[Gay State Conservative]

My first visit to Guangzhou (once known as Canton) was in 1981. On the main boulevards one found,during morning rush hour,a number of old,broken down Soviet style buses,a few Soviet style limos and about 800,000 bicycles.

[zeestephen]

Re: Canton

Thanks for the translation. I had no idea Guangzhou was the new spelling. I thought Guangzhou was the original name of the huge industrial center northwest of Hong Kong.

What do they call the previously named Chinese dialect of "Cantonese?"

[11th_VA]

about 800,000 bicycles

Lol, Similar to bases in Korea, back in the day, when the work day ended (70’s);

[Mr. Jeeves]

My first visit to Guangzhou (once known as Canton) was in 1981. On the main boulevards one found,during morning rush hour,a number of old,broken down Soviet style buses,a few Soviet style limos and about 800,000 bicycles.

Today it's a few bicycles and about 800,000 BMWs and Audis. :)