Guangzhou is also called why city.

Guangzhou is also known as Yangcheng, Guangzhou and Huacheng.

Legend has it that the earliest place name in Guangzhou is "Chuting" (or "Chuting"). Under the Sun Yat-sen Monument on the Yuexiu Mountain, there is still a stone archway built in the Qing Dynasty with the words "Chu Pavilion in ancient times" engraved on it. Many historical records regard "Chuting" as the prototype of Guangzhou, which is the earliest title of Guangzhou, dating back to 2847.

Legend has it that five immortals, dressed in colorful clothes and riding colorful sheep, came to Chuting with one stem and six ears of excellent rice seeds and dedicated the ears of rice to the local people, wishing there would never be a famine here. After that, five immortals flew away and five sheep turned into stones.

To commemorate these five immortals, the local people built a Wudang Five Immortals Temple, which is said to be the "Chu Pavilion". Therefore, Guangzhou is also called "Yangcheng" and "Guangzhou City".

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Administrative divisions of Guangzhou:

As of September 20 19, Guangzhou has jurisdiction over Yuexiu District, Haizhu District, Liwan District, Tianhe District, Baiyun District, Huangpu District, Huadu District, Panyu District, Nansha District, Conghua District and Zengcheng District. Specifically introduce the following aspects:

1. Yuexiu District, a municipal district of Guangzhou, is located in the middle of Guangdong Province, starting from Guangzhou Avenue in the east and bordering Tianhe District; South of the Pearl River, facing Haizhu District across the river; West to Renmin Road, adjacent to Liwan District; North to the foot of Baiyun Mountain, adjacent to Baiyun District.

2. Liwan District is a municipal district of Guangzhou City, located in the west of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, adjacent to Yuexiu District in the east, Baiyun District in the north and northwest, and Nanhai District in Foshan City in the west.

3. Panyu District, a municipal district of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, is located in the south-central part of Guangzhou, in the geographical center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with a total area of 529.94 square kilometers, bordering Shiyang in the east, the Pearl River Estuary in Nansha in the south, Shunde District and Zhongshan City in Foshan City in the west and Haizhu District in the north.

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