Guangdong is located in the southern part of China, by the south China Sea, encompassing a total 179,766 square kilometres.

Guangdong has many picturesque tourist places of attractions. If you want to appreciate the beautiful natural landscapes, climb Guangdong's four famous mountains: Danxia Mountain in the north, Xijiao Mountain at the South China Sea, Luofu Mountain in Boluo and the Dinghu Mountain in Zhaoqing. The highest mountain is the Shikengkong peak with a height of 1902 m above sea level.

There are also many rivers in this province including Zhujiang River (Pearl River), which is composed of the Xijiang River, the Beijiang River, the Dongjiang River, the Hanjiang River, the Rongjiang River and the Moyangjiang River.

Guangdong plays a key role in China's international trade and tourism. Cantonese people (people from Guangdong, Hong Kong or Macau) make up almost half of the total Chinese population overseas; So it is likely you would hear the distinctive Cantonese dialect and eat Cantonese food when you go to a Chinese restaurant outside China.

Facing the South China Sea, Guangdong province has a subtropical-tropical monsoon climate. The summers can be expected to be long and unpleasantly hot and wet. Typhoons hit this province frequently in summer and autumn and especially in the Pearl River Delta snowfall is extremely rare.

Yearly Frost-free period: 300-360 Days.

Average annual temperature: 19-26 degree.(20 degree for spring, 28 degree for summer, 25 degree for autumn and 12 degree for winter.)

Annual rainfall: 1,500-2,000mm. The rainy season is from April to September.

Yearly sunshine: 1,700-2,200 Hours.

Best time to visit: Spring and autumn.

Day 1: Arrive in Guangzhou. Check in to a local hotel. Lunch. In the afternoon, visit the Baiyun mountain. The climb up may take you more than 2 hours and at the Moxing peak, you can get a bird's eye view over the city. Stay overnight.

Day 2: In the morning, visit the Sun yat-sen Memorial Hall and Yuexiu Park. Lunch in the vicinity and in the afternoon, walk in the Orchid Park and the Temple of Six Banyan Trees. Stay in Guangzhou.

Day 3: In the morning, catch the bus to Shaoguan. Half day journey in the Danxiashan scenic area. Stay somewhere local overnight.

Day 4: Visit the Nanhua Temple and nearby Maba site in the morning. In the afternoon, catch bus back to Guangzhou. Then move on to Shenzhen. Stay in a local hotel.

Day 5: A whole day visit in the Window of the world and the China Folk Culture Villages. Stay in Shenzhen.

Day 6: Move on to Zhuhai for a one day trip around this clean and quiet coastal city. That draws a conclusion to the Guangdong trip.

Guangdong was the first province to implement China's reform and opening policies and this marked the beginning of its development to becoming the country's most affluent province. As a result, the province boasts the most advanced and complex transportation network in China.

By plane: In most cases, passengers land at Guangzhou's Baiyun International Airport. The airport is situated 12km south of the center of town at the foot of the Baiyun Mountain. Regular domestic flights to other major cities, as well as international ones are available. The second largest airport in Guangdong province is the Shenzhen International Airport, which operates frequent flights to other domestic and a few international destinations. There are also airports in Zhuhai and several other middle-sized cities like Shantou, Foshan, Zhanjiang and Meizhou.

By railway: Beijing-Guangzhou and Beijing-Kowloon are the two major railway lines that cross Guangdong province. It only takes about 24 hours from Guangzhou to Beijing on the fast train. Guangzhou-Shenzhen operates the fastest trains in China and since June 1999, there are two trains per day running between Guangzhou and Kowloon (Hong Kong).

By bus: Boasting the longest highway mileage in China, Guangdong province is well connected by road with adjacent Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan and Yunnan. Major cities are easily accessible by frequent and convenient bus services and express buses to Hong Kong and Macau are also available in cities in the Pearl River Delta area.

By water: Water transportation predominated in Guangdong before the 1950s. Water routes still play an important role in the province's transportation system. Cities along the Pearl River can be reached by passenger liners. There are also regular boats heading to Haikou (Hainan island), Hong Kong and Macau from coastal cities like Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai.