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Kaiping is a unique historical gem located less than two hours south of Guangzhou that we highly recommend. The Kaiping Diaolou, dubbed a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2007, are beautiful fortified towers built at the end of the Qing Dynasty and into the 1930s. The buildings highlight a blend of Chinese and Western architecture that rose from wealth being sent home from overseas Chinese, and the need for increased fortifications to defend ancestral villages from ethnic battles and raiding bandits. On a recent visit to this beautiful area of the countryside, we sat down with Rocky Deng, owner of TK Space in Tangkou, to talk about his project and restoration efforts in Kaiping.
Every experience opens us up to new opportunities, as Sissi Liu can tell you. After working in logistics for over a decade, Liu took what she learned and applied it to tourism. The Jiangxi native has lived in Guangdong’s capital city, Guangzhou, since 2003 and founded Banana Tour to provide the international community with a unique array of tours to some of the province’s hidden gems. We reached out to Liu to learn how she got Banana Tour off the ground and get some travel recommendations.
What inspired you to start Banana Tour?
I was working in purchasing and logistics for a German company for over 12 years before I started running Banana Tour. I was given plenty of opportunities to organize company trips as well as arranging tours for visiting clients while at my previous job. With the purchasing and sourcing skills I gained, I realized that I had a knack for finding secret and nice places to explore, and I speculated that the expat community might be interested in weekend to