Guangzhou

British

/ ˈɡwæŋˈdzəʊ /

noun

the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese name for Canton

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Guangzhou Cultural

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

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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 Shein boss, also known as Sky or Chris Xu, was speaking at the High-quality Development Conference in Guangzhou, a global manufacturing powerhouse that is home to most of China's clothing production.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Guangzhou FC, the most successful club in the CSL's history, folded in 2025 after it failed to settle its debts in time for the new season.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

The team applied this approach in two major Chinese cities, Guangzhou and Xi'an.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

These large stores in cities including Shanghai, Guangzhou and Tianjin will close from Feb. 2, but the Swedish furniture retailer said its other stores in the same cities will remain open.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

A mama panda with her eighteen-day-old cub at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

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