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Unpacked Minis, Five Questions: For One Writer, This Ancient Chinese City Always Feels New
Welcome to Unpacked, Five Questions, a new series where we go behind the scenes of one great travel story.
In this episode, host Katherine LaGrave sits down with author and journalist Bonnie Tsui, whose father has lived in Guangzhou, China, for decades. In the 2025 Culture Issue of Afar she writes about how a recent trip to the city transformed three generations of relationships.
She shares tips for first-time visitors, why you should visit Guangzhou for the food, and the ways one city can bridge past and present, family and identity.
On this episode you’ll learn:
• The ways that Guangzhou’s…
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