 About Guangzhou |
Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, is one of China's main industrial centers, South China's biggest national-and-foreign-oriented city with flourishing commerce, and China's chief foreign trade center as well with a history of 2,200 years. More Details |
| Area |
| 7434.4 square km, 4.18% of the whole province |
| Population |
| 8.5258 million in the urban area and 1.4172 million in the county cities. |
| Langauge |
| Mandarin and Cantonese are widely spoken |
| Accomodation |
| There are as many as 200 star-rating hotels in the urban area of Guangzhou. Hotels with great facilities can also be found in other surrounding cities if you would like to stay in Panyu, Dongguan or Foshan, all of which are within an hour's ride. Book Guangzhou Hotel Now |
| Office Hours of Local Government Agencies |
| 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon. to Fri. All are closed on Saturdays and Sundays. |
| Bank Hours |
| Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Saturday to Sunday: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |
| Currency |
| Renminbi , also know as CNY(Chinese Yuan, CNY7.00 to US$ 1) |
| Service Charge |
| Restaurants and hotels 0~10% . Hotel reservation through www.efairbooking.com is free of service charges. |
| Electricity |
220V, 50~ACThe general shape of plug bases are as follows:
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| Communications |
It is very convenient to communicate with outside world. You can dial directly and communicate with more than 500 cities at home and abroad, and in the region of Hong Kong and Macao.
The bandwidth of the direct international outlet for Internet is 400M. The country code of China is 86 and the city code of Guangzhou is 020. |
| Weights and Measures |
Guangzhou uses the metric system. kilogram, meter, and litre are most commonly used.
1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds 1 metre = 3.281 feet 1 litre = 0.220 gallon |
| Time Difference (Take monday in GZ as an example) |
Guangzhou (Beijing, Hong Kong): 8:00 (0) (Monday)
New York:19:00 (-13) (Sunday)
London (Paris):0:00 (-8) (Monday)
Tokyo:9:00 (+1) (Monday)
Sydney:10:00 (+2) (Monday) |
| Climate |
| Hot, humid & rainy in summer; cool, dry & less rainy in winter. Average Temperature: 21.4-21.9 °C . Guangzhou Weather |
| Transpatation |
| 1. Airline |
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport provides more than 22 international airlines and regional airlines, flying to more than 70 cities at home and abroad. |
| 2.Trains |
Guangzhou Railway Station is the starting station of Beijing-Guangzhou Railway
Guangzhou East Railway Station is the starting station of Guangzhou-Kowloon Through Train (KTT) and Guangzhou-Meizhou-Shantou Train. |
| 3. Buses: GZ-HK-GZ Bus Service |
There are shuttle buses between Guangzhou and Hong KongYou can take them at China Hotel station, Hotel Landmark Canton station or White Swan Hotel station. |
| 4. Metro : Guangzhou Metro System Map |
There are 6 metro lins in Guangzhou from south to north and east to west, which makes it is very easy to travel around the city. You can also take metro to Canton Fair -Pazhou Complex, which is located at Xin Gang Dong Station. The price is 2-6 yuan (RMB) . |
| 4. Taxi |
The starting price is 7 yuan (RMB), 2.6 yuan (RMB) per kilometer. |
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