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    Guangzhou - Wikipedia

    Guangzhou is at the heart of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area, the most populous built-up metropolitan area in the world, which extends into the neighboring cities of Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Shenzhen and part of Jiangmen, Huizhou, Zhuhai and Macau, forming the largest urban … See more

    Guangzhou, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and … See more

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    A settlement now known as Nanwucheng was present in the area by 1100 BC. Some traditional Chinese histories placed Nanwucheng's … See more

    Guangzhou is the main manufacturing hub of the Pearl River Delta, one of mainland China's leading commercial and manufacturing regions. In 2021, its GDP reached ¥2,823 billion … See more

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    When the first line of the Guangzhou Metro opened in 1997, Guangzhou was the fourth city in Mainland China to have an underground railway system, behind Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai. Currently the metro network is … See more

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    Guǎngzhōu is the official romanization of the Chinese name 广州. The name of the city is taken from the ancient Guǎng Prefecture after it had become the prefecture's seat of government. The character or 广 means 'broad' or 'expansive'. See more

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    The old town of Guangzhou was near Baiyun Mountain on the east bank of the Pearl River (Zhujiang) about 80 mi (129 km) from its junction … See more

    The 2010 census found Guangzhou's population to be 12.78 million. As of 2014 , it was estimated at 13,080,500, with 11,264,800 urban … See more

     
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  3. Guangzhou | History, Population, Map, Climate, & Facts

  4. Guangzhou not only has some of China's oldest temples, a millennium-old park, an imperial tomb of a southern kingdom, and complete preservation of colonial vill… See more
    Guangzhou not only has some of China's oldest temples, a millennium-old park, an imperial tomb of a southern kingdom, and complete preservation of colonial villas and churches on Shamian, but it also exhibits some futuristic structures and also an autopilot metro on Zhujiang New Town. Guangzhou boasts several historic parks ranging from a 1000-year-old lake garden to a green tomb for martyrs to a huge wetland dedicated to migrating birds from Serbia and Mongolia.
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