Guangzhou

Located on the Pearl River about 75 mi NNW of Hong Kong &
90 mi N of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200
years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road,
and continues to serve as a major port and transportation
hub, as well as one of China's 3 largest cities. Long the
only Chinese port accessible to most foreign traders,
Guangzhou was captured by the British during the First Opium War.
No longer enjoying a monopoly after the war, it lost trade to
other ports such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, but continued to
serve as a major transshipment port. Due to a high urban
population and large volumes of port traffic, Guangzhou is
classified as a Large-Port Megacity, the largest type of port-city
in the world. As of 2020, Guangzhou Baiyun Int'l Airport, the
major airport of Guangzhou, was the world's busiest airport by
passenger traffic.

Guangzhou is at the heart of the most-populous built-up metro area
in Guangdong, which extends into the neighboring cities of Foshan,
Dongguan, Zhongshan, Shenzhen and part of Jiangmen, Huizhou, Zhuhai
and Macao, forming the largest urban agglomeration on Earth with
approx. 47.6 million residents and part of the Pearl River Delta
Economic Zone. Administratively, the city holds subprovincial
status and is one of China's nine National Central Cities. In the
late 90s and early 00s, nationals of sub-Saharan Africa who had
initially settled in the Middle East and SE Asia moved in
unprecedented numbers to Guangzhou in response to the 1997/98
Asian financial crisis. The domestic migrant population from other
provinces of China in Guangzhou was 40% of the city's total population
in 2008. Together with Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen, Guangzhou has
one of the most expensive real estate markets in China. As of the
2020 census, the registered population of the city's expansive
administrative area was 18,676,605 individuals (up to 47% from the
previous census in 2010) whom 16,492,590 lived in 9 urban districts
(all but Conghua and Zengcheng).

In modern commerce, Guangzhou is best known for its annual Canton Fair,
the oldest and largest trade fair in China. For three consecutive years (2013–15), Forbes ranked Guangzhou as the best commercial city in
mainland China. Guangzhou is highly ranked as an Alpha- (global
first-tier) city together with San Francisco and Stockholm. It is a
leading financial centre in the Asia-Pacific region and ranks 21st
globally in the 2020 Global Financial Centres Index. As an important international city, Guangzhou has hosted numerous international and
national sporting events, the most notable being the 2010 Asian Games,
the 2010 Asian Para Games, and the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The
city hosts 65 foreign representatives, making it the third major city
to host more foreign representatives than any other cities in China
after Beijing and Shanghai. As of 2020, Guangzhou ranks 10th in the
world and 5th in China (after Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Shenzhen)
for the number of billionaire residents by the Hurun Global Rich List.

Guangzhou is a major centre of research and innovation in the
Asia-Pacific with a high level of scientific research output,
ranking 14th globally, 6th in the Asia-Pacific and 4th in China
(after Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing), and is home to many of china's
most prestigious universities, including Sun Yat-sen University, South
China U. of Technology, Jinan U., South China Normal U., South China Agricultural U., Guangzhou U., Southern Medical U., Guangdong U. of Technology, Guangzhou Medical U., Guangzhou U. of Chinese Medicine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou

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On Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 5:57:28 AM UTC+8, David P. wrote:

Guangzhou

Located on the Pearl River about 75 mi NNW of Hong Kong &
90 mi N of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200
years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road,
and continues to serve as a major port and transportation
hub, as well as one of China's 3 largest cities. Long the
only Chinese port accessible to most foreign traders,
Guangzhou was captured by the British during the First Opium War.
No longer enjoying a monopoly after the war, it lost trade to
other ports such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, but continued to
serve as a major transshipment port. Due to a high urban
population and large volumes of port traffic, Guangzhou is
classified as a Large-Port Megacity, the largest type of port-city
in the world. As of 2020, Guangzhou Baiyun Int'l Airport, the
major airport of Guangzhou, was the world's busiest airport by
passenger traffic.

Guangzhou is at the heart of the most-populous built-up metro area
in Guangdong, which extends into the neighboring cities of Foshan,
Dongguan, Zhongshan, Shenzhen and part of Jiangmen, Huizhou, Zhuhai
and Macao, forming the largest urban agglomeration on Earth with
approx. 47.6 million residents and part of the Pearl River Delta
Economic Zone. Administratively, the city holds subprovincial
status and is one of China's nine National Central Cities. In the
late 90s and early 00s, nationals of sub-Saharan Africa who had
initially settled in the Middle East and SE Asia moved in
unprecedented numbers to Guangzhou in response to the 1997/98
Asian financial crisis. The domestic migrant population from other
provinces of China in Guangzhou was 40% of the city's total population
in 2008. Together with Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen, Guangzhou has
one of the most expensive real estate markets in China. As of the
2020 census, the registered population of the city's expansive administrative area was 18,676,605 individuals (up to 47% from the
previous census in 2010) whom 16,492,590 lived in 9 urban districts
(all but Conghua and Zengcheng).

In modern commerce, Guangzhou is best known for its annual Canton Fair,
the oldest and largest trade fair in China. For three consecutive years (2013–15), Forbes ranked Guangzhou as the best commercial city in
mainland China. Guangzhou is highly ranked as an Alpha- (global
first-tier) city together with San Francisco and Stockholm. It is a
leading financial centre in the Asia-Pacific region and ranks 21st
globally in the 2020 Global Financial Centres Index. As an important international city, Guangzhou has hosted numerous international and
national sporting events, the most notable being the 2010 Asian Games,
the 2010 Asian Para Games, and the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The
city hosts 65 foreign representatives, making it the third major city
to host more foreign representatives than any other cities in China
after Beijing and Shanghai. As of 2020, Guangzhou ranks 10th in the
world and 5th in China (after Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Shenzhen)
for the number of billionaire residents by the Hurun Global Rich List.

Guangzhou is a major centre of research and innovation in the
Asia-Pacific with a high level of scientific research output,
ranking 14th globally, 6th in the Asia-Pacific and 4th in China
(after Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing), and is home to many of china's
most prestigious universities, including Sun Yat-sen University, South
China U. of Technology, Jinan U., South China Normal U., South China Agricultural U., Guangzhou U., Southern Medical U., Guangdong U. of Technology, Guangzhou Medical U., Guangzhou U. of Chinese Medicine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou

Guangzhou is indeed ranked no.10 in the world in 2020 and no.5 in China for the number of billionaire residents in the world by the Hurun Global Rich List. A commercial visit to its well-known annual Canton trade in Guangzhou not long ago showed that
Guangzhou has thousands and thousands of businesses and trades for a variety of industries connected up to showcase their products and services to the world. They even have many shipping agents in different corner of the huge Canton fair to check in your
purchases and your packed goods and ship them instantly for you by your choice of airfreight or sea freight to your country. The rows and rows of food and entertainment spots across all the cities of Guangzhou really razzle-dazzle millions of tourists
and business travelers to unwind and entertain in their visits to all the cities of Guangzhou. There are thousands of wonderful pictures of Guangzhou can be found in the internet. But a visit is seeing is believing.

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On Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 2:57:28 PM UTC-7, David P. wrote:

Guangzhou

Located on the Pearl River about 75 mi NNW of Hong Kong &
90 mi N of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200
years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road,
and continues to serve as a major port and transportation
hub, as well as one of China's 3 largest cities. Long the
only Chinese port accessible to most foreign traders,
Guangzhou was captured by the British during the First Opium War.
No longer enjoying a monopoly after the war, it lost trade to
other ports such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, but continued to
serve as a major transshipment port. Due to a high urban
population and large volumes of port traffic, Guangzhou is
classified as a Large-Port Megacity, the largest type of port-city
in the world. As of 2020, Guangzhou Baiyun Int'l Airport, the
major airport of Guangzhou, was the world's busiest airport by
passenger traffic.

Guangzhou is at the heart of the most-populous built-up metro area
in Guangdong, which extends into the neighboring cities of Foshan,
Dongguan, Zhongshan, Shenzhen and part of Jiangmen, Huizhou, Zhuhai
and Macao, forming the largest urban agglomeration on Earth with
approx. 47.6 million residents and part of the Pearl River Delta
Economic Zone. Administratively, the city holds subprovincial
status and is one of China's nine National Central Cities. In the
late 90s and early 00s, nationals of sub-Saharan Africa who had
initially settled in the Middle East and SE Asia moved in
unprecedented numbers to Guangzhou in response to the 1997/98
Asian financial crisis. The domestic migrant population from other
provinces of China in Guangzhou was 40% of the city's total population
in 2008. Together with Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen, Guangzhou has
one of the most expensive real estate markets in China. As of the
2020 census, the registered population of the city's expansive administrative area was 18,676,605 individuals (up to 47% from the
previous census in 2010) whom 16,492,590 lived in 9 urban districts
(all but Conghua and Zengcheng).

In modern commerce, Guangzhou is best known for its annual Canton Fair,
the oldest and largest trade fair in China. For three consecutive years (2013–15), Forbes ranked Guangzhou as the best commercial city in
mainland China. Guangzhou is highly ranked as an Alpha- (global
first-tier) city together with San Francisco and Stockholm. It is a
leading financial centre in the Asia-Pacific region and ranks 21st
globally in the 2020 Global Financial Centres Index. As an important international city, Guangzhou has hosted numerous international and
national sporting events, the most notable being the 2010 Asian Games,
the 2010 Asian Para Games, and the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The
city hosts 65 foreign representatives, making it the third major city
to host more foreign representatives than any other cities in China
after Beijing and Shanghai. As of 2020, Guangzhou ranks 10th in the
world and 5th in China (after Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Shenzhen)
for the number of billionaire residents by the Hurun Global Rich List.

Guangzhou is a major centre of research and innovation in the
Asia-Pacific with a high level of scientific research output,
ranking 14th globally, 6th in the Asia-Pacific and 4th in China
(after Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing), and is home to many of china's
most prestigious universities, including Sun Yat-sen University, South
China U. of Technology, Jinan U., South China Normal U., South China Agricultural U., Guangzhou U., Southern Medical U., Guangdong U. of Technology, Guangzhou Medical U., Guangzhou U. of Chinese Medicine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou

Yes, Canton, as it used to be known, is a great part of China, near HK. Now we call it Guangzhou, but we still say Cantonese.

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