Guangzhou
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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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Ray Car Carriers ordered 10 pure car and truck carriers from China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Among them was Zheng Chuanjiu, who eventually started his own guitar-making business in the provincial capital Guangzhou.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
In 2025 an investigation by the BBC found that workers manufacturing clothes for the company at a number of factories in Guangzhou were putting in 75-hour weeks — against China’s employment laws.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The analysis - by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Guangzhou, China - looked at children growing up either side of sugar rationing.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 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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