Population |
8.5258
million, who live in the urban district. 1.4172 million, who live
in the county cities. |
Language |
Putonghua
and Cantonese are widely spoken |
Accommodation |
There
are more than 90 star-class guesthouses and hotels in Guangzhou.
Among them there are 6 five-star hotels: White Swan Hotel, China
Hotel, Guangdong
International Hotel, Dong
Fang Hotel, The
Garden Hotel and Oriental Resort. In addition, there are 10
four-star hotels and 30 three-star hotels. Hotels
in Guangzhou are all located in beautiful environments,
splendidly decorated, and equipped with everything needed. You can
reliably expect to have transport facilities and receive quality
service. |
Office
Hours
(for government offices) |
8:30
a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays to Fridays
All these offices are closed on Saturdays and Sundays. |
Banking Hours |
9:00
a.m.-6:00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Saturdays
to Sundays.
In the period of the trade fair: 8:30
a.m.-7:00 p.m. (undecided) |
Currency |
Renminbi
(RMB 8.27 or 8.30 to US$ 1) |
Service Charge |
Restaurants
and hotels 0~20%, Government hotel tax 5%. |
Electricity |
220V,
50~AC The
shapes of the general plug base are as following:  |
Communications |
It is
very convenient to communicate with outside world. You can dial
directly and communicate with more than 500 cities at home and
abroad, and in the region of Hong Kong and Macao. The bandwidth of
the direct international outlet for Internet is 400M. |
Weights
and Measures |
Guangzhou
uses the metric system. kilogram, meter, and litre are most
commonly used.
1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds
1 metre = 3.281 feet
1 litre = 0.220 gallon |
Time Difference
(Take Monday in GZ for example) |
Guangzhou
(Beijing, Hong Kong):8:00
(0) (Monday)
New York:19:00 (-13) (Sunday)
London (Paris):0:00 (-8) (Monday)
Tokyo:9:00 (+1) (Monday)
Sydney:10:00
(+2) (Monday) |
Climate |
Hot,
humid, & rainy in summer; cool, dry, & less rain in
winter. Average Temperature: 21.4-21.9 |
Transportation
Aviation Service |
Guangzhou
Baiyun International Airport provides 16 international airlines
and regional airlines, flying to more than 70 cities at home and
abroad. If you take domestic flight, please go through the
formalities for boarding 90 minutes before the departure time.
Airport tax:
(International flight):90
yuan (RMB)
(Ordinary domestic flight):50
yuan (RMB)
(Domestic feeder flight):10
yuan (RMB)
The distance between airport and the trade fair: 8 km |
Trains |
Guangzhou
Railway Station: the starting station of Beijing-Guangzhou
Railway
Guangzhou East Railway Station: the
starting station of Guangzhou-Kowloon Through Train (KTT) and
Guangzhou-Meizhou-Shantou Railway |
Motor Vehicle |
Straight
buses between Guangzhou and Hong Kong. You can get on the bus at
China Hotel, Hotel Landmark Canton and White Swan Hotel. |
Urban
traffic |
Bus
service:
including motorbuses, trolleybuses, and buses for special lines.
There is no conductor on these buses, and the price of a ticket is
1 yuan (RMB), but the prices for some long lines are 2-4 yuan (RMB).
Subway service:
No. 1 subway line is made up of 16 stations. It begins from
Guangzhou East Railway Station in the east to Xilang in the west.
The prices are 2-6 yuan (RMB). The whole journey will cost 32
minutes.
Taxi service:
The original price is 7 yuan (RMB), 2.2~2.6 yuan (RMB) for per
kilometer. |