China is a huge industrial country producing goods for many countries of the world. Due to this, the state has a well-developed transport infrastructure, and sea crossings occupy a leading place in it.
The largest maritime power has numerous ports (including Guangzhou), logistics centers and warehouse terminals serving cargo transportation.
General information about the ports of China
On the map you can see that the east and south of China are washed by the sea. The coastline is 18,400 kilometers. In addition, in connection with the rapid development of the state economy, the Chinese government is increasingly investing in the arrangement of existing and construction of new ports, as well as in the development of infrastructure. It is noteworthy that in recent years, the density of port structures along the coasts has increased dramatically.
The following important fact speaks of the enormous global importance of Chinese ports: out of the 10 largest ports on the entire planet, 7 are located in China. All of them provide cargo transportation in excess of 100 million containers per year.
This material presents the characteristics of one of the largest ports in China - Guangzhou.
Location
The port is located at a town with a similar name. This place is located just north of the Pearl River Delta (translated as the Pearl River), a hundred kilometers from the South China Sea. From the cities of Macau and Hong Kong, this place is located nearby. Before them, respectively, 80 and 120 kilometers. The relief of the city has a gradual rise from southwest to northeast, and a chain of small hills formed a kind of axis. Around it is the city.
The port of Guangzhou, respectively, as is proud itself, is located in the subtropic zone. The climate is humid and warm, the weather is highly dependent on Asian monsoons.
Briefly about the name
In ancient times, the city had a different name - Panyu (today it is one of the districts). Quite a long time ago, its modern name appeared in the III century. "Guang" is the first part of the name of the province of Guangdong, and "zhou" in translation means simply "city". In general, it turns out "the main city of the province."
Europeans used to call it Canton. Perhaps “Canton” is the pronunciation of the name of the province of Guangdong in one of the Yue dialects - Cantonese.
Description of Guangzhou Seaport
In importance and size, it is the third city in China after Shanghai and Beijing. Guangzhou personifies all the modern and advanced that today is in this state. The population is over 12 million people.
The main port of the city is the most important center of the economy of all of South China. The port is operated by the state-owned company Guangzhou Port Group Co. Ltd, founded in February 2004. It is connected with three hundred ports of 80 countries and regions around the world. Today, the former port of Huangpu also enters the port of Guangzhou.
In total there are 4,600 berths on its territory. Large-scale work to deepen the bottom were completed in 2004, which subsequently made it possible to service vessels with a displacement of up to 100,000 tons. Accordingly, cargo turnover also began to grow rapidly. Before, before the start of this work, the port could only accept vessels with a displacement of not more than 50,000 tons.
The annual volume of goods passing through Guangzhou is more than 11 million containers per year.
The economy of the port city of Guangzhou
The city has developed shipbuilding, engineering, metallurgy, textile, food (sugar), rubber, chemical, printing, leather and footwear, construction, electronic industries.
Folk crafts: varnished products, cloisonne and painted enamel , ivory carving, jade, fan, umbrella, embroidery.
Services: tourism, trade, transport, etc.
From the history of the city
The beginning of the history of the city is the era of the Qin dynasty, which ruled the Middle Kingdom from 221 to 206 BC. The city was founded in 214 BC. Then it was known under the name Panyu and was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Namviet, which included the territory of modern Vietnam.
In 111 BC, the Han Dynasty conquered the kingdom of Namviet, after which the city was renamed Guangzhou and became the provincial capital. And today he has this status.
Tourist info
How do tourists travel around the city and how to get from Guangzhou to the port? A document for renting a car for 3 months costs about 1000 CNY (about 10,000 rubles). For tourists, this event (obtaining a document) is quite difficult. And this is due to the fact that international law does not apply here. Of course, you can get Chinese temporary rights from a local car inspection, but before that you should pass an exam.
Therefore, to move around the city, the best option is to rent a car with the driver (per day from 500 CNY). But, most likely, such an attendant will not know English.
In addition, you can use vehicles such as buses, taxis, and subways to stroll around the city.