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Guangzhou is famous for the annually China Export Commodities Fair (Canton Fair). Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Centre located on the Pazhou Island of Guangzhou is the place to hold the fair. It has 16 international standard exhibition halls and 10.2 thousands standard booths. 1800 cars and 40 big automobiles can be parked in and near the centre. At present, the centre built in 2002 is the largest one in Asia and just second to the Hanover's one in the world.

Chinese Pinyin: Guǎng Zhōu

Location: Guangzhou is located in the southeast of China. It borders Guangxi to the west, Hunan to the north and South China Sea to the east and south.

Area: Guangzhou covers an area of 7.43 thousand square kilometers.

Terrain: Generally speaking, Guangzhou is located on hilly region and water area covers 10% of total area. The average altitude of Guangzhou is 11 meters.

Climate: January, with an average temperature of 12℃, is the coldest month and July, with an average temperature of 27℃, is the hottest month. Guangzhou Weather.

Number of Population: 9.95 million

Languages: Mandarin and Cantonese

History of Guangzhou: Guangzhou has a history of 2800 years. It has become an important port since ancient time. In 1924, Sun Yat-sen founded the Huangpu Military Academy in Guangzhou. Lots of famous generals ever studied here. After the foundation of People’s Republic of China, Guangzhou developed very rapidly and soon became the economic centre of China.

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