Canton Fair in Guangzhou

As a teacher in China we are sometimes oblivious to the opportunities that western companies are finding in China.  We come as educators and have a directive to teach our pupils the best we can at whatever subject we might deal with.

But, in the city of Guangzhou it is a hard thing to NOT know about the opportunities because this city has been the gateway to China trading for centuries.  The trading started long ago with people such as Marco Polo traveling the overland silk road, the Portuguese, and English, and as time went by the French, and Americans, and of course the Russians; China's neighbor to the north.

Modern trading takes a different approach than in the distant past.  But, the effect is the same.  Manufacture and sell low and take away and sell high.


The middle of October will bring incredible buying opportunities for traders who come to Guangzhou's Canton Fair. The fair is one of the most visited fairs in the world.

Chinahelp72, an American Chinese company located in Guangzhou, is a helping hand to those interested in a straight deal.  Because the work of trading revolves around translation between traders they strive to level the field and bring about a fair deal for the buyer.

Their slogan is "honesty is our policy" for good reason.  People who are their translators and go-between are given specific instructions to work for the buyer and report back to headquarters for debriefed by their bosses.

Sadly many Chinese sellers at the new Canton Fair have their own translators who are "on their side" and present information which is skewed towards the Chinese side.  Chinahelp72 is on the buyer's side and remain that way.

As an American Chinese company they know the ins and outs of this type of work and will take the buyer to a profitable conclusion.

Chinahelp72

Love Of Music in China

     When you wake up in the morning and you are lucky enough to live in a place where the birds still sing at daybreak you know that God has provided the inspiration of music around us, through his creatures.  Sorry to say in many parts of the world that natural music has disappeared.  But, man, in his simplest form, a creature of God, expresses himself through song for the sheer love of the sound he can create.
Noble Court, Clifford Estates, Panyu, Guangzhou, China
     I live in Clifford Estates, Panyu district, Guangzhou, China.  I look out my window each morning to a green forest on a hill opposite my apartment's 16th floor.  In the stillness of the morning from spring to late autumn I am blessed with the natural sounds mentioned above.  In my time in Suzhou, China I was blessed with the sound of buses and cars beneath my balcony.  But, here?  I wake to the sounds of birds, frogs, and on hot days the whirr of cicadas (or their Chinese equivalent.....probably speaking Mandarin).
     This atmosphere is the natural music which I spoke of, which inspires us.
     This morning as I sat on my balcony I heard the distant beauty of a Chinese woman singing.  Because of the distance I couldn't make out the words, but the song was classical in nature almost like a Christian hymn of my early days.  But, this song was sung solo.  No piano, no organ, just the beauty of a mature woman's voice drifting across the air in the same way as the birds were doing.  She was lending her voice to the mixture as another ingredient in God's symphony.  She wasn't being drowned out by motors, or loud speakers but simply singing for "the love of music".