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Guangzhouisthecapitalandthesub-provincialcityofGuangdongProvinceinthesouthernpartofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.ThecityisalsoknownbyanolderEnglish-languagename,Canton.ItisaportonthePearlRiver,navigabletotheSouthChinaSea,andislocatedabout120kmnorth-westofHongKong.Asofthe2000census,thecityhasapopulationof6million,andametropolitanpopulationof12.6million,[citationneeded]makingitthemostpopulouscityintheprovinceandthethirdmostpopulousmetropolitanareainChina.

WiththeGuangzhouMetro,openedin1999,GuangzhouisthefourthcityinChinatobuildanundergroundrailwaysystem.Currentlytherearefourlinesoperationalwithanambitiousplantoexpandrapidlywiththreelinesunderconstructionandfourlinesthatarebeingplanned.

Guangzhou'smainairportistheNewBaiyunInternationalAirportinHuaduDistrict,thatopenedon5August2004replacingoldBaiyunInternationalAirportclosetothecitycentre.

BriefIntroductiontoGuangdongProvince(YueforShort)

GuangdongislocatedinthesouthernpartofthesouthChinaSea,encompassingatotal179,766squarekilometres.Fromnorthtosouth,thealtitudesoflandformsdecreases.ThehighestmountainistheShikengkongpeakwithaheightof1902mabovesealevel.ThemountainandhillareascovermostofGuangdongwithoutmanyplains.TherearemanyriverssuchastheZhujiangRiver(PearlRiver),whichiscomposedoftheXijiangRiver,theBeijiangRiver,theDongjiangRiver,theHanjiangRiver,theRongjiangRiverandtheMoyangjiangRiver.Guangdonghasacurvedcoastallineof3368.1kmandmanyestuariesandmorethan651offshoreislets.TheTropicofCancerrunsthroughGuangdong,thesouthwestpartofwhichandtheLeizhouPeninsulaareinthetropicalzone,andotherpartsinthesubtropicalzone.Itiswarmandrainyalltheyearround,theaveragetemperaturerangesfrom19to26centigradedegree,theaverageannualrainfallismorethan1500mm,therainyseasonisfromApriltoSeptember.Abort130,000yearsago,theHomesapiens,theBeijingRiverMabaren,evolvedintotheXijiangRiverFengkairenabout12,000yearsago,andthentoBaiyuerenabout4,000yearsago.In214B.C.thefirstemperorinQingDynastybroughttheLinnanunderhiscontrol,anddivideditintothreeparts:theHanPeoplemovedintotheseregionsandtheCounty.Sincethattime,theHanPeoplemovedintotheseregionsandtheBaiyuePeoplebecamethemembersofChinesenation.BynowtherearealsomanyethnicminoritiessuchastheMiao,theYao,theHui,theManandtheSheintheGuangdongProvince.In1989thepopulationwasestimatedat60,240,000.Besides,therearealargenumberofGuangdongpeoplewhohaveemigratedabroad.GuangdongProvincewasfirstsetupin1370A.D.withGuangzhouasitscapital.PeopleinGuangdongProvincehaverevolutionarytraditions.ThefirstpageofChinesemodernhistorybeganinGuangdong(theAnti-imperialism'sOpiumWar),whichisalsothestartingpointofChineseDemocraticRevolution.AstheSouthGateofChina,Guangdonghasbeenopiningtotheoutsideworldforalongtime.Sincetheadoptionofopeningandreformingpolicyin1978,threespecialeconomiczones,ShenZhen,ZhuhaiandShantou,havebeenestablished,Guangzhou,Zhanjiang,theZhujiang(PearlRiver)Deltaareasandthewholecoastalregionshavebeenopened.Morethan100portshavealsobeenopened.SoGuangdong'stransportationisconvenient.Itsindustryisdevolopingandagriculturalproducts(rice,fruits,fishing,etc)areabundant.Itseconomyisdevelopingrapidly.

ThetransportconditionsinGuangdongProvincearefairlygood.Sofar,thewatertransportationhasbeenplayingaveryimportantrole.TheoceanshopsgofromGuangzhouorZhanjiangtoSouthEastAsia,Africa,EuropeandAmerica,andmorethan40portsinShanghai,Dalian,Tianjin,Qingdao,Nantong,Ningbo,Yantai,Fuzhou,Xiamen,Wenzhou,Beihaiandetc.GuangdongisalsooneoftheprovincesinChinawherethehighwayshavebeendevelopedintothenetworksallovertheprovince.Andtherearefourrailways:BeijiangtoGuangzhou,GuangzhoutoJiulong,GuangzhoutoMaomingandLitangtoZhanjiang.Theairtransportservicesaredevelopingrapidly.BesidesanairportinGuangzhou,therearesomeotherairportsinZhanjing,Shantou,Zhuhai,Shenzhen,Foshan,Huizhou,Wuhua,Meixian,Yangjiangetc.whichconnectwithallthelargecitiesinChina.Therearemorethan10internationalairlines.

ThehandicraftindustryinGuangdongisintheleadinthewholecountrywithalonghistoryanduniquefeatures.Asearlyas1870s,thehandicraftindustryinGanginghadbecomewellknownasguanghuo.Hardware(suchaskeys,knives,flashlights),umbrella,leatherproducts,furniture(especialthecarvedmahoganyfurniture)areallwell-knownintheworld.Amongtheartware,theivorycarving,gemcarving,ironcarving,porcelaincarvingandgolden-woodcarvingarewellknownfortheirexcellentdesign.TheGuangdongembroideryandtheChaozhouembroidery,oneofthefourkindsofbestembroideriesinChina,areknownfortheirbeautifulpatternsandexquisitecraft.Besides,therearealsoZhaoqing'sinkstone,Dongguan'sfireworks,Shiwan'sporcelainandXingning'sfoldingfan.

ThelocalcultureinGuangdongisalsowelldeveloped.ThemaindialectsareGuangzhoudialects,HakkadialectsandChaozhoudialects.ThereareGuangdonglocalmusic,Yueopera,ChaozhouoperaandGuangdongHanopera.TheLingnanarchitecture,Guangdongcookingandfolkcustomareallfascinating.Guangdongisaplacewithbeautifulmountainsandrivers,moderateclimateandmanyscenicspots.TheLuofuMountain,theDanxiamountain,theDinghuMountainandtheXiqiaoMountainarethefourfamousmountainsinGuangdongProvince.Therearealsomanywonderfulattractionsfortourismandholidaysallovertheprovince.

Guangzhou,capitalofGuangdongProvince,isoneofChina'smainindustrialcenters,coveringanareaof7,434squarekilometers,andwithapopulationofover6million.

GuangzhoustandsattheconfluenceoftheEastRiver,WestRiverandNorthRiver,withitslandslopingfromnorth-easttosouth-west,andanalluvialplaininthesouthandsouth-westparts.ItadjoinstheSouthChinaSea,andiscrisscrosswithriversandstreams.Ithassouthsubtropicalmarineclimatewithanannualaveragetemperatureof21.8degreeCelsius,rainfallof1694millimeters,andafrost-freeperiodof345days.It'sabundantinagriculturalandaquaticresources.Itsmineralresourcesincludecoal,salt,copper,iron,zinc,leadandlimestone.

Guangzhou'sindustrycoversmachinery,shipbuilding,textiles,sugar-refinery,householdelectricalappliances,computers,petrochemicals,lightindustrialproductsfordailyuse,rubberproductsandgarments.TheGuangzhouEconomicandTechnologicalDevelopmentZonesituatedinHuangpuhasalreadytakenshape.Guangzhouhasadvancedagriculture,aboundinginrice,sugarcanes,fruits,freshwaterfishandoilcrops.

GuangzhouiscommunicationhubofGuangdongProvince,withrailwaysandhighwaysradiatinginalldirections,andconvenientinland-water,coastalandoceantransport.HuangpuisthebiggestseaportintheSouth,rankingfifthinvolumeoffreighthandledinChina.Itsairportstandsalsointheforefrontinpassengertransport.

GuangzhouisSouthChina'sbiggestnational-and-foreign-orientedcitywithflourishingcommerce,andChina'schiefforeigntradecenteraswell.It'salsoChina'sfamoushistoricalandculturalcity.Thecitywithlongsummerandnowinterisalwaysgreenwithflowersinbloomalltheyearround,hencereputedasFlowerCity.ItsscenicspotsandhistoricalsitesincludeGuangxiaoTemple,LiurongTempleandWhiteCloudsMountainscenicareaetc.

EffortsarebeingmadetobuildGuangzhouintoaninternationalmetropolisfunctioningprimarilyasthebiggestfinancial,high-techandlightindustrial,aswellascommunicationandtransportcenterinSouthChina.

Location:locatedinthesouthpartofChina,atthemouthofthePearlRiver

NeighboringAreas:Hunan,Jiangxi,Fujian,andHainanprovinces;GuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,HongKongandMacao

Population:6.66million

UrbanPopulation:3.95million

Area:7,434sqkm

Nationalities:Han,Li,Yao,Zhuang,Miao,Hui,ManchuandShe

History:withahistoryof2,200years,regardedasthetheearilestamongtheinternationaltradeportcitiesintheworld;builtasChutingbytheChupeopleonthemiddlereachesoftheYangtseRiverinthe9thcenturyB.C.;establishedasNanhaiPrefectureintheQindynastyandbecameNanyueKingdomintheWesternHandynasty;thestartingpointoftheSilkRoadontheseawhichlinksChinawiththeArabianandwesterncountriesintrading;theChina'sonlyforeigntradeportatseabeforetheQingdynasty.

ClimaticFeatures:subtropicalhumidmonsoonclimate,hotandrainy

AverageTemperature:21.7degCannuallywiththehighestof38.7andlowestof0degC

Rainfall:annualprecipitation1982.7mm,withrainfallconcentratedinspringandautumn

Mountains:WesternHills,whichbelongtotheTaihangRange;Mt.Jundushan,inthenorth,whichispartoftheMt.Yanshan