Guangzhou

/ ˈɡ��æŋˈ��əʊ /

noun

the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese name for Canton

Guangzhou

City in southern China ; a transportation, industrial, financial, and trade center of southern China; a major deep-water port.

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Notes

It was formerly called Canton.

Guangzhou was the first Chinese port regularly used for trade, especially following the Opium War (1839–1842), and was the seat of the revolutionary movement under Sun Yat-sen in 1911.

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The BBC reported from the trading hub of Guangzhou in mid-April that US-China trade was grinding to a halt, with exports to American households piling up on factory floors.

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She had received the nose surgery at a licensed Guangzhou clinic called She's Time's from Dr He Ming, who was described as its "chief surgeon" and a nose surgery expert.

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It was the same story at nearly every booth in the sprawling Canton Fair in the trading hub of Guangzhou.

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The demise of Guangzhou Evergrande, China's most successful team ever, is yet another example.

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Holly, who lives in Guangzhou, responded: "You write so well, it makes me feel lost. I feel I'm in an existential crisis."

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