The YPP workshop that took place in Guangzhou in China from 22-27 May 2016 was a great opportunity to get exposed to the rich historical and contemporary urban development of the city through one of its most symbolic sites. Both, the complexity of the site’s urban and spatial conditions and the inter-cultural networking was a real challenge to the teams of young planners that inspired the fruitful exchange of ideas and design approaches between international and Chinese participants. Thanks to the diversity of the participants that was crucial to cover the different facets of the site, their cultural and professional backgrounds and experiences the workshop ended with a good outcome according to the content of planning and design solutions for a complex site composition.