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Guangzhou
Weather Conditions |
Guangzhou is
located at about 23N and 113E, enjoying the subtropical
climate. So it is quite warm with nice weather conditions
as follows:
1) its
annual average temperature: 21C -- 7C;
2) its annual average rainfall: 1 982mm;
3) its annual relative humidity: 77%;
4) its time zone: GMT.+ 8 hours, the same as in Singapore,
Hong Kong and Beijing;
5) seasonal average temperature & relative humidity
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Summer |
Fall |
Winter |
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27C~33
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22 C~29C |
3C~17
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With lots of
cool showers in long hot summers, transient wet spring spells
from the sea, nice and cool autumn breezes from the northern
mountains, and plentiful warm winter sunshine, it is suitable
for crops, plants, flowers, as well as tourism in all the
four seasons.
With such a typical subtropical monsoon climate and a rich
rainfall, Guangzhou is a city of fresh flowers all the year
around. Guangzhou has long enjoyed the reputation of "the
City of Flowers" and the kapok has been selected the city
flower of Guangzhou Municipality and a symbol of the liberal
spirit of the Cantonese. It is also the symbol of Southern
Airlines, one of the three largest airline companies in
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Guangzhou
Municipal Flower: the Kapok |
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Guangzhou Municipal Bird: the Babbler (or, the Chatterer) |
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Guangzhou
Municipal Emblem: Statue of Rams |
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| Geographic
Location |
Guangzhou
China, capital of Guangdong Province, is one of China's main industrial
centers, covering an area of 7,434 square kilometers, and with a
population of over 6 million.
Guangzhou stands at the confluence of the East River, West River
and North River, with its land sloping from north-east to south-west,
and an alluvial plain in the south and south-west parts. It adjoins
the South China Sea, and is crisscross with rivers and streams.
It has south subtropical marine climate with an annual average temperature
of 21.8 degree Celsius, rainfall of 1694 millimeters, and a frost-free
period of 345 days. It's abundant in agricultural and aquatic resources.
Its mineral resources include coal, salt, copper, iron, zinc, lead
and limestone.
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