How many districts and cities are there in Guangzhou?

1. Location Guangzhou-the capital of Guangdong Province, the center of politics, economy, science and technology, education and culture, and the largest coastal city in southern China.

Guangzhou is located in the south of Chinese mainland, south-central Guangdong Province, and the northern edge of the Pearl River Delta.

Guangzhou, adjacent to the South China Sea, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region, is the southern gate of China to the world.

Guangzhou is a hilly area.

The terrain is high in the northeast and low in the southwest, with mountains in the north and northeast, hills and terraces in the middle and alluvial plains in the Pearl River Delta in the south.

The Pearl River, the third largest river in China, flows through the center of Guangzhou.

2. Four seasons climate

Guangzhou is located in the subtropical zone, across the Tropic of Cancer. The annual average temperature is 20-22℃, the lowest temperature is about 0℃, and the highest temperature is 38℃. The climate here is pleasant, and it is one of the largest cities with the smallest annual average temperature difference in China.

Guangzhou has a subtropical monsoon climate with its back facing the mountains and the sea. It is characterized by warm and rainy weather, sufficient light and heat, long summer and short frost period.

In the same period of water and heat throughout the year, abundant rainfall is conducive to plant growth, which provides excellent conditions for Guangzhou, a "flower city" with evergreen seasons and blooming flowers.

The annual average rainfall is 1982.7mm, and the average relative humidity is 77%.

April-June is the rainy season, and August-September is the best season for tourism, with hot weather and many typhoons. 10- 12 has moderate temperature.

3. Area, administrative divisions and population

Guangzhou has a total area of 7,434.4 square kilometers, of which 10 covers an area of 37 18.5 square kilometers, accounting for 50.02% of the city's total area; The area of the two county-level cities is 37 15.9 square kilometers, accounting for 49.98%.

In 2005, with the approval of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the State Council, the former Guangzhou 10 District and Yuexiu District, Dongshan District, Haizhu District, Liwan District, Tianhe District, Baiyun District, Huangpu District, Fangcun District, Huadu District and Panyu District, and two county-level cities, Conghua City and Zengcheng City, were merged into Yuexiu District. Liwan District and Fangcun District merged into Nansha District; Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone was changed to Luogang District; Nansha Economic and Technological Development Zone was changed to Nansha District.

New Guangzhou 10 District and 2 cities: Yuexiu District, Haizhu District, Liwan District, Tianhe District, Baiyun District, Huangpu District, Huadu District, Panyu District, Luogang District and Nansha District, as well as two county-level cities, Conghua City and Zengcheng City.

The permanent population of Guangzhou is about 7.2 million.

4. History and culture

Guangzhou is a famous cultural city with a long history of 22 10 years, and it is one of the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities in China announced by the State Council.

In the long history, many places of interest, such as Nanyue King's Tomb, Guangxiao Temple, zhenhai tower, Liu Rong Temple, Nanhai Temple, Wuxian Temple, Huaisheng Temple, Chenjia Temple, Sacred Heart Temple and Sanyuan Palace, have witnessed the historical and cultural city of Guangzhou.

Guangzhou combines the essence of Chinese and foreign cultures and forms a unique Lingnan culture.

Lingnan School of Painting, Lingnan Architecture, Lingnan Garden, Lingnan Bonsai, Guangdong Music, Cantonese Opera, Cantonese Cuisine, Urban Landscape and Living Customs all reflect the features of Lingnan culture.

5. History of foreign contacts

Guangzhou has a long history of foreign exchange.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties (about 226 BC-220 AD), Guangzhou, as the origin port of the ancient maritime "Silk Road", had frequent contacts with overseas.

China's silk, porcelain, iron, copper coins, paper, gold and silver are shipped overseas from Guangzhou in exchange for jewelry, incense, ivory and rhinoceros horn. Guangzhou became the most famous trading port in the world at that time.

By the Yuan Dynasty (about 1206- 1368), there were more than 40 countries and regions that traded with Guangzhou.

In the Ming Dynasty (about 1368- 1644), there was an Export Commodities Fair in Guangzhou.

In the Qing Dynasty (1757), for a period of time, Guangzhou became the only foreign trade port, and foreign exchanges were more frequent. At that time, the famous "Thirteen Banks" were foreign firms specializing in foreign trade.

The prosperity of foreign trade has also promoted the cultural exchange between Guangzhou and overseas.

6. International twin cities

Since the reform and opening up (1979), Guangzhou has established sister city relations with 14 international cities in the world.

At present, Guangzhou has become a full member city of world association of major metropolises.

7. Transportation

Guangzhou is the transportation center of land, sea and air in South China.

Yangchengtong

Yangchengtong is an electronic toll collection system in Guangzhou. The card is the same size as a credit card and has a built-in chip. When in use, the card can be placed on the receiver to complete the payment process. It can be used to pay for public transportation such as buses, taxis, subways and ferries in Guangzhou. Guangzhou Metro offers a 15% discount on one-way ticket fare for Yangchengtong users. Yangchengtong can also be used in some designated supermarkets, fast food restaurants and all offline.

Motorcycle ban

From May, 2004 to Kloc-0, Guangzhou banned motorcycles from driving in urban areas in three stages.

In the first stage, from May 1 day, 2004, motorcycles are prohibited from driving in some sections of the central city except during peak hours. In the second stage, starting from June 5438+1 October 20061,motorcycles were banned for 24 hours on the main roads in the central city, such as Dongfeng Road, Jiefang Road and Renmin Road. In the third stage, from 65438+2007 1 October1,the central city was completely banned for 24 hours.

In addition, it is also forbidden to drive electric bicycles on the license.

7. 1. Ship

Guangzhou Port, the third largest port in China, is the main material distribution center and the largest international trade hub port in the Pearl River Delta and South China. Now it has trade with more than 500 ports in more than 70 countries and regions in the world, with an annual cargo throughput of1670,000 tons.

Huangpu New Port and Xinsha Port are located in the east of Guangzhou, at the mouth of the Pearl River, and both are the largest container terminals in South China.

Lianhuashan Port, Nansha Port, Guangzhou Development Zone Suigang Wharf and Zengcheng Xintang Port have opened passenger and cargo ships, and Huadu District has opened cargo ships.

Inland rivers can communicate with Guangdong and Guangxi provinces along the east, west and north rivers, connecting more than 0/00 rivers/kloc.

7.2. Land transportation

Railways include Beijing-Guangzhou double track, Guang Mao line, Guangzhou-Meizhou line, Guangzhou-Shenzhen line and Guangzhou-Kowloon quasi-high-speed railway, as well as Guangzhou-Zhuhai-Macao railway and Wuhan-Guangzhou passenger dedicated line under construction, forming a railway network extending in all directions.

Highway transportation has basically taken shape, with the urban area as the center, national highways 105, 106, 107, 324 and 205 as the skeleton, and three loop lines as the link, connecting all national highways, running through more than 97% of counties, cities and towns in Guangdong Province, and connecting with the highway networks of surrounding provinces and cities.

Urban transportation facilities and the construction of expressway have developed rapidly.

At present, the urban rapid transit skeleton network has been initially established: Inner Ring Road, Ring Expressway, North Second Ring Expressway, New International Airport Expressway, South China Road Phase I Project, Guangyuan East Road and four inner rings.

The average daily passenger volume of urban public transport in Guangzhou is 48 1 10,000 passengers.

Plans are made for the rapid rail transit network of seven lines, among which the special lines of the University Town in Metro 1 Line, Line 2 and Line 4 have been put into operation; It is expected that Line 3 will be fully opened by the end of 2006, and the newly built-Huangge section of Line 4 will also be opened.

7.3. Air transportation

Guangzhou Baiyun Airport is one of the three major international airports in China, with the highest passenger throughput in China.

Guangzhou New Baiyun International Airport is a key construction project during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period. Upon completion, it will be the largest, most advanced and modernized national hub airport in China.

It is planned that by 20 10, the passenger throughput will be 25 million passengers and the freight throughput will be10 million tons.

8. Overall economic situation

Since the reform and opening up, Guangzhou's economic construction has made remarkable achievements.

Industrial and agricultural production continued to grow steadily, and foreign economic relations and trade flourished.

For more than 20 years, the city's national economy has grown at an average annual rate of over 14%. At present, the GDP has exceeded 300 billion yuan, and the per capita GDP has exceeded 5,000 US dollars. Comprehensive economic strength ranks in the forefront of the country.

Guangzhou has become a central city with a solid industrial base, a developed tertiary industry and a comprehensive and coordinated development of the national economy.

8. 1 agriculture

Guangzhou agriculture is characterized by "high quality, high yield and high efficiency" and "specialization, commercialization and socialization".

Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and by-products have developed in an all-round way, and township enterprises have also developed rapidly, becoming the pillar of rural economy.

Guangzhou agriculture is transforming into modern urban agriculture.

8.2 Industry

Guangzhou is an important industrial base in China and a comprehensive industrial manufacturing center in South China. After years of development, it has formed an export-oriented modern industrial system with complete categories, relatively developed light industry, a certain foundation for heavy industry, comprehensive supporting capabilities, scientific research and technical capabilities and strong product development capabilities.

Among the 40 industrial sectors in China, Guangzhou accounts for 34.

Guangzhou industry plays an important role in the national economy of the city, and the added value of industry accounts for more than 1/3 of the city's GDP.

The output value of automobile manufacturing, electronic communication and petrochemical industry accounts for about 1/3 of the city's total industrial output value.

With the introduction of advanced technology, traditional industries such as textile, food, medicine and building materials have been upgraded, and many emerging industries and high-tech industries led by electronic communication, household appliances, fine chemicals and petrochemical industries have developed rapidly.

Guangzhou industry has obvious comparative advantages in the Pearl River Delta, South China and even Southeast Asia.

8.3 Foreign Trade

As the earliest foreign trade port in China, Guangzhou has a long history and occupies a very important position in the world.

The world-renowned China Export Commodities Fair (hereinafter referred to as the Canton Fair) has been held in Guangzhou since 1950s, and it has won the title of "China's first exhibition" with the largest scale, the longest time, the highest grade and the largest turnover in China.

Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center, the newly-built Canton Fair venue, will raise "China's first exhibition" to the level of a world-class exposition.

Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center is the second largest exhibition center in the world and the largest in Asia.

The total land area is 700,000 square meters, including 439,000 square meters in the first phase and 395,000 square meters in the total construction area. It is a multi-functional, comprehensive and high-standard international convention and exhibition center, which can meet the needs of international trade fairs, large-scale trade exhibitions and large-scale international conferences.

business

Guangzhou has many commercial outlets, complete industries, wide radiation, well-informed information and smooth circulation channels.

There are more than 654.38 million commercial outlets in the city, ranking first among the top ten cities in China.

Large shopping malls, large warehouse-type wholesale and retail supermarkets, night markets with lights and bazaars constitute a diversified market network.

8.5 Tourism

Guangzhou tourism has formed a multi-functional, multi-level and all-round service pattern integrating tourism, catering, accommodation, shopping and entertainment.

Numerous cultural relics, historical sites and cultural landscapes make tourists linger.

Guangdong cuisine with color, fragrance, taste and shape, as well as various Chinese and foreign flavors, have brought Guangzhou the reputation of "eating in Guangzhou".

There are many five-star hotels and many hotels of different grades.

"One-day tour in Guangzhou" has become a characteristic brand of Guangzhou tourism.

8.6. Financial and Insurance Industry

Guangzhou is one of the three major financial centers in China, with an active financial market. It is the central city with the strongest financing capacity in South China, and it is also the second batch of cities where foreign banks in China have liberalized their access.

Financial institutions have developed rapidly with complete categories; The pace of financial opening to the outside world has accelerated, and foreign-funded financial institutions have gradually increased; The scale of financial business is expanding day by day, and the level of financial services is constantly improving; The capital capacity is expanding and the types are increasing.

At present, foreign financial institutions have set up more than 30 branches and offices in Guangzhou; Foreign insurance institutions have set up more than 65,438 branches and offices in Guangzhou.

China People's Bank set up Guangzhou Branch in Guangzhou.

8.7. Real estate industry

The comprehensive development level of Guangzhou's real estate industry (including residential, commercial and office buildings) ranks among the best in the country.

Real estate development investment continued to grow rapidly and steadily; The source of investment funds for real estate development is relatively sufficient and the degree of marketization is high; Over the years, the city * * * has continuously invested huge sums of money in urban infrastructure construction, and various living and residential supporting facilities have become increasingly perfect, making the development structure of Guangzhou real estate industry more reasonable.

8.8 Telecommunications industry

Guangzhou is the information center of South China, and its information infrastructure is relatively perfect. It is one of the three major exports of long-distance telecommunications services in China, one of the three core nodes of the national Internet and one of the international exports, and one of the three major exchange centers of the national Internet.

At present, Guangzhou has built a high-quality broadband information network with high bandwidth, covering the whole city, reliability, safety, advanced technology and complete services, basically realized the laying of optical fibers to residential areas and some commercial buildings, and established business platforms such as broadband data and interactive video.

Guangzhou's local telephone program control, local telephone and mobile phone penetration rate all rank first in the provincial capital cities of China.

9. Army

Guangzhou is the headquarters of * * * and an important military base in South China.

/kloc-0 0. Education

Guangzhou has the largest number of universities in South China. Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology and other well-known universities are all in Guangzhou.

1 1. Historical evolution

Guangzhou has a civilization history of more than 4000 years. In the Neolithic Age, the "Baiyue" people here created Lingnan culture in Lingnan area.

In the thirty-third year of Qin Shihuang (2 14 BC), Qin unified Lingnan, set up Nanhai County, ruled Panyu and governed four counties.

It has been 22 13 years since the county Wei built "Renxiao City".

In the first 206 years, Zhao Tuo established Nanyue State and built "Zhou Shili" Zhao Tuo City.

In the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu Ding Yuan (1 1 1), South Vietnam was divided into nine counties, including Nanhai, and was ruled by Fan Yu.

In the fifth year of Wu (226 BC), Sun Quan established Jiaozhou and Guangzhou, with Jiaozhou in the south of Hepu and Guangzhou in the north of Hepu, hence the name Guangzhou.

In the third year of Liang Zhenming (9 17), Liu Li, my teacher stationed in Qingshui, established the Great Yue State in Guangzhou, with the name of Han, which was called Nanhan in history.

In the third year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1646), Zhu Yu proclaimed himself emperor in Guangzhou, with the title of Shaowu, which was known as Nanming in history.

192 1 05 February 15, Guangzhou municipal hall was established, and Sun Ke was appointed as the first mayor of Guangzhou.

This is the beginning of the establishment of Guangzhou.

1938101October 2 1 day, the Japanese army occupied Guangzhou, beginning a seven-year occupation period.

1949 10 June 14, Guangzhou was liberated.

10 year 10 On October 28th, Guangzhou people * * * was founded, and * * * was appointed as the mayor.

From 65438 to 0954, the central government decided to abolish the six administrative regions of North China, Northeast China, Northwest China, East China, Central South China and Southwest China, and Guangzhou was under the leadership of Guangdong Province.

1960 On September 20th, Guangzhou began to implement the administrative system of "city governing county".

Guangzhou was called "Chuting" in ancient times. According to historical records, as early as the Zhou Dynasty in the 9th century BC, the "Baiyue clan" living here had a close relationship with the Chu people in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The locals use "Chu Pavilion" to commemorate this friendship, which is the earliest name in Guangzhou.

In ancient times, Guangzhou was once the ancient capital of three dynasties. At the beginning of Han Dynasty, Zhao Tuo established Nanyue State in Guangzhou. By the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the "Southern Han Kingdom" appeared here; In addition, the "Nanming" dynasty mentioned in the literary masterpiece Peach Blossom Fan (founded in the late Ming Dynasty, the regime lasted only 40 days) also established its capital in Guangzhou.

Guangzhou is an international metropolis full of modernity, vitality and a long history. It is one of the first 24 famous historical and cultural cities in China announced by the State Council, and it is also an excellent tourist city in China.

Here are beautiful mountains and rivers, beautiful scenery, natural landscape and human landscape complement each other, and the streets and lanes set off the modern urban landscape, which is a place worth visiting.

Guangzhou used to be a tropical and subtropical forest in ancient times, and it is still a plant kingdom today.

South china botanical garden, Yuntai Garden, Liuhua Lake Park, People's Park, Luhu Park, Dongshan Lake Park, etc. Fully display the characteristics of southern gardens in China, with Conghua Hot Spring Scenic Area, Conghua Liuxihe National Forest Park and Zhang Furong Scenic Area in the suburbs.

The main local cultural landscapes include the tomb of Nanyue King, zhenhai tower, xiguan big house, the former site of Sanyuanli's anti-British struggle, the former site of Huangpu Military Academy, and Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, which can be used by future generations to remember the heroic deeds of their ancestors.

Important data

Abbreviation: Sui

Location: Located in the south of Chinese mainland, the middle of Guangdong Province, and the northern edge of the Pearl River Delta.

Adjacent to the South China Sea and backed by Baiyun Mountain, the Pearl River passes through the city, where the three tributaries of Dongjiang, Xijiang and Beijiang Pearl River meet and flow into the South China Sea.

Area: The total area is 7434.4 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 1443 square kilometers.

Division: Yuexiu District, Haizhu District, Liwan District, Tianhe District, Baiyun District, Huangpu District, Nansha District, Luogang District, Panyu District, Huadu District, Conghua City and Zengcheng City.

City flower: red cotton

City tree: kapok tree

City bird: thrush

Area code: 020

Postal code: 5 10000

Landscape: Baiyun Mountain, Yuexiu Park, etc.

Tourist attractions:

Baiyun Mountain south china botanical garden Luhu Park Luogang Scenic Area Yuntai Garden Sanyuanli former site of anti-British struggle

Guangxiao Temple Shishi Sacred Heart Cathedral Yuexiu Park (Yuexiu Mountain) Zhenhai Tower Liuhuahu Park Lanpu

Nanyue King Museum in Western Han Dynasty Sanyuan Palace Guangdong Provincial Museum Guangzhou Uprising Martyrs Cemetery Guangzhou Cultural Park Zhongshan Memorial Hall

Wuxian Temple * * * "One Big" Former Site Huanghuagang 72 Martyrs Cemetery Guangzhou Peasant Movement Workshop Former Site Guangzhou Zoo Xiangjiang Wildlife World Lotus Mountain

[Origin of city name]

Guangzhou is a famous cultural city with a history of 22 10 years, and it is one of the 62 national historical and cultural cities announced by the State Council.

According to historical records, in the Zhou Dynasty in the 9th century BC, "Baiyue" people here had contacts with Chu people in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and "Chu Pavilion" was specially built to commemorate this friendship, which was also the earliest name of Guangzhou.

In 2 14 BC (the thirty-third year of Qin Shihuang), Qin Shihuang unified Lingnan, and set up three counties, namely Nanhai, Guilin and Elephant, in Lingnan, with counties under its jurisdiction.

Its * * * county governs Panyu, Longchuan and other four counties.

Nanhai county government, that is, the seat of military and political institutions, was once located here, then called Panyu, and built a city here. This is the year when Guangzhou was founded.

In 226 AD (the fifth year of Wu Dynasty), Sun Quan of Soochow was divided into four counties, including Nanhai and Cangwu, from the original Jiaozhou, and Guangzhou was newly established. Because Taishou was originally in Guangxin (now Wuzhou and Fengkai), the name of Guangzhou was taken from the word "Guang" in Guangxin.

After the partition of Jiaoguang, Guangzhou moved to Panyu, hence the name Guangzhou.