A look at Guangzhou or `Canton` .. before traveling

Arabiaweather.com-Ismail Ghasemi-Guangzhou, also known to many Westerners as "Canton," is the capital of Guangdong Province and one of the most important urban agglomeration centers in China.

Guangzhou is located in the north of the Pearl River Delta region, and since 1957 it has become the home of the famous annual trade fair for Chinese exported goods (or Canton Fair). from all over the world.

There are areas in Canton where visitors can witness the traditional lifestyle, where old people sit and talk all the time at the tea table and you see old-fashioned family-run shops selling special items such as dried foodstuffs and medicinal herbs.

Canton was an Anglo-French concession after the Opium Wars, so you'll notice that it has a strong influence of European architecture, and many areas of Guangzhou remind visitors of Paris or London thanks to their tree-lined avenues and sculptures.

Guangzhou includes many wonderful architecture scenes that date back to the ancient Chinese civilization, so visitors should not miss the opportunity to explore the place with everything that makes the visitor appreciate this city.

The three most famous streets in the city are Pingyang Lu, Huanshi Lu, and Bai Tan, which are streets where tourists wander everywhere. And because the large number of travelers come to Guangzhou for the purpose of trade, this city has a long-standing name for shopping, with the presence of a number of commercial complexes and large shopping centers here and there.

Look at the weather in Guangzhou

Guangzhou's climate is subtropical, with an average year-round temperature of 22°C and August being the hottest month with an average of 28°C. January is the coldest month with an average of 13 degrees Celsius, and the rainy season is between April and August.