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The Peasant Movement Training Institute or Peasant Training School [1] was a school in Guangzhou (then romanized as "Canton"), China, operated from 1923 to 1926 during the First United Front between the Nationalists and Communists. It was located in a former Confucian temple built in the 14th century. The site now houses a museum to Guangzhou's ...
The following is a timeline of the history of the Chinese city of Guangzhou, also formerly known as Panyu, [citation needed] Canton, and Kwang-chow. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Guangdong [a] is a coastal province in South China, on the north shore of the South China Sea. [7] The provincial capital is Guangzhou.With a population of 126.84 million (as of 2021) [8] across a total area of about 179,800 km 2 (69,400 sq mi), [1] Guangdong is China's most populous province and its 15th-largest by area, as well as the third-most populous country subdivision in the world.
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, the capital of Guangdong, hosts 83 institutions of higher education (excluding adult colleges), ranking 1st in South China region and 2nd (tie) nationwide after Beijing. [2] There are 8 national key universities under Double First Class University Plan in Guangdong, the highest in South Central China region and the fourth-highest ...
Ye (邺; 鄴; Yè), located within the present-day city of Handan, was one of secondary capital cities of Cao Wei (220–265), and the capital city of several regional kingdoms during Eastern Jin period: Later Zhao (319–351), Ran Wei (350–352) and Former Yan (337–370).
In 2003, the Guangdong government made a master plan for Zhujiang New Town to make it a new center of Guangzhou. According to this plan, Zhujiang New Town Plaza would be the cultural center of the city with a series of pavilions and public facilities, such as the Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou Opera House, Guangdong Library and an activity center for teenagers.
The Thirteen Factories, also known as the Canton Factories, was a neighbourhood along the Pearl River in southwestern Guangzhou (Canton) in the Qing Empire from c. 1684 to 1856 around modern day Xiguan, in Guangzhou's Liwan District. These warehouses and stores were the principal and sole legal site of most Western trade with China from 1757 to ...