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China's Best Run Airline, originally uploaded by brappy!.

Early on Sunday morning, my friend Scott met me at Hung Hom station in Hong Kong and we headed north from Hong Kong to Guangzhou.

I've heard lots of negative things about Guangzhou, so I wasn't prepared for much... well, after getting out of the station (Chinese train stations are always a bit chaotic), I discovered I really liked it. It has wide tree-lined streets, good food, it's cleaner than other Chinese cities, it seems to have some culture...

After lunch, we went to Shamian 沙面, site of the old trading houses, where European trade with China began in the 1750s. Now, it's the site of many families adopting Chinese babies. Or, at least, that's where they stay. It's kind of interesting.

After that, we went back, had dumplings and Great Wall wine for dinner (which I kind of like) and watched Veronica Mars, which I'd never seen, and kind of love.

The next morning, I flew from Guangzhou to Beijing. It was delayed somewhat but relatively uneventful.