What is the third largest city in China?

Guangzhou. This is a metropolis full of vitality, vitality, history and culture. Guangzhou is the hub of land, sea and air transportation in southern China and the gateway to the outside world. Also known as the "south gate" of the motherland. After more than 2,000 years of changes, Guangzhou has developed into a multi-functional and comprehensive mega-city, the political, economic and cultural center of Guangdong Province, the largest economic province in China, an important coastal port city open to the outside world in China and a famous tourist city in South China. As a member of world association of major metropolises, Guangzhou is committed to building a modern international city. 20 10 Asian Games will be held in Guangzhou.

Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong province. Since the Qin Dynasty, Guangzhou has been the political, military, economic, cultural and scientific and educational center of southern China. Guangzhou is a famous national historical and cultural city, and it is one of the birthplaces and prosperous places of Lingnan culture.

Since 1930s, Guangzhou has become the main port of the Maritime Silk Road, the largest port in China during the Tang and Song Dynasties, the only foreign trade port in China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the only port in the history of world maritime traffic for more than 2,000 years. It can be called "the cradle of the Oriental Maritime Silk Road". At present, the cargo throughput of Guangzhou Port ranks fifth in the world. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is one of the three major international aviation hubs in China. The integrated development pattern of international shipping center, logistics center, trade center and financial service system is taking shape.

Guangzhou is an international metropolis, a national central city and one of the three comprehensive gateway cities in the State Council. The number of consulates general in Guangzhou is 5 1, ranking second in China. The economic development capacity of Guangzhou headquarters ranks among the top three in China. [7] There are 236 Fortune 500 companies investing in Guangzhou. Guangzhou is known as the "Millennium Capital". At present, there are more than 1,000 specialized markets in China, accounting for nearly 1/7 of the national scale. Cross-border electronic commerce ranks first in the country in scale. From 20 10 to 20 15, Guangzhou was rated as the best commercial city in Chinese mainland by Forbes for five times.

Guangzhou is a national independent innovation demonstration zone located by the State Council, which has gathered more than 70% of scientific research institutions and technicians in the province. The largest cluster of technology business incubators in South China has been built, and seven state-level technology business incubators have been rated as excellent by the Ministry of Science and Technology, ranking first in the country. 48 creative spaces are included in the statistics of the Ministry of Science and Technology, with the largest number in the province; There are 28 new R&D institutions, 8 13 engineering technology research centers (national 18, 548 provincial) and 337 key laboratories at all levels (national 17, provincial 196), ranking first in the province.