The first time I went to this place — 2 years ago
I went up for a visit on a day trip from Hong Kong in 1996. It was a very interesting place to see. Although there were many similarities to Hong Kong, in as much as the people appeared to have many similariities to the people of Hong Kong.
There were also many interesting contrasts. There was a noticeable lack of a middle class in Guangzhou, where there was a very prominent middle class in Hong Kong. Guangzhou was also dirtier and was not as orderly as Hong Kong.
I don’t mean to cast Guangzhou in a negative light. It was a very nice city. We saw some interesting sights while we were there.
