Guangzhou - known historically as Canton - is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in China. Located on the Pearl River, about 120 km north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port. One of the five National Central Cities, it holds subprovincial administrative status. Guangzhou is the third largest Chinese city. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 12.78 million. In 2008 Guangzhou was identified as a Beta World City by the global city index produced by the GaWC, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
The tower in the background is called the Canton Tower. It's a 600 m-high multi-purpose Chinese observation tower. The tower briefly held the title of tallest tower in the world, replacing the CN Tower, before being surpassed by the Tokyo Skytree in 2011. As a new south-north route in the new CBD of Guangzhou, Liede Bridge plays a significant role to the traffic of the city. The main structure of Liede Bridge also has a beautiful name "the shell of the Pearl River". The 4.3 kilometres bridge connects Haizhu District with Tianhe District and opened in 2009.
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