Guangzhou(Canton) is now making efforts to build a social security system including the following five parts: a minimum wage standard for enterprise workers, minimum subsistence allowances for laid-off workers, unemployment insurance, guaranteed minimum pensions, and minimum subsistence allowances for urban and rural residents.
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Environmental Protection
Posted on November 1, 2009In September 2003, Guangzhou(Canton) launched a project named “Beautiful Mountain, Green Land, Blue Sky and Clean River” to improve the living standards for the people. It seeks to protect the environment while promoting economic development, thus generating impressive results.
Urban Development
Posted on November 1, 2009Since China launched the reform and opening-up drive, Guangzhou(Canton)’s economic prosperity has provided favorable conditions for the city’s urban construction. The city is pressing ahead with the construction of an extensive network of modern infrastructure facilities and has completed a number of landmark building projects, such as the International Convention and Exhibition Center and, in addition, various throughways and thoroughfares. Construction of the subway system is progressing smoothly.
Economy
Posted on October 29, 2009Guangzhou(Canton) has historically been China’s leading commercial port. The city has a 2,000 year history of open trade. Following the implementation of the reform and opening-up policy, the economic development of Guangzhou became vigorous and has scored remarkable achievements. Since 1992, Guangzhou(Canton)’s overall economic strength has risen to the third position among the country’s 10 largest cities. Guangzhou(Canton) has become a city with relatively strong secondary industry and developed tertiary industry. The city has experienced a concerted economic development and, in the past 20 years, Guangzhou(Canton)’s average annual economic growth rate has been more than 14% per annum. In 2006 the GDP of the city reached RMB 623.6 billion and, according to current exchange rates versus registered population, the per-capita GDP of Guangzhou(Canton) will exceed 11,000 U.S. dollars. With this achievement Guangzhou(Canton) becomes the first city in China Mainland with a per capita GDP of over 10,000 U.S. dollars.
Administrative Regions and Population
Posted on October 29, 2009In April 2005, Guangzhou(Canton) restructured its administrative division. Now there are ten districts under Guangzhou(Canton)’s jurisdiction, namely, Yuexiu, Haizhu, Liwan, Tianhe, Baiyun, Huangpu, Huadu, Panyu, Nansha and Luogang, and two county-level cities, Conghua and Zengcheng. Guangzhou(Canton) City covers a total area of 7434.4 square kilometers.
It had a registered population of 7.7348 million in 2007. There were approximately 3.91 million migrants by the end of 2006. The downtown population density is 1627 people per square kilometers.
Topography and climate
Posted on October 29, 2009The topography is higher in the northeast, lower in the southwest. North and northeast are mountainous area with waters, south is an alluvial plain – the Pearl River Delta. Guangzhou(Canton) enjoys a subtropical monsoon climate. There is neither intense heat in summer nor severe cold in winter. It enjoys plenty rainfall and evergreen in four seasons. The average temperature is 22.8℃, the average relative humidity is about 68%, and the annual rainfall at the urban area is over 1,600 mm.
Language Usage
Posted on October 29, 2009In daily life the people of Guangzhou mostly speak the Yue language, or Cantonese and the city also promotes the use of Putonghua, or Mandarin. With the increase of international exchanges and numbers of foreign businessmen and educators, more and more people are able to speak English.
Geographic Location
Posted on October 29, 2009Guangzhou(Canton) is the capital and a political, economic, and cultural center of Guangdong Province. It is located in the southeast of Guangdong Province and in the north of the Pearl River Delta. Crossed by the Tropic of Cancer, it is located between longitude 112°57′ to 114°3′ east and latitude 22°26′ to 23°56′ north, bordering on the South China Sea, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao. It is a regional central city in South China, and China’s Southern Gateway to the world.