History:with a history of 2,200 years,regarded as the the earilest among the international trade port cities in the world; built as Chuting by the Chu people on the middle reaches of the Yangtse River in the 9th century B.C.; established as Nanhai Prefecture in the Qin dynasty and became Nanyue Kingdom in the Western Han dynasty; the starting point of the Silk Road on the sea which links China with the Arabian and western countries in trading; the China's only foreign trade port at sea before the Qing dynasty.
歷史：有2200多年的歷史，作為earilest在世界的國(guó)際貿(mào)易港口城市之一；建在中間之楚人到達(dá)長(zhǎng)江在公元前第九世紀(jì)；秦置南?？?，成為南越國(guó)在西漢的；絲綢之路的起點(diǎn)，連接中國(guó)與阿拉伯和西方國(guó)家貿(mào)易的海；中國(guó)唯一的對(duì)外貿(mào)易港口海上清之前。
Guangzhou,capital of Guangdong Province,is one of China's main industrial centers,covering an area of 7,434 square kilometers,and with a population of over 6 million.廣州，廣東省省會(huì)，是中國(guó)的主要工業(yè)中心之一，占地7434平方公里，人口超過(guò)6萬(wàn)。
Guangzhou stands at the confluence of the East River,West River and North River,with its land sloping from north-east to south-west,and an alluvial plain in the south and south-west parts.It adjoins the South China Sea,and is crisscross with rivers and streams.It has south subtropical marine climate with an annual average temperature of 21.8 degree Celsius,rainfall of 1694 millimeters,and a frost-free period of 345 days.It's abundant in agricultural and aquatic resources.Its mineral resources include coal,salt,copper,iron,zinc,lead and limestone.
廣州站在東方河的匯合處，西、北江，其土地從東北向西南傾斜，與沖積平原的南部和西南部。它毗鄰南中國(guó)海，是縱橫交錯(cuò)的河流和小溪。它具有南亞熱帶海洋氣候，年均21.8攝氏度平均氣溫，降雨量1694毫米，和345天的無(wú)霜期。它在農(nóng)業(yè)和水產(chǎn)資源豐富。礦產(chǎn)資源有煤，鹽，銅，鐵，鋅，鉛和石灰石。
Guangzhou's industry covers machinery,shipbuilding,textiles,sugar-refinery,household electrical appliances,computers,petrochemicals,light industrial products for daily use,rubber products and garments.The Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone situated in Huangpu has already taken shape.Guangzhou has advanced agriculture,abounding in rice,sugarcanes,fruits,freshwater fish and oil crops.
廣州的工業(yè)包括機(jī)械，造船，紡織，糖廠，家用電器，計(jì)算機(jī)，化工，日用輕工產(chǎn)品，橡膠制品和服裝。廣州經(jīng)濟(jì)技術(shù)開(kāi)發(fā)區(qū)坐落在黃浦已初具規(guī)模。廣州有發(fā)達(dá)的農(nóng)業(yè)，盛產(chǎn)水稻，甘蔗，水果，淡水魚(yú)油料作物。
Guangzhou is communication hub of Guangdong Province,with railways and highways radiating in all directions,and convenient inland-water,coastal and ocean transport.Huangpu is the biggest seaport in the South,ranking fifth in volume of freight handled in China.Its airport stands also in the forefront in passenger transport.
廣州是廣東交通樞紐，鐵路、公路輻射各方向，交通便利，沿海和遠(yuǎn)洋運(yùn)輸，黃浦最大的海港城市，在中國(guó)的貨運(yùn)量排名第五，機(jī)場(chǎng)也站在旅客運(yùn)輸?shù)那傲小?br>Guangzhou is South China's biggest national-and-foreign-oriented city with flourishing commerce,and China's chief foreign trade center as well.It's also China's famous historical and cultural city.The city with long summer and no winter is always green with flowers in bloom all the year round,hence reputed as Flower City.Its scenic spots and historical sites include Guangxiao Temple,Liurong Temple and White Clouds Mountain scenic area etc.
廣州是南中國(guó)最大的國(guó)家，對(duì)外城市發(fā)達(dá)的商業(yè)，與中國(guó)主要的對(duì)外貿(mào)易中心。這也是中國(guó)著名的歷史文化名城。長(zhǎng)夏無(wú)冬城總是在終年綻放的花綠，因此被譽(yù)為“花城”。它的名勝古跡有光孝寺，六榕寺、白云風(fēng)景區(qū)等。
Efforts are being made to build Guangzhou into an international metropolis functioning primarily as the biggest financial,high-tech and light industrial,as well as communication and transport center in South China.
努力建設(shè)廣州成為一個(gè)國(guó)際大都市的運(yùn)作，主要是作為最大的金融，高科技和輕工業(yè)，以及通信和交通運(yùn)輸中心在中國(guó)南方。

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