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	Guangzhou travel guide
		Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong, is one of the largest and most prosperous city in southern China.
		Guangzhou is one of the 24 cities which are the first to have been announced as famous cities of historic and cultural interest in China.
		In terms of distance, Guangzhou is located in the geometrical center of the economic circle of Southeast Asia and therefore it is equidistant from Japan and Southeast Asian countries within a flight voyage of 3 to 4 hours in general.
	www.world66.com /asia/northeastasia/china/guangzhou (430 words)

	Qwika - Cantonese (linguistics)
		The Guangzhou dialect is the lingua franca of not just Guangdong province, but also the overseas Cantonese diaspora, spoken by about 70 million Cantonese worldwide.
		The Guangzhou dialect is also spoken in Hong Kong, a financial and cultural capital of southern China.
		In addition to the Guangzhou dialect, the Taishan dialect, one of the sei yap or siyi (四邑) dialects that come from Guangdong counties where a majority of Exclusion-era Cantonese-Chinese immigrants emigrated, continues to be spoken both by recent immigrants from Southern China and even by third-generation Chinese Americans of Cantonese ancestry alike.
	wikipedia.qwika.com /wiki/Cantonese_Pinyin (2457 words)

	tourism administration of guangzhou municipality
		it not strange for a person from the other province cannot understand the cantonese if they travel in guangzhou, because this dialect is large difference between mandarins.
		cantonese, the local people named it baihua, it is the one of the seven dialects (northern dialects, wu dialects, xiang dialects, yue dialects, min dialects, ke dialects and gan dialects) which is most characteristic.
		it is not proper to say the guangzhou dialect is the cantonese for they are the other dialect such as ke dialect, chaozhou dialect and taishan dialect, but only the guangzhou dialect (baihua) can be the representation of the cantonese for above 70 million people (5% of chinese) all over the world use it.
	zwb.visitgz.com /english/culture/opera/200510/41.htm (330 words)

	Standard or Local Chinese - TV Programs in Dialect \| Lifestyle in China \| Radio86 - All about China
		Guangzhou TV’s Reading the Newspapers in Cantonese occupies a record 7 percent of the weekly average ratings, and is the leading news feature in the Guangzhou area.
		He is of the opinion that it is the dialect in which it is presented that brings such irresistible vitality to the program, as those watching feel they are among residents of their own neighborhood.
		A dialect, as opposed to an accent, is the manner in which a language is spoken in a particular area.
	www.radio86.co.uk /explore-learn/lifestyle-in-china/2410/standard-or-local-chinese-tv-programs-in-dialect (1450 words)

	Guangzhou : General Information - 7 Blue Seas
		Guangzhou's population is over six and a half million, making it a metropolis by anyone's standards.
		Guangzhou was the terminus of the tea, silk, and jade trades of centuries past, and is still a great place to buy these things.
		The remains are housed in a world-class museum that is the pride of Guangzhou.
	www.7blueseas.com /destinations/port.asp?rid=3&pid=113 (1040 words)

	China Tours - Destination Information
		Guangzhou was probably founded in 214 B.C. as an encampment by the armies of the first Emperor of Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang.
		The modernization of Guangzhou began in the early 1920s; most of the main streets defining the city today were built then.
		The area around Guangzhou was overcrowded even 200 years ago, and many peasants from the region emigrated to Southeast Asia, North America and Europe.
	www.go-travel-china.co.uk /destinations.php?reg=44305936 (318 words)

	Cruises to Guangzhou Far East and Orient - Cruise Reivews.com
		Guangzhou was a centre of activity during the Republican Revolution (1911), led by Sun Yat-sen. The Japanese occupied and heavily damaged the city between 1938 and 1945.
		Guangzhou has also traditionally been the first place where foreign influences have seeped into the country, often through returning Overseas Chinese, and this is where to watch for the latest fashions and to see how China will interpret alien styles.
		The Temple of Bright Filial Piety on Guangxiao Road is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Guangzhou and was the mansion of Prince Zhao Jiande of the Nanyue Kingdom during the Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.24).
	www.cruise-reviews.com /port_info/port_detail.asp?fPortID=239 (3486 words)

	Guangzhou travel,Guangzhou attractions,Guangzhou ticket-
		Guangzhou, often known as Canton, is the capital of southern China’s Guangdong Province.
		Guangzhou is nicknamed the “City of Five Rams,” which derives from a legend that it was founded when Five Immortals riding five rams descended to each plan a sheaf of grain there, symbolizing its never-ending prosperity.
		Guangzhou’s long-standing commercial and entrepreneurial spirit reemerged after the economic liberalization policies of the 1980’s were put into effect.
	www.toursonline.cn /activities/gzh.asp (409 words)

	Cantonese@Everything2.com
		The Cantonese dialect is one of the major Mandarin dialects of China, it is spoken by a relatively large fraction of China's population.
		Being raised in Hong Kong, I was taught the Southern Cantonese dialect, spoken in Hong Kong, Macau, and the lower parts of the Guangzhou delta such as Shenzhen and Dongguan.
		I have no knowledge of this dialect, it might as well be Japanese to me. A significant local dialect is the Taishan dialect, used very often in America, because many of the original West Coast immigrants came from the Taishan area.
	www.everything2.com /index.pl?node=Cantonese (498 words)

	Guangdong Summary
		Another major dialect, Hakka, is the principal spoken tongue in the north and northeastern regions of the province.
		Guangzhou was one of China's first great trading centers, first visited by Arab merchants during the Tang dynasty and European merchants during the late Ming and early Qing periods.
		Guangzhou and Shenzhen are among the four most important cities in China.
	www.bookrags.com /Guangdong (2419 words)

	Vacation in Guangzhou China with Asian Vacations, Inc.
		Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton), a capital city, is the largest and most prosperous trading city in southern China.
		Guangzhou, now the largest civil aviation center in south China, was also the first city in China to open international airlines.
		Guangzhou Baiyun Airport is the busiest airport in China with the efficiency of one minute one landing during the high season.
	www.vacationsinchina.com /Guangzhou.html (986 words)

	Cantonese phrasebook - Wikitravel
		Chinese "dialects" have not only widely diverging pronunciations of the same words, but also use different words for expressing the same thing, and different grammar such as different word order.
		The difference between one dialect and another can be as small as that between, say, Spanish and Portuguese, or as large as that between German and English.
		For example, the Cantonese spoken in the far west of Guangdong province is hardly or not at all intelligible to a native of Guangzhou city.
	wikitravel.org /en/Cantonese_phrasebook (1185 words)

	History of Guangzhou
		Guangzhou is a major port and industrial center lying at the head of the Pearl River, or Zhu Jiang, delta, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) northwest of Hong Kong.
		Guangzhou emerged as the major port for south China, however, in the 8th century AD during the T'ang Dynasty to handle the country's foreign trade with Arabs, Persians, and other merchants.
		Guangzhou's economy has grown considerably and has diversified since the 1950s to include shipbuilding; the manufacture of cement, iron and steel, chemicals, machinery, textiles, and rubber goods; and food processing.
	members.tripod.com /karenlin813/history.htm (660 words)

	Guangzhou Travel Guide: Guangzhou Attractions, Guangzhou Hotels, History, Canton Tour, Climate, Pictures
		Guangzhou is also known as the 'Hometown of Overseas Chinese' and the economic growth of the city owes much to them.
		Last Update : 4/2/2008 1:56:32 AM Guangzhou is also one of the main cradles of âCulture of South Ridgesâ in China.
		Last Update : 12/15/2006 12:19:49 AM Guangzhou is also the 'Home of Fruits' for the various kinds of tasty fruits that are produced there.
	www.warriortours.com /cityguides/guangzhou.htm (465 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Cantonese (linguistics)
		The Guangzhou dialect is also spoken in Hong Kong, one of the financial and cultural centres of the world.
		As a result, Guangdong dialects such as sei yap (the dialects of Taishan, Enping, Kaiping and Xinhui counties) and what is now called mainstream Cantonese (with a heavy Hong Kong influence) have been the major spoken dialects abroad, particularly in the USA.
		The dialect of Zhongshan in Pearl River Delta is spoken by many Chinese immigrants in Hawaii, and some in San Francisco and in the Sacramento River Delta (see Locke, California); it is much closer to Cantonese than the Taishan dialect, but has "flatter" tones in pronunciation than Cantonese.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Cantonese_(linguistics) (4037 words)

	China Travel Service - China Travel Guide
		Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong Province, has an area of 7434.4 square kilometres.
		Guangzhou was probably founded in 214 B.C. as an encampment by the armies of the first Emperor of Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang.
		The area around Guangzhou was overcrowded even 200 years ago, and many peasants from the region emigrated to Southeast Asia, North America and Europe.
	www.landingchina.com /city_guide/Guangdong/Guangzhou.htm (472 words)

	Study Cantonese Abroad with StudyAbroad.com - The Study Abroad Information Source
		Cantonese is either one of the major dialects of the Chinese language or one of the major languages of the Chinese language family depending on whether you are talking to Chinese or non-Chinese scholars.
		The main dialect of Cantonese is the Guangzhou dialect.
		Guangzhou is the source of the term Cantonese, which originated from the name Canton - the colonial English name for the city.
	www.studyabroad.com /lom/cantonese.html (386 words)

	Guangzhou life
		The Guangzhou Opera House, one of the biggest cultural projects in Guangzhou.
		The Guangzhou Museum of Art is a very modern art museum, which holds the largest collection of contemporary Chinese art in China.
		The Guangzhou Museum is located in Yuexiu Park within the 14th century Tower Controlling the Sea (Zhenhailou).
	www.prcstudy.com /guangzhou_arts_and_culture.shtml (1072 words)

	Guangzhou Nightlife: Pearl River Cruise, Bars, Pubs, Cinemas
		As one of the first Chinese cities that was opened to the outside world, Guangzhou is definitely a pioneer in introducing fresh overseas trends in the field of entertainment.
		The vocals rise and fall in ever changing cadences, and the melodies are harmonious and graceful.
		It is the first five-star cinema in Guangzhou and it ranks as one of the Top Ten box office cinemas in China.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /cityguides/guangdong/guangzhou/nightlife.htm (535 words)

	UCLA Language Materials Project: Language Profile
		Given all the dialects that exist within Cantonese, the language is sometimes referred to as a group of Cantonese dialects, and not just Cantonese.
		The dialect of Guangzhou is a prestige variant and the model for the rest of Guangdong province.
		Dialectal differences in ancient China were noted as early as the Chunqiu (770-476 BC) period.
	www.lmp.ucla.edu /Profile.aspx?LangID=73&menu=004 (1500 words)

	UW - Eau Claire \| Center for International Education - Guangzhou,China
		Guangzhou (formerly Canton) is the southernmost large city in China, just north of Hong Kong.
		The local dialect is Cantonese, the same as that in Hong Kong.
		As Guangzhou was one of the first cities opened to the outside world, it is more modern than many Chinese cities.
	www.uwec.edu /CIE/sac/program/Guangzhou.htm (831 words)

	Life of Guangzhou - Cantonese Dialect with Ancient Elements
		These are often called "dialects", but in actuality their differences are great enough to consider them separate languages.
		Due to the migration of Cantonese speakers from Hong Kong and the Guangdong area, Cantonese is the dominant form of Chinese spoken in the Chinatowns of many major cities in the United States, Canada, Australia and elsewhere.
		The word Cantonese comes from Canton, the former English name of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong, which was once considered the home of the purest form of Cantonese.
	www.lifeofguangzhou.com /node_10/node_228/node_233/node_236/2006/02/16/1140073380134.shtml (522 words)

	Chinese language
		Standard Mandarin is based on the Beijing dialect, which is the dialect of Mandarin as spoken in Beijing, and the governments intend for speakers of all Chinese speech varieties to use it as a common language of communication.
		In the sense that the written language is based on Standard Mandarin and the dialects are mostly spoken but not written, the situation in China is a complex and interesting case of diglossia.
		Although, as with Europe, dialects of regional political or cultural capitals were still prestigious and widely used as the region's lingua franca, their linguistic influence depended more on the capital's status and wealth than entirely on the political boundaries of the region.
	sg.geocities.com /hellind/chat.html (5768 words)

	Pinyin news » Guangzhou
		Guangzhou’s Metro will be reportedly be changing from Hanyu Pinyin to a mix of English and Pinyin in the naming of its stations.
		Thus, children in the Guangzhou orphanage have often had names of places within the city incorporated into their names, such as “Tian,” “Bai,” and “Li,” with those representing the city’s Tianhe, Baiyun, and Liwan districts, respectively.
		The Guangzhou Language Committee said the city government has asked relevant departments and organizations to introduce English names for city streets, scenic spots, parks, residential areas, bus stops, metro stations, piers, museums and even public toilets.
	pinyin.info /news/category/places/guangzhou (2164 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| China torch relay: Guangzhou
		By the early 19th Century, Guangzhou - or Canton as it was known in the English-speaking world - was one of the world's leading ports.
		Despite being a thriving industrial centre, Guangzhou is a city where picturesque temples, leafy squares and the occasional colonial era building can still be found.
		And the province is at the heart of China's southern belt - with a subtropical climate, Cantonese dialect and distinctive Cantonese cuisine.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7373403.stm (514 words)

	Cantonese_language information. LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER
		Cantonese is a major dialect group or language of the Chinese language, a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages.
		The Guangzhou dialect is also spoken in Hong Kong, one of the financial and cultural centres of China.
		In addition to the Guangzhou dialect, the Taishan dialect, one of the sei yap or siyi (åé‘) dialects that come from Guangdong counties where a majority of Exclusion-era Cantonese-Chinese immigrants emigrated, continues to be spoken both by recent immigrants from Taishan and even by third-generation Chinese Americans of Cantonese ancestry alike.
	www.school-explorer.com /Cantonese (3161 words)

	Theatres and Acrobatics in Guangzhou - GD Toursites - Travelling - Newsgd
		The reform was completed by 1920s when theatrical mandarin was replaced by Guangzhou dialect and falsetto by true voice.
		Guangzhou Acrobatic Troupe and Guangzhou Armed Forces Acrobatic Troupe have often represented China to visit abroad or participate in international competitions and win gold medals.
		In 1956, Guangdong Provincial Puppet Troupe was established in Guangzhou, produced series of puppet shows with strong local flavors, such as Lotus Fairy, Sun Wukong Fight with White-bone Demon Thrice, Sun Wukong Changes the Palm-leafed Fan Thrice, etc. Guangdong puppet shows once won the silver medal of Romania International Puppet Festival.
	www.newsgd.com /travel/toursites/200305290062.htm (1186 words)

	Kids being asked to speak putonghua
		The senior educational specialist is also urging local schools to increase training courses both in putonghua writing and speaking so as to further improve students' ability in using their putonghua in their schooling.
		Guangzhou residents, of course, have difficulty when they are communicating with people from outside their province, Cai added.
		Chen Xiaolan, a teacher from Guangzhou's Huanghua Primary School, said many parents of students in her classes refuse to speak putonghua, favouring the Cantonese dialect, which is spoken in Guangdong Province, parts of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Hainan Province, Hong Kong and Macao.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-04/26/content_326257.htm (443 words)

	Cambridge Institute : The Language School - Speak a new language in 2 months
		Cantonese is often considered a dialect of the Chinese language though most linguists would define it as a separate language, acknowledging that it fulfills the technical criteria required to be distinguished as such.
		The Yuehai dialect is generally regarded as mainstream Cantonese, and is the main spoken dialect of Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macau.
		There are at least three other major dialect groups of Cantonese, namely Gaoyang (represented by the Yangjiang dialect), Guinan (represented by the Nanning dialect and widely spoken in Guangxi) and Siyi (represented by the Taishan city dialect).
	www.cambridge.com.sg /languages/cantonesev1.htm (539 words)

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