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 Festivals
in Guangzhou
»Dragon
Boat Festival (Duan Wu Jie) Like
many festivals, the Dragon Boat Festival, or Duan Wu Jie , was also
originated from commemorating a historical figure. In this case,
it's for the ancient patriot-poet Qu Yuan who committed suicide to protest against a corrupt regime over 2000 years ago. More |
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 Guangzhou
culture and arts
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Yue
Opera is a major genre of
opera in the south of China, prevalent in Guangdong and Guangxi,
Hong Kong, Macao and overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia.
Its singing and dialogue are all in Guangzhou dialect. Based on
Banghuang Tune, it combines Kun Tune, Yiyang Tune, Guangdong Tune with Guangdong folk music and popular tunes... More |
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 Cantonese
cuisine
(粵菜,
pinyin: Yuecai) originates from the region around Canton in southern China's
Guangdong province.There is a Cantonese
saying: "We eat everything on the ground with four legs except tables and
chairs. We eat everything in the sky except airplanes." ... More |
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 Noted
people in history
Hong
Xian Nv (1927~), was born in the Western part of Guangzhou, her original name
was Kuangjianlian. at the age of 13, she started studying opera following her
aunt, beginning with "little red" as her stage name going on stage.
in 1942 she joined Mashiceng's opera house, then gradually become famous...More |
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 Shopping
in Guangzhou
Guangzhou
is a world commercial center, and a shopper's heaven. Guangzhou features all
sorts of specialty streets, including the walking streets at Xiajiu Lu,
Dishifu and Beijing Lu, where you can buy almost anything...More |
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 Real
estate & properties
Since
the operation of the Guangzhou International Convention and
Exhibition Center at Pazhou of Haizhu District in spring of 2003,
convention, exhibition, commercial and trade service at
Pazhou-Chigang area... More |
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Guangzhou
news
»Wanted:
investors for China's Guangzhou airport
HONG
KONG (Reuters) - China's Guangzhou Baiyun International
Airport, now pursuing a $2.16 billion expansion, is
considering taking on foreign investors to help bankroll its
rapid growth while beefing up management and service
standards...full story
»Guangzhou
launches 1st regional English TV channel GUANGZHOU,
March 28 (Xinhua) -- China's first regional English TV channel
started broadcasting on Tuesday in Guangzhou, capital of the
southern Guangdong Province...full
story
»Guangzhou
raises standards on taxi, South China's Guangzhou is changing
rules on the expiration of the city's taxi, as it prepared for
the 2010 Asian Games... full
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