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      Guangzhouis located in southern China in the middle of Guangdong Province, north of the Pearl River Delta. The city also lies close to the South China Sea, Hong Kong, and Macau. Because of its convenient geographical position, Guangzhou has been called "China's Southern Gateway". As the capital of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou is the center of its politics, economy, science, education. It is also southern China's key transportation hub and trading port.
     Covering an area of 7,434.4 square kilometers, Guangzhou is home to more than 10 million people. It has direct jurisdiction over ten districts and two county-level cities. The ten districts include: Yuexiu, Liwan, Haizhu, Tianhe, Baiyun, Huangpu, Huadu, Panyu, Nansha, Luogang, while the two county-level cities are Zengcheng and Conghua.
     The annual average temperature in Guangzhou is 22.8 degrees centigrade, and average relative humidity is about 68%, while annual rainfall across the city's urban area is over 1,600 mm. Guangzhou lies right next to the Baiyun Mountain which is called the "lung of the city". The Pearl River, China's third largest waterway, also runs through Guangzhou. The city's humid subtropical climate is greatly influenced by the Asian monsoon. With year-round flowers and evergreen plants, Guangzhou has been affectionately called the "Flower City" since ancient times.
     Lifeful Guangzhou is one of the first group of 24 historical cities announced by the State Council and China Top Tourist Cities. With over 2,200-year history, Guangzhou is rich in antiquity, unique customs and deep cultural deposits.
     Guangzhouis historically both the start of the Maritime Silk Road and the center of Lingnan Culture. It is also the cradle of Chinese modern revolution, and the foreland of China's reform and opening to the outside world. Guangzhou has been a renowned commercial center since ancient times and is now the economic hub of southern China. Chinese Improt and Export Commodities Fair is widely regarded as being "The No.1 Exhibition in China" and remains a magnet for foreign investors.
     An ancient but dynamic city, Guangzhou impresses visitors with both its vivid modern ambience and unique traditional Lingnan indigenous culture. Reflecting the unique charm of a multi-cultural metropolis, the city's cultural influences can be seen in all aspects of its social life. Specific examples include diet, lifestyle, architecture, commerce, language, music, art, customs and entertainment.

Chinese Public Holidays,YEAR 2010

Official Public Holidays	Day (s)	Dates
New Year’s Day	1	Thu Jan. 01
The Spring Festival* (Chinese New Year)	3	Sat Feb. 14 –Tue Feb. 16
The Sweeping Day*	1	Sun Apr .05
The May Day	1	Sat May. 01 – Mon May. 03
The Dragon-Boat Festival*	1	Wed Jun. 16
The Mid-Autumn Festival*	1	Wed Sep. 22
The National Day	3	Fri Oct. 01 – Sun Oct. 03

Note:

The government will continue to move the weekend days adjacent to a national holiday to form a longer holiday period so that people will have three days or seven days off in a row. (The New Year Day, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon-Boat Festival, May Day, and Mid-Autumn Day then become holidays of three days each. The Spring Festival holiday and National Day holiday remain seven-day holidays. )

The festivals marked with * accord with Chinese lunar Calendar. To make a longer holiday, the government will do specific arrangement each year by incorporating the previous and/or the next weekend(s) in. The dates of the lunar festivals on the solar calendar are likely to vary from year to year.

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