​"China's development is advancing by leaps and bounds. We feel proud," said an overseas Chinese visitor upon returning home after many years away.

A group of U.S. social media content creators paid a two-day visit to Guangzhou from October 29 to 30. After climbing Canton Tower, cruising the Pearl River, experiencing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments and savoring Cantonese cuisine at Beijing Road, they gained a firsthand look at the city's blend of modernity, culture and everyday life, and summed up their experiences with different tags, including "beautiful, friendly and developed."

As morning mist veils the river, the rainbow bridge rests upon the waves. A train sweeps across the river. Dawn glow slowly tints the sky. The sky, the water and the city awaken with the rising sun. Chasing the light, we journey onward.