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Guangzhou has been widely recognized is on more than 200 routes, including ranked sixth and eighth in the world.
mainly attributed to its unique advantage more than 110 international routes, Currently, the world’s top 20 shipping
in the following nine sectors: connecting Guangzhou to the 183 points companies operate 49 international
on five continents. The airport passenger container liner routes in Nansha Port of
Ⅰ.Being a Core Area throughput in 2015 reached 55209.4 Guangzhou.
thousand.
Guangzhou is at the core of the whole Pearl Ⅲ.The Supporting Industries
River Delta. Departing from Guangzhou, In terms of railway transport, Guangzhou
you can reach any of nine cities of the is the only national railway hub city in With 34 of the 40 national industrial cat-
Pearl River Delta within one hour, and southern China. More than 500 train egories, Guangzhou boasts of well-devel-
Hong Kong and Macao by two hours’ lines are run in Guangzhou South Railway oped supporting industries and integrated
drive. (Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Station each day. By high-speed trains, all capability. With most developed manu-
high-speed railway is expected to operate the country’s major cities can be reached facturing and service industries and most
in 2017, which means 45 minutes will be within one day. complete range of industrial categories in
sufficient to reach Hong Kong). From an South China, a modern industrial system
international point of view, it takes two In terms of road transport, the road with the advanced manufacturing industry
hours to fly to Taipei, Singapore, Bangkok, network with three rings and 19 lines has and modern service industry as the lead
Manila, and four hours to fly to Tokyo, taken shape, connecting Guangzhou to all has been established. The added value of
Dubai, Kuala Lumpur or Seoul. the major cities across the country, with tertiary industry accounted for over 65%
expressways leading to all the major cities of GDP, ranked second in the country only
Ⅱ.Being a Transportation Hub in the Pearl River Delta as well as Hong following Beijing. Guangzhou is also Chi-
Kong and Macao. na’s most important center for commodity
Guangzhou boasts of well-developed air, wholesale and professional markets. There
land and sea transportation. In terms of maritime transport, are 15 clusters of wholesale markets and
In terms of air transport, the Guangzhou Guangzhou conducts maritime trade 669 monomer wholesale markets possess-
Baiyun International Airport is one of with more than 300 ports in over 80 ing foreign trade goods of nearly $ 120
the three major aviation hubs in China countries and regions in the world. In billion and domestic trade goods of 500
as well as one of the world’s top ten 2015, Guangzhou Port achieved a cargo billion yuan which are distributed annually
service airport. There are currently throughput of 520 million tons, container to the rest of China and to more than 220
68 airlines operating here to operate volume 17.59 million TEUs, respectively countries and regions in the world.
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Guangzhou has been widely recognized is on more than 200 routes, including ranked sixth and eighth in the world.
mainly attributed to its unique advantage more than 110 international routes, Currently, the world’s top 20 shipping
in the following nine sectors: connecting Guangzhou to the 183 points companies operate 49 international
on five continents. The airport passenger container liner routes in Nansha Port of
Ⅰ.Being a Core Area throughput in 2015 reached 55209.4 Guangzhou.
thousand.
Guangzhou is at the core of the whole Pearl Ⅲ.The Supporting Industries
River Delta. Departing from Guangzhou, In terms of railway transport, Guangzhou
you can reach any of nine cities of the is the only national railway hub city in With 34 of the 40 national industrial cat-
Pearl River Delta within one hour, and southern China. More than 500 train egories, Guangzhou boasts of well-devel-
Hong Kong and Macao by two hours’ lines are run in Guangzhou South Railway oped supporting industries and integrated
drive. (Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Station each day. By high-speed trains, all capability. With most developed manu-
high-speed railway is expected to operate the country’s major cities can be reached facturing and service industries and most
in 2017, which means 45 minutes will be within one day. complete range of industrial categories in
sufficient to reach Hong Kong). From an South China, a modern industrial system
international point of view, it takes two In terms of road transport, the road with the advanced manufacturing industry
hours to fly to Taipei, Singapore, Bangkok, network with three rings and 19 lines has and modern service industry as the lead
Manila, and four hours to fly to Tokyo, taken shape, connecting Guangzhou to all has been established. The added value of
Dubai, Kuala Lumpur or Seoul. the major cities across the country, with tertiary industry accounted for over 65%
expressways leading to all the major cities of GDP, ranked second in the country only
Ⅱ.Being a Transportation Hub in the Pearl River Delta as well as Hong following Beijing. Guangzhou is also Chi-
Kong and Macao. na’s most important center for commodity
Guangzhou boasts of well-developed air, wholesale and professional markets. There
land and sea transportation. In terms of maritime transport, are 15 clusters of wholesale markets and
In terms of air transport, the Guangzhou Guangzhou conducts maritime trade 669 monomer wholesale markets possess-
Baiyun International Airport is one of with more than 300 ports in over 80 ing foreign trade goods of nearly $ 120
the three major aviation hubs in China countries and regions in the world. In billion and domestic trade goods of 500
as well as one of the world’s top ten 2015, Guangzhou Port achieved a cargo billion yuan which are distributed annually
service airport. There are currently throughput of 520 million tons, container to the rest of China and to more than 220
68 airlines operating here to operate volume 17.59 million TEUs, respectively countries and regions in the world.
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