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Guangzhou (广州 Guǎngzhōu or just simply GZ) is the capital of Guangdong Province in southern China and has a population of over 10 million (The official registered population is 7.3 million, with over 3 million unregistered residents). It is adjacent to Hong Kong and Macau. In the era of tea clippers, Guangzhou was known in the West as "Canton". The food and the language of the area are still known as "Cantonese", and the airport code is CAN.
The rapid developing city of southern China has new financial districts, dense culture, and foreign business friendly environments.
The city is famous for foreign trades and businesses. It holds China's largest trade fair, the Canton Fair.
Total Population: 10 millions
Currency: Chinese RMB, called also Yuan. 1 Yuan is divided into 10 Jiao.
Area Code: 020
Postal Code: 510000
Language: Mandarin is the official language and nearly everyone understands it. However, Cantonese is widely used.
Guangzhou Useful Numbers
Emergency & Most Commonly Used
• Fire: 119
• First Aid: 120
• Police Station: 110
• Check Telephone Number: 114
• Telephone Failure Complaining (free): 112
• Weather Report: 121
• Report a Traffic Accident: 122
• China Telecom: 10000
• China Mobile: 10086
• China Network: 10060
• China Tietong: 10050
• China Unicom: 10010
Life & Maintenance
• Lamp Administration: 020- 84446148
• Gas Service Hotline: 020- 83962222
• Water Supply Service: 020- 81962288
• Electricity: 020-95598
• Price Supervision Reporting Hotline: 020-12358
• Consumer Complaints: 020-12315
• Environment Protection Hotline: 020- 83190084
• Laborer Right Maintenance Hotline: 020- 83338306
• Mail Service Complaining: 020-85597315
• Tourism Complaining: 020-86666666.
• Medical Care Complaining: 020- 81086035
• Guangzhou First People's Hospital: 020- 81048544
• Guangzhou Second People's Hospital: 020- 81292323
• Guangzhou Children's Hospital: 020- 81886332
• Guangzhou Women and Children's Hospital Emergency: 020-81883711
• Guangdong Poison Control Center: 020-84198181
Railway, Aviation & Courier
• CAAC Ticketing Service: 020-86138888
• China Southern Airport hotline: 020- 86682000
• Baiyun Airport inquiry: 020-86596123, 86122933
• Transportation Service Hotline: 020- 96900
• Guangzhou Travel Inquiry: 020-86687051
• Guangzhou Railway Station: 020-86661789, 87157222
• Guangzhou East Railway Station: 020-87146222
• Train Ticket Booking Hotline: 020-95105688, 87157762
• Guangdong Coach Station: 020-86661297
• Guangzhou Tianhe Coach Station: 020-37081083, 37085266
• Guangzhou Passenger Transport Complaint number: 020-86661314
• Taxi Service: 020-96122
• Car Maintenance: 4008-800-100
• Tourist Complaint: 020- 86666666
• Public Bus Complaint: 020-87763773
• EMS Express (or Post office) Service: 11185
• China Railway Express: 020-87642843, 95105366
• ZJS Express: 400-678-9000
• DHL: 800-810-8000
• FedEx: 800-810-2338
Municipal Government Agencies
• Mayor Hotline: 020-12345
• Guangzhou Law Hotline: 020-12348
• Guangzhou Labor & Social Security: 020-83560560
• Guangzhou Rescue Tel: 020-87714502
• Guangzhou Youth Service Centre: 020-83185652
• Bureau of Public Security of Guangzhou Municipality: 020-83116688
• Foreign Affairs Office of Guangzhou Municipality: 020-83125410
• Guangzhou Industrial Commerce & Administration Bureau: 020-85596566
• Foreigner's Exit & Entry Admin Division Guangzhou Public Security Bureau: 020-96110110