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Guangzhou: Look to the Money


	Photo: Lee LeFever

This port at the mouth of the Pearl River has always been a lively center of trade and internationalism. Set apart by both its southern location as well as its distinctive Cantonese dialect, Guangzhou has a reputation for self-sufficiency.

It is from Guangzhou, and the surrounding province of Guandong, that many Chinese people emigrated to other countries in Asia as well as to Australia, the United States and Canada. Its proximity to Hong Kong has made it a center of manufacturing and a magnet for investment. While Guangzhou’s metropolitan population ranks third in China, its per capita wealth leads the nation.