Guangzhou

British  

/ ˈɡwæŋˈdzəʊ /

noun

1. the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese name for Canton

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Guangzhou Cultural  

1. 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.

Example Sentences

At the brightly lit factory in the southern industrial heartland of Guangzhou, logistics robots zip around ferrying unfinished parts.

From Barron's

There are already regular flights between India and Hong Kong, while additional services from the capital New Delhi to Shanghai and Guangzhou will begin in November.

From Barron's

Jeffy Ma, who runs a hat manufacturer in Guangzhou called Ace Headwear, is monitoring the situation and waiting to hear whether his customers will put orders bound for the U.S. on hold for now.

From The Wall Street Journal

After retiring as a player, Stojkovic was briefly chairman of Red Star Belgrade, before turning to coaching first Nagoya, and later Chinese side Guangzhou.

From Barron's

The Chinese city of Guangzhou is shortlisted in the "Clean our Air" category for electrification of its public transport system.

From BBC