Guangzhou — Travel Guide
Guangzhou is the capital and most populous city of the province of Guangdong in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about 120 km north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km north of Macau, Guangzhou was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road and continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub. Guangzhou is currently, the third most-populous city in mainland China, behind Beijing (2nd) and Shanghai (1st); holds sub-provincial administrative status; and is one of China's five National Central Cities. Guangzhou is identified as a Beta Global city. In recent years, there has been a rapidly increasing number of foreign residents and illegal immigrants from Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, as well as from Africa. This has led to it being dubbed the "Capital of the Third World". ost of them are poor rural migrants, and they speak only non-Cantonese varieties of Chinese, such as Mandarin.
The best time to visit October to March.
By Air
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is about 28 km. from the city center.
In Guangzhou, inexpensive electronics, clothing, computers, and thousands of other products are on sale in the huge markets and thousands of shops. You'll see thousands of foreign shoppers and business people in the major wholesale markets, retail streets, new luxury malls, and at the Canton Fair. Here our are suggestions for the best shopping places for tourists and travellers. To tourists, the city is really a 'Shoppers' Paradise'.
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