How Parks in China Foster Warmth, Human Connection and Community
A park in China is so much more than a public space. There is corruption, a multitude of small business people, dancing, trading, gambling, food, singing, concerts and a place for lovers. Come and see while I point out how it all works.
Best Chinese Park and Playground in Chengdu, China
We spent the day looking for the perfect place for our school party! I think we found it in Red Stone Park! Check out this secret park in China. This is part one of two videos from the park, be sure to watch part two.
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Skiing for Christmas in Beijing teaching abroad during the holidays.
There isn't much of a Christmas celebration in China, so Ti and I decided to go skiing for Christmas. It was a great experience and I have a feeling we will be going back often. When teaching in China, it is easy to get homesick, especially around the holidays, so you need to find ways to take your mind off of it. This is a great way to do it.
If you are interested in teaching in Guangzhou, China, send me your information at mylifeabroadchina@yahoo.com.
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Follow me on my day trip to the hot springs in China! In this video, you can find what to expect if you go to a Chinese hot spring. Although this was my first time, the Chinese typically head to the hot springs during the winter or colder months for some much-needed relaxation. This time I went with my school, but I definitely plan on heading back on a separate occasion!
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Weekend trip with the DJI Spark across the Hong Kong boarder to Shenzhen, China.
A really nice mountain path, the reservoir was supposed to be full of water, but that's just a good excuse to go back.
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Day Trip at Shenzhen Mangrove Forest Park.
চীনের লুসান পর্বতে ৬ বাংলাদেশী! তারপর? Amazing Trip on Lushan Mountain, China. Day 4 || Travel Vlog
চীনের জিয়াংশি প্রদেশের একেবারে উত্তরপ্রান্তে জিওজিয়াং শহর। ছোট বড় ৯ টি নদীর মিলনস্থল বলে এই শহরের নাম জিওজিয়াং। চীনা ভাষায় জিও শব্দের অর্থ ৯। আর জিয়াং শব্দের অর্থ নদী। এই জিওজিয়াং শহর দিয়ে বয়ে গেছে বিখ্যাত ইয়াংসি নদী। সেখান থেকে বের হয়েছে বিশাল এক লেক। নাম পু ইয়ং। এই লেকের আয়তন আমাদের পুরো বাংলাদেশের প্রায় অর্ধেক। জিয়াংশি প্রদেশে সাদু পানির এক বিরাট আধার এই লেক। এই লেকের গা ঘেষেই মাথা উচু করে দাঁড়িয়েছে বিকট দর্শনের এক পর্বত। চীনারা এর নাম দিয়েছে লুসান।
প্রায় ১০০ বর্গ কিলোমিটার এলাকাজুড়ে এই পর্বতের অবস্থান। অনাদিকাল থেকেই প্রাকৃতিক সৌন্দর্যের জন্য লুসানের কদর ছিল সবার কাছেই। এটি কোন কোন সময় চীনের শাসকদের খন্ডকালীন অবকাশ যাপনকেন্দ্রও ছিল! চীনের জাতীর পিতা মাও জে দোং তার জীবনের বেশ খানিকটা সময় এখানে কাটিয়েছেন।
এই পর্বত জুড়ে রয়েছে অসংখ্য দর্শনীয় স্থান। ঝর্না যেমন রয়েছে তেমনি রয়েছে গুহা, উপত্যকা, উদ্যান। আধুনিক প্রযুক্তির সর্বশেষ সংযোজন দেখা যাবে এই পর্যটন স্পটে। লুসান শহর চীনের অন্যতম সাস্থ্যকর জায়গা। এই পর্যটন স্পটগুলোতে ক্যাবল কার, বিশেষ ট্রেন এর মাধ্যমে যাতায়াতের সুন্দর ব্যবস্থা করে রাখা হয়েছে। এই শহরে সাপ্তাহিক বাসের টিকিট পাওয়া যায় ৮০ ইউয়ানে। বাংলা টাকায় প্রায় ১ হাজার টাকার মত। এই এক হাজার টাকায় ৭ দিন লুসানের যে কোন পর্যটন স্পটে বাসে চড়ে যাওয়া যায়। বাসের সংখ্যা অগুণিত। তাই যখন ইচ্ছা বাস পাওয়া যায়। যেখানে ইচ্ছা যাওয়া যায়।
এখানে রয়েছে ঐতিহ্যবাহী পাহাড়ি খাবারের এক অপূর্ব সমাহার। যা অতুলনীয়। লুসান শহর একটি পরিচ্ছন্ন ও আধুনিক শহর। ভূপৃষ্ঠ থেকে প্রায় ৪ হাজার ফুট উপরে অবস্থিত এই শহর। সব মিলিয়ে দেখার মত চমতকার একটি জায়গা।
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China Biosphere Reserve Network | Wikipedia audio article
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00:12:35 See also
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- Socrates
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China Biosphere Reserve Network (CBRN) is a network established by the Chinese National Committee for UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme in 1993. Membership in the CBRN serves as a prerequisite for joining the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. At present there are 141 members in the CBRN, including 28 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves.
Note: China Biosphere Reserve is a nominal designation granted to the member reserves.
Beijing（2）
Songshan National Nature Reserve
Baihuashan National Nature Reserve
Tianjin（2）
Paleocoast and Wetland National Nature Reserve
Jixian Middle-Upper Proterozoic Stratigraphic Section National Nature Reserve
Hebei（4）
Changli Huangjin Hai'an National Nature Reserve
Wulingshan National Nature Reserve
Hengshuihu National Nature Reserve
Liujiang Pendi Geological Remains National Nature Reserve
Shanxi（3）
Pangquangou National Nature Reserve
Lishan National Nature Reserve
Wutaishan Meadow Provincial Nature Reserve
Inner Mongolia（19）
Xilin Gol Grassland National Nature Reserve
Saihan Ul National Nature Reserve
Dalai Hu National Nature Reserve
Bayan Obo National Nature Reserve
Heilihe National Nature Reserve
Daheishan National Nature Reserve
Horqin National Nature Reserve
Xi Ordos National Nature Reserve
Nei Mongol Helanshan National Nature Reserve
Nei Mongol Darbin Hu National Forest Park
Nei Mongol Huanggangliang National Forest Park
Dali Nur National Nature Reserve
Gogostai Haan Autonomous Regional Nature Reserve
Tumuji National Nature Reserve
Huihe National Nature Reserve
Honggolj Mongolian Scots Pine Forest National Nature Reserve
Da Hinggan Ling Hanma National Nature Reserve
National Alxa Bactrian Camel Genetic Resources Conservation Area
National Inner Mongolia Cashmere Goat（Alxa Type）Genetic Resources Conservation Area
Liaoning（5）
Shedao - Laotieshan National Nature Reserve
Baishilazi National Nature Reserve
Yiwulüshan National Nature Reserve
Shuangtaihekou National Nature Reserve
Chengshantou Coastal Landforms National Nature Reserve
Jilin（4）
Changbaishan National Nature Reserve
Yitong Volcano Group National Nature Reserve
Longwan National Nature Reserve
Xianghai National Nature Reserve
Heilongjiang（8）
Fenglin National Nature Reserve
Wudalianchi National Nature Reserve
Zhalong National Nature Reserve
Xingkaihu National Nature Reserve
Liangshui National Nature Reserve
Huzhong National Nature Reserve
Wuyiling National Nature Reserve
Cuibei Wetland Provincial Nature Reserve
Shanghai（2）
Chongming Dongtan Birds National Nature Reserve
Jiuduansha Wetland National Nature Reserve
Jiangsu（2）
Yancheng Littoral Mudflats and Valuable Fowls National Nature Reserve
Dafeng Père David's Deer National Nature Reserve
Zhejiang（4）
Tianmushan National Nature Reserve
Nanji Liedao Marine National Nature Reserve
Lin'an Qingliangfeng National Nature Reserve
Shangougou Scenic Area
Anhui（3）
Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve
Shengjinhu National Nature Reserve
Tongling Freshwater Dolphins National Nature Reserve
Fujian（6）
Wuyishan National Nature Reserve
Longqishan National Nature Reserve
Meihuashan National Nature Reserve
Fujian Fuzhou National Forest Park
Emeifeng Provincial Nature Reserve
Tianbaoyan National Nature Reserve
Jiangxi（6）
Poyanghu Migratory Birds National Nature Reserve
Taohongling Sika Deer National Nature Reserve
Jiulianshan National Nature Reserve
Jiangxi Wuyishan National Nature Reserve
Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve
Wuzhifeng Provincial Nature Reserve
Shandong（2）
Huanghe Sanjiaozhou National Nature Reserve
Shanwang Paleofossil National Nature Reserve
Henan（2）
Baotianman National Nature Reserve
Jigongshan National Nature Reserve
Hubei（3）
She ...
Panyu Hotel
A short walk from the exit of MTR Line 3 Shiqiao Station, Guangzhou's Panyu Hotel (Guangzhou Panyu Binguan) is within a 15 minute drive of Dafushan Forest Park, Lotus Hill scenic area and Baomo Yuan (Baomo Garden). Guests taking Guangzhou Airport Express buses or Hong Kong or Macau direct buses will find a bus stop at the front door of this Guangzhou hotel. For the convenience of guests, the hotel offers free scheduled shuttle bus service to Lianhuashan ferry terminal.
There is a solid selection of dining outlets serving Chinese, Western and Japanese food.
Mario Moreno Shenzhen Vlog Wutong Mountain 102 - Laoma
Shenzhen vlog Wutong Mountain Shenzhen
Laoma and some friends going all the way to the top of Wutong Mountain
2018 Tour de Ski China-deer valley Stage
★Annual ski tour arranged by FIS, CSA (Chinese Ski Association) and Nordic Ways around New Year in China.
★Participants are at least 40 FIS top 100 skiers together with promising young athletes and China National Ski Team
★An exciting alternative to Tour De Ski in Europe; different experience in a country where Nordic skiing is a fresh winter sport.
★Official FIS points competition with 100 skiers from over 15 countries taking part
★Extensive local, national and international media coverage on television, in papers and on the internet.
Guangzhou | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:23 1 Names
00:05:06 2 History
00:05:14 2.1 Prehistory
00:05:43 2.2 Nanyue
00:07:23 2.3 Imperial China
00:14:35 2.4 Modern China
00:14:43 2.4.1 Revolutions
00:15:20 2.4.2 Anarchism
00:15:58 2.4.3 Kuomintang rule
00:21:05 2.4.4 Communist takeover
00:23:07 3 Gallery
00:23:15 4 Geography
00:24:35 4.1 Natural resources
00:25:21 4.2 Climate
00:26:58 5 Administrative divisions
00:27:14 6 Economy
00:28:40 6.1 Local products
00:29:32 6.2 Industry
00:30:56 6.3 Science City
00:31:07 7 Demographics
00:32:41 7.1 Ethnicity and language
00:34:31 7.2 Metropolitan area
00:34:52 8 Transportation
00:35:01 8.1 Urban mass transit
00:36:26 8.2 Motor transport
00:37:43 8.3 Airports
00:38:45 8.4 Railways
00:40:11 8.5 Water transport
00:40:33 9 Culture
00:41:16 9.1 Religions
00:41:41 9.1.1 Daoism
00:42:24 9.1.2 Buddhism
00:43:51 9.1.3 Christianity
00:45:15 9.1.4 Islam
00:45:48 9.2 Sport
00:47:30 10 Destinations
00:47:39 10.1 Eight Views
00:48:03 10.2 Parks and gardens
00:48:12 10.3 Tourist attractions
00:48:27 10.4 Pedestrian streets
00:48:47 10.5 Malls and shopping centers
00:49:05 10.6 Major buildings
00:49:13 11 Media
00:51:09 12 Education
00:52:53 13 International relations
00:53:02 13.1 Twin towns and sister cities
00:53:17 14 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
Other Wikipedia audio articles at:
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Speaking Rate: 0.8667257921543619
Voice name: en-AU-Wavenet-D
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Guangzhou (simplified Chinese: 广州; traditional Chinese: 廣州; Cantonese pronunciation: [kʷɔ̌ːŋ.tsɐ̂u] or [kʷɔ̌ːŋ.tsɐ́u] (listen); Mandarin pronunciation: [kwàŋ.ʈʂóu] (listen)), also known as Canton, is the capital and most populous city of the province of Guangdong in southern China. On the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road, and continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub, as well as one of China's three largest cities.Guangzhou is at the heart of the most-populous built-up metropolitan area in mainland China that extends into the neighboring cities of Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan and Shenzhen, forming one of the largest urban agglomerations on the planet. Administratively, the city holds sub-provincial status and is one of China's nine National Central Cities. In 2015, the city's administrative area was estimated to have a population of 13,501,100. Guangzhou is ranked as an Alpha global city. There is a rapidly increasing number of foreign temporary residents and immigrants from Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa. This has led to it being dubbed the Capital of the Third World.The domestic migrant population from other provinces of China in Guangzhou was 40% of the city's total population in 2008. Together with Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen, Guangzhou has one of the most expensive real estate markets in China. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, nationals of sub-Saharan Africa who had initially settled in the Middle East and other parts of Southeast Asia moved in unprecedented numbers to Guangzhou, China in response to the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis.Long the only Chinese port accessible to most foreign traders, Guangzhou fell to the British during the First Opium War. No longer enjoying a monopoly after the war, it lost trade to other ports such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, but continued to serve as a major entrepôt. In modern commerce, Guangzhou is best known for its annual Canton Fair, the oldest and largest trade fair in China. For the three consecutive years 2013–2015, Forbes ranked Guangzhou as the best commercial city on the Chinese mainland.
Shenzhen
From our visit to Shenzhen, China.
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All footage is filmed by DJI Mavic Air.
Shenzhen | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Shenzhen
00:01:48 1 Etymology
00:02:38 2 History
00:03:16 2.1 Nantou
00:05:19 2.2 Market town
00:05:56 2.3 Special Economic Zone
00:08:00 3 Geography
00:09:44 3.1 Climate
00:11:27 4 Cityscape
00:11:36 5 Politics
00:12:13 6 Administrative divisions
00:14:46 7 Economy
00:18:44 7.1 High-Tech Industry
00:19:54 7.1.1 Industrial zones
00:20:59 7.2 Economic cooperation with Hong Kong
00:24:33 7.2.1 Qianhai
00:25:56 8 Demographics
00:29:04 8.1 Metropolitan area
00:29:26 8.2 Languages
00:31:23 8.3 Religion
00:32:18 9 Education
00:32:27 9.1 Colleges and universities
00:33:30 9.2 International schools
00:34:01 10 Transport
00:34:10 10.1 Public transport
00:37:12 10.2 Roads
00:39:00 10.3 Railway
00:41:16 10.4 Air
00:42:14 10.5 Ferries
00:43:29 10.6 Connection with Hong Kong
00:45:04 11 Architecture
00:49:19 12 Parks and recreation
00:49:28 12.1 Parks and gardens
00:52:24 12.2 Theme parks
00:54:02 13 Culture
00:54:38 13.1 Overseas Chinese Town (OCT)
00:55:19 13.2 Beaches
00:55:35 13.3 Museums and exhibition centers
00:56:10 14 Media
00:56:42 15 Sports
00:58:35 16 Sister cities
01:00:43 17 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Shenzhen ([ʂə́n.ʈʂə̂n] (listen)) is a major city in Guangdong Province, China; it forms part of the Pearl River Delta megalopolis north of Hong Kong. It holds sub-provincial administrative status, with powers slightly less than a province.
Shenzhen, which roughly follows the administrative boundaries of Bao'an County, officially became a city in 1979, taking its name from the former county town, whose train station was the last stop on the Mainland Chinese section of the railway between Canton and Kowloon. In 1980, Shenzhen was established as China's first special economic zone. Shenzhen's registered population as of 2017 was estimated at 12,905,000. However, the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee estimates that the population of Shenzhen is about 20 million, due to the large unregistered floating migrant population living in the city. Shenzhen was one of the fastest-growing cities in the world in the 1990s and the 2000s. And has been ranked second on the list of ‘top 10 cities to visit in 2019Shenzhen's cityscape results from its vibrant economy - made possible by rapid foreign investment following the institution of the policy of reform and opening-up in 1979. The city is a leading global technology hub, dubbed by media as the next Silicon Valley.Shenzhen hosts the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of numerous multinational companies such as JXD, Vanke, Hytera, CIMC, Shenzhen Airlines, Nepstar, Hasee, Ping An Bank, Ping An Insurance, China Merchants Bank, Tencent, ZTE, Huawei and BYD. Shenzhen ranks 12th in the 2018 Global Financial Centres Index. It has one of the busiest container ports in the world.
Guangzhou | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:43 1 History
00:02:52 1.1 Etymology
00:05:47 1.2 Prehistory
00:06:17 1.3 Nanyue
00:08:06 1.4 Imperial China
00:16:00 1.5 Modern China
00:16:08 1.5.1 Revolutions
00:16:49 1.5.2 Kuomintang rule
00:22:26 1.5.3 Communist rule
00:24:39 2 Gallery
00:24:47 3 Geography
00:26:13 3.1 Natural resources
00:27:03 3.2 Climate
00:28:50 4 Administrative divisions
00:29:06 5 Economy
00:30:44 5.1 Local products
00:31:41 5.2 Industry
00:33:12 5.3 Science City
00:33:23 6 Demographics
00:35:05 6.1 Ethnicity and language
00:38:47 6.2 Metropolitan area
00:39:09 7 Transportation
00:39:18 7.1 Urban mass transit
00:40:51 7.2 Motor transport
00:42:14 7.3 Airports
00:43:22 7.4 Railways
00:44:54 7.5 Water transport
00:45:18 8 Culture
00:46:05 8.1 Religions
00:46:31 8.1.1 Daoism
00:47:16 8.1.2 Buddhism
00:48:52 8.1.3 Christianity
00:50:23 8.1.4 Islam
00:50:59 8.2 Sport
00:52:49 9 Destinations
00:52:59 9.1 Eight Views
00:53:24 9.2 Parks and gardens
00:53:33 9.3 Tourist attractions
00:53:49 9.4 Pedestrian streets
00:54:11 9.5 Malls and shopping centers
00:54:29 9.6 Major buildings
00:54:38 10 Media
00:56:42 11 Education
00:58:38 12 International relations
00:58:48 12.1 Twin towns and sister cities
00:59:04 13 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
Other Wikipedia audio articles at:
Upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
Speaking Rate: 0.9543364886664234
Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-E
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
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Guangzhou (simplified Chinese: 广州; traditional Chinese: 廣州; Cantonese pronunciation: [kʷɔ̌ːŋ.tsɐ̂u] or [kʷɔ̌ːŋ.tsɐ́u] (listen); Mandarin pronunciation: [kwàŋ.ʈʂóu] (listen)), also known as Canton and formerly romanized as Kwangchow or Kwong Chow, is the capital and most populous city of the province of Guangdong in southern China. On the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road, and continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub, as well as one of China's three largest cities.Guangzhou is at the heart of the most-populous built-up metropolitan area in mainland China that extends into the neighboring cities of Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan and Shenzhen, forming one of the largest urban agglomerations on the planet. Administratively, the city holds sub-provincial status and is one of China's nine National Central Cities. At the end of 2018, the population of the city's expansive administrative area is estimated at 14,904,400 by city authorities, up 3.8% year from the previous year. Guangzhou is ranked as an Alpha global city. There is a rapidly increasing number of foreign temporary residents and immigrants from Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa. This has led to it being dubbed the Capital of the Third World.The domestic migrant population from other provinces of China in Guangzhou was 40% of the city's total population in 2008. Together with Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen, Guangzhou has one of the most expensive real estate markets in China. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, nationals of sub-Saharan Africa who had initially settled in the Middle East and other parts of Southeast Asia moved in unprecedented numbers to Guangzhou, China in response to the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis.Long the only Chinese port accessible to most foreign traders, Guangzhou fell to the British during the First Opium War. No longer enjoying a monopoly after the war, it lost trade to other ports such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, but continued to serve as a major entrepôt. In modern commerce, Guangzhou is best known for its annual Canton Fair, the oldest and largest trade fair in China. For three consecutive years (2013–2015), Forbes ranked Guangzhou as the best commercial city in mainland China.
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Guangzhou
00:02:29 1 Names
00:05:12 2 History
00:05:21 2.1 Prehistory
00:05:50 2.2 Nanyue
00:07:32 2.3 Imperial China
00:14:53 2.4 Modern China
00:15:02 2.4.1 Revolutions
00:15:40 2.4.2 Anarchism
00:16:18 2.4.3 Kuomintang rule
00:21:30 2.4.4 Communist takeover
00:23:34 3 Gallery
00:23:43 4 Geography
00:25:04 4.1 Natural resources
00:25:52 4.2 Climate
00:27:32 5 Administrative divisions
00:27:48 6 Economy
00:29:16 6.1 Local products
00:30:09 6.2 Industry
00:31:35 6.3 Science City
00:31:46 7 Demographics
00:33:23 7.1 Ethnicity and language
00:35:15 7.2 Metropolitan area
00:35:36 8 Transportation
00:35:45 8.1 Urban mass transit
00:37:12 8.2 Motor transport
00:38:31 8.3 Airports
00:39:34 8.4 Railways
00:41:02 8.5 Water transport
00:41:25 9 Culture
00:42:09 9.1 Religions
00:42:34 9.1.1 Daoism
00:43:16 9.1.2 Buddhism
00:44:46 9.1.3 Christianity
00:46:11 9.1.4 Islam
00:46:46 9.2 Sport
00:48:30 10 Destinations
00:48:39 10.1 Eight Views
00:49:03 10.2 Parks and gardens
00:49:11 10.3 Tourist attractions
00:49:27 10.4 Pedestrian streets
00:49:48 10.5 Malls and shopping centers
00:50:06 10.6 Major buildings
00:50:14 11 Media
00:52:12 12 Education
00:54:01 13 International relations
00:54:11 13.1 Twin towns and sister cities
00:54:27 14 See also
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Guangzhou (simplified Chinese: 广州; traditional Chinese: 廣州; Cantonese pronunciation: [kʷɔ̌ːŋ.tsɐ̂u] or [kʷɔ̌ːŋ.tsɐ́u] (listen); Mandarin pronunciation: [kwàŋ.ʈʂóu] (listen)), also known as Canton, is the capital and most populous city of the province of Guangdong in southern China. On the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road, and continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub, as well as one of China's three largest cities.Guangzhou is at the heart of the most-populous built-up metropolitan area in mainland China that extends into the neighboring cities of Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan and Shenzhen, forming one of the largest urban agglomerations on the planet. Administratively, the city holds sub-provincial status and is one of China's nine National Central Cities. In 2015, the city's administrative area was estimated to have a population of 13,501,100. Guangzhou is ranked as an Alpha global city. There is a rapidly increasing number of foreign temporary residents and immigrants from Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa. This has led to it being dubbed the Capital of the Third World.The domestic migrant population from other provinces of China in Guangzhou was 40% of the city's total population in 2008. Together with Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen, Guangzhou has one of the most expensive real estate markets in China. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, nationals of sub-Saharan Africa who had initially settled in the Middle East and other parts of Southeast Asia moved in unprecedented numbers to Guangzhou, China in response to the 1997/8 Asian financial crisis.Long the only Chinese port accessible to most foreign traders, Guangzhou fell to the British during the First Opium War. No longer enjoying a monopoly after the war, it lost trade to other ports such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, but continued to serve as a major entrepôt. In modern commerce, Guangzhou is best known for its annual Canton Fair, the oldest and largest trade fair in China. For the three consecutive years 2013–2015, Forbes ranked Guangzhou as the best commercial city on the Chinese mainland.