Guangzhou Introduction

As the National Central City, Guangzhou has been considered to be “the South Access” to China

Release time : 2016-05-12 08:57:53

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five-star hotels; 477 travel agencies; as well as 49 A-grade scenic spot, among which 2 are 5A-grade and 23 are 4A-grade.

Welcome to Guangzhou!

History

Built as Renxiao City in 214 BC, Guangzhou is a famous cultural city with a long history. Early in the Zhou Dynasty during the ninth century BC, the “Baiyue” nationality here had already communicated with the people of Chu State in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and “Chuting” was established. “Chuting” is the earliest name of Guangzhou.

In 214 BC, Panyu (today’s Guangzhou) was administered by Nanhai County which was built by Emperor Qin.

In AD 226, Sun Quan (the emperor of Wu State) divided Jiaozhou into two parts: Jiaozhou and Guangzhou. Thus, the name of “Guangzhou” appeared. Until 1921, when the city hall was founded, Guangzhou became the official name of the city.

Guangzhou has been a prosperous metropolis since the Qin and Han dynasties; it has been a port of departure on the “Maritime Silk Road” since Han and Tang dynasties; during Song and Yuan dynasties, Guangzhou was said to be three times larger than Venice, a world-famous commercial city at that time.

In the Qin Dynasty when the closed-door policy was implemented, Guangzhou served as the only port that was open to the outside world. Besides, Guangzhou was the first foreign trading port.

Guangzhou was also a cradle for China’s modern and contemporary revolutions such as Huanghuagang Uprising and Guangzhou Uprising. Sun Yat-sen founded Huangpu Military Academy in Guangzhou. On October 14th, 1949 Guangzhou was liberated. In 1982, the State Council of China announced Guangzhou as a national famous historical and cultural city.

Guangzhou is also known as “the City of Rams” and “the City of Spikes”. According to legend, during the Zhou Dynasty, Guangzhou was beset with famine for many years and the locals lived a miserable life. One day, five