Location and landscape　地理地貌

Guangzhou-known historically as Canton or Kwangchow-is the capital and the largest city of the Guangdong province. As one of the five National Central Cities,

it holds sub-provincial administrative status.Located on the Pearl River, about 120 km northwest of Hong Kong and northeast of Macau, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port.

廣州簡稱穗，別稱羊城、穗城、花城等。廣州是廣東省省會、國家五大中心城市之一、副省級城市。廣州地處華南，珠江三角洲北緣，隔海與香港、澳門特別行政區(qū)相望，地理位置優(yōu)越，是我國重要的交通樞紐和貿(mào)易港口，被譽(yù)為中國的“南大門”。

Located in the south-central portion of Guangdong, the city is part of the Pearl River Delta and the city centre is situated next to the Baiyun Mountain, which is locally referred to as"the lung of the city”. The total area under the city's administration is 7，434.3 square kilometers, with the 10 districts occupying 3，843.43 square kilometers, or 51.7%of the total, while the two county-level cities occupy the rest.The elevation of the prefecture generally increases from southwest to northeast, with mountains forming the backbone of the city,and the ocean comprising the front.

廣州位于廣東省中南部，珠江三角洲北緣，地勢東北高、西南低。東北部為中低山地，市中心位于被稱為“市肺”的白云山；中部為丘陵盆地；南部為沿海沖積平原。廣州城市總面積為7434.3平方公里，其中市轄10區(qū)面積為3843.3平方千米，占全市總面積的51.7%；2個(gè)縣級市面積為3590.97平方千米，占48.3%。

Climate　氣候

Guangzhou spans from 112°57'to 114°03'E longitude and 22°26'to 23°56'N latitude. Located just in the south of the Tropic of Cancer, Guangzhou has a humid subtropical climate influenced by the East Asian monsoon.Summers are wet with high temperatures, high humidity and a high heat index.Winters are mild and comparatively dry.Guangzhou has a lengthy monsoon season, spanning from April through September.Monthly temperature averages range from 13.6℃ in January to 28.6℃ in July, while the annual mean is 22.6℃, the relative humidity is approximately 77%，whereas annual rainfall in the metropolitan area is over 1，700 mm.Extreme temperatures have ranged from-0.3℃ to 39.1℃.The last recorded snowfall in the city was in January 1893.

廣州位于廣東省東南部，地處亞熱帶沿海，北回歸線從中南部穿過，屬于海洋性亞熱帶季風(fēng)氣候，夏季高溫多雨，冬季溫和干燥。廣州季風(fēng)季節(jié)從四月持續(xù)到九月，全年平均氣溫約為22℃，相對濕度較大，市區(qū)年降水量超過1700毫米。歷史極端最低氣溫為-0.3攝氏度，歷史極端最高氣溫為39.1攝氏度。據(jù)記載，廣州上次降雪出現(xiàn)在1893年1月份。

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