Thriving Guangzhou

Two interesting nuggets of observation about China's southern city Guangzhou (广州) from Liu Yong's (刘勇) 媒体中国 (Media China, Sichuan Peoples' Publishing Press, 2000).

1. In the 1940s, youthful hearts were geared to Yan'an (延安, revolutionary base). In the 1980s, youthful hearts were geared to Guangzhou.

2. Guangzhou's Baiyun Airport (白云机场, pictured) is one of the busiest airports in China. There is a joke that goes like this. Someone was asked where he would go if he died. The reply was: "I do not know. But what I do know for sure is that no matter where I'd be, I'd have to transit at Baiyun Airport."