You're listening to the documentary on the BBC World Service. I'm Linda Yu.

I'm here at Hong Kong's port which links China to the world. Behind me are massive ships carrying

stacks of colourful cargo containers full of everything from TVs to clothing. Last year China Africa Trade totaled hundreds

of billions of dollars and China has been Africa's largest trading partner for a decade.

Everyone knows about how China is changing Africa.

What is less well known is how Africa is changing China.

That's what we're here to find out, going behind the headlines

to see how Africans and Chinese are working and living side by side. This is the port city of Guangzhou just north of Hong Kong and it's here where the majority of Africans who have come to China, settle.

Africans from all over the continent arrive here every year,

but in particular, Nigerians, Senegalese,

and Cameroonians make up a large part of the population.

When you arrive here you're met with a vibrant scene of restaurants, street sellers, and small

lit- up shops.

There's a dense population with people moving in and out of each other through the streets.

These areas of the city have even been given the nickname Little Africa or Chocolate City.

Yeah, actually China is good. It's a lovely country, but just a language barrier is the problem we're facing in China.

I have many customers from Africa's.

There's same money to me.

I make other, I send goods to them.

I sell men shoes and children's shoes. I have customers from

London, from U.S. from Thailand, from Nigeria. From Ghana I have many customers from different countries.

See this fish here is tilapia.

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