With an area of 7,434 square kilometers and a population about 10 million people, Guangzhou is the capital city of Guangdong Province. Guangzhou is located at the north of the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) delta, on the coast of the South China Sea and 182 kilometers away from Hong Kong. It is China's largest and most prosperous city in the south, an important seaport for foreign trade and a famous historical and cultural city over 2,000 years old.
Guangzhou is called “The City of Ram”, legend has it that five gods riding on five rams brought the first grain to the city, and thus bring the prosperous to the city. Since China initiated the reform and open policy in 1978, Guangzhou has developed with a rather fast pace and gradually become a major commercial, trading, light industry and transport center and a leading destination and ideal place for foreign investments.
Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) is one of the wealthiest and fastest growing urban centers in China and well known as the site of the annual Canton Chinese Export Commodities Fair, which attracts tens of thousands of traders from all over the world. As one of the major hometowns of overseas Chinese in the country, Guangzhou has more than 1.06 million of folks residing abroad, and 880,000 compatriots in Hong Kong and Macao. And they have made great contribution to the development of Guangzhou and the whole China.
Guangzhou's industry covers machinery, shipbuilding, textiles, sugar-refinery, household electrical appliances, computers, petrochemicals, light industrial products for daily use, rubber products and garments. The Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone situated in Huangpu has already taken shape. Guangzhou has advanced agriculture, abounding in rice, sugarcanes, fruits, freshwater fish and oil crops. Guangzhou is the communication hub of Guangdong Province, with railways and highways radiating in all directions, and convenient inland-water, coastal and ocean transport. It is South China's biggest national-and-foreign-oriented city with flourishing commerce, and China's chief foreign trade center as well.
With an annul temperature of 21.8 degree Celsius all the year round, Guangzhou is a beautiful city with ever-green trees and fragrance flowers and some other plants blooming all year round. It is well known for its flowers and potted landscape, such as salisb (michealia), sweet hibiscus, banana-shrub£¬jasmine, gladiolus, chrysanthemum, kumquat, among others. In 2003, a flower-auction with the largest size and most advanced facilities in Asia was set up in Guangzhou. So it also reputed as “The Flower City”.
Guangzhou is bestowed with green hills and clean waters, beautiful scenery and rich tourist resources. There are dozens of cultural tourist spots in the city, of which the most well known are Chen Clan Temple, Yuntai Park (in Baiyun Mountain scenic area), Five Rams Statue, Zhenhai Building (Yuexiu Park, Guangzhou Museum), Guangzhou Grand World Views, Sunny Dawn Over Lotus (Lotus Hill Tourist Area), etc. Besides, here and there stand monuments of the city's democratic and revolutionary past. For instance, the monument to the Anti British struggle at San Yuan Li is in remembrance of the 1841 uprising against a British invading force. The Huang Hua Gang Park keeps alive the spirit of the 72 martyrs killed in an uprising in the year of 1911 against the Manchu dynasty. The National Peasant Movement Institute is the former cadre-training school founded and run by Mao Zedong and Zhou En Lai in 1925-1926. The Guangzhou Memorial Garden is in memory of those who lost their lives during the Communist Uprising in 1927.
Guangzhou government is now putting every effort to make Guangzhou more prosperous and full of vigor. The whole city welcomes investors, tourists and any people with lofty ideals to come and have a look.
Guangzhou Attractions
Ancestral
Temple of the Chen Family,Bright Filial
Piety Temple,Evening Cuise
on Pearl River,Grand World Scenic
Park,Huaisheng Mosque,Orchid Garden
Guangzhou Tour
GZ-PH-01. Guangzhou
three days tour (includes hotel)
GZ-PK-01. Guangzhou
3 days private tour (excludes hotel)
GZ-PK-02. Guangzhou 2 days day
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One Day Guangzhou Tour
GZ-PO-01. Guangzhou
half day tour
GZ-PO-02. Guangzhou
one day tour
GZ-PO-03. Guangzhou
one day private scenic tour
GZ-PO-04. Guangzhou
city relics tour
GZ-PO-05. Half
day tour to see old steam train in Guangzhou
GZ-PO-06. Half
day tour to Guangyu Memorial Temple
GZ-PO-07. Foshan
one day tour
GZ-PO-08. One
day tour of Zhaoqing
GZ-PO-09. Zhuhai
one day tour from Guangzhou
GZ-PO-10. Shenzhen
one day tour from Guangzhou
GZ-PO-11. Lingnan
attractions tour
GZ-PO-12. Guangzhou
agriculture tour
GZ-PO-13. Guangzhou
shopping tour
GZ-PO-14. Fruits
tasting tour (litchi tasting)
GZ-PO-15. Zengcheng
one day tour
GZ-PO-16. Zengcheng
two days tour
GZ-PO-17. Huadu
one day tour
GZ-PO-18. Huadu
two days tour
GZ-PO-19. Huadu
three days tour
GZ-PO-20. Guangzhou Xiguan
two days tour
GZ-PO-21. Conghua
two days tour
GZ-PO-22. Panyu
one day tour
GZ-PO-23. Panyu
two days tour
GZ-PO-24. Panyu
three days tour
GZ-PO-25. Guangzhou local tour
GZ-PO-26. Guangzhou
tour of Chime Long Zoo
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Evening Private Tour
Guangzhou
Evening Tour of Pearl River Cruise
Guangzhou
Transfer Service
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Airport Transfer
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Railway station Transfer
Transfer
Service from Guangzhou to Nanhai Pingzhou Pier
Transfer
Service from Guangzhou to Lotus Pier (Lanhua Gang) of Fanyu
Transfer
Service from Guangzhou to Humen Pier of DongGuan
Guangzhou Translator
Guangzhou Tour Guide
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Local Tour
Guangzhou
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Guangzhou Conghua 3 Days Tour
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