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  Guangzhou, China - Tripist Travel Guide
If you are near a metro station then I recommend you to use the speedy metro.
Foshan - a suburb town of Guangzhou with famous temples
I was in a tour to Foshan located about 25 kilometres southwest of Guangzhou (the western delta of Pearl River).
china.tripist.com /guangzhou   (157 words)

  
 Railway Technology - Guangzhou Metro Light Rail System - China
Five years later, the city, in the south of one of the world's most populous countries, could boast a two-line metro system, which uses some of the latest light-rail technology, and was a model for a completely integrated project.
The first phase of the 18.5km (11.5 mile) Line 1 opened in summer 1997, comprising the first five of the eventual 16 stations to be built on this line, along with the depot and workshops.
The 16 stations on Line 1 are supported by six interlocking areas, which ensure the safety of the network and form the backbone of the signalling infrastructure, which is provided by a SIG system.
www.railway-technology.com /projects/guangzhou   (1280 words)

  
  China Travel Service-Destination guangzhou tour guangzhou guide guangzhou travel guangzhou hotel guangzhou Air Ticket ...
Guangzhou plans to build 209 kilometers of underground railway by 2010, with an average of nearly 35 kilometers to be built each year.
The line from the Guangzhou East Railway Station to the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, nearly 29.9 kilometers, is expected to be the longest subway route in the country.
Guangzhou Metro Line 1 is transporting 279,000 people per day, and Line 2 is carrying 191,000 people.
www.chinats.com /guangzhou/guangzhou451.htm   (324 words)

  
  Guangzhou - Definition, explanation
The Chinese abbreviation of Guangzhou is Sui (穗; pinyin: sùi; Jyutping: seoi6; Yale: seuīh).
Guangzhou was sacked by Arabs ¹ and Persiansns in AD 758, ² according to a local Guangzhou government report on October 30 758, which corresponded to the day of Guisi (癸巳) of the ninth lunar month in the first year of the Qianyuan era of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty.
Guangzhou was one of the five Chinese treaty ports opened by the Treaty of Nanjing (signed in 1842) at the end of the First Opium War between United Kingdom and China.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/g/gu/guangzhou.php   (1008 words)

  
 Guangzhou Subway Fares Set to Drop
Guangzhou Metro Corporation had offered three proposals for its shake-up of fares earlier this year amid growing calls from residents to cut the price of tickets.
Guangzhou Metro Line began in 1997 and runs from Fangcun District in the western part of the city, crossing the Pearl River, to end in Guangzhou Tianhe Railway Station.
Guangzhou municipal government plans to construct up to seven metro lines to form a comprehensive underground network in the coming years to try to reduce congestion on the roads.
www.china.org.cn /english/China/151754.htm   (541 words)

  
 Guangzhou delays metro launch
Guangzhou Municipal Committee of Construction Director Chen Rugui revealed the government's decision at his work report to local people's congress last weekend.
Guangzhou People's Congress Deputy Director Zheng Guoqiang urged the government to increase investment into construction of other transportation facilities while expanding funds to build the city's metro projects.
Guangzhou Metro Corporation General Manager Lu Guanglin has also confirmed that his company has been required to delay the construction of Metro Line 5, which runs from Fangcun District in the western part of the city to Huangpu Port in Huangpu District in the city's east end.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-05/24/content_333129.htm   (551 words)

  
 Transformation of a Chinese State-Owned Enterprise - Guangzhou Metro Corporation   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Guangzhou Metro Corporation serves as an example of how a previously poorly performing state-owned enterprise with a dubious reputation can be transformed into arguably the best-run mass transit company in China.
Established in 1992, Guangzhou Metro is a Chinese urban rail transit state-owned enterprise (SOE) under the government of Guangzhou, one of the largest cities in China.
Guangzhou Metro’s transformation blueprint cuts across most of the key dimensions of the company, including business strategy, corporate governance, corporate portfolio rationalization, business and management processes, organization structure (with emphasis on the relationship between the headquarters and the subsidiaries), and culture.
www.boozallen.com /capabilities/services/services_article/21732618   (347 words)

  
 People's Daily Online -- Free newspaper launched in Guangzhou
GUANGZHOU: A free newspaper was launched in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong Province, yesterday, targeting the city's increasing number of subway passengers.
Guangzhou Metro Daily is distributed at all the city's metro stations and top office buildings and is aiming for a circulation of 300,000 copies per issue.
The average age of Guangzhou metro passengers is 35.6, with white-collar workers accounting for 41 per cent of the total, according to a statement from Guangzhou Metro Daily.
english.people.com.cn /200610/02/eng20061002_308248.html   (438 words)

  
 Guangzhou Metro to Have Toilets
Public toilets are to be built at appropriate exits on lines 3, 4 and 5 of the Guangzhou Metro, a Guangzhou newspaper reported Tuesday.
Metro toilets would be located at ground level for security reasons, as well as hygiene considerations, Guangzhou Metro sources said.
Guangzhou Metro gave up the idea of building toilets after reviewing problems in New York City and Shanghai.
www.china.org.cn /english/travel/99053.htm   (163 words)

  
 Airport Technology - Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN/ZGGG), China
This project is designed to replace the existing Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, which serves the capital of Guangdong province in southern China.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, formerly known as Canton Airport, is one of the major gateways to China; 'Baiyun' means 'white clouds' in Chinese.
A branch of the Guangzhou Metro to the airport is also under construction.
www.airport-technology.com /projects/guangzhou   (766 words)

  
 Siemens AG - New metro in Guangzhou officially opened   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The "German Consortium Guangzhou Metro" (GCGM) under the contract leadership of the Transportation Systems Group of Siemens AG won the order to build the city's metro in December 1994.
The new metro is technically and commercially one of the most modern mass transit systems in the world, as Hans-Dieter Bott, member of Siemens Transportation Systems' Group Executive Management said at a press conference in Guangzhou.
Metro line 1 comprises a total of 16 stations, 16.5 kilometers of the 18.5 kilometer track run underground across the city from east to west.
www.siemens.com /page/1,3771,229696-1-18_0_0-0,00.html   (591 words)

  
 Guangzhou travel guide - Wikitravel
Guangzhou (广州 Guǎngzhōu or just simply GZ) is the capital of Guangdong Province in Southern China and has a population of over 10 million (The official registered population is 7.3 million, with over 3 million unregistered residents).
Furthermore, because the sixth patriarch of Zen Buddhism was born in Guangzhou, taught the famous Platform Sutra there, and established a monastery to the north of the city, Guangzhou has maintained a strong connection with this school of Buddhism.
Guangzhou has a sub-tropical climate with humidity levels at their highest in the summer, so unless you enjoy Turkish steam baths, this is a season to avoid!
wikitravel.org /en/Guangzhou   (9684 words)

  
 Guangzhou Hotel Travel Guide-Discount Guangzhou Hotel Reservation,Guide to Canton Fair Hotels.
The 103rd session of the China Import and Export Commodities Fair(Canton Fair) will be held in Guangzhou from April 15 to April 30, 2008 in a larger scale.
The 1st phase is from April 15 to April 20, 2008 while the 2nd phase is from April 25 to April 30, 2008 more information about canton fair......
As one of the biggest hotel wholesalers in Guangzhou, we are pleased to offer the most favorable discount hotel rate during the coming 103rd Canton Fair.
www.guangzhouhotel.com   (372 words)

  
 Datamonitor - PacificNet to develop an e-Business and CRM platform for Guangzhou Metro - News
PacificNet has been awarded a public project from the City of Guangzhou, China, with the aim of developing an Internet and Intranet based e-business platform for the Guangzhou Metro.
"We value this opportunity to be of service to Guangzhou Metro for this important infrastructure project," said KC Wong, Chief Technology Officer of PacificNet.
Guangzhou Metro provides mass transit railway transportation in the Chinese province of Guangzhou.
www.datamonitor.com /~cc4f9417cfa64db39a43f6f2f17caa3d~/industries/news/article/?pid=7E925220-3865-4CD0-9BB4-92C9F2A1B3E0&type=NewsWire   (244 words)

  
 Variations of the Letter M - Metro Bits - mic-ro.co(s)m
Most metros have logos or symbols to mark their station entrances, rolling stock, and printed matter such as maps or tickets.
Since most metros around the world are indeed called 'metros' (only few are called subway, underground, U-Bahn, T-bana or something else), many metro logos are more or less fancy variations of the letter M. There are different kinds of metro logos.
Many Russian metro cities are using derived versions of the same sloped red letter M of the Moscow metro.
mic-ro.com /metro/metrologos.html   (347 words)

  
 UrbanRail.Net > Asia > China > Guangzhou Metro
The Chinese city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) is the capital of the Guangdong Province and has 7 million inhabitants.
It is situated in the south of the country near Hong Kong.
The metro runs at an average speed of 36 km/h.
www.urbanrail.net /as/guan/guangzhou.htm   (357 words)

  
 Haier bid for metro project Haier central air conditioners installed in Guangzhou metro - News - Press Release
Haier bid for metro project Haier central air conditioners installed in Guangzhou metro
Haier was the first Chinese company to win the bid for installation of central air conditions in metro related projects.
Metro was the major project of Guangzhou Municipal Utility Program.
www.haier.com /news/view.asp?newsid=590   (139 words)

  
 Hyder Consulting | Project Focus | Guangzhou Metro, Guangzhou, China
Since 1996, we have been part of a joint venture with the Guangzhou Metro Design and Research Institute working on the various GMC projects.
Much of the metro development is therefore underground or has to cross existing infrastructure creating a whole raft of engineering challenges.
With the metro system also incorporating all the latest technology such as automatic train protection, automatic train operation and automated fare collection, Guangzhou is already well on the way to having one of the most start-of-the-art mass transit rail networks in the world.
www.hyderconsulting.com /projectfocus.aspx?id=24   (521 words)

  
 Guangzhou, Shenzhen mass transit path to riches (tdctrade.com)
Shenzhen Metro opened to traffic at the end of last year and shrewd property developers seized the opportunity and created a business boom along the subway lines.
Guangzhou Metro Corporation pointed out in its annual report that Line 3 is expected to carry 400,000 people daily by 2010, by which time the daily passenger flow of rail-based transport networks in the city will reach 1.8 million.
Property developments along the Shenzhen Metro, such as hot-selling Wanpan Commercial Plaza, at the meeting point of Shenzhen Metro Lines 1 and 2, and commercial properties in Renmin South Road and Central District are also likely to multiply.
www.tdctrade.com /imn/05042103/retail136.htm   (632 words)

  
 PacificNet Selected By Guangzhou Metro to Develop E-Business and CRM Platform; Company Wins Highly Competitive Public ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Established in 1992, Guangzhou Metro (www.GZMTR.com) is a large scale state-owned enterprise in Guangzhou, China, with over 5,700 employees and assets of RMB 12 billion yuan.
Guangzhou Metro's mission is to provide cost effective mass transit railway transportation for the 10 million residents of Guangzhou.
Guangzhou Metro currently serves over 330,000 average daily riders on its 36 kilometers of railway and plans to expand to 181 kilometers of railway by 2010.
www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=113405   (597 words)

  
 ABB in der Schweiz: ABB wins major low voltage product order from Guangzhou Metro project
Guangzhou, China, December 7, 2005 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today that it has been awarded a contract totaling around $ 4.9 million to deliver 0.4 kV ABB-MNS low voltage switchgears for Guangzhou Metro project.
The products will be used on Guangzhou Metro Line 4 and Line 5 to ensure their continuous, reliable and high efficient operation.
This is the latest one in the series of major metro orders won by ABB Xiamen Low Voltage Equipment Co., Ltd. The cooperation between ABB Xiamen Low Voltage Equipment Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Metro Corporation started in 1997 when the company obtained its first order to provide low voltage products for Guangzhou Metro Line 1.
www.abb.ch /cawp/seitp202/34ad0634004bf207482570d500110a45.aspx?   (605 words)

  
 The first domestically manufactured metro train
Domestically made metro trains roll forward LIU WEIFENG, China Daily staff, 2003-11-29 GUANGZHOU: The first domestically manufactured metro train cars rolled off assembly lines on Friday in Changchun, capital of Northeast China's Jilin Province, waiting for transport to Guangzhou, the Guangzhou Metro Corporation said.
The first six are part of 156 cars under contract for Metro Line 2, between Guangzhou Metro Corporation and the Changchun JV.
The six home-made train cars will be transported to Guangzhou next month, and the remaining 138 are to arrive in Guangzhou one by one before March 2005.
www.usenet.com /newsgroups/soc.culture.taiwan/msg01758.html   (352 words)

  
 Guangzhou Metro   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Guangzhou Metro (廣州地鐵 Guǎngzhōu dìtiě) is a metro system in the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China.
The 60 station system is operated by the Guangzhou Metro Corporation, established in 1992 as a state owned enterprise under the Guangzhou government.
Extensions north to Jiahe and south to the new Guangzhou Railway Station are scheduled for completion in 2008.
www.1bx.com /en/Guangzhou_Metro.htm   (598 words)

  
 SimplexGrinnell - News and Events
Phase One of the Guangzhou Metro, now nearing completion, includes 16 stations that are fully operational.
The City of Guangzhou plans to expand the Metro subway system within the next few years, and Simplex hopes to play a role in ensuring that the additional stations are also equipped with the latest fire detection and alarm equipment.
Cellucci joined local municipal officials in a site visit of the Guangzhou Metro stations as part of a trade mission he is leading through Asia.
www.simplexgrinnell.com /news_events/press_releases/simplex/2000/03a98.jsp   (505 words)

  
 Alcatel to provide a US40 million dollars train control system to Guangzhou Metro in China
The 36.3 km-long Guangzhou Metro Line 3, linking three suburbs and crossing the Zhujiang River, is scheduled to begin operations in 2006.
Chen Shaozhang, deputy general manager of Guangzhou Metro Corp., said at today's contract signing ceremony in Guangzhou, "We chose to work with Alcatel as we believe that Alcatel's solution has competitive advantages in terms of technology, experience and overall cost-effectiveness." He added: "Metro is fast becoming the most important means of transportation in big cities.
Alcatel China chairman and CEO Dominique de Boisseson said, "We are pleased to be able to work with Guangzhou Metro to improve transport infrastructure for the city's residents.
www.home.alcatel.com /vpr/archive.nsf/DateKey/22052003_2uk   (504 words)

  
 Guangzhou - Cities & Towns,Guanzhou, 2010, Asiad bid - Newsgd
No US oysters have been found in Guangzhou and have been no customs reports of such imports into Guangdong, according to Guangzhou Daily.
Guangzhou traffic police, today, announced plans to install traffic light control buttons at selected crossings.
The government of Guangzhou will soon announce a new series of policies to accelerate the city's high-tech industrial development.
newsgd.com /citiesandtowns/guangzhou   (284 words)

  
 info: Guangzhou_Metro   (Site not responding. Last check: )
UrbanRail.Net > Asia > China > Guangzhou MetroThe Chinese city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) is the capital of the Guangdong Province and has 7 million inhabitants.
Guangzhou delays metro launch What has antagonized local people's congress deputies and local CPPCC members most is that the Guangzhou Metro Corporation, which has put two subway lines in operation, has debts valued at more...
Guangzhou Metro, Guangzhou, China Hyder Consulting plans, designs and manages the development of water, property, highways, rail...
www.napoli-pizza.net /Guangzhou_Metro.html   (307 words)

  
 Thales Provides Integrated, Secure Control Centre In China
It will also provide customers with a more accurate and efficient service, which was vital for Guangzhou Metro Corp as it aims to develop its metro services to rival the best in the world.
Guangzhou currently has only two metro lines servicing a population of 10 million citizens.
As Guangzhou continues to expand its metro system, it will have in-built capability for future expansion and will be able to monitor and control additional metro lines and interface with all other public transport in the area, including buses and trams.
www.itsecurity.com /security.htm?s=825   (830 words)

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