What is Guangzhou?
{{No sources|date=December 2011}} [[File:Guangdong subdivisions - Guangzhou.svg|thumb|Guangzhou in Guangdong Province]] [[File:Guangzhou dusk panorama.jpg|thumb|Guangzhou]] '''Guangzhou''' ({{Lang-zh|c=|t=廣州|s=广州}}; {{IPA-yue|kʷɔ̌ːŋ.tsɐ̂u}} <small>or</small> {{IPA-yue|kʷɔ̌ːŋ.tsɐ́u||zh-yue-廣州.ogg}}; {{IPA-cmn|kwàŋ.ʈʂóu|-|zh-Guangzhou.ogg}}) is the capital of [[Guangdong|Guangdong Province]] of southern [[People's Republic of China|China]]. It has over 18 million people, which makes it the sixth largest city proper and fourth-largest urban area in the world. Historically, it was known to Westerners as Canton, which is a [[misnomer]], or a mistake in naming, since the name is an older English pronunciation for the entire region that the city is in, [[Guangdong]]. It is also called the City of Flowers. It is in the south of China and is one of the five biggest cities in China. In mainland China, Guangzhou is regarded as one of the three most popular cities with [[Beijing]] and [[Shanghai]], which is called Bei-Shang-Guang for short. It is where the 16th [[Asian Games]] were held and it is famous for its food all over the world. ==Geography== Guangzhou is the core city of South China. It is on the north of [[Zhu Jiang Delta]] (Pearl River Delta), where the [[Dong Jiang River]] (East River), [[Xi Jiang River]] (West River) and [[Bei Jiang River]] (North River) join together. On its South is the [[South China Sea]]. With its geographical advantages, Guangzhou has been a very important port in South China for hundreds of years. Today, it is the biggest and most important port for air, sea, and trains in China. The area of Guangzhou is about {{convert|7434.4|km2|abbr=on}}. The north part and middle part of Guangzhou are hills. The west part and south part are plains that have a lot of rivers and streams. Guangzhou is in the [[subtropics]] [[monsoon]] [[climate]] region. It has a lot of sunshine and rain. The average temperature is from 21.4 to 21.9&nbsp;°C (about 71&nbsp;°F) and the lowest temperature in winter is abo