Canton Tower: Officially Off My List. Terrible Experience!
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Wow, this is the longest comment I've ever received! Thanks so much for the detailed recommendations, that's really thoughtful of you! I went to the museum, and it was genuinely great!
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Hey sis, how long did it take you to get downstairs?
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We started queuing to go down around 10-ish, from the 107th floor. The elevator capacity is pretty small, so we waited for almost half an hour.
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What's the big deal about going up the tower anyway? Standing in such a tiny space just to look at rows and rows of buildings... what's the appeal, really?
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Well, because out-of-towners haven't been, and they always hear people talking about it.
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I was stuck in the same sea of people. They weren't even letting people into the subway, so I just ended up wandering around the base of the tower for ages.
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Yeah, it was a really long walk.
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It's like that everywhere when it's crowded. 'Can't even squeeze into the subway station,' 'drivers overcharging like crazy,' and 'getting home exhausted after 10 PM' – these aren't issues specific to the Canton Tower. You don't have to like the Canton Tower, but I don't think your reasons are fair. It's like experiencing Shanghai on a 5,000 RMB/month budget with its packed subways and fast food, versus experiencing the glamorous 'Magic City' Shanghai on a 500,000 RMB/month budget.
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That makes sense.
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Is the Ferris wheel worth riding?
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Honestly, you might as well go to Happy Valley. The tickets to go up here cost a fortune, several hundred RMB!
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Would it be any better on a weekday?
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But there's really not much to see up there, unless you don't mind spending over 200 RMB just to watch the sunset.
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Just go back to delivering your takeaways, mate.
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What's that supposed to mean?
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I went around the same time last night, and there was basically no queue; we got to the platform in 30 minutes. But honestly, it was a real letdown. Trying to get good night photos is pretty much impossible – every view is obstructed by pillars or the Ferris wheel cars. The experience doesn't even come close to the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai.
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And the management is worlds apart. Both are landmark TV towers, but one's heavenly and the other... well, not.
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@Squidward
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No way, it's not fun at all.