Port of Guangzhou
| Port of Guangzhou 广州港 |
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 People's Republic of China
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| Location | Guangzhou, Guangdong |
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| Owned by | Guangzhou Port Group Co. Ltd |
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州港 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 廣州港 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Guǎngzhōu Gǎng |
| Wade–Giles | Kuang-chou Góng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Gwóngjāu Góng |
| IPA | Cantonese pronunciation: [kʷɔ̌ːŋtsɐ̂ukɔ̌ːŋ] |
| Jyutping | Gwong2 zau1 Gong2 |
Port of Guangzhou is the main seaport of Guangzhou city,Guangdong province, China. The port is operated by Guangzhou Port Group Co. Ltd which is a state owned company. The company was established on February 26, 2004 from the former Guangzhou Harbor Bureau. It was approved by the Guangzhou Municipal Government. It is currently the largest comprehensive port in South China. Its international maritime trade reaches over 300 ports in more than 80 countries and districts worldwide. The port also incorporates the former Huangpu Port.
The port also serves as the important economic and transport center for the Pearl River Delta region and Guangdong province. It is also vital transport hub for industries located in neighboring provinces such as Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi.
Guangzhou was an important port during the ancient times as far back as the Qin Dynasty. It served as a trading port as the "Silk Road on the Sea". The port became one of China's busiest ports during the Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty.
Guangzhou Port is situated at the intersection of the three most important rivers of Dongjiang, Xijiang and Beijiang in South China. All the three rivers have the waterway, railway, expressway and air lines intersecting here, thus forming a critical transportation hub. It is the main port of focus in the Pearl River Delta Region.
The port's harbor area extends along the Pearl River coast and water areas in the cities of Guangzhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Shenzhen and Zhuhai. The port being situated beyond the entrance of Pearl River opening serve as a gateway for shipping activity for other Harbor area such as Nansha Harbor Area, Xinsha Harbor Area, Huangpu Harbor Area and Inner Harbor Area, and Nansha Harbor Area near Hong Kong.
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