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Guangzhou

Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, is set along the coast of the South China Sea. Guangzhou covers approximately 2,900 square miles and has a population of 6.6 million people. It is a city famous for its history, as well as its being a port city for foreign trade, and the largest industrial and commercial city in southern China.

Guangzhou has a humid climate, flowers bloom there all year round and it is therefore also know as the "City of Flowers."

There are as many as 150 historical sites in addition to the many modern facilities for recreation in Guangzhou. The city is also famous for embroidery, local opera, and food. Guangzhou also has a convenient transportation system. The Beijing-Guangzhou and the Beijing-Kowloon (Hong

Kong) railways, airlines, and water transportation provide easy access to all parts of the country and the world.

The Chen Family Temple
The Chen Family Temple was built with funds raised by the Chen families in 72 counties of Guangdong Province. It is a representation of the traditional architecture of the ancient Guangdong and Guangxi regions. The 100-year-old temple was once the ancestral center in Guangdong in Qing Dynasty. It is now the largest, best preserved and most intricately decorated architecture existing in Guangdong Province. The State Council designated it as an important cultural relic under the State's protection in 1986. The temple has a rectangular structure as its main building and comprises 19 buildings.

Hangzhou

Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province. It is located along the banks of the Qiantang River, at the southern end of the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal.

One of the seven capitals of ancient China, Hangzhou is an ancient cultural city and a well-known tourist city.

It is most famous for the beautiful scenery of the West Lake. With an area of 6,047 square miles inhabited by a population of 5.2 million, it embraces six urban districts and seven suburban counties, namely Yuhang, Xiaoshan, Fuyang, Tonglu, Lin'an, Jiande and Chun'an. The Fuchun and Xin'an rivers and Thousand Island Lake are national scenic areas. In the 13th century, Marco Polo praised Hangzhou as the most beautiful city in the world. Hangzhou is also famous for its silk and tea products.

West Lake
The lake was so named because it is located west of the city of Hangzhou. The West Lake scenic zone lies in Hangzhou City in northern Zhejiang Province. The West Lake has an elliptical shape with a water surface of 1,383 acres, and a circumference of 9.3 miles. It is surrounded by emerald hills covered with lush forests, grandiose rocks, gullies, and intriguing streams.

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