Guangzhou is the South Gate of China. It is also the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in southern mainland China. Known by an older English-language name, Canton, Guangzhou is based on a French language transliteration of the name of the province in Cantonese. The Guangzhou Travel Guide declares that it the most populous city in the province and the third most populous metropolitan area in China.

Being the capital city of Guangdong, Guangzhou is the center of its political, economic, scientific, educational and cultural life. Guangzhou is located in the middle south of Guangdong Province, north of the Pearl River Delta. Covering an area of 7434.4 square kilometers (2870 square miles), Guangzhou is home to more than 11 million people, including a 3.7 million transitory population. Guangzhou is famous as a hometown for overseas Chinese. It boasts the largest population of overseas Chinese people.

Guangzhou Tourism

Guangzhou is a famous historical city. In ancient days, Guangzhou was the capital city for three Chinese dynasties: the Nan Yue (South Yue), the Nan Han (South Han) and the Nanming (South Ming). It is one of the 24 most famous historical cultural cities and tourist destination.

Today, Guangzhou retains its ancient customs, but is also a large city full of vigor and current fashions. Numerous tourists from all the corners of the globe come to this place to visit the popular tourist sights like the wildlife and national parks, museums, amusement parks, parks and gardens. The various festivals and events in Guangzhou also attract many tourists. To accommodate the tourists, Guangzhou has good hotel facilities and services.