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2 days ago · Guangzhou, city, capital of Guangdong sheng (province), southern China. Its city centre lies near the head of the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) Delta, more than 90 miles (145 km) inland from the South China Sea. Because of its position at the meeting point of inland rivers and the sea, it has long been one of China’s main commercial and trading ...
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Guangzhou - Trade, Pearl River, Canton: The earliest known...
- Administration and Society
Guangzhou is a vibrant city. Large tracts of parkland, many...
- Contemporary City
Guangzhou came under the spell of its most illustrious son,...
- Pearl River
In China: The Nan Mountains …to the north and the Pearl...
- Zhongshan
Zhongshan, city in southern Guangdong sheng (province),...
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1 day ago · Guangzhou. Coordinates: 23°07′48″N 113°15′36″E. Guangzhou [a] is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. [8] . Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road. [9]
4 days ago · 101.6 TWh (366 PJ) (2018) The Three Gorges Dam ( simplified Chinese: 三峡大坝; traditional Chinese: 三峽大壩; pinyin: Sānxiá Dàbà) is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River near Sandouping in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, central China, downstream of the Three Gorges. The world's largest power station ...
4 days ago · Shanghai, city and province-level shi (municipality), east-central China. It is one of the world’s largest seaports and a major industrial and commercial centre of China. The city is located on the coast of the East China Sea between the mouth of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) to the north and the.
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2 days ago · Beijing, city, province-level shi (municipality), and capital of the People’s Republic of China. Few cities in the world have served for so long as the political headquarters and cultural centre of an area as immense as China.
- What Chinese language is spoken in Beijing?The residents of Beijing speak a dialect of Mandarin Chinese that forms the basis of Modern Standard Chinese (Guoyu), or putonghua (“common languag...
- What UNESCO World Heritage site is found at the heart of Beijing?The Forbidden City is an imperial palace complex at the heart of Beijing, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987 in recognition of its imp...
- What is the former name of Beijing?The former name of Beijing is Beiping (Pei-p’ing; “Northern Peace”). The third Ming emperor gave it the new name of Beijing (“Northern Capital”) du...
- How long has Beijing been the capital of China?Beijing has been the capital of China since the early 15th century, except for a brief period during the 20th.
- When did Beijing host the Summer Olympics?Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics for the first time in 2008.
5 days ago · Table of Contents. Guangzhou is the third largest city in China. As one of China’s major economic and cultural centers, Guangzhou boasts a population of over 14 million people. It is the capital of Guangdong province. Guangzhou serves as the political, economic, and cultural hub of the Guangdong province in southern China.
2 days ago · China: 7,444,000 City (sub-provincial) 12,183,280: 10,135: 1,202: 12,328,000: 1,826: 6,751 — — — Hong Kong Hong Kong: 7,429,000 Special administrative region: 7,298,600: 1,104: 6,611: 7,450,000: 290: 25,690 — — — Dongguan China: 7,360,000 Prefecture-level city: 10,466,625: 2,465: 4,246: 10,646,000: 1,759: 6,052 — — — Hangzhou ...
