自然地理
广州是广东省省会，广东省政治、经济、科技、教育和文化中心，也是华南区域性中心城市。广州位于中国大陆南方，广东省的中南部，珠江三角洲的北端，濒临南海，毗邻香港和澳门，中国第三大河流珠江穿城而过，地理位置十分优越，素有中国“南大门”之称。
广州地处南亚热带，北回归线穿越北部，属南亚热带典型的海洋季风气候。这里夏无酷暑，冬无严寒，雨量充沛．四季如春，繁花似锦。全年平均气温20～22摄氏度，平均相对湿度77％。市区年降雨量为1982.7毫米。由于气候温和。土壤湿润，阳光充足，广州一年四季树木常绿、鲜花常开，自古就以“花城”著称。凡是来广州旅游的人都一定会充分感受、亲身体验到处是花的世界、花的海洋、花的节日。广州不愧为花的城市！
Natural Geography
Guangzhou is the capital and the political, economic, and cultural center of GuangdongProvince.
It is located in the southeast of GuangdongProvince and in the north of the Pearl
River Delta. It is located between longitude 112 degrees east and latitude 22 degrees
north, bordering on the South China Sea, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao. It is
a regional central city in South China, and China's Southern Gateway to the world
Topography and climate: The topography is higher in the northeast, lower in the
southwest, north and northeast are mountainous area with waters, south is an alluvial
plain - the Pearl River Delta. Guangzhou enjoys a subtropical monsoon climate. There
is neither intense heat in summer nor severe cold in winter. It enjoys plenty rainfall
and evergreen in four seasons. The average temperature is 22.8 degrees centigrade,
the average relative humidity is about 68%, and the annual rainfall at the urban
area is over 1,600 mm. Natural resources: Up to now, there are over 50 varieties
of discovered mineral deposits in the mines, out of which 17 are large-and-medium-sized
ones. There are several thousands of plant species and about 210 kinds of wild animals.
Guangzhou covers a water area of 74,400 hectares, accounting for 10% of the total
area. There is abundant underground hot water with rich minerals at Conghua, the
temperature being from 50 degrees centigrade to 70 degrees centigrade. Main grain
crop is long-grained non-glutinous rice harvested twice a year. The main economic
crops are vegetables, flowers and fruits. It is a "Land of fruits" with main subtropical
varieties of Litchi, Longan, banana, pineapple, papaya and carambola, etc.. Guangzhou
has been famous for its flowers and bonsai with the focus on leaf appreciation shade
plant, high-grade vase flowers, fresh-picked flowers and Lingnan bonsai. Leaf appreciation
shade plant occupies half of the market nationwide. We become national production
base for bonsais of Anthurium spp, Phalaenopsis spp and Euphorbia pulcherrima wild
with the bonsai export to European and American market. Guangzhou has clean water,
green mountains and beautiful landscape. It has rich tourist resources and over
100 scenic spots. The most famous ones are the "Eight New Scenic Spots" such as
Baiyun Mountain, Pearl River, Yuexiu Hill, New Tianhe Area, Chen Clan's Academy,
Huanghuagang Mausoleum, Guangdong Olympic Sports Center, Panyu Lianhuashan Mountain
and others such as Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Huangpu Military Academy, The Museum
of the King's Tomb of Southern Yue, Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou International
Convention and Exhibition Center, Guangzhou Museum of Art, Guangzhou Flower Expo
Garden, South China Botanical Garden, Conghua Hot Spring, Panyu Xiangjiang Natural
Zoo, Baomo Garden, Guangdong Arts Gallery, Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station,
Liuxi River National Forest Park, Shangxiajiu Commercial Pedestrian Street and Beijinglu
Commercial Street