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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.
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 .
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)
[19] [20] Historically, Canton was also used for the province itself, [21] but often either specified as a province (e.g. Canton Province), [22] or written as Kwangtung in the Wade–Giles system and now most commonly as Guangdong in Pinyin. [23] The local people of the city of Guangzhou (Canton) and their language are called Cantonese in English.
City Map Image Guangzhou 广州 / 廣州: Pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Canton: Guong 2 zau 1 Yale: Gwóngjāu Jyutping: Gwong 2 zau 1: Population: 12,700,800 Area: 7,434 km 2 Density: 1,708.47/km 2: Also known to many English speakers as Canton, Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong province.
Haizhu District is located in the southern part of Guangzhou city. After the adjustment of Guangzhou's administrative regional planning in 2005, the northern part of Haizhu District is adjacent to Liwan District, Yuexiu District and Tianhe District across the Pearl River, and the eastern, western and southern parts are adjacent to Huangpu District, Liwan District and Panyu District respectively.
Port of Guangzhou is the main seaport of Guangzhou city, [1] Guangdong province, China. The port is operated by Guangzhou Port Group Co. Ltd which is a state owned company. The company was established on February 26, 2004 from the former Guangzhou Harbor Bureau. It was approved by the Guangzhou Municipal Government. It is currently the largest ...
Canton Fair Complex. The Canton Fair Complex (Chinese: 广交会展馆; Jyutping: gwong 2 gaau 1 wui 2 zin 2 gun 2), formerly known as Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center (Chinese: 广州国际会议展览中心; Jyutping: gwong 2 zau 1 gwok 3 zai 3 wui 6 ji 5 zin 2 laam 5 zung 1 sam 1), is located on Pazhou Island in the Guangzhou (Canton City) in the People's Republic of ...