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| - | '''Guǎngzhōu 廣州''' is the capital of Guǎngdōng [[廣東]] | + | '''Guǎngzhōu 廣州''' is the capital of Guǎngdōng [[廣東]] province, and was one of the first cities opened to European traders. The city was an important base of revolutionary activity in the early twentieth century, providing a seat of power from which the Nationalists consolidated their power. |
== Important Buddhist Sites == | == Important Buddhist Sites == | ||
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* Temple of the Six Banyan Trees 六榕寺 | * Temple of the Six Banyan Trees 六榕寺 | ||
* Néngrén Temple 能仁寺 on Báiyún Mountain 白雲山 | * Néngrén Temple 能仁寺 on Báiyún Mountain 白雲山 | ||
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== Other Notes == | == Other Notes == | ||
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* The Guǎngzhōu Buddhist Propagation Society [[廣州弘佛學社]] was based here | * The Guǎngzhōu Buddhist Propagation Society [[廣州弘佛學社]] was based here | ||
* Dài Jìtáo [[戴季陶]] died here in [[1949]] | * Dài Jìtáo [[戴季陶]] died here in [[1949]] | ||
Current revision as of 11:43, 17 January 2011
Guǎngzhōu 廣州
Other names include: Canton, Kwangchow (historical romanizations) |
Nearby Locations:
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Guǎngzhōu 廣州 is the capital of Guǎngdōng 廣東 province, and was one of the first cities opened to European traders. The city was an important base of revolutionary activity in the early twentieth century, providing a seat of power from which the Nationalists consolidated their power.
Important Buddhist Sites
- Temple of the Six Banyan Trees 六榕寺
- Néngrén Temple 能仁寺 on Báiyún Mountain 白雲山
Other Notes
- The Guǎngzhōu Buddhist Propagation Society 廣州弘佛學社 was based here
- Dài Jìtáo 戴季陶 died here in 1949
- Bǎojìng 寶靜 spent time here in the 1920s
- The periodical Pínqié yīn suíkān 頻伽音隨刊 was published here in the 1930s
References and Resources
- [Guangzhou] Kwang Tung Province 1878 with Canton town plan, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
![[Guangzhou] Kwang Tung Province 1878 with Canton town plan](http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/kwang_tung_1878.jpg){kind=link}