I'm not a big fan of bus tours, but a day trip from Hong Kong to Guangzhou 广州(Canton) in Guangdong Province is an easy way to visit the People's Republic of China without the hassle of a visa. 广东
The flag of the People's Repubic of China
Market in Shekou, near Shenzhen, the Chinese Special Economic Zone on the border with Hong Kong
Construction in Shenzhen, 1996
Shenzhen is a "bridge" between Hong Kong and the mainland
Jiefang Lu, home to western fast food in Shenzhen
Xin Tau Yuan Hotel, Shenzhen
The checkpoint between Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and the rest of Guangdong Province
On the road to Guangzhou (Canton)
We stopped for lunch in Dongguan, a small city of over a million inhabitants
Gate in Dongguan
Crossing a tributary of the Pearl River (Zhujiang) at Dongguan enroute to Guangzhou (Canton)
Chinese military base on the outskirts of Canton
Road of the Car Parts Stores, Guangzhou
We were brought to the Canton Zoo to see the Giant Pandas, but we had to settle for a hungry tiger
Skinny elephant at the Canton Zoo
High rise building near the Guangzhou-Kowloon Railway Station