介绍广州(中英文)

Guangzhou is located in the center of Guangdong province. She is not only the capital of Guangdong, but also the central city with strong attraction and influence in South China. She has jurisdiction over 10 districts and 2 county-grade cities. They are Yuexiu, Haizhu, Liwan, Tianhe, Baiyun, Huangpu, Huadu, Panyu, Luogang, Nansha Districts, and Conghua, Zengcheng Cities. Guangzhou covers an area of 7434.4 km2 subtropical marine monsoon climate, Guangzhou is green and has flowers all the year around, and is known as “the Flower City”.

Guangzhou is one of the first 24 national historic cultural cities of China. She has a history of over 2200 years, and is the cradle of the South Five Ridge Culture. There is a folklore about Guangzhou’s another name, “Goat City” and “Spike City”. Long long ago, five immortals, riding five goats holding spikes in their mouth, arrived in Guangzhou and presented the spikes to the people. They also wished the people no more famine. And then the five goats became five goat-shaped stones.

Guangzhou was known as one of the starts of the ancient Marine Silk Road of China and one of the sources of modern China revolution. Now she has become the frontline of the reform and opening-up of China. She has been making brilliant achievements in developing economy and improving urban aspects. Guangzhou, one of the important ports of foreign trade and financial centers, has become the focus of foreign investment. She is also an important hub of sea, land, and air

transportation. Several expressways radiate from here. Guangzhou Port, Guangzhou Railway Station and Baiyun International Airport are always busy. Guangzhou is the paradise of sightseeing, dining and shopping. There are many beautiful and attractive scenic spots; such as Chen Clan Temple, Baomo Garden, Guangxiao Temple, Zhehai Tower, Original Site of Huangpu Military Academy, the White Cloud Mountain, Xiangjiang Safari Park, Sunflower Gardens, Guangdong Olympic Sports Center, Nightscape along the Pearl River, and Metro, etc. You can have authentic Cantonese food and many kinds of foreign food everywhere. You can also buy inexpensive but elegant goods. Guangzhou, the wonderful and ardent city, is holding out her friendly hands. Welcome to Guangzhou.

广州市位于广东省中部，是广东省省会，更是华南地区具有强大吸引力和辐射力的中心城市，有中国“南大门”之誉。她辖10区——越秀、海珠、荔湾、天河、白云、黄埔、花都、番禺、萝岗、南沙和2市——从化、增城，人口约1000万人，面积为7434.4平方公里。广州属亚热带海洋性季风气候，年平均气温20℃～22℃，终年常绿，鲜花常开，素有“花城”之称。被列入中国首批24个国家历史文化名城的广州已有2200多年悠久历史，是岭南文化的发祥地。她又有“羊城”、“穗城”的雅称，这源于一个古老传说：远古时，有五位仙人骑着五只口衔谷穗的仙羊降临广州越秀山，把谷穗赠与百姓，祝愿五谷丰登，永无饥荒，随后五羊化为仙石。

广州是中国古代海上丝绸之路的起点之一，又是近现代革命的策