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Guangzhou: South China
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Guangzhou was one of the five Chinese treaty ports opened by the Treaty of Nanking (signed in 1842) at the end of the First Opium War between Britain and China. The other ports were Fuzhou, Xiamen, Ningbo, and Shanghai.
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Edelman in Guangzhou is one of the top public relations consultancies serving South China. One of three Edelman offices that opened in the Asia Pacific region in 1992, it helped establish and solidify the firm as a major presence in the Asian public relations community.
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When it comes to drinks, Guangzhou is one of the best cities in China to knock back a few. With a relatively large population of foreigners here, the city offers a wide variety of nightspots to cater to all tastes.
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This is a 232-room Balinese style mountain resort combined with contemporary Chinese architecture, located near to China’s tallest waterfall in Zengcheng, Guangzhou. Pattra Resort features luxury rooms, a natural hot spring, Balinese spa facilities, and restaurants and bars. It is situated within the natural heights of a mountain terrace, providing breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside. The accommodation features high-speed internet connections and flat-screen TVs with international channels. The Baishui waterfall covers an area about 170 km² with a drop in elevation reaching up to 428.5 metres, which is acclaimed as the largest waterfall drop in mainland China. It is only 10 minutes from the resort and will be an unforgettable experience to stand amongst the rising mist and splashing water.
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The popularity of foreign trade (and the foreigners' hunger to profit from it) sowed the seeds of decline for Guangzhou and eventually for all of imperial China. As early as the 1770s, the British, alarmed at an increasing trade deficit, started importing Indian opium through Guangzhou. This had the desired effect of redressing the balance of trade and slowing the flow of silver into Chinese hands, but caused widespread social problems inside China. Worried by these developments, the Qing government banned the opium trade, a decision British merchants chose to ignore.
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United Airlines will soon be the first U.S. carrier to offer daily, nonstop service between San Francisco and Guangzhou. This brings to six the number of daily nonstop flights United provides to China, including daily nonstop flights to Beijing from San Francisco, Chicago and Washington, D.C.; and daily nonstop flights to Shanghai from Chicago and San Francisco. United is the first U.S. carrier to provide nonstop service to Guangzhou.
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