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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) 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.
November: Chinese National Games held in Guangzhou. 2002 Vitamin Creative Space founded. [28] Population: 10,106,229. [26] 2003 Zhang Guangning becomes mayor. Pazhou Bridge opens. 2004 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport opens in Huadu District. Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center built. Guangzhou International Women's Open tennis ...
Shanghai is China's most populous urban area, [8] [9] while Chongqing is its largest city proper, the only city in China with the largest permanent population of over 30 million. [ 10 ] As of 2020, there were 113 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in urban areas.
Guangzhou a sub-provincial city, the second most populated prefectural-level division of People's Republic of China and it is divided into 11 districts. Guangzhou is further divided into 135 Subdistricts and 35 Towns.
The China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone (the Guangdong FTZ) was approved by the State Council in December 2014 and started operation in April 2015. The Zone has an area of 116.2 km 2 and is composed of three areas, the Nansha New Zone in Guangzhou (60 km 2), the Qianhai & Shekou Area in Shenzhen (28.2 km 2), and Hengqin New Zone in Zhuhai ...
Guangdong [a] 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 province and its 15th-largest by area, as well as the third-most populous country subdivision in the world.
In 2023, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was the world's twelfth-busiest airport by passenger traffic, with 63.1 million passengers handled, and the busiest in China. As for cargo traffic, the airport was China's second-busiest and the world's eleventh-busiest.
The Guangzhou Metro (广州地铁) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in the Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, after those of Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai.