Guangzhou 廣州

Guǎngzhōu 廣州 Other names include: Canton, Kwangchow (historical romanizations)

Nearby Locations: Hong Kong 香港

South China Region

Geography Portal

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
  • Mànshūjiēdì 曼殊揭諦 was abbot of this temple in the 1930s

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