Web Crawling: Guangzhou

Canton Chilling
(thatsguangzhou.com)

LOCAL LOWDOWN For the scoop on what's going on around town, try the website of this free monthly magazine. It covers everything from restaurants, bars, clubs, concerts to business events, and is the city living bible for expats in Guangzhou. Log on for Web-only features and weekly updates.

Fair's Fare
(www.cecf.com.cn)

KNOW ALL Need a database of all the straw-plaited products on display at Guangzhou's Commodities Fair? Looking for manufacturers of high-low carbon silicon chrome? Believe it or not, there is a website for you. Apart from a full list of exhibitors, it provides visitor statistics on previous fairs and contact details for the event's many organizers.

Faux Pas
(international.monster.com/workabroad)

WATCH IT When lunching with business associates in China, don't turn the chicken head. The local superstition says that if the bird looks at anyone but the host, the subject of its stare will be pink-slipped. This useful site is full of advice on etiquette in foreign lands—and confessions of travelers who messed up.