Thank you so much for your reply. It was greatly appreciated. I was told that there were a lot of child kidnapping and tricky people that goes out of their way to harm us. So I was pretty surprised and relieved when I saw your review and reply. ??

Hi there! We had no reason to think it was more dangerous than any big metropolis. We took taxis and the metro, and walked around as you would in the areas of interest to tourists and didn’t have any issues to do with safety – more so with our lack of language skills =). I walked across the street to the shopping centres nearby alone and the streets were busy even at night – the area near the hotel seemed normal business type area with a lot of pedestrians. I have not traveled extensively in China but I am under the impression it is fairly safe, the risks being mostly pick pockets and tourist scams. I don’t know what you are referring to as “not safe for kids” but we didn’t get warned by anyone and saw other families out and about in most places we went to. Perhaps approach your embassy, look for bloggers or expat groups in Facebook in Guangzhou for more accurate information? Have a good trip!

The fish market sounds fascinating! We would love to go back one day and indeed, hire a guide to show all the hidden gems!

Thanks =)