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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) north-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.
537 – Temple of the Six Banyan Trees built. 878–879 — Guangzhou massacre instigated by forces loyal to Huang Chao. 1350 – Huaisheng Mosque rebuilt. [4] 1380 – Zhenhai Tower built. [citation needed] 1516 – Portuguese merchants arrive. [5] View of Canton with merchant ship of the Dutch East India Company, c. 1665. 1600 – Pazhou ...
Guangzhou: 4-211 Sacred Heart Cathedral of Guangzhou: Guangzhou Shengxin dajiao tang 广州圣心大教堂: Guangzhou: 4-215 Naozhou Lighthouse: Naozhou dengta 硇州灯塔: Zhanjiang: 4-218 Former Seat of the Leader of the Military Government in Guangzhou: Guangzhou dayuanshuai fu jiuzhi 广州大元帅府旧址: Guangzhou: 4-232 Shixia Site ...
Eight Sights of Guangzhou. The Eight Views of Ram City, also known as the Eight Sights of Guangzhou is the collective name for various collections of the eight most famous tourist attractions in Guangzhou, China, during different periods of its history. Collections of "Eight Views" is a common trope in Chinese travel literature .
The Guangdong Provincial Museum was located on 215 Wenming Rd. (23°07′26″N 113°16′37″E), in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, on which was the original site of Sun Yat-sen University. It was a provincial general museum, founded in 1959 and with a land area of 43,000 square meters. It comprised three major parts: the museum, the relic of the ...
Guangdong, [ a ] previously romanized as Kwangtung or Canton, 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 ...
A Cantonese gentleman in Qing-era traditional attire, c. 1873–1874. Cantonese people and their culture are centered in Guangdong, Eastern Guangxi, Hong Kong and Macau. Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong, has been one of China's international trading ports since the Tang dynasty.
Traditional Chinese. 報恩廣孝禪寺. Transcriptions. Guangxiao Temple (Chinese: 光孝寺) is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Guangzhou, the capital of China 's Guangdong Province. [1] As the special geographical position, Guangxiao Temple often acted as a stopover point for Asian missionary monks in the past.