Nationally Important Center City As an important national center city and the capital of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou will earnestly implement the vision of “Innovative, Coordinated, Green, Open and Shared Development”, continually strengthening the city’s comprehensive functions, boosting the radiation force in leading regional development as well as international influence, sparing no effort to make Guangzhou a prosperous, harmonious, eco-friendly, dynamic and modern metropolis, with unique characteristics. International Business & Trade Center The city is known as an ever-thriving foreign trade port in the history of China thanks to its favorable natural environment and the convenient trade route called the Marine Silk Road, thus winning the title of “Millennium Trade Capital.
The Fairy Tale of the Five Rams Like many other renowned cities in the world, the history of Guangzhou (also known as Canton overseas) began with a fairy tale. Legend has it that in ancient times, five celestial beings descended upon this land on the backs of five rams riding on the sea waves.
A tiny square city called “Panyu” sprang up on the coast of China’s South Sea in 214 B.C.
China took another giant step in going global again by beginning the hundred-day countdown to the renowned Fortune Global Forum (FGF) to be held December 6th to 8th with the CEOs of the world’s most prestigious companies in attendance. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that Guangzhou’s leaders successfully won the bid to host the Forum as trade and commerce are in its very DNA.
