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How many kilometers is it from Wuxi to Guangzhou?

The flight mileage from Wuxi to Guangzhou is 1,365 kilometers and the flight time is 2 hours and 7 minutes.

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Guangzhou, referred to as Sui, also known as Yangcheng and Huacheng, is the capital of Guangdong Province, a sub-provincial city, a national central city, a megacity, an international metropolis, and an international trade city. Center, international comprehensive transportation hub, national comprehensive gateway city, one of the first batch of coastal open cities, and the headquarters of the Southern Theater Command. Guangzhou is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province, on the northern edge of the Pearl River Delta, on the edge of the South China Sea, close to Hong Kong and Macau. It is China’s southern gate to the world, the core city of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Pan-Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, and the hub of the Belt and Road Initiative. City.

Guangzhou is a national historical and cultural city. Since the Qin Dynasty, Guangzhou has been the administrative center of county, state and prefectural governments. It has always been the political, military, economic, cultural and scientific and educational center of South China. It is also the center of Lingnan. The birthplace and prosperity of culture. Guangzhou has been the main port of the Maritime Silk Road since the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, it became China's largest port and a world-famous oriental port city. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was China's only major foreign trade port and the only one in the world that has been prosperous for more than 2,000 years. An everlasting port.

Guangzhou has a total area of ??7,434 square kilometers, governs 11 municipal districts, and has a population of 20.15 million. It is the largest city in South China. Guangzhou is rated as a first-tier city in the world by the global authoritative organization GaWC. The "China Import and Export Fair" held in Guangzhou every year attracts a large number of merchants and a large number of investments from foreign-funded enterprises and Fortune 500 companies. Guangzhou has more than 8,700 national high-tech enterprises, ranking among the top three in the country. Guangzhou has gathered 80% of the province's universities and 70% of its scientific and technological personnel, and the total number of college students ranks first in the country. ?

Guangzhou’s total retail sales of consumer goods, total household deposits (resident savings deposits), and per capita household deposits all rank among the top three in the country, and its per capita disposable income ranks first in the province. Guangzhou’s human development index ranks first in China. Forbes' 2017 "Ranking of the Best Business Cities in Mainland China" ranked second; it ranked third in the list of China's Top 100 Cities.

The total urban area under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou is 7,434.4 square kilometers. The city-level coordinating areas are Yuexiu, Haizhu, Liwan, Tianhe, Baiyun, Huangpu and Nansha, referred to as the "Old Seven Districts". Dongshan, Fangcun, and Luogang were originally one of the old seven districts, but were later abolished due to mergers, and Nansha was part of the new old seven districts. The Old Fourth District originally referred to Yuexiu District, Dongshan District, Haizhu District, and Liwan District. However, after the regional adjustment, the Old Third District (Old City District) was adopted, referring to Yuexiu, Liwan, and Haizhu; the New Fourth District included Panyu District, Huadu District, Conghua District, Zengcheng District.

In 2017, Guangzhou’s population reached 20.15 million, including 14.4984 million permanent residents, and the urbanization rate was 86.14%. At the end of the year, the registered population was 8.9787 million, and the urbanization rate was 79.69%. As of the end of May 2018, Guangzhou had a registered migrant population of 9.6733 million people and a registered household population of 9.1198 million people. ?

Ethnic groups

In 2015, Guangzhou had a population of 718,000 ethnic minorities, belonging to 55 ethnic groups. Among them, the registered minority population is 88,000, and the non-registered minority population is 630,000. ?

Overseas Chinese

Guangzhou is "adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao and has many overseas Chinese". It is the largest hometown of overseas Chinese in the country. At the end of 2015, there were overseas Chinese, compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao, returned overseas Chinese, and their dependents There are nearly 4 million people, including nearly 1.6 million returned overseas Chinese and family members of overseas Chinese from Hong Kong and Macao in the city, accounting for nearly 1/5 of Guangzhou’s registered population. There are nearly 2.4 million overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao, distributed in more than 130 countries and regions around the world. Concentrated in Asia, North America, Oceania, Hong Kong and Macao. ?

Foreigners

As a window for foreign trade, Guangzhou has a large number of foreigners. In 2013, the number of foreigners entering and leaving the country through various ports in Guangzhou reached 5.206 million. As of October 25, 2014, there were 118,000 foreigners living in Guangzhou, including 57,000 Asians, 36,000 Europeans and Americans, and 16,000 Africans.

Guangzhou has been the political, economic and cultural center of Guangdong and even Lingnan since ancient times. In various cultural fields such as architecture, art, religion, drama, music, literature, painting, crafts, food, gardens, customs, etc., it shows its long historical origins and distinctive personality everywhere. Three historical sites of the South Vietnam Kingdom in Guangzhou, including the Nanyue Kingdom Palace Administration Site, the Nanyue King's Tomb, and the Nanyue Kingdom Water Gate Site, are jointly applying for the United Nations World Cultural Heritage.

Guangzhou is rich in tourism resources, including Huacheng Square, Canton Tower, Baiyun Mountain, Chimelong Tourist Resort, Pearl River Night Tour, Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Baomo Garden, Shamian, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lingnan Impression Park, Shawan Ancient Town, Yuexiu Park, Nanyue King Museum, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Huangpu Military Academy, Nansha Wetland Park, Haizhu Lake National Wetland Park, Conghua Hot Spring and other attractions are the most famous.

Guangzhou has many cultural relics and historic sites. As of 2010, there were ***322 cultural relics protection units at the national, provincial and municipal levels. Among them, there are 24 national-level cultural relics protection units, 45 provincial-level cultural relics protection units, and 253 municipal-level cultural relics protection units. The Tomb of the King of Nanyue, Guangxiao Temple, Liurong Temple, Huaisheng Temple, etc. all have a history of more than 1,000 years.

In addition, there are the Nanhai Temple built in the Sui Dynasty, the Five Immortals Temple, Zhenhai Tower, and Lotus Pagoda in the Ming Dynasty, and the Chen Family Ancestral Hall and Yuyin Shanfang in the Qing Dynasty. Modern revolutionary historical memorial sites include the former site of the Peasant Movement Training Center hosted by Comrade Mao Zedong, Guangzhou Uprising Martyrs Cemetery, Huanghuagang Tomb of the Seventy-Two Martyrs, Huangpu Military Academy, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, and the former residence of Hong Xiuquan, etc. ? Guangzhou has traditional festivals such as Boluodan Temple Fair and Guangfu Temple Fair.

In 2017, Guangzhou received 62.7562 million overnight tourists, an increase of 5.6% over the previous year. Among them, 9.0048 million were inbound tourists, an increase of 4.5%; 53.7514 million were domestic tourists, an increase of 5.8%.

Among the number of inbound tourists, 3.4574 million were foreigners, an increase of 4.9%; 5.5474 million were compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, an increase of 4.2%. The total tourism revenue was 361.421 billion yuan, an increase of 12.3%. Foreign exchange income from tourism was US$6.314 billion, an increase of 7.6%.

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