Guangzhou (also known as Canton, and less commonly as Kwangchow) is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in South China. Located on the Pearl River, about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou serves as an important national transportation hub and trading port.
Population: 11,071,424
Latitude: 23° 07' 0.01" N
Longitude: 113° 15' 0.00" E
Guangzhou (/ˈɡwɑːŋˈdʒoʊ/, also known as Canton, and less commonly as Kwangchow) is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in South China. Located on the Pearl River, about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) no…
Canton Tower (Chinese: 广州塔), formerly known as Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower (Chinese: 广州电视台天文及观光塔) and also known as Guangzhou Tower (Chinese: 广州塔), is a 600-metre (1,969 ft) tall multi-purpose observation tower in the Haizhu Dist…
New South China Mall (Chinese: 新华南Mall; pinyin: Xin huá nán Mall) in Dongguan, China is the largest shopping mall in the world based on gross leasable area, and ranked second in total area to The Dubai Mall. However, it is largely vacant. Unlike oth…
Port of Guangzhou is the main seaport of Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, China. The port is operated by Guangzhou Port Group Co. Ltd which is a state owned company. The company was established on February 26, 2004 from the former Guangzhou Harbo…
Pearl River Tower (Chinese: 珠江城大厦; pinyin: Zhūjiāng chéng dàshà; or Chinese: 珠江大厦; pinyin: Zhūjiāng dàshà) is a 71-story, 309.7 m (1,016 ft), clean technology neofuturistic skyscraper at the junction of Jinsui Road/Zhujiang Avenue West, Tianhe Distr…
Guangzhou International Finance Centre or Guangzhou West Tower, is a 103-storey, 438.6 m (1,439 ft) skyscraper at Zhujiang Avenue West in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Shamian Island (also Romanised as Shameen Island or Shamin Island (both from its Cantonese Chinese pronunciation)), is a sandbank island in the Liwan District of Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, China.
The Thirteen Factories was an area of Guangzhou (Canton), China, where the first foreign trade was allowed in the 18th century since the hai jin (海禁) ban on maritime activities. It is also referred to as the "Thirteen Hongs" or the "Canton Factories…
Tianhe Stadium (Chinese: 天河体育中心体育场) is a multi-purpose stadium in Guangzhou, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
Guangzhou Opera House (simplified Chinese: 广州大剧院; traditional Chinese: 廣州大劇院; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu dajùyuàn; Jyutping: jim2 zau1 daai6 kek6 jyun2) is a newly constructed Chinese opera house in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.
China International Trust and Investment (CITIC) Plaza (simplified Chinese: 中信广场; traditional Chinese: 中信廣場; pinyin: Zhōngxìn Guǎngchǎng) is an 80-storey, 391 m (1,283 ft) skyscraper in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic …
Tianhe District is one of the ten districts in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. In Chinese, the name Tianhe means a river in the sky or simply "sky river". It is bordered by Yuexiu District on the west, Baiyun District on the north and Huangpu…
The Huaisheng Mosque, also known as the Lighthouse Mosque, is the main mosque of Guangzhou. Rebuilt many times over its history, it is traditionally thought to have been originally built over 1,300 years ago, which would make it one of the oldest mo…
Chime-Long Paradise (Chinese: 长隆欢乐世界) is a major amusement park in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Opened on April 12, 2006, Chime-Long Paradise is the largest amusement park in China and boasts the 10 Inversion Roller Coaster, which pr…
The Aoti Main Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
The Republic of China Military Academy (ROCMA; Chinese: 中華民國陸軍軍官學校; pinyin: Zhōnghúa Mīngúo Lùjūn Jūnguān Xúexiào; literally: "Republic of China Army Officer School"; or abbreviated (Chinese: 陸軍官校; pinyin: Lùjūn Guānxiào; literally: "Army Officer Sc…
Guangzhou South (Guangzhounan) Railway Station (Chinese: 广州南站; pinyin: Guǎngzhōunán Zhàn), also known as New Guangzhou Station (Chinese: 新广州站; pinyin: Xīn Guǎngzhōu Zhàn) or Shibi Station (Chinese: 石璧站; pinyin: Shíbì Zhàn), is located in Shibi, Pany…
Nanhai District, is a district of Foshan, Guangdong, China.