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view.finder Says: When it all gets too much and you are craving familiarity, peace or quiet escape to the sanctuary in the newly developing part of town. 'Italian Best Coffee' is an Illy franchise situated in the new Mixes Mall. Keep going from 9 Square, and tucked behind Ganzhou Athletics...
view.finder Says: Tong Tian Yen is one of the premier attractions of Ganzhou. A charming area of countryside and cradle of culture contrasts with this rapidly diversifying city, about 10km north of the city. Tong Tien Grotto or Rock is the largest collection of cave inscriptions in South...
view.finder Says: Situated far away from the city centre of Ganzhou is this rather odd combination of engineering and backwater semi-rural suburbia, juxtaposed with the bizarreness and rapacious ambition of Chinese tourism. The self-important notion of the city's new 'Harmony Tower' is...
view.finder Says: Bao Hu Lu is a theme park the north side of the Zhangjiang River in the city of Ganzhou. It can be reached by the number 18, 109, or 118 buses. As with many public attractions in China, this dated theme park needs a little love and is somewhat dilapidated but for a small...
Bajingtai Pavilion - 八境台
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view.finder Says: Near the confluence of the two rivers in Ganzhou there is a Song Dynasty city wall that spans most of the eastern section of the city's waterfront. Buses running to the more busy market areas on Zhongshan Lu can be seen below, but there are really fantastic peaceful spots to...
claude-andre Says: In the Tongtian hills, you find statues and inscriptions from the Tang and Song dynasties. This is the main concentration of sculptures of South China. No comparisons with Mogao (Dunhuang), Dazu or Datong, but they have a lot of charm. You can walk freely, take pictures...
Walking on the floating bridge
claude-andre Says: South east of town, near the city walls, you find a floating bridge: Dongjin qiao. It is 400 meters long and built on 100 ships. From the middle of the bridge you have good views on Ganzhou defences (City walls). It is only open to pedestrians and cyclists.It was easy to...
Pizza Hut: Ganzhou's Latest Addition
view.finder Says: Kinda foolish going to a pizza restaurant and ordering something other than pizza was the advice given to me by a fellow Brit on my way down to a post-meal drink at the bars nearby. I have eaten in Pizza Hut, China, a few times and am never blown away by the food or the...
claude-andre Says: From the Ganzhou long distance bus station you can go almost anywhere in Jiangxi. There are also buses to Guangdong and Fujian.
claude-andre Says: Ganzhou is on the line Guangzhou-Beijing. Fast trains usually stop there. It's a five to seven hours trip from Shenzhen.
Fresh Cake: Un baguette s'il vous plait
view.finder Says: Despite the Chinglish title, Fresh Cake not only delivers fresh cake but also is one of the few places to find a decent loaf in this city. Freshly cooked baguettes at RMB8 keeps breakfast and lunch cravings under control. Also on offer are some sweeter and stickier...
9 Square: Back to the future at 9 Square
view.finder Says: The latest development of the new elegent and modern Ganzhou, 9 Square contains Pizza Hut, Zara (coming soon) and a host of other higher end shops. Beneath the 4 floors of shopping is a new shopping centre which is clean and well laid out although it's too early to say how...
Yongannancheng Department Store: Mamma mia! Pasta bella...
view.finder Says: This is a new underground supermarket development close to Wenqing Lu and as a newly opened shop is still relatively clean and under-populated. It's worth keeping an eye on the shelves as new things seem to be being added every week. One of the more likely supermarkets in...
claude-andre Says: From the railway station you need a taxi to go to the town center. The taxi drivers refuse to use the meter and ask you twice the price of the fare.Elswhere in town, the taxis are metered and the drivers fair.
l_joo Says: Ganzhou tuxedo, is a mobile store at the riverside. Tuxedo or suit is a name imported from outside China, the Chinese called it 'Attire of the west' or 'Western attire', is not a racism calling, it was just an imported name back in the 19th century.So when you are in China,...
l_joo Says: Ganzhou riverside profession
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Boats-bridge is the first time for me, you can see the picture where boats were tied to the wooden fragments of bridge, each by each joined together to form a...
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Q: Ganzhou in Jiangxi Province?? I live in New Zealand but have an adopted daughter who was found at an address in Ganzhou. I would...
A: I'm willing to bet a thousand New Zealand dollars that nobody visiting VT's China Forum is planning a trip to Ganzhou anytime soon. It's a remote town in one of China's...
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Ganzhou means the city (zhou) of Gan, the word Gan is pronounced Kaan, not 'gun' firearms, remember G is always K in China, it is important to me but others probably don't bother. Main picture is a......
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Ganzhou is a small city by Chinese standards, I’d say something akin to the size of Nottingham where you can see the edges from the highest points and where the central district is walkable by day.......
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GANZHOU - a pleasant stop in South Jiangxi
South Jiangxi has not a very good reputation among travellers: boring towns, nothing to see, just a region to get through as soon as possible. It's true if you are looking for top sites and monuments...
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