Guangzhou is a city with a long history of 2210 years. It became the capital of Guangdong province since Ming dynasty. Being close to the South China Sea and neighboring Hong Kong and Macau, Guangzhou has many beautiful sceneries and abundant traveling resources. It has the title of "South Gate of China" and used to be called as "Yangcheng" and "Suicheng". The long river of history left Guangzhou many places of historic interest and scenic beauty, such as the Western Han Dynasty Nanyue Royal Mausoleum Museum, Chen Jia Temple, The Temple of the Six Banyan Trees, Zhenhai Tower, The Guangxiao Temple, Sanyuan Temple, Five Celestils Temple, Huai Sheng Mosque, Shengxin Church, Nanhai Temple of God, etc. Each site is a vivid evidence of Guangzhou's long history and culture.

Location: located in the south part of China, at the mouth of the Pearl River
Neighboring Areas: Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Hainan provinces; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hong Kong and Macao
Population: 6.66 million
Area: 7,434 sq km
Nationalities: Han, Li, Yao, Zhuang, Miao, Hui, Manchu and She
History: with a history of 2,210 years, regarded as the earliest among the international trade port cities in the world; built as Chuting by the Chu people on the idle reaches of the Yangtse River in the 9th century B.C.; established as Nanhai Prefecture in the Qin dynasty and became Nanyue Kingdom in the Western Han Dynasty; the starting point of the Silk Road on the sea which links China with the Arabian and western countries in trading; the China's only foreign trade port at sea before the Qing dynasty
Climatic Features: subtropical humid monsoon climate, hot and rainy
Average temperature: 21.7℃ and annually with the highest of 38.7 and lowest of 0℃
Rainfall: annual precipitation 1982.7mm, with rainfall concentrated in Spring and Autumn
Mountains: Western Hills, which belong to the Taihang Range; Mt. Jundushan, in the north, which is the part of the Mt. Yanshan
Rivers: Pearl River (West River, North River, East River), Nanhai, Liuhua Lake, Li Lake, Dongshan Lake
Products: paddy rice, potato, wheat, corn, jowar, silk, sugarcane, earthnut and hemp Tropical or Subtropical Fruits: banana, cirtrus, lichee, and pineapple
Local Highlights: Yue Drama
Famous Guangdong Folk Music: Bubugao and Xiyangyang
Handcraft: Ivory Carving, Sandalwood Fan