Travel: China - Shenzhen, Guangdong

[verykiasu2010]

Guangzhou and Shenzhen are not suitable for kids and also adults


what is there to see ? nothing except run down buildings and dirty streets and messy roads…ceaseless honking

shop and eat ? many many other places are equally cheap and good

Not visiting Guangzhou and Shenzhen : nothing missed

Rather go to those places like Zhang Jia Jie or Jiu Zhai Gou or Lijiang and make your trip worth it. Many places in China are worth visiting but you can skip all the main cities except Shanghai & Beijing

I have been travelling in and out of China regularly and frequently since the 90s

[verykiasu2010]

atrecord:

Thanks... Personally I'm not overly keen on those places too, but DW suggested it based on familiarity, as she was there few weeks back, and said got things/places for kids... guess it's a case of whatever familiar then suggest...


Another reason is that we're likely going with my parents, and they will take the opportunity to go back to our hometown/village which is near guangzhou...

in that sense, SZ/GD might not be a good choice if it's based solely on family vacation reason alone, but given the situation, i'm trying to see whether it'll work out.

that would be a different justification

may be work it out in such a way that it is a \"drop by\", say on transit from Guangzhou to Zhang Jia Jie, just an example

[atrecord]

verykiasu2010:

atrecord:

Thanks... Personally I'm not overly keen on those places too, but DW suggested it based on familiarity, as she was there few weeks back, and said got things/places for kids... guess it's a case of whatever familiar then suggest...


Another reason is that we're likely going with my parents, and they will take the opportunity to go back to our hometown/village which is near guangzhou...

in that sense, SZ/GD might not be a good choice if it's based solely on family vacation reason alone, but given the situation, i'm trying to see whether it'll work out.

that would be a different justification

may be work it out in such a way that it is a \"drop by\", say on transit from Guangzhou to Zhang Jia Jie, just an example

Any idea what is the weather like in Dec for China? With all the floods now, places like zhang jia jie and jiu zhai gou to me is a no no.

[verykiasu2010]

December weather in China is very much dependent on where u go


It could be tropical / sub-tropical Hainan to minus 30 C in the north east near the russian border… and anything in between …lol


seriously in Guangdong, normal temp is just like HK in Dec, further north in Guangdong could be around 2C lower/colder

[berrie]

Think also consider how old are the kids…if too young,definitely not a good place to go.

must tink of the water they can drink…if still gonna milk feed, hard to find trustworthy drinking water.

And yar, someone mentioned abt the cigarette smell…it was terrible. I brought my few mth old baby to GZ/SZ then…and went to eat. After the meal, the whole stroller plus our clothes are all stenched with cigarette smell!

Plus its so crowded that its so hard to push stroller around in shoppg area…

[beehive]

Hi,

We were there in Dec 2008 on our own with our kids, 11, 8 and 4 yrs old. Our 2nd stop after Macau Venetian, enroute to HK Disneyland.

My kids enjoyed Happy Valley, Splendid China and Window of the world in SZ. The hotel we stayed was 5 mins walk to Window of the world and u can take the monorail to Splendid China. If your focus is on kids fun and not shopping (messy and can easily get lost), SZ is ok with the theme park.

[verykiasu2010]

beehive:

Hi,

We were there in Dec 2008 on our own with our kids, 11, 8 and 4 yrs old. Our 2nd stop after Macau Venetian, enroute to HK Disneyland.

My kids enjoyed Happy Valley, Splendid China and Window of the world in SZ. The hotel we stayed was 5 mins walk to Window of the world and u can take the monorail to Splendid China. If your focus is on kids fun and not shopping (messy and can easily get lost), SZ is ok with the theme park.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE hold on to your kids while there.......it is NOT Singapore......kids to get \"lost\" easily....so, short of telling you to hold on with an leash and an implanted chip .....

[fohope]

mckenzy:

i've heard that ShenZhen not safe for kids... go there with 2... come back with 1

you really scare me. I thought of bring there to shop and go to happy valley.

Have u been there?

[verykiasu2010]

KELLY2009:

mckenzy:

i've heard that ShenZhen not safe for kids... go there with 2... come back with 1

you really scare me. I thought of bring there to shop and go to happy valley.

Have u been there?

A cousin's colleague lost two kids there last year

Still not found

Also, a few years back, a Singaporean housewife (husband posted there) with the kid at a super market - just turn the corner at the end of the aisle in a super market : the kid just vanished.......they stayed in the same condo upstairs with our senior staff

Can bring kids - but hor, hold on for dear life if you are in public area. NEVER NEVER let them wander out of sight - even within a few meters

Don't know whether they use any gas / drug or not, they just able to get the kids off without any sound

[autumnbronze]

verykiasu2010:

A cousin's colleague lost two kids there last year

Still not found

Also, a few years back, a Singaporean housewife (husband posted there) with the kid at a super market - just turn the corner at the end of the aisle in a super market : the kid just vanished.......they stayed in the same condo upstairs with our senior staff

My GOD, serious!! :shock: :shock:

I am NOT bringing DS if I am accompanying DH for work purpose ...