True to its history as a trading port for more than 1,000 years, Guangzhou was among the first cities to open up to the rest of the world in modern China.

Known as China’s ‘South Gate’, Guangzhou has a strategic location at the heart of the Pearl River Delta. Its importance as the capital of the historically powerful province of Guangdong makes it the centre of politics, economy and culture for South China.

Guangzhou also enjoys a convenient location near the major international hub of Hong Kong, which is only two hours away by train.

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