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The Chinese abbreviation of Guangzhou is Sui (穗; pinyin: s?i; Jyutping: seoi6; Yale: seuīh). This city has the nicknames of Wuyangcheng (city of five rams), Yangcheng (city of rams), Huacheng (city of flowers), or Suicheng. Guangzhou has direct jurisdiction over twelve District of China|districts: Yuexiu, Dongshan, Liwan, Haizhu, Tianhe, Baiyun, Huangpu Guangzhou|Huangpu, Fangcun, Huadu, Conghua, Zengcheng, Panyu. It is believed that the first city was built in 214 BC, named Panyu (番禹; the locals pronounced this in Cantonese as Poon Yu) and have had a continuous occupation since that time. In 206 BC, it became the capital of Kingdom Nanyue (南越), and the city was expanded. Han Dynasty annexed Nanyue in 111 BC, and Panyu became a provincial capital and remains so until this day. In 226AD, the Panyu becomes the seat of the Guang Prefecture(廣州; Guangzhou). Actually, "Guangzhou" is name of the prefecture, not of the city. But people used to called city Guangzhou, instead of Panyu. Guangzhou was sacked by Arabs ¹ and Persians in AD 758, ² based on a local Guangzhou government report on October 30 758, which corresponded to the day of Guisi (癸巳) of the ninth Chinese calendar|lunar month in the first year of the Chinese era name|Qianyuan era of Empeor Suzong of Tang China|Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty. ³ During the Song Dynasty, Su Shi, a celebrated poet, visited Baozhuangyan Temple (founded in AD 537), and left his hand-writing "liu rong" (six banyan trees) to the temple, so the name "Liu Rong Temple". In 1711, the British East India Company established a trading post in Guangzhou. Image:Situationskrtchen_von_Kanton,_Makao,_Hongkong.jpg|thumb|300px|1888 German map of Hong Kong, Macau, and Canton (now Guangzhou) Guangzhou was one of the five Chinese treaty ports opened by the Treaty of Nanjing (signed in 1842) at the end of the First Opium War between United Kingdom and China. The other ports were Fuzhou, Xiamen, Ningbo and Shanghai. In 1918, "Guangzhou" became the official name of the city, when a urban council was established for Guangzhou. & Panyu became a county's name south of Guangzhou. In 1930 & 1953, Guangzhou was promoted to the status of Municipality twice, but two promotions were all cancelled within a year. Guangzhou was occupied by Japanese troops between October 12, 1938 & September 16, 1945. Guangzhou is located at 112?57'E to 114?3'E and 22?26'N to 23?56'N. The Municipality is part of the Pearl River Delta. The Pearl River Delta is one of mainland China's leading economic regions and a massive manufacturing centre. The GDP per capita was ?38568 (ca. US$4660) in 2003, ranked no. 8 among 659 Chinese cities. The Chinese Export Commodities Fair, also called Canton Fair, is held twice a year in Spring and Autumn. It was inaugurated in the Spring of 1957. It is a major event for the city. Guangzhou's main airport is Baiyun International Airport, a hub for China Southern Airlines. The New Baiyun International Airport in Huadu District opened on 5 August 2004. The Guangzhou Metro opened in 1999. Guangzhou is connected to Hong Kong by train and bus services. Express trains leave Hong Kong from the Hung Hom Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation|KCR station. They cover the 182km route in approximately two hours.
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In the next years it is planned to build the tallest TV tower of the world at Guangdong. National
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Guangdong Category:Cities in Guangdong category:Guangzhou| Category:Pearl River Delta ca:Guangzhou de:Guangzhou es:Guangzhou eo:Kantono (Ĉinio) fr:Guangzhou id:Guangzhou ja:広州 nl:Guangzhou pl:Guangzhou pt:Cant?o fi:Guangzhou sv:Guangzhou zh:广州 This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Guangzhou".
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