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Area:
7434.4 square km, 4.18% of the whole province

Population:
8.5258 million in the urban area and 1.4172 million in the county cities

Language:
Mandarin and Cantonese are widely spoken

Accommodation:
There are as many as 188 star-rating hotels in the urban area of Guangzhou. Hotels with great facilities can also be found in other surrounding cities if you would like to stay in Panyu, Dongguan or Foshan, all of which are within an hour's ride

Office Hours of Local Government Agencies
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays to Fridays
All are closed on Saturdays and Sundays

Banking Hours:
Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Saturday to Sunday: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Currency:
Renminbi (about RMB6.8 to US$ 1)

Service Charge:
Restaurants and hotels 0~20%

Communications:
It is very convenient to communicate with outside world. You can dial directly and communicate with more than 500 cities at home and abroad, and in the region of Hong Kong and Macao.
The bandwidth of the direct international outlet for Internet is 400M.
The country code of China is 86 and the city code of Guangzhou is 020.

Weights and Measures:
Guangzhou uses the metric system. kilogram, meter, and litre are most commonly used.
1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds
1 metre = 3.281 feet
1 litre = 0.220 gallon

Time Difference (Take monday in GZ as an example)
Guangzhou (Beijing, Hong Kong): 8:00 (0) (Monday)
New York:19:00 (-13) (Sunday)
London (Paris):0:00 (-8) (Monday)
Tokyo:9:00 (+1) (Monday)
Sydney:10:00 (+2) (Monday)

Climate:
Hot, humid & rainy in summer; cool, dry & less rainy in winter. Average Temperature: 21.4-21.9 °C