The 17th Asian Games has been open in November 11th, 2010 in Guangzhou, China. The government invested RMB 120 billion yuan on preparation of this Asian Games, including the constructions of stadiums, and the environment and public facilities of Guangzhou city. The government also tried the free public transit policy during the Asian Games. As the winter is coming in northern China, such as Xi’an Tours are cooling down as well. But Travel to Guangzhou is popular because of the warm weather and this Asian Games.
In order to encourage the tours to the Asian Games, the government controlled the price of flight tickets to Guangzhou. The discount is around 
60% off and the flights from Beijing to Guangzhou are 40% off. Also the government used to establish the free public transit so that the traffic situation will be better. However, this policy suspended after a week, as too many people were attracted by the free subway. Instead, the residents in Guangzhou received the subsidies for encouraging the public transit. Also, from the first day of this month, Guangzhou government applied the “odd-even” restriction policy to the vehicles on road. This policy is welcome by drivers. All the main streets are no longer jammed during the rush hours. In addition, the safety check became strict in railway station, airports and subway stations in Guangzhou.
The opening ceremony was fabulous and the theme was “From the sky to the land, human and nature are universal”. The stage of opening ceremony was Pearl River and the background was the city. Water is the key throughout the
ceremony. During the ceremony, all the athletes were taken by the boats to arrive at the stadium. The fireworks on that day were compatible with the highest television tower in the world. The firework was like the rainbows falling from the two sides of television tower. The idea came from the chapter of Genesis of Bible—the firework rainbow represents the peace. And the “counting down” part was also presented by the fireworks of numbers. The environmental concerns are also involved in this firework shows. All the materials are environment friendly rather than the traditional pollution ones. The closing ceremony will be in Sea Heart Island on Nov 27th. And the free tickets for rehearsal shows will be available for people.
If you are in Guangzhou, the dim sum is the must-try cuisine here. The “Morning Tea” culture has been a part of Guangzhou for a long history. It is 
actually the dim sum breakfast with proper tea. The “Morning Tea” includes small, middle, large, x-large dim sums. The small dim sum is generally the fried sesame pancake. The middle dim sum is fried dumplings, tarts, fried rice noodles, porridge, steamed steak, seasoned and steamed chicken feet. The special dish includes the fish wings dumplings. Another part of the “Morning Tea” is the tea itself, such oolong, scented tea, Pu’er tea, Tie Guanyin, and chrysanthemum tea. This is also a social method for networking in Guangzhou. It is like the pub culture in western countries. Instead of drinking, the local people gather together of tasting some dim sum and a cup of tea.
The culture in Guangzhou is quite different from Beijing and Shanghai. This is an old city with particular customs and habits, as well as the language. The Asian Games provides a good chance for the world to know more about Guangzhou. And the government has put a lot of efforts on improving the environment, traffic and public facilities. If you need more information of Guangzhou Flights, please check our official website.
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