We bought our tickets from Tian Zi Pier expecting to set off from there but were quickly whisked away in a van to Da Sha Pier to board our ride. We were fine with that but the family travelling with us, who had parked their vehicle near Tian Zi Pier, raised hell and wanted a discount. They looked to us for support but we replied in English that we could not speak Chinese. Heh...
This was what our ride looked like from the outside and from the top deck.
The powers-that-be in Guangzhou obviously know that this is a stretch that rakes in the tourist dollar. As a result, every building overlooking, every bridge spanning the Pearl River is uniquely lit up such that a cruise down the river in late autumn is to have the wind blowing in one's hair and the eyes bombarded by a brilliant spectrum of lights.
For once, I'll let the pictures do the talking, though once again, they do not even come close to being a poor substitute for being there in person.
It was quite a feeling sailing down the river being flanked by buildings bathed in gold and other bright colors.
But in the end, it was still the bridges which stole the show and got the most attention... And for good reason too...
Though the light show at Bai-E-Tan was not to be sneezed at either...
The good thing is that this is not one of those attractions which will be around only for the Asian Games, though acknowledgment of its impending arrival was hard to miss...
Do, do, do check this place out if and when you're there....
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