2. CLIMATE AND POPULATION
Local climate is sub-tropical
Pleasant weather, abundant
rain and sunlight
Average year-round
temperature is 22℃ (71.6℉).
Rainy season falls between
April and August.
Best time to visit is between
October and December
Population (2010):
104,303,132
3. GUANGZHOU
Capital of Guangdong
3rd largest city in China
Located on the Pearl River
Delta
Port city close to the South
China Sea, Hong Kong, and
Macau
Known for
commerce, tourism, dining, fina
nce and real estate
Famous sights include Yuexiu
Park, Pearl River, Shamian
Island, and White Cloud
Mountain
Historic sights include
the Western Han Nanyue
King’s Tomb Museum and the
Bright Filial Piety Temple
Pearl River
Yuexiu Park
White Cloud Mountain
Bright Filial Piety
Temple
4. SHAOGUAN
Home to some of the most
beautiful scenery in
Guangdong
Danxia Mountain:
680+ various stone
peaks, stone
fortresses, walls, pillars and
stone bridges
28 ancient trees over one
hundred years old
Countless cliff tombs and cliff
coffins of times long ago
Nanhua Temple:
A famous site of Zen
Buddhism
Danxia Mountain
(Dan Xia Shan)
Nanhua Temple
5. CUISINE
Guangdong is famous for its
Cantonese cuisine, one of the
eight famous cuisines of China
Uses seasonings sparingly to
keep from masking the original
taste of the food
Famous dishes of this cuisine
are Roast Suckling Pig (Kao Ru
Zhu), Taiye Chicken (Taiye Ji)
and Braised Snake porridge
also called Dragon and
Phoenix (Long Feng Dou)
Cantonese dim sum ranks the
best in the whole country
Roast Suckling Pig
Canton Dim Sum