Hong Kong and south China, 2 weeks - what to see ?

Hello,

I am going with my wife to Hong Kong next week. We are going to stay
there for a two weeks. About 6 days in Hong Kong and rest in South China
( I think Guangdong, Hainan, Guanxi). Is this a good idea to go to China
for 7-8 days ? What to see there ? Can we see anything in such a short
time ? Or maybe stay whole 2 weeks in Hong Kong ?

I would appreciate any suggestions

Best regards,
Hubert

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Hello,

I am going with my wife to Hong Kong next week. We are going to stay
there for a two weeks. About 6 days in Hong Kong and rest in South China
( I think Guangdong, Hainan, Guanxi). Is this a good idea to go to China
for 7-8 days ? What to see there ? Can we see anything in such a short
time ? Or maybe stay whole 2 weeks in Hong Kong ?


What would you like to see? There are scenic places, but I would not go to
Hainan myself. Others do. But I think it's a dirty place infested with
prostitutes. When you are in HK check out some travel agents and see what
kind of tours they offer and see what interests you.


I would appreciate any suggestions

Best regards,
Hubert

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 22:22:43 +0200, the renowned wrote:

Hello,

I am going with my wife to Hong Kong next week. We are going to stay
there for a two weeks. About 6 days in Hong Kong and rest in South China
( I think Guangdong, Hainan, Guanxi). Is this a good idea to go to China
for 7-8 days ? What to see there ? Can we see anything in such a short
time ? Or maybe stay whole 2 weeks in Hong Kong ?

I would appreciate any suggestions

Best regards,
Hubert

What interests do you have? Guangdong, Hainan and Guanxi are whole
provinces. I think two weeks in HK is too much for most people.


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PeterL wrote:



What would you like to see? There are scenic places, but I would not go to
Hainan myself. Others do. But I think it's a dirty place infested with
prostitutes. When you are in HK check out some travel agents and see what
kind of tours they offer and see what interests you.


I prefer scenic places. I don't like big cities like Shenzhen. I will
be happy to see Hong Kong but I would like to avoid big factory cities
in economic zones. I think there is nothing to see.

Best regards,
Hubert

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PeterL wrote:



What would you like to see? There are scenic places, but I would not go
to
Hainan myself. Others do. But I think it's a dirty place infested with
prostitutes. When you are in HK check out some travel agents and see
what
kind of tours they offer and see what interests you.


I prefer scenic places. I don't like big cities like Shenzhen. I will
be happy to see Hong Kong but I would like to avoid big factory cities
in economic zones. I think there is nothing to see.


I would substitue Guilin for Hainan Island. There are also a couple of
national parks you may want to visit. Again check out some travel agents
when you are in HK.


Best regards,
Hubert

hi Hubert

HongKong is almost the same as some big cities in the world. But HK has
more Asian frequence. But in mainland China, you can see and feel a lot more
chinese stuff than ever......

Bst Regards

Tom

...
Hello,

I am going with my wife to Hong Kong next week. We are going to stay
there for a two weeks. About 6 days in Hong Kong and rest in South China
( I think Guangdong, Hainan, Guanxi). Is this a good idea to go to China
for 7-8 days ? What to see there ? Can we see anything in such a short
time ? Or maybe stay whole 2 weeks in Hong Kong ?

I would appreciate any suggestions

Best regards,
Hubert

"Tom" wrote in message ...
hi Hubert

HongKong is almost the same as some big cities in the world. But HK has
more Asian frequence. But in mainland China, you can see and feel a lot more
chinese stuff than ever......

Correct. In China you will get more chinese stuff, whether you like it
or not. Suffice to say, after around two weeks in China, Hong Kong
doesn't look so Chinese at all (the same goes for Singapore, Kuala
Lumpur, and Jakarta, which Chinese are the majority in these cities,
eventhough they don't consider themself as Chinese).

Bst Regards

Tom

Guiling-Yangsuo is now very famous. It used to be the paradise for a few
people. But pple began to crowded that place now. No matter where you go,
you can see a lot of pple. There are still many places in China that can
provide similar scenery....

I heard that a new Macdonald would be opened in Yangsuo.........Too bad..

That place is too commercial now.

Desert Dweller wrote:



I wouldn't worry about spending too much time in Hong Kong- a few days
to see the best of it, but like someone said before, it is a regular big
city with rude people in it. I'd head straight to the train station and
get on a train to Guangzhou and from there catch a night train to
Guilin. When you get to Guilin take a mini bus to Yangshuo which is a
really cool backpackers mecca where you can hire bikes, go into the
hills hiking, climbing, good food, good weed and fantastic scenery.
After that take a bus to the Dragon's Back rice fields where you will
see amazing scenery and meet very nice people and stay basically in
their homes. It is very cheap and very easy. You could also fly to
Guilin from Shenzhen (or vice versa) which is more than 1/2 the price of
flying from Hong Kong.

Thanks for a info. Guilin and Yangshuo are the places I wanted to visit.
I am considering Yunnan teritories like Kunming, Lijiang too but I am
afraid 7 days it is not enough to visit all those places. On the map it
looks ok, but China it's a huge country.


Best regards,
Hubert