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Canton is located in northeastern Fulton County at Illinois Routes 9 and 78 pass through the downtown together. IL 9 leads east 8 miles (13 km) to Banner near the Illinois River and west 27 miles (43 km) to Bushnell, while IL 78 leads north 10 miles (16 km) to Farmington and south 11 miles (18 km) to Little America in the Illinois River valley.
Guangzhou, [a] previously romanized as Canton [6] or Kwangchow, [7] is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. [8] Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road.
The name "Pearl River" comes from the pearl-colored shells that lie within the Pearl's riverbed as it flows through the city of Guangzhou. A 500 kV power line, suspended from three of the tallest pylons in the world, crosses the river near the Nansha Bridge. River Pearl and Canton Tower
A map of Guangzhou ("Canton") in 1920, showing the route of the "Canton–Hankow railway" from the western suburbs north along the Pearl River. In 1897, a concession for the Beijing–Hankou railway was awarded to a Belgian consortium backed by French financing. The British were then the dominant foreign power in China, and the Belgian ...
It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China. Having delivered 1.99 billion rides in 2013, [1] it is one of the busiest metro systems in the world. The current Guangzhou Metro system consists of fourteen lines: Line 1 (Guangzhou East Railway Station–Xilang)
Guangzhou a sub-provincial city, the second most populated prefectural-level division of People's Republic of China and it is divided into 11 districts. Guangzhou is further divided into 135 Subdistricts and 35 Towns .
In 1942, the "whole map of Guangzhou", when Guangjiu Station was opposite to Dashatou Island. In 1911, Guangzhou's second railway, Guangzhou-Kowloon Railway, was opened to traffic, and a station was set up in Dashatou. [1] [9] It was named Guangjiu Station, also known as Dashatou Railway Station, which adopted Western modern architectural style.
The Peoria–Canton Combined Statistical Area is made up of six counties in central Illinois. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area and one micropolitan area . As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 405,149 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 412,517).