Emily Mitchell- Asian Megacity by Emily Mitchell https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l Guangzhou en-us 2016-08-16 01:02:40 UTC 2023-04-09 00:56:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Welcome to Guangzhou  105325 https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118358619 Guangzhou is a historical port city located in China on the Pearl River, with a population of 13 million. It is China’s busiest transport and trade hub and is the third biggest city in the country. Guangzhou can be accessed by train, car, boat or plane. Below is the view of the city and the Pearl River.]]> 2016-08-16 01:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118358619 Location 105325 https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118358956 Guangzhou is located north-west of Hong Kong on the Pearl River and can be found in the south-east of China. Because of its location it experiences warm, wet and humid summers and dry winters with mild temperatures. ]]> 2016-08-16 01:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118358956 Main Economy 105325 https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118359501 Guangzhou is China’s busiest transport and trade hub. It is an important trading point with Hong Kong. It is an electronic and clothing manufacture center and a trade hub for international merchants. China has 40 major categories of industrial sectors all together, Guangzhou has 34 of those categories. It isn't a very tourist driven city so its main income is trading between countries. It has:
  • an integrated steel complex
  • paper mills
  • a long-established textile industry
  • factories producing machinery and small appliances
Traditional arts and crafts, mainly ivory and jade carvings, are still produced in the city.
]]> 2016-08-16 01:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118359501 What brings people to Guangzhou? 105325 https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118360037 Many people live in Guangzhou because of its strong economy, offering more jobs. Because the city is still expanding its manufacturing and business area, there are more jobs everyday.  Like many other cities, people are also attracted to the historical infrastructure in the city like the historic buildings that are located in the older regions of Guangzhou. The education in Guangzhou offers high quality private schools and international schools appealing to people who want to raise a family and do not speak the language of the city. The culture brings people to the city too, with lots of restaurants in the city cooking Cantonese cooking in many different ways. ]]> 2016-08-16 01:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118360037 Culture   105325 https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118360133 Guangzhou is one of the twenty-four famous historical and cultural cities in China. It does not, however, have the amount of cultural attractions found in some cities such as Beijing and Xian. Guangzhou possesses rich culture resources with a history, including 219 sites of culture relics, 26 museums with a total collection of 90,000 pieces, 16 preservation zones and 21 zones of restricted access for relics protection. A cultural event is the Mid-Autumn festival. In the festival the people of Guangzhou hang lanterns, eat river snails and worship the moon. Lots of people celebrate the festival by cruising down the Pearl River. Most countries would have Christmas off work, but Christmas isn't a Chinese holiday, and most people work on Christmas, unless it falls on a weekend.]]> 2016-08-16 01:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118360133 Travel in Guangzhou 105325 https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118362101
  • Guangzhou is known as the national trade hub. It has many different modes of transport such as buses, taxis, the metro station and water buses. The metro runs underground and all around the city. 
  • Below is a water bus. It is used to go down the Pearl River or over it.
    • ]]>     2016-08-16 01:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118362101     Population Characteristics 105325 https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118677422 The current population of Guangzhou is 13 million. The density of Guangzhou is now around 1800 people per square kilometre.  The region around Guangzhou is know for its huge influx of migrants, with up to 30 million additional migrants living in the areas for at least 6 months out of every year. The number of migrants in Guangzhou increases by around 300,000 each year. This means that Guangzhou is growing too fast for its infrastructure and public services, so its population should begin to stabilise if the government approves the population controls its attempting. Guangzhou has grown by 612,000 in the last year, which represents a 4.90% change. The main religion of Guangzhou is Buddhism. The official language of Guangzhou is mandarin but most local people speak Cantonese (Guangzhou was once called Canton City).]]> 2016-08-18 01:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118677422 Urban Population 105325 https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118677432 Out of the current 13 million people in Guangzhou, 11,070,654 live in the urban part of the city, with the remainder livng in the rural areas of the city .]]> 2016-08-18 01:01:57 UTC https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118677432 Urban Problems 105325 https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118679117 Urban problems in Guangzhou include:
    • Homeless- There are about 2.41 million homeless in Guangzhou. This is about a sixth of the city's population.
    • Traffic- The traffic is quite bad in Guangzhou. Like most cities there are cars everywhere and it will take hours to get through everything.
    • Health Issues- There are a lot of bars in the city and they tend to sell fake liquor and spike drinks. You could even get sick form the pollution so you should wear a mask.
    • Slums- The slums are called 'urban villages'. There are about 138 'urban villages' is Guangzhou. Guangzhou is known as the Slum city’ due to the number of cheap and poorly built houses that roughly takes up 20% of the whole city.

    My solution to the 'Slums' would be for the City Authorities to either stop the increasing amount of migrants coming in or offer more well paid jobs to those new to the city.

    ]]>     2016-08-18 01:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118679117     Top Attratctions 105325 https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118680362 Top Attractions in Guangzhou:
    • The Pearl River
    • White cloud mountain
    • Sun yat-sen Memorial Hall
    • Ancestral temple of the chenfamily
    • Canton Tower
    • Yexiu Park
    ]]>     2016-08-18 01:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118680362     Guangzhou Attractions 105325 https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118680777 https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attractions-g298555-Activities-Guangzhou_Guangdong.html]]> 2016-08-18 01:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/118680777 Did you Know? 105325 https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/119280150 The city's landmark, The Canton Tower, is 1,968 feet (600 meters) tall. It is the highest TV tower in China, and they third biggest in the world. It sits next to the Pearl River. At night the tower seems like a dress, ablaze with colourful lights.]]> 2016-08-23 01:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/119280150 Bibliography 105325 https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/119281318
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    • ]]>     2016-08-23 01:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/119281318     Advantages and Disadvantages of Moving to Guangzhou 105325 https://padlet.com/105325/5xg5npbb1b6l/wish/119281967 Advantages:
    • Guangzhou has a very strong income.
    • Because of the strong income, many news jobs are offered everyday.
    • It has a lot of economic strength.
    • Its in a good location. Nice weather all year around.
    • Not far from the main city Hong Kong.
    • It has a nice environment. Know as the 'City of Flowers'.
    • Has very rich Human Rights Resources

    Disadvantages:
    • It is a very busy city.
    • Lots of cars and taxis going around.
    • Most public transport lack heating or air conditioning.
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