Kaiping Diaolou area is farming region currently. It have tourist centre (but no informationi inside) and lots of farmhouse restaurant. It is lack of information talking about the Diaolou. Although I found some private guide talking about the history of Diaolou, she spoke Mandarin. Also, the road sign is not clear. If you drive a car to Kaiping, it is... More

I went to Kaiping and surrounding areas to visit and photograph the Diaulou in early November 2009. Flew into Guangzhou and had Pan Tower hotel arrange a pick-up. This was somewhat expensive at 600rmb, especially considering they arranged a driver for 4 hours on each of my tour days at 225rmb per day. You can see most everything in a... More

The Kaiping villages are absolutely worth the effort. You'll have to take a bus from Guangzhou to Kaiping (2h) and from there on to Chikan and surrounding villages but it is also easy to negotiate a fair price with a van-taxi once your are in Kaiping. I was there on a Sunday and there were just a few tourists to... More

They're well off the beaten track, even once you've arrived in Guangzhou or Shenzhen you need to take a bus to Kaiping and then another to the actual site. Tourism hasn't really yet taken off for individual travellers which is great in one way in that respect, you can explore the buildings quite freely and without too many crowds, though... More