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Guangzhou was the seed of the revolutionary movement under Dr. Sun Yat-Sen in December 1911, who was recommended as a temporary President of China. Before Dr. Sun Yat -Sen died, he considered Chiang Kai-Shek would make a great contribution for the party. In 1927, Guangzhou was briefly one of the earliest Communist communes in China. Chiang Kai Shek became the leader of China in 1928 and led the Nationalist Armies northward to establish a government in Nanjing. The fall of Guangzhou to the Communist armies in late October 1949, signaled the Communist takeover of all China. Under the Communist government, Guangzhou was developed as an industrial center and a modern port, with a great trade to and from Hong Kong.
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The biggest street market in Guangzhou is Qingping Market. For tourists ... this market is more of an attraction than a shopping destination. Those looking for the exotic will certainly find it here. The Chinese medicine section has a selection of all sorts of roots and herbs, and also dried animal parts that are traditionally believed to be medicinal. Walk further north along the market and you will encounter a menagerie. Live animals from the mundane (eg chickens and rabbits) to the not-so-usual (eg turtles, snakes and insects) are sold and sometimes slaughtered on the spot.
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With a civilization of over 2,800 years, Guangzhou has a splendid culture. Ever since the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties period (581-960), Guangzhou had been a famous port. In the Song Dynasty (960-1279), it was ranked as the top port of the whole country. Guangzhou has become a comprehensive modern municipality through 2,000 years of development and evolution.
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Guangzhou has a long and fascinating history having been subject to several dynasties and experiencing the influences of European nations who long used the area for trading purposes. It retains many fascinating historical structures which are among its key attractions for both domestic and international visitors.
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Guangzhou boasts a lot of festivals. The festive activities are various and colorful. With rich contents, unique style and strong local flavour of Lingnan, they are of high artistic level and worth appreciation. Guangzhou's festivals have embodied both history and reality. With the natural scenery as the background, and the folk culture as the carrier, they lay stress on participation so as to create a joyous and harmonious atmosphere. The popular festivals are the Spring Flower Fair, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Lotus Festival, Litchi Festival, Chongyang or Double-Ninth Festival (a festival for the aged, falls on the 9th day of the 9th month on the Chinese lunar calendar), China Tourism Art Festival & Guangdong Merry-making Festival, as well as Guangdong International Cuisine Festival.
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Guangzhou is ... one of the main cradles of 'Culture of South Ridges' in China. Its paintings, architectures, gardening, bonsais and arts and crafts are all unique in the whole China. Canton embroideries (one of the fourfamous types of embroideries found in China), sculptures and colored porcelains illustrate only some of the artwork created in Guangzhou. Included as favorites among many Chinese and foreigners are also: the Cantonese dialect, Canton Music, Canton Opera and Guangdong Cuisine (also know as Canton Cuisine). The sayingsgoes that 'Where there are overseas Chinese, there are bosom friends of Cantonese Music'. Anotherfamous phrase states'Born in Suzhou , grow in Hangzhou and eat in Guangzhou'.
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