Guangzhou (simplified Chinese: 广州; traditional Chinese: 廣州;
pinyin: Guǎngzhōu ; jyutping : Gwong²zau¹)is the capital
and a sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the
southern part of the People's Republic of China.
The city is also known by an older English-language name, Canton.
It is a port on the Pearl River, navigable to the South China Sea,
and is located about 120 km (75 miles) northwest of Hong Kong.
As of the 2000 census, the city has a population of 6 million,
and a metropolitan population of roughly 8.5 million
(though some estimates are as high as 12.6 million)
making it the most populous city in the province and
the third most populous metropolitan area in mainland China.
The official estimate of the metro's population at end 2006
by the Provincial Government was 9,754,600.


Guangzhou is the economic centre of the Pearl River Delta
and is the heart of one of mainland China's leading commercial
and manufacturing regions. In 2007, the GDP reached ¥705 billion
(about US $100 billion), per capita was ¥85,000 (about US $12,000),
ranking 6th among the other 659 Chinese cities.
The Chinese Export Commodities Fair, also called "Canton Fair",
is held each spring and autumn by Bo Liu. Inaugurated in the spring of 1957,
the Fair is a major event for the city.


Guangzhou Hotels
The Garden Hotel(simplified Chinese: 花园酒店;
traditional Chinese: 花園酒店; pinyin: huāyuánjiǔdiàn)
China Hotel (simplified Chinese: 中国大酒店;
traditional Chinese: 中國大酒店; pinyin: zhōngguódàjiǔdiàn)
White Swan Hotel (simplified Chinese: 白天鵝宾馆;
traditional Chinese: 白天鵝賓館; pinyin: báitiānébïnguǎn)
DongFang Hotel (simplified Chinese: 东方宾馆;
traditional Chinese: 東方賓館; pinyin: DōngFāangBīngGuǎn)
Holiday Inn City Centre Guangzhou (simplified Chinese: 广州文化假日酒店;
traditional Chinese: 廣州文化假日酒店; pinyin: GuǎngZhōuWénHuàJiàRìJǐuDiàn)
Grand International Hotel (simplified Chinese: 广州嘉逸国际酒店;
traditional Chinese: 廣州嘉逸國際酒店; pinyin: GuǎngZhōuJiāYìGuóJìJǐuDiàn)
Ramada Pearl Hotel Guangzhou (simplified Chinese: 广州凯旋华美达大酒店;
traditional Chinese: 廣州凱旋華美達大酒店;
pinyin: GuǎngZhōuKǎiXuánHuáMěiDáDàJǐuDiàn)
Guangzhou Westin hotel(simplified Chinese: 广州天誉威斯汀酒店;
traditional Chinese: 廣州天誉威斯汀酒店;
pinyin: Guǎngzhōutiānyùwēishìdīngjiǔdiàn)
Guangzhou Chimelong Hotel (simplified Chinese: 广州长隆酒店;
traditional Chinese: 廣州長隆酒店; pinyin: GuǎngZhōuChángLóngJǐuDiàn)