Guangzhou
A city in southern China, the capital of Guangdong province; pop. 3,918,000. It is the leading industrial and commercial center of southern China. Also called Canton .
The city features the National Peasant Movement Institute, founded by Mao Zedong and Zhou En Lai. Historical monuments include Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, commemorating the Nationalist revolutionary movement, seated here in 1913. Many of the buildings and churches on Shamian Island are well maintained and rather pretty.As for dining there are literally hundreds of good restaurants serving up authentic Cantonese cuisine.
