Guangdong Foreign Businessmen Club

General things need to know...........

by tabrez603

Population:
8.5258 million, who live in the urban district. 1.4172 million, who live in the county cities.

Language:
Putonghua(Mandrine) and Cantonese are widely spoken

Office Hours
(for government offices):
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays to Fridays
All these offices are closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Banking Hours:
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Saturdays to Sundays.
In the period of the trade fair: 8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. (undecided)

Currency:
Renminbi (RMB 8.27 to US$ 1)

Electricity:
220V, 50~AC?@The shapes of the general plug base are as following:


Communications:
It is very convenient to communicate with outside world. You can dial directly and communicate with more than 500 cities at home and abroad, and in the region of Hong Kong and Macao.
The bandwidth of the direct international outlet for Internet is 400M.

Weights and Measures:
Guangzhou uses the metric system. kilogram, meter, and litre are most commonly used.
1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds
1 metre = 3.281 feet
1 litre = 0.220 gallon Time Difference (Take monday in GZ for example)
Guangzhou (Beijing, Hong Kong): ?@8:00 (0) (Monday)
New York:?@19:00 (-13) (Sunday)
London (Paris):?@0:00 (-8) (Monday)
Tokyo:?@9:00 (+1) (Monday)
Sydney:?@10:00 (+2) (Monday)

Climate:
Hot, humid, & rainy in summer; cool, dry, & less rain in winter.
Average Temperature: 21.4-21.9?Ž

TRANSPORTATION
Aviation service:
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport provides 16 international airlines and regional airlines, flying to more than 70 cities at home and abroad.
If you take domestic flight, please go through the formalities for boarding 90 minutes before the departure time.
Airport tax:
(International flight) ?@90 yuan (RMB)
(Ordinary domestic flight) ?@50 yuan (RMB)
(Domestic feeder flight) ?@10 yuan (RMB)
The distance between airport and the trade fair:?@8 km

Urban traffic:
Bus service:
including motorbuses, trolleybuses, and buses for special lines.
There is no conductor on these buses, and the price of a ticket is 1 yuan (RMB), but the prices for some long lines are 2-4 yuan (RMB).
Subway service:
No. 1 subway line is made up of 16 stations. It begins from Guangzhou East Railway Station in the east to Xilang in the west. The prices are 2-6 yuan (RMB). The whole journey will cost 32 minutes.
Taxi service:
The original price is 7 yuan (RMB), 2.2~2.6 yuan (RMB) for per kilometer.

Cave Bar

by Guantanamera about Cave Bar

The Cave Bar is a nightclub and restaurant located near the Garden Hotel on Huanshi Donglu... They have reasonable approximations of Western favorites such as quesadillas and potato skins, though they don't quite match up to the authentic originals... Drinks are expensive here as the place caters mainly to expats... There's a latin music and salsa dancing party one night per week... They also have a foosball table and when I was there, I got into a fiercely competitive match with an incensed Russian gangster who played his heart out -- final score was Russian gangster 9, Guantanamera 10! Guantanamera wins by one point!!

Xiguan Lady

by cpim2004

In Guangzhou, Xiguan lady is the alternative name for daughter of an eminent family and lady of an affluent family from Qing Dynasty.
Well-educated,elegant, graceful, able and independent.
Lead the trend at their respective times and represent the most outstanding women at the time, one of famous female revolutionists among Xiguan ladies, Ms, Hexiangning.

Guangzhou Rams Rugby

by Cuteclu

"Here come the ladies..."

After being inspired last year to organize a ladies contact rugby team, we finally had a chance to test what we'd learned.

This March we played against the China National Women's Rugby team. It was awesome.

From creating a team out of a few players who'd played, and many who'd never even heard of rugby, the chance to play a real game was great!

"Giving Chase"

We were all a little shell-shocked as we entered the first half of the game, but by the second half we really pulled it together.

No tries were had by our team, but we managed some fantastic tackles!

"Hard as rocks"

The China National team players were built like rocks. They had muscles and speed, a deadly combination.

Luckily for us we had some strength...now we just need the speed.

Take her down Kathy!

"The great thing about rugby is..."

How many things shoul I list?

The sports
The friendship
The beer
The boys
The international aspect
The bruises
The pain, etc

It's all worth it!