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Population: |
8.5258 million, who live in the
urban district. 1.4172 million, who live in the
county cities. |
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Language: |
Putonghua(Mandrine) and Cantonese
are widely spoken |
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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. |
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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) |
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Currency: |
Renminbi (RMB 7.99 to US$
1) |
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Electricity: |
220V, 50~AC |
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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.
Most of hotels provide broadband
Internet Access. |
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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 |
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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) |
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Climate: |
Hot, humid & rainy in summer;
cool dry & less rain in winter.
Average
Temperature: 21.4-31.9 C |
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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)
Fuel additional tax : undecided.
The distance between airport and the trade
fair: 35 km.
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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. And also other 3
lines are also running now.
Taxi
service:
The original price is 7 yuan (RMB),
2.6 yuan (RMB) for per kilometer.
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