Guangzhou

Guangzhou is the capital and most populous city of the province of Guangdong in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about 120 km north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km north of Macau, Guangzhou was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road and continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub. Guangzhou is currently, the third most-populous city in mainland China, behind Beijing (2nd) and Shanghai (1st); holds sub-provincial administrative status; and is one of China's five National Central Cities. Guangzhou is identified as a Beta Global city. In recent years, there has been a rapidly increasing number of foreign residents and illegal immigrants from Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, as well as from Africa. This has led to it being dubbed the "Capital of the Third World". ost of them are poor rural migrants, and they speak only non-Cantonese varieties of Chinese, such as Mandarin.

Guangzhou is one of the twenty-four famous historical and cultural cities in China. It does not, however, have the amount of cultural attractions found in some cities such as Beijing and Xian. Here is a brief introduction to the tourist sights in the city. Temple of the Six Banyan Trees, having a long history of about 1,400 years, is one of the four best Buddhist temples in the city; Huaisheng Mosque was built in 7th century in memory of the ancestor of Islam, Mohammed; Western Han Nanyue Kin