Guangdong is situated in the southern part of China along the coastline. A lot of rivers and lakes flow in this province, mainly including Zhujiang River, Tong River and many artificial lakes on Pear River Delta. It covers an area of over 180,000 square kilometers with a population of 74,730,000.

The province was first set up in 1370 A.D. Anti-imperialism Opium War was the starting point of Chinese modern history as well as Chinese Democratic Revolution. As the South Gate of China, Guangdong has been open to the outside world for a long time. Its provincial capital city Guangzhou, known as Canton to the world, is at the top of Pear River Delta; Shantou is the second largest city in Guangdong; Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Zhongshan are important trade seaports as well as three special economic zones established since the adoption of opening up and reforming policy in 1987.

Due to its revolutionary history and pleasant climate, Guangzhou has rich tourist resources. Yuexiu Park is the largest park in downtown area of Guangzhou, which includes the stone sculpture of the Five Rams, Zhenhai Tower, the site of the Ming Dynasty City Wall, and Square Cannon Site. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is a memorial building in memory of Sun Yat-sen, the pioneer of China's bourgeois democratic revolution. Splendid China and Window of the World in Shenzhen exhibit world famous architectectures. Chinese Folk Culture Village shows conditions and customs of 56 nationalities