81915858,81910711,81910733. Fax:(020)-81922955
Room rates:from 100




Yuan Bo Luo Hotel (a few shops further up of Jiamei)Guangta Road,Yuexiu District,Guangzhou.
Fax:(020)62794855 /Tel:(020)62794288
Room rates from 100Yuan  

Directions to above hotels:

 Metro train Line 1 will show you the word Ximenkou station that is the 6th station stop from Tiyu Xilu Interchange.

 From Baiyun (White Clouds) International Airport,Metro line 3 get off at TiYu Xi Lu interchange and walk to nearby platform for Metro Line 1(no need to pay) and you'll be right on target to the destination.

If coming by public bus which only cost 1 Yuan within the districts,(exact notes or coins please otherwise you won't get your change back since a deposit box is doing the work),look for Zhongsan Liu Lu (中山六路) buses.

Zhongsan is a name after Dr Sun Yat Sen while Liu is Number Six and Lu is Road.
 In fact Zhongsan Road is the main arterial road here(Yuexiu-Liwan districts) that stretches from Yi (1) Lu (where Old Canton Youth Hostel is located till Zhongsan Ba(8) Lu (Chen Clan academy located).
 It takes nearly 2hours to walk from Yi (1) Lu(Road) to Ba(8) Lu but you got lots of shops and sights to see. China's buses have a state of art computerised bi-lingual announcement when the bus is approaching each bus stop or even if there's a zebra crossing ahead.