Guangzhou, also known as Canton, is a port city on the Pearl River, navigable to the South China Sea. The area is famous for the Chinese overseas, because it is the birthplace of millions of migrants, the Chinatown around the world, where many Westerners first step should be created in contact with Chinese food, social customs.
Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong province, 182 kilometers from Hong Kong, China is the richest and largest city in the south.Guangzhou is the commercial hub of southern China, and every spring and autumn fairs exports. Thanks to its strategic location, Guangzhou is a leading international air transport is in Bangkok, Manila, Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne. Daily flights, trains, ships and hovercraft go between the city and Hong Kong.
The topography is highest in the north-east, low in the southwest. North and northeast are mountainous with water to the south is an alluvial plain - the Pearl River Delta.Guangzhou enjoys a subtropical monsoon climate. There is neither intense heat in summer is not severely cold in winter. It offers a lot of rain and evergreen in four seasons. The average temperature is 22.8, the average relative humidity is about 68% and the annual rainfall in urban area is 1,600 mm.
Guangzhou is a famous cultural city with a history of more than 2,200 years. Already in the Chou period, in the 9th century BC, was the exchange between people BaiyuGuangzhou and the people of the State of Chu in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The name "Chu Ting", which was the first name of Guangzhou in the 33rd year of Emperor Qin Shihuang (214 BC) developed. Qin unified Lingnan, Nanhai prefecture (capital was under "Panyu" built) and the year of 226 to strengthen his government, said Sun Quan, the original two-part Jiaozhou Jiaozhou and Guangzhou, Guangzhou name was founded. If the Council was established in 1921,Guangzhou, the city it is today.
Three feudal dynasties, Nanyue, and Nanhan Nanming chose Guangzhou as its capital. During the Qin (221 BC to 206 BC) and Han (206 BC to 220 AD) dynasties, was a thriving city of Guangzhou. It 'was the earliest commercial port in China and was the starting point of the "Silk Road of the sea, beginning with the Han (206 BC to 220 AD) and Tang (AD 618 to AD907) dynasties.
Here are some travel GuangzhouInformation:
Guangzhou attractions:
White Cloud Hill Scenic Region
Chen Clan Academy
Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
Guangzhou Restaurant:
Banx Restaurant
Add:. # 151, Longjin Rd, West
Tel: 81815718
Guangzhou Restaurant
Add: # 2 Wenchang Rd
Tel: 81888388
Nanhai Seafood Restaurant
Add: No.350, Huanshi Rd, East.
Tel: 83806111
Guangzhou International Restaurant
Add: # 117, Liuhua Road.
Tel:86677513
Recommended Tours Guangzhou:
Guangzhou City Tour from $ 26
Pick up at your hotel lobby and transfer to Guangzhou to visit Chen Clan Academy. It is not only a great world cultural heritage under the protection of the country, is also a local craft Guangdong Museum. Continue to visit the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, a symbol of Guangzhou. After lunch, go to visit the Southern Yue King's Tomb Museum during the Tang Dynasty. The tomb has a history of more than 2,000Years and is the oldest structure ever discovered underground in southern China.
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