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Metro Line 3: Guangzhou East Railway Station Traditional Cache

Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

(AKA Guangzhou Niagra Falls)

Welcome to one of the most recognized stations on the Guangzhou Metro.  Whether you're getting off for a browse through IKEA or taking a stroll around one of Guangzhou's more central areas, this station has a lot to offer...including a mini Niagra Falls and this new geocache.


 

This is the 16th cache of a series of caches along Line 3 of the GZ Metro. The goal is to create an urban "Trail Cache" along this public transport line for those cachers who have trouble navigating the city. 

This cache series is dedicated to China Wong and Geo Wife who were the inspiration behind this series.

Get out of exit D and come up to street level.  This station is an interchange station with Line One and a major inter-city train station so expect a lot of people in this area.  When you emerge you may notice the previous symbol of Guangzhou which is Citic Tower, recognizable by the two pointy spears protruding from the sides of the building.  This building was Guangzhou's main symbol for years until Canton Tower took over this role in time for the Asian Games, around 2010.  

If you explore the area you will quickly discover the Falls which cascade over the side of the train station/Mopark shopping mall.  Your first challenge is how to find your way up to the crest of the falls.  You will quickly discover that many of the ways up are baracaded.  Once you find the top of the falls you should easily locate the cache.  

I hope you enjoy this rich area of the city and all it has to offer including 3 yuan hotdogs at IKEA :)

 

GEOCACHING IN CHINA NOTE: (applies to all of mainland China as of 2015) The coordinates of the geocache are correct, but the map will not display the "dot" in the right place. The actual location is usually east and south of the dot on the map.

在中国大陆玩“地理寻宝”游戏的温馨提示:地理的坐标是对的,但是App里面的地图不准。在地图上的那个指出“宝盒“的位置的小点就不会在正确的位置显示。但没关系!

This is why you must 你就必须:

Rely on the compass for exact location (for some reason it is more accurate than the map)
你一靠近目的地要更依赖指南针功能
Read all clues and description carefully.
仔细地读所有的线索(点击"Hint")

 

Come out of exit D, You should be able to navigate from there. 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fbzr pnyy zr pyvatl/ Fjvat bhg zl pnir qbbe naq svaq/ gung V nz unatvat

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)