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Area: |
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7434.4 square km, 4.18% of the whole province |
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Population: |
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8.5258 million in the urban area and 1.4172 million
in the county cities. |
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Language: |
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Mandarin and Cantonese are widely spoken |
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Accommodation: |
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There are 90 star-class hotels in Guangzhou,
including 6 five-star hotels and 30 three-star
hotels. The five-star hotels are White Swan Hotel,
China Hotel, Guangdong International Hotel, Dong
Fang Hotel, Garden Hotel and Oriental Resort. |
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Office Hours of Local
Government Agencies |
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8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays to Fridays
All are closed on Saturdays and Sundays. |
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Banking Hours: |
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Monday to Friday: 9:00
a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Saturday to Sunday: 9:00
a.m.-3:00 p.m. |
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Currency: |
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Renminbi (RMB 8.27 to US$ 1) |
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Service Charge: |
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Restaurants and hotels 0~20% |
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Electricity: |
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220V, 50~ACThe general shape of plug bases are
as follows: |
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Communications: |
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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. |
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Weights and Measures: |
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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 |
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Time Difference (Take
monday in GZ as an example) |
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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) |
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Climate: |
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Hot, humid & rainy in summer; cool, dry & less
rainy in winter.
Average Temperature: 21.4-21.9 |
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TRANSPORTATION Aviation
service: |
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Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport provides
22 international airlines and regional airlines,
flying to more than 70 cities at home and abroad.
Airport tax:(International
flight) 90 yuan (RMB)(Ordinary domestic flight)
50 yuan (RMB)The distance between airport and
the CECF:8 km |
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Trains: |
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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. |
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Buses: |
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There are shuttle buses between Guangzhou and
Hong KongYou can take them at China Hotel, Hotel
Landmark Canton and White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou. |
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Urban traffic: |
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Bus service: You
can take none-conductor buses, trolleybuses or
special-lined to all districts of the city.The
price of a ticket is 1 yuan(RMB) or 2-4 yuan
for some long lines.
Metro service: Metro
line 1 has 16 stations connecting Guangzhou East
Railway Station in the east and Xilang in the
west. The price is 2-6 yuan (RMB). The whole
journey will take 32 minutes.You can take Metro
line 2 to CECF Liuhua Complex, which is located
at Yue Xiu Park Station, and CECF Pazhou Complex,
which is located at Xin Gang Dong Station.
Taxi service:The
starting price is 7 yuan (RMB), 2.6 yuan (RMB)
per kilometer.
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