Guangzhou is the capital and
a political,economic,scientific and cultural center of
Guangdong Province.It is located in the south of Guangdong
Province and in the north of Pearl River Delta,adjacent to
Hong Kong and Macao and South China Sea.It is a regional
central city in South China,a communication and
telecommunication hub,and China's "southern gateway" to the
world.
Location: located in
the south part of China , at the mouth of the Pearl River
Neighboring Areas : Hunan ,
Jiangxi , Fujian , and Hainan provinces; Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region, Hong Kong and Macao
Population : 6.66 million
Urban Population : 3.95 million
Area : 7,434 sq km
Nationalities : Han, Li, Yao
, Zhuang, Miao, Hui, Manchu and She
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| History: with a history of
2,200 years, regarded as the the earliest among the
international trade port cities in the world; built as Chuting
by the Chu people on the middle reaches of the Yangtse River
in the 9th century B.C.; established as Nanhai Prefecture in
the Qin dynasty and became Nanyue Kingdom in the Western Han
dynasty; the starting point of the Silk Road on the sea which
links China with the Arabian and western countries in trading;
the China's only foreign trade port at sea before the Qing
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Climatic Features: subtropical humid monsoon climate, hot and
rainy
Average Temperature: 21.7oC annually with the highest of
38.7o C and lowest of 0o C
Rainfall: annual precipitation 1982.7
mm, with rainfall concentrated in spring and
autumn
Products: paddy rice, potato,
wheat, corn, jowar, silk, sugarcane, earthnut and hemp
Tropical or Subtropical Fruits: banana, cirtrus, lichee, and
pineapple |
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