Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
The Pearl River (Chinese: 珠江; pinyin: Zhūjiāng; lit. 'pearl river', or 粤江; 粵江; Yuèjiāng; 'Yue river') is an extensive river system in southern China. "Pearl River" is often also used as a catch-all for the watersheds of the Pearl tributaries within Guangdong, specifically the Xi ('west'), Bei ('north'), and Dong ('east').
A tornado struck the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Saturday, killing five people and damaging more than 140 factory buildings, state media said. The China Meteorological Administration ...
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 ...
Guangzhou's Five Rams Sculpture is located atop Yuexiu Hill. It was built in 1960 from more than 130 pieces of granite and is one of the city's emblems.. The sculpture represents the five rams who gave Guangzhou its nickname "City of Rams" and were formerly honored at its Temple of the Five Immortals.