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Post by NZBC on May 5, 2008 20:32:16 GMT 12
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GuangzhouGuangzhou is located at 112¡ã57'E to 114¡ã3'E and 22¡ã26'N to 23¡ã56'N. The city is part of the Pearl River Delta. Guangzhou has a humid subtropical climate influenced by the Asian monsoon. Summers are wet with high temperatures and a high humidity index. Winters are mild, dry and sunny The first known city built at the site of Guangzhou was Panyu (ެخ, later simplified to ·¬Ø®; thingy Yu in Cantonese) founded in 214 BC. The city has been continuously occupied since that time. Panyu was expanded when it became the capital of the Nanyue Kingdom (ÄÏÔ½) in 206 BC. Recent archaeological founding of her palace suggests that the city might have traded frequently with by foreigners by the sea routes. The foreign trade continued through every following dynasty and the city remains a major international trading port to this day.
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Post by NZBC on May 5, 2008 20:45:23 GMT 12
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