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The Chinese abbreviation of Guangzhou is Sui (TC: 穗; SC: 穗; pinyin: suì). This city has the nicknames of Wuyangcheng (city of five rams), Yangcheng (city of rams), Huacheng(city of flowers) or Suicheng.
Guangzhou has direct jurisdiction over twelve districts: Yuexiu , Dongshan , Liwan , Haizhu , Tianhe , Baiyun , Huangpu , Fangcun , Huadu , Conghua , Zengcheng , Panyu .
It is believed that the first city was built in 214 BC, named Panyu (番禹 the locals pronounced this in Cantonese as Poon Yu) and have had a continuous occupation since that time.
In 206 BC, it became the capital of Kingdom Nanyue (南越), and the city was expanded.
Han Dynasty annexed Nanyue in 111 BC, and Panyu became a provincial capital and remains so until this day.Panyu was renamed Guangzhou in AD 226Events Accession of Wei Mingdi as emperor of the Kingdom of Wei of China. Ardashir I of Persia overthrows the rulers of the Parthian Empire to become Shah of Persia. His descendants, the Sassanian dynasty, will rule Persia into the 600s. Births Wang Pi, C.
Guangzhou was sacked by Arabs ¹ and PersiaPersia is the historical name for the state of Iran. The name was used in the West due to the ancient Greek name for Iran, Persis''. Persia is used to describe the nation of Iran, its people, or its ancient empire. The name Persia comes from a province inns in AD 758Events End of the reign of Empress Koken of Japan; she is succeeded by Emperor Junnin. King Desiderius of the Lombards capture Spoleto and Benevento. Swithred succeeded by Sigeric as king of Essex. The Chinese city Guangzhou was sacked by Arab and Persian, ² based on a local Guangzhou government report on October 30October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. Events 1470 Henry VI of England returns to the throne after Earl of Warwick defeats Yorkists in battle. 1831 In Southampton County, Virginia, 758Events End of the reign of Empress Koken of Japan; she is succeeded by Emperor Junnin. King Desiderius of the Lombards capture Spoleto and Benevento. Swithred succeeded by Sigeric as king of Essex. The Chinese city Guangzhou was sacked by Arab and Persian, which corresponded to the day of Guisi (癸巳) of the ninth lunarThe Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar formed by combining a purely lunar calendar with a solar calendar. Among Chinese, the calendar is not used for most day to day activities, but is used for the dating of holidays such as Chinese New Year (Spring month in the first year of the Qianyuan eraA Chinese era name ( traditional Chinese: , simplified Chinese: , pinyin nian hao) is the era name, reign period, or regnal title used when traditionally numbering years in an emperor's reign and naming certain Chinese rulers (see the conventions). Some e of Emperor Suzong of the Tang DynastyTang Dynasty ( 618- 907) followed the Sui Dynasty and preceded the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms Period in China. The dynasty was interrupted by the Second Zhou Dynasty (690-705) when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne. The Tang dynasty, with its c. ³
During the Song Dynasty, Su Shi, a celebrated poet, visited Baozhuangyan Temple (founded in AD 537), and left his hand-writing "liu rong" (six banyan trees) to the temple, so the name "Liu Rong Temple".
In 1711, the British East India Company established a trading post in Guangzhou.
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. The other ports were Fuzhou, Xiamen, Ningbo and Shanghai.
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