China Budget Hotel

Staying in Chinese unfamiliar budget hotel can have some surprise. For example you wouldn't expect to get a midnight call offering massage service by the Chinese girls. The location is bad plus the facilities is usually below par.


But nowadays with the rise of new and modern Chinese budget chain hotel namely Home Inns, HanTing Inn, Jinjiang Inn, 7 Days Inn and lots more, the difference between the five star hotel and with this kind of hotel is not really big at all.


I visited Guangzhou 3 times last year for business. Normally I stay either at Jinjiang Inn near Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall or HanTing just beside it. Both hotel have meet my expectation. Quite surrounding, daily room service, Internet access and clean interior. The aircond and hot tap worked and the workers change the basic toiletries everyday. For a five day stay I will get 5 toothbrushes, 5 shower cap and 5 soaps.

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7th China Import & Export Commodities Exhibition

Yesterday my wife and me visited the 7th China Import & Export Commodities Exhibition at KL Convention Centre. It is organized by China Foreign Trade Centre.

Profile for exhibit includes Machinery & Electronics: Machinery & Equipments, Handware & Tools, Electronics & Equipments, Vehicles & Spare Parts, Agricultural Machinery, Construction Machinery, Packaging Machinery, Telecommunication Equipment, Network Equipment, Digital Products, Houseware & Decoration: Household Electrical Appliances, Plastic Products ,Bath Products, Ceramics/Glassware/ Stainless steel products, Home Textile, Bamboo Products, Lighting, Cleaning Products, kitchenware, Tableware.

I get the VIP invitation thru my previous participation in Canton Fair back in 2008. For 2012 Canton Fair please refer to the above date and schedule. Click on the image to get more information.

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Slide utk Seminar Memborong ke Guangzhou China - Part 1

Part 1 of  3. 

Part 2 and 3 are exclusive for those who register for the Seminar and will be released soon.


We have 2 more empty spaces RM 50/person. Email me to register for the last 2 seats!

Part 1 Seminar Borong China Presentation

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Guangzhou Metro Line 3 : Airport Baiyun - Panyu Square

This the news that I have been waiting for. Now passenger who landed in Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou can choose to ride with the Guangzhou Metro/Subway direct to the Guangzhou City Centre.

There are 5 interchange in between the route

1. Line 3 - Line 2 at Jiahewanggang
2. Line 3 - Line 1 at Guangzhou East Railway Station
3. Line 3 - Line 1  at Tiyu Xi Lu
4. Line 3 - Line 5 at Zhujiang New Town
5. Line 3 - Line 8 at Kecun

 I like to stay in Jinjiang Inn or Hanting Inn near the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall. Using the fare calculator here, the ticket from the Airport South Metro Station to Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall costs me only RMB 12. And the time taken is only 37 minutes (I calculate it here )


Short comparison

Taxi Baiyun Airport - GZ City Centre = RMB 100 / taxi ; 45 minutes
Bus Baiyun Airport - GZ City Centre = from RMB 18 / person, 50 - 65 minutes

Where is the Metro Station in the Airport 

First you need to locate in which area you are. For international flight you will be most probably in the area A

How to find metro station in A area

If you are from international flight, you will either exit from E1 or E2. From this exit, proceed to elevator near Gate A4 (near the 7-11 convenient shop), walk 10 minute through underground channel, arrive at the metro station at floor -1. Metro line 3 starts from here.

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