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{{short description|Listing of notable events in Guangzhou's history}} |
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The following is a timeline of the [[Guangzhou#History|history]] of the [[China|Chinese]] city of [[Guangzhou]], also formerly known as Panyu,{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} Canton, and Kwang-chow.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878|p=37}}{{sfnp|''EB''|1911|p=218}} |
The following is a timeline of the [[Guangzhou#History|history]] of the [[China|Chinese]] city of [[Guangzhou]], also formerly known as Panyu,{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} Canton, and Kwang-chow.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878|p=37}}{{sfnp|''EB''|1911|p=218}} |
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==Nanyue== |
==Nanyue== |
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{{History of China|BC=1}} |
{{History of China|BC=1}} |
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* 214 BCE – [[Panyu]] established as a [[Qin Empire|Qin]] base during [[Zhao Tuo]]'s [[Qin conquest of Guangdong|first failed invasion]] of the southern lands of the [[Baiyue]] |
* 214 BCE – [[Panyu]] established as a [[Qin Empire|Qin]] base during [[Zhao Tuo]]'s [[Qin conquest of Guangdong|first failed invasion]] of the southern lands of the [[Baiyue]] |
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==Imperial China== |
==Imperial China== |
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* 111 BCE – Panyu becomes a provincial capital of the [[Han |
* 111 BCE – Panyu becomes a provincial capital of the [[Han dynasty]] after the [[Han–Nanyue War]] as the [[Southward expansion of the Han dynasty|Han expands southward]]. |
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* 226 CE – Panyu becomes the seat of Guang Prefecture ("Guangzhou"). |
* 226 CE – Panyu becomes the seat of Guang Prefecture ("Guangzhou"). |
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* 401 – [[Guangxiao Temple (Guangzhou)|Guangxiao Temple]] first established as the "Baoen Guangziao" Temple.{{sfnp|''IDHP''|1996}} |
* 401 – [[Guangxiao Temple (Guangzhou)|Guangxiao Temple]] first established as the "Baoen Guangziao" Temple.{{sfnp|''IDHP''|1996}} |
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* 537 – [[Temple of the Six Banyan Trees]] built. |
* 537 – [[Temple of the Six Banyan Trees]] built. |
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* 878–879 — [[Guangzhou massacre]] instigated by forces loyal to [[Huang Chao]] |
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* 1350 – [[Huaisheng Mosque]] rebuilt.<ref name=archnet>{{cite web |url= http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=8923 |title= Guangzhou |author=ArchNet.org |publisher=MIT School of Architecture and Planning |location= USA |accessdate=14 March 2013 }}</ref> |
* 1350 – [[Huaisheng Mosque]] rebuilt.<ref name=archnet>{{cite web |url= http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=8923 |title= Guangzhou |author= ArchNet.org |publisher= MIT School of Architecture and Planning |location= USA |accessdate= 14 March 2013 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121007005023/http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=8923 |archivedate= 7 October 2012 }}</ref> |
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* 1380 – [[Zhenhai Tower (Guangzhou)|Zhenhai Tower]] built.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} |
* 1380 – [[Zhenhai Tower (Guangzhou)|Zhenhai Tower]] built.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} |
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* 1516 – Portuguese merchants arrive.{{sfnp|Szczesniak|1956}} |
* 1516 – Portuguese merchants arrive.{{sfnp|Szczesniak|1956}} |
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* 1821 – Xigutang literary society formed.{{sfnp|Hiromasa|1986}} |
* 1821 – Xigutang literary society formed.{{sfnp|Hiromasa|1986}} |
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* 1822 - Fire.{{sfnp|''Chronologies''|1990|loc=[https://archive.org/stream/newyorkpubliclib00wett#page/510/mode/1up "Fires"]}} |
* 1822 - Fire.{{sfnp|''Chronologies''|1990|loc=[https://archive.org/stream/newyorkpubliclib00wett#page/510/mode/1up "Fires"]}} |
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* 1827 – The ''Canton Register'', an English-language newspaper, begins publication.<ref name=worldcat /><ref>{{citation |title=Canton Register, ''Vol. VIII'' |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fQrmAAAAMAAJ |date=1835 }}</ref> |
* 1827 – The ''Canton Register'', an English-language newspaper, begins publication.<ref name=worldcat /><ref>{{citation |title=Canton Register, ''Vol. VIII'' |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fQrmAAAAMAAJ |date=1835 |last1 = Slade|first1 = John}}</ref> |
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* 1832 – [[Jardine Matheson|Jardine, Matheson and Co.]] in business. |
* 1832 – [[Jardine Matheson|Jardine, Matheson and Co.]] in business. |
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* 1834 – [[William Shepard Wetmore|Wetmore & Co.]] in business.{{sfnp|Farris|2007}} |
* 1834 – [[William Shepard Wetmore|Wetmore & Co.]] in business.{{sfnp|Farris|2007}} |
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** [[Bubonic plague|Plague]] ([[Third plague pandemic|3rd Pandemic]]). |
** [[Bubonic plague|Plague]] ([[Third plague pandemic|3rd Pandemic]]). |
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** [[Chen Clan Academy]] built. |
** [[Chen Clan Academy]] built. |
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* 1895 – [[Xinhai Revolution#First Guangzhou Uprising|First Guangzhou uprising]] |
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* 1908 – [[Guangzhou North Railway Station]] opens. |
* 1908 – [[Guangzhou North Railway Station]] opens. |
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* 1911 |
* 1911 |
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** [[Kowloon–Canton Railway]] begins operating. |
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** [[Second Guangzhou Uprising]] |
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==Republic of China== |
==Republic of China== |
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* The [[Shakee Massacre]] on June 23, 1925, resulted in over two hundred casualties due to gunfire by British, French and Portuguese forces in [[Shaji, Guangzhou|Shaji]] (called Shake in [[Cantonese]]) |
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* 1918 – Urban council established.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} |
* 1918 – Urban council established.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} |
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* 1923 |
* 1923 |
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** June: [[National Congress of the Communist Party |
** June: [[National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party]] held in Guangzhou.{{sfnp|''Dictionary of the CCP''|2012|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=g0PjFe5i0iEC&pg=PR15 15]}} |
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** [[Kuomintang]] in power.{{sfnp|Paulès|2009}} |
** [[Kuomintang]] in power.{{sfnp|Paulès|2009}} |
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* 1924 |
* 1924 |
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==People's Republic of China== |
==People's Republic of China== |
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* 1949 |
* 1949 |
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** October: Communist forces enter city. |
** October: Communist forces enter city. |
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** [[Canton Fair]] begins. |
** [[Canton Fair]] begins. |
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** [[Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra]] founded. |
** [[Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra]] founded. |
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** Population: 1,840,000.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url= https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1970_round.htm |title=Demographic Yearbook 1975 |year=1976 |author=[[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs]], Statistical Office |location=New York |chapter=Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants |pages=253–279 |quote=Canton }}</ref> |
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* 1958 |
* 1958 |
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** [[Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts]] in operation. |
** [[Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts]] in operation. |
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* 1967 – [[Renmin Bridge]] built. |
* 1967 – [[Renmin Bridge]] built. |
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* 1981 - [[Sister city]] relationship established with [[Los Angeles]], USA.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sistercities.lacity.org/ | title=Sister Cities of Los Angeles | publisher=City of Los Angeles | accessdate= 30 December 2015 }}</ref> |
* 1981 - [[Sister city]] relationship established with [[Los Angeles]], USA.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sistercities.lacity.org/ | title=Sister Cities of Los Angeles | publisher=City of Los Angeles | accessdate= 30 December 2015 }}</ref> |
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* 1982 |
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** [[Guangzhou Library]] and Liyuan Poetry Society established.{{sfnp|Lam|2007}} |
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** Population: 3,181,510 city; 5,669,640 urban agglomeration.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url= https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1980_round.htm |title=1985 Demographic Yearbook |year=1987 |author=[[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs]], Statistical Office |location=New York |chapter=Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants |pages=247–289 }}</ref> |
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* 1983 – [[Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King|Mausoleum of the Nanyue King]] discovered.<ref name=planet>{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/china/guangdong/guangzhou |contribution=Guangzhou |title=China |publisher=[[Lonely Planet]] |accessdate=14 March 2013 }}</ref> |
* 1983 – [[Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King|Mausoleum of the Nanyue King]] discovered.<ref name=planet>{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/china/guangdong/guangzhou |contribution=Guangzhou |title=China |publisher=[[Lonely Planet]] |accessdate=14 March 2013 }}</ref> |
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* 1984 |
* 1984 |
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** November: [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup]] held. |
** November: [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup]] held. |
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* 1992 – Guangzhou Free Trade Zone established.{{sfnp|UN|2005}} |
* 1992 – Guangzhou Free Trade Zone established.{{sfnp|UN|2005}} |
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* 1996 – [[Guangzhou East |
* 1996 – [[Guangzhou East railway station]] opens. |
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* 1997 |
* 1997 |
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** [[Guangzhou Metro]] begins operating. |
** [[Guangzhou Metro]] begins operating. |
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** [[Chen Jianhua]] becomes mayor. |
** [[Chen Jianhua]] becomes mayor. |
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* 2012 – [[Leatop Plaza]] and [[The Pinnacle (Guangzhou)|The Pinnacle]] built. |
* 2012 – [[Leatop Plaza]] and [[The Pinnacle (Guangzhou)|The Pinnacle]] built. |
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* 2013 - [[Air pollution]] in Guangzhou reaches annual mean of 48 [[PM2.5]] and 72 [[PM10]], more than [[Air quality guideline|recommended]].<ref>{{citation |author= |
* 2013 - [[Air pollution]] in Guangzhou reaches annual mean of 48 [[PM2.5]] and 72 [[PM10]], more than [[Air quality guideline|recommended]].<ref>{{citation |author=World Health Organization |location=Geneva |title=Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database |year=2016 |url=https://www.who.int/phe/health_topics/outdoorair/databases/cities/en/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328100014/http://www.who.int/phe/health_topics/outdoorair/databases/cities/en/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 28, 2014 |author-link=World Health Organization }}</ref> |
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* 2021 - [[2021 Guangzhou bombing]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Eight Sights of Guangzhou]] |
* [[Eight Sights of Guangzhou]] |
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* [[Major National Historical and Cultural Sites (Guangdong)]] in Guangzhou |
* [[Major National Historical and Cultural Sites (Guangdong)]] in Guangzhou |
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* [[Southward expansion of the Han |
* [[Southward expansion of the Han dynasty]] |
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* [[List of Asian city names in different languages#G|Other names of Guangzhou]] |
* [[List of Asian city names in different languages#G|Other names of Guangzhou]] |
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* [[Urbanization in China]] |
* [[Urbanization in China]] |
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* {{citation |title=Columbia Chronologies of Asian History & Culture |editor=John Stewart Bowman |publisher=Columbia University Press |year= 2000 |ref={{harvid|''CCAHC''|2000}} }}. |
* {{citation |title=Columbia Chronologies of Asian History & Culture |editor=John Stewart Bowman |publisher=Columbia University Press |year= 2000 |ref={{harvid|''CCAHC''|2000}} }}. |
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* {{cite EB9 |mode=cs2 |authorlink=Robert Kennaway Douglas |first=Robert Kennaway |last=Douglas |wstitle=Canton |volume=5 |ref={{harvid|''EB''|1878}} |pages=37–39 }} |
* {{cite EB9 |mode=cs2 |authorlink=Robert Kennaway Douglas |first=Robert Kennaway |last=Douglas |wstitle=Canton |volume=5 |ref={{harvid|''EB''|1878}} |pages=37–39 }} |
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* {{cite EB1911 |mode=cs2 |authorlink=Robert Kennaway Douglas |first=Robert Kennaway |last=Douglas |wstitle=Canton |volume=5 |ref={{harvid|''EB''|1911}} |pages=218–220 }}. |
* {{cite EB1911 |mode=cs2 |authorlink=Robert Kennaway Douglas |first=Robert Kennaway |last=Douglas |wstitle=Canton (China) |display=Canton |volume=5 |ref={{harvid|''EB''|1911}} |pages=218–220 }}. |
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* {{citation |first=Lawrence R. |last=Sullivan |title=Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Communist Party |year=2012 |publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]] |isbn=978-0-8108-7225-7 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=g0PjFe5i0iEC |ref={{harvid|''Dictionary of the CCP''|2012}} }}. |
* {{citation |first=Lawrence R. |last=Sullivan |title=Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Communist Party |year=2012 |publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]] |isbn=978-0-8108-7225-7 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=g0PjFe5i0iEC |ref={{harvid|''Dictionary of the CCP''|2012}} }}. |
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* {{Citation |publisher = Routledge |isbn = 9781884964046 |title = International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania | |
* {{Citation |publisher = Routledge |isbn = 9781884964046 |title = International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania |date = 1996 |editor=Schellinger |editor2=Salkin |ref={{harvid|''IDHP''|1996}} }} |
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* {{Citation |publisher = Prentice Hall |location= New York |title = New York Public Library Book of Chronologies |first=Bruce |last=Wetterau | |
* {{Citation |publisher = Prentice Hall |location= New York |title = New York Public Library Book of Chronologies |first=Bruce |last=Wetterau |date = 1990 |ol=1885709M |url=https://archive.org/stream/newyorkpubliclib00wett |ref={{harvid|''Chronologies''|1990}} }}. |
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* {{citation |ref={{harvid|''Webster's''|1960}} |publisher = G. & C. Merriam Co. |ol=5812502M | |
* {{citation |ref={{harvid|''Webster's''|1960}} |publisher = G. & C. Merriam Co. |ol=5812502M |location = [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]] |title = Webster's Geographical Dictionary |date = 1960 }}. |
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* {{citation |contribution=Narrativizing Revolution: The Guangzhou Uprising (11-13 December 1927) in Workers' Perspective |first= Arif |last=Dirlik |title= Modern China |volume= |
* {{citation |contribution=Narrativizing Revolution: The Guangzhou Uprising (11-13 December 1927) in Workers' Perspective |first= Arif |last=Dirlik |title= Modern China |volume= 23 |year= 1997 }} |
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* {{citation |last=Farris |first=Jonathan A. |contribution=Thirteen Factories of Canton: An Architecture of Sino-Western Collaboration and Confrontation |title=Buildings & Landscapes |volume= |
* {{citation |last=Farris |first=Jonathan A. |contribution=Thirteen Factories of Canton: An Architecture of Sino-Western Collaboration and Confrontation |title=Buildings & Landscapes |volume=14 |year=2007 }} |
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* {{citation |last=Hiromasa |first=Inoue |contribution=Wu Lanxiu and Society in Guangzhou on the Eve of the Opium War |title= Modern China |volume= |
* {{citation |last=Hiromasa |first=Inoue |contribution=Wu Lanxiu and Society in Guangzhou on the Eve of the Opium War |title= Modern China |volume= 12 |year= 1986 }} |
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* {{citation |last=Keswick |first=Maggie |publisher = Frances Lincoln Publishers |isbn = 9780711220317 |title = The Chinese Garden |date= 2003 }} |
* {{citation |last=Keswick |first=Maggie |publisher = Frances Lincoln Publishers |isbn = 9780711220317 |title = The Chinese Garden |date= 2003 }} |
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* {{citation |contribution=The Revival of Classical-Style Poetry Writing: A Field Study of Poetry Societies in Guangzhou |first=Lap |last=Lam |author-mask=Lam Lap |title=Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews |volume= |
* {{citation |contribution=The Revival of Classical-Style Poetry Writing: A Field Study of Poetry Societies in Guangzhou |first=Lap |last=Lam |author-mask=Lam Lap |title=Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews |volume=29 |year= 2007 }} |
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* {{citation |contribution=Land Use Changes and City Planning in Shenyang and Canton |last=Lo |first=Chor-Pang |author-mask=Lo Chor-Pang |last2=Pannell |first2=Clifton W. |last3=Welch |first3=Roy |title=Geographical Review |volume= |
* {{citation |contribution=Land Use Changes and City Planning in Shenyang and Canton |last=Lo |first=Chor-Pang |author-mask=Lo Chor-Pang |last2=Pannell |first2=Clifton W. |last3=Welch |first3=Roy |title=Geographical Review |volume=67 |date=1977 |ref={{harvid|Lo & al.|1977}} }}. |
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* {{citation |contribution=Opium in the City: A Spatial Study of Guangzhou's Opium Houses, 1923–1936 |first= Xavier |last=Paulès |title= Modern China |volume= |
* {{citation |contribution=Opium in the City: A Spatial Study of Guangzhou's Opium Houses, 1923–1936 |first= Xavier |last=Paulès |title= Modern China |volume=35 |year= 2009 }} |
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* {{Citation |last=Szczesniak |first=Boleslaw |contribution=Pictorials of Contempt: A Note on the British in Mid-19th Century Canton |title=Monumenta Serica |volume= |
* {{Citation |last=Szczesniak |first=Boleslaw |contribution=Pictorials of Contempt: A Note on the British in Mid-19th Century Canton |title=Monumenta Serica |volume=15 |year=1956 }} |
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* {{Citation |author=United Nations |title=Free Trade Zone and Port Hinterland Development |publisher=United Nations Publications |year=2005 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=waEUu-A6RfwC |ref={{harvid|UN|2005}} }}. |
* {{Citation |author=United Nations |title=Free Trade Zone and Port Hinterland Development |publisher=United Nations Publications |year=2005 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=waEUu-A6RfwC |ref={{harvid|UN|2005}} |isbn=9789211204346 }}. |
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'''Attribution''' |
'''Attribution''' |
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==External links== |
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* {{cite web |url= |
* {{cite web |url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/place/guangzhou-china-x32464/587/ |publisher=Victoria and Albert Museum |location=London |title=(Works related to Guangzhou) |work=V&A Collections }} |
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Latest revision as of 17:06, 2 September 2024
The following is a timeline of the history of the Chinese city of Guangzhou, also formerly known as Panyu,[citation needed] Canton, and Kwang-chow.[1][2]
Nanyue
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- 214 BCE – Panyu established as a Qin base during Zhao Tuo's first failed invasion of the southern lands of the Baiyue
- 204 BCE – Panyu becomes the capital of Zhao Tuo's kingdom of Nanyue.
Imperial China
[edit]- 111 BCE – Panyu becomes a provincial capital of the Han dynasty after the Han–Nanyue War as the Han expands southward.
- 226 CE – Panyu becomes the seat of Guang Prefecture ("Guangzhou").
- 401 – Guangxiao Temple first established as the "Baoen Guangziao" Temple.[3]
- 537 – Temple of the Six Banyan Trees built.
- 878–879 — Guangzhou massacre instigated by forces loyal to Huang Chao
- 1350 – Huaisheng Mosque rebuilt.[4]
- 1380 – Zhenhai Tower built.[citation needed]
- 1516 – Portuguese merchants arrive.[5]
- 1600 – Pazhou Pagoda built.
- 1619 – Chigang Pagoda built.
- 1684 – British East India Company in business.[6]
- 1821 – Xigutang literary society formed.[7]
- 1822 - Fire.[8]
- 1827 – The Canton Register, an English-language newspaper, begins publication.[9][10]
- 1832 – Jardine, Matheson and Co. in business.
- 1834 – Wetmore & Co. in business.[11]
- 1835 – The Canton Press, an English-language newspaper, begins publication.[9]
- 1840 – Augustine Heard and Company in business.[11]
- 1841
- February 27: Battle of First Bar.
- March 2: Battle of Whampoa.
- March 18: Battle of Canton
- May: Second Battle of Canton.
- 1842 – City designated a treaty port under the Treaty of Nanking.[6]
- 1848 – Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong-Guangxi established.
- 1856
- British/French occupation begins.[6]
- Thirteen Factories set on fire.[11]
- 1859 – Shameen Island divided into French and British concessions.[6]
- 1861 – British/French occupation ends.[6]
- 1863 – Sacred Heart Cathedral built.
- 1866 – Yu Yin Shan Fang garden laid out.[12]
- 1879
- 1894
- Plague (3rd Pandemic).
- Chen Clan Academy built.
- 1895 – First Guangzhou uprising
- 1908 – Guangzhou North Railway Station opens.
- 1911
- Kowloon–Canton Railway begins operating.
- Second Guangzhou Uprising
Republic of China
[edit]- The Shakee Massacre on June 23, 1925, resulted in over two hundred casualties due to gunfire by British, French and Portuguese forces in Shaji (called Shake in Cantonese)
- 1918 – Urban council established.[citation needed]
- 1923
- June: National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party held in Guangzhou.[14]
- Kuomintang in power.[15]
- 1924
- 1927 – December 11–13: Communist uprising.[16]
- 1931 – Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall built.
- 1932
- Guangzhou Baiyun Airport opens in Baiyun District.
- Guangzhou Conservatory of Music founded.
- 1933 – Haizhu Bridge constructed.
- 1936
- Canton–Hankou Railway begins operating.
- Population: 1,122,600 (estimate).[6]
- 1938 – October 21: Japanese occupation begins.[6]
- 1945 – September 16: Japanese occupation ends.[17]
- 1949
- Nationalist government under the acting president Li Zongren relocates to Guangzhou.
- Nanfang Daily newspaper begins publication.
People's Republic of China
[edit]- 1949
- October: Communist forces enter city.
- Radio Guangdong begins broadcasting.
- 1952 – Guangzhou Daily newspaper begins publication.
- 1954
- 1956 – Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine founded.
- 1957
- Beijing–Guangzhou Railway in operation.
- Canton Fair begins.
- Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra founded.
- Population: 1,840,000.[19]
- 1958
- Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in operation.
- Jinan University relocates to Guangzhou.
- 1959 – Guangdong Provincial Museum founded.
- 1964 – Population: 3,031,486.[20]
- 1967 – Renmin Bridge built.
- 1981 - Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.[21]
- 1982
- Guangzhou Library and Liyuan Poetry Society established.[22]
- Population: 3,181,510 city; 5,669,640 urban agglomeration.[23]
- 1983 – Mausoleum of the Nanyue King discovered.[24]
- 1984
- Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone established.
- City designated sub-provincial city administrative status.
- Southern Weekly newspaper begins publication.
- 1985
- Zhujiang Brewery begins operation.
- Guangzhou Bridge built.
- 1988
- Haiyin Bridge built.
- Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King opens.
- 1990
- Guangdong International Building constructed.
- Avon begins hiring ladies in Guangzhou.[25]
- Population: 6,299,943.[26]
- 1991
- Guangzhou TV Tower erected.
- November: 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup held.
- 1992 – Guangzhou Free Trade Zone established.[27]
- 1996 – Guangzhou East railway station opens.
- 1997
- Guangzhou Metro begins operating.
- CITIC Plaza and Humen Pearl River Bridge built.
- Southern Metropolis Daily begins publication.
- Xiangjiang Safari Park opens.
- 1998 – Hedong Bridge, Jiangwan Bridge, Jiefang Bridge, and Huanan Bridge open.[citation needed]
- 2000 – Yajisha Bridge opens.
- 2001
- Guangdong Olympic Stadium opens.
- November: Chinese National Games held in Guangzhou.
- 2002
- 2003
- Zhang Guangning becomes mayor.
- Pazhou Bridge opens.
- 2004
- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport opens in Huadu District.
- Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center built.
- Guangzhou International Women's Open tennis tournament begins.
- 2006 – Chime-Long Paradise amusement park in business.
- 2008 – Huangpu Bridge and Xinguang Bridge open.
- 2009 – Liede Bridge opens.
- 2010
- Canton Tower and Guangzhou International Finance Center built.
- November: 2010 Asian Games held.
- Guangzhou Opera House, Guangdong Museum, and Guangzhou South Railway Station open.
- Wan Qingliang becomes mayor.
- Guangzhou Television Cantonese controversy.
- Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit system launched.[29]
- 2011
- Guangzhou–Zhuhai Intercity Railway begins operating.
- Pearl River Tower built.
- Chen Jianhua becomes mayor.
- 2012 – Leatop Plaza and The Pinnacle built.
- 2013 - Air pollution in Guangzhou reaches annual mean of 48 PM2.5 and 72 PM10, more than recommended.[30]
- 2021 - 2021 Guangzhou bombing.
See also
[edit]- Guangzhou history
- List of administrative divisions of Guangzhou
- Mayor of Guangzhou
- List of newspapers in Guangdong
- List of universities and colleges in Guangzhou
- List of historic buildings in Guangzhou
- List of tallest buildings in Guangzhou (sortable by date)
- Eight Sights of Guangzhou
- Major National Historical and Cultural Sites (Guangdong) in Guangzhou
- Southward expansion of the Han dynasty
- Other names of Guangzhou
- Urbanization in China
Notes
[edit]- ^ EB (1878), p. 37.
- ^ EB (1911), p. 218.
- ^ IDHP (1996).
- ^ ArchNet.org. "Guangzhou". USA: MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ Szczesniak (1956).
- ^ a b c d e f g Webster's (1960).
- ^ Hiromasa (1986).
- ^ Chronologies (1990), "Fires".
- ^ a b "Guangzhou Newspapers", WorldCat, Online Computer Library Center, retrieved 14 March 2013
- ^ Slade, John (1835), Canton Register, Vol. VIII
- ^ a b c Farris (2007).
- ^ Keswick (2003).
- ^ a b Lo & al. (1977).
- ^ Dictionary of the CCP (2012), p. 15.
- ^ Paulès (2009).
- ^ Dirlik (1997).
- ^ CCAHC (2000).
- ^ "Garden Search: China". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
Canton
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- ^ "Sister Cities of Los Angeles". City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Lam (2007).
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.
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- ^ Kristof, Nicholas (3 May 1992), "Guangzhou: Let a Thousand Lipsticks Bloom", New York Times
- ^ a b 广州市商业网点发展规划主报告(2003—2012) (PDF), Beijing: Department of Market System Development, Chinese Ministry of Commerce, retrieved 4 August 2011
- ^ UN (2005).
- ^ "China". Art Spaces Directory. New York: New Museum. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ Komanoff, Charles (15 March 2010), "Postcard From a Guangzhou Traffic Jam", New York Times
- ^ World Health Organization (2016), Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database, Geneva, archived from the original on March 28, 2014
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