The 3 Best French Restaurants in Guangzhou

Guangzhou, the host city of Canton Fair, China's biggest trade show. Thousands of businessmen would come to the city for trading. If you are the French looking for authentic French food in Guangzhou, here are the places make you just feel like at home.

Le Saint-Tropez French Restaurant & Bar (法国紫色餐厅）
Add: No.1 Jianshe 6 Malu, Guangzhou 510001, China

If you are a fans of French food, Le Saint-Tropez is must to visit place for you in Guangzhou. Le Saint-Tropez is a French resto-bar offering French staples such as steak-frites, and rack of lamb, as well as some tasty desserts, including crepes. In the evening, Tropez transforms into an impressive bar and lounge with plenty of draft beer choices, cocktails, and local Djs.

Orient Express French restaurant （火车头法国西餐厅）
Add: No.1 North Shamian Street, Shamian Island, Guangzhou, China

Orient Express is a french restaurant under french management. The cuisine is real and authentic French, and is not an approximate interpretation as is often the case in China at “western”, “French” or “Italian” restaurants. The restaurant has a large beautiful garden for outdoor dining. It also has a main dining room and two train wagons in the garden for romantic dining.

Jardin d'Olive (橄榄园法国乡村小厨)
Add: Room101,No.48 West Tiyu Road, Tianhe District Dongcheng District, Guangzhou, China

Jardin d'Olive is a casual small, romantic and French restaurant in the heart of Tianhe, providing an intimate dining atmosphere as well excellent traditional French dishes. It's known for its wide selection of fresh meats and seafood, salads, pizzas, and calzones.


Useful Resouces: Guangzhou Tour Guide;  Canton Fair;  Guangzhou Hotel Booking

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Budget Hotels for 114th Canton Fair 2013 Attendee

The 114th Canton Fair 2013 is approaching in Guanghzou city China. It is a very big business event when thousands of businessmen from around the world attend the fair. Its host city - Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, is one of the largest and most prosperous cities in southern China, which offers budget hotels with attractive accommodation facilities to travelers at low tariff. Among the many, the following three budget hotels could be on your list, all the hotels offer free shuttle buses between the hotel and canton fair.

1 Bai Gong Hotel

It is a budget hotel of medium size. The hotel has been serving travelers from all over the world for more than 70 years. Bai Gong Hotel insists the tenet of high quality service and reasonable price and keeps on offering satisfactory services to domestic and overseas guest.

It is very convenient for transportation, shopping and entertainment. Baigong hotel is located near the beautiful Pear River, with 40 kilometers to Baiyun airport and 5 kilometers to railway station. The nearby shopping center Shangxiajiu Lu Pedestrian Street and Beijing Road provide various choices for enjoyable shopping experience.

Redecorated in 2004, the Baigong hotel provides nice and clean accommodation with a total of 141 guest rooms. The hotel also provides various entertainment facilities including beauty salon, sauna & massage, night club and karaoke. Fucheng restaurant on the second floor serve the guests with traditional Canton dishes.

2 Paco Business Hotel Guangzhou Tianhe Branch

Paco Business Hotel Tianhe Branch, belongs to a business hotel chain, located in the thrilling CBD area of Guangzhou Tianhe District. With three minute walk to Grandview Mall, Tee Mall, Book Center, Computer Center and Grandbuy Mall, the hotel faces to Tai Koo Hui (a shopping mall gathering world-class luxurious products). Just 10 meters far away from Exit A of Metro Station Shi Pai Qiao, Paco hotel is standing on the metro station, enjoying a very strategic location. There is a 24 hour C-Store on the first floor, and a restaurant on the sixth floor. Behind the hotel, a food street gathers delicious cuisines from other places of china.

This well-designed hotel, with an elegant environment, has a total of 128 new rooms. All rooms share comfort beddings, central air conditioning system, 24-hour hot water supply, LCD TV, free domestic dialing and free Internet access. With good location, complete facilities and refined services, Paco Hotel is an ideal place for your business trip, shopping and traveling.

3. Colorful Days Hotel Guangzhou

Colorful Days Hotel Guangzhou enjoys a prime location. It is only 5 minutes walking distance to metro station, and takes only 15 minutes by car to Canton Fair Pazhou Complex, 6 minutes to East railway station, 40 minutes to Baiyun international airport. The back of Colorful Days Hotel Guangzhou is a big courtyard with 70% greenbelt, eyes of guests will be full of green grass and trees. Nearby bar street and exotic restaurants are there for your relaxation and enjoyment during your stay.

Useful Resource:  Canton Fair Agency &  Guangzhou Hotels Booking

For Those Who Is Going To Attend 114th Canton Fair

The 114th Canton Fair is coming soon. Since the fair is really big event for all the global businessmen, so in this article, let's talk things about the 114th Canton Fair.

Canton Fair Background
Well known as Canton fair, China Import and Export Fair has been held biannually in Guangzhou every spring and autumn since 1957. It was regarded as the largest scale, the highest level trading event around the world, which attracts thousands of exhibitors and purchasers every year. Now, it has been the most important platform for exhibitors to sell their products, and purchasers to import commodities from China.

114th Canton Fair Schedule

Phase 1 (Oct.15 - 19, 2013)

    — Electronics & Household
       Electrical Appliances
    — Lighting Equipment
    — Vehicles & Spare Parts
    — Machinery
    — Hardware & Tools
    — Building Materials
    — Chemical Products
    — International Pavilion

Phase 2 (Oct.23 - 27, 2013)
   — Consumer Goods
   — Gifts
   — Home Decorations

Phase 3 (Oct.31-Nov.4, 2013)

    — Textiles & Garments
    — Shoes
    — Office Supplies, Cases &
       Bags, and Recreation
       Products
    — Medicines, Medical
       Devices and Health
       Products
    — Food
    — International Pavilion

Venue:  China Import and Export Fair (Pazhou) Complex

Qualification of Applicants and Exhibits:
1 Applicants shall be the companies legally registered over 3 years (including 3 years) by eligible law in any country or region other than mainland China. Copy of the Company Registration Certificate (with company stamp) or other valid certificates shall be submitted. If the Company Registration Certificate is non-English or non-Chinese version, English or Chinese translation is required.

2 Exhibits shall fall into "The Exhibits Category (International Pavilion) of the 114th Session of China Import and Export Fair".

3 Exhibits shall be produced in any country or region other than mainland China. Certificate of Origin shall be submitted.

4 In view of traditional way of negotiating against samples, the exhibitors of Int'l Pavilion of Canton Fair shall be the manufacturers and traders who are in the position to provide the qualified Certificate of Origin for the actual and tangible goods. Any intermediary in any form is not allowed to set up in the Int'l Pavilion. (Resource by: www.cantontradefair.com)

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