广州
Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the People's Republic of China. The city is also known by an older English-language name, Canton. It is a port on the Pearl River, navigable to the South China Sea, and is located about 120km north-west of Hong Kong. As of the 2000 census, the city has a population of 6 million, and a metropolitan population of 12.6 million,making it the most populous city in the province and the third most populous metropolitan area in China.
With the Guangzhou Metro, opened in 1999, Guangzhou is the fourth city in China to build an underground railway system. Currently there are four lines operational with an ambitious plan to expand rapidly with three lines under construction and four lines that are being planned.
Guangzhou's main airport is the New Baiyun International Airport in Huadu District, that opened on 5 August 2004 replacing old Baiyun International Airport close to the city centre.
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广州在中华人民共和国的南部广东省首都和副省级城市。这个城市也有一个古老的英语名字，Canton。它是在珀尔里弗的一个港口，航行到南海，位于香港西北约120km。作为2000次人口普查，该市有人口600万，和一个1260万人口的大都市，使其在全省人口最多的城市，人口最多的第三个都市圈在中国。
随着广州地铁，开在1999，广州是中国第四个城市建立一个地下铁路系统。目前有四条线与一个雄心勃勃的计划，迅速扩大与正在建设中的三条线和正在规划的四行。
广州的主要机场是新的白云国际机场在5八月开幕2004日取代旧白云国际机场靠近市中心。
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