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Guangzhou, [a] previously romanized as Canton [6] or Kwangchow, [7] is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. [8] Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road.
Italy March 18, 2018: Milan, Lombardy: 2 (October 2020) The first Jollibee outlet in Italy and in whole of Europe opened at the Piazza Diaz 7 in Milan, Italy, on March 18, 2018. Jollibee Foods Corporation's entrance in the European market was a result of a joint venture with Singapore Blackbird Holdings.
Guangdong, [a] previously romanized as Kwangtung or Canton, is a coastal province located in South China, on the north shore of the South China Sea. [7] The provincial capital is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.84 million (as of 2021) [8] across a total area of about 179,800 km 2 (69,400 sq mi), [1] Guangdong is the most populous province ...
The gallery of passport stamps by country or territory contains an accurate alphabetical list of sovereign states, partially recognised states, and dependent territories with images of their passport stamps including visas. All Schengen countries and Cyprus use the same format for their stamps and stamps are not issued when traveling from one ...
Italy, [a] officially the Italian Republic, [b] is a country in Southern [12] and Western [13] [c] Europe. It is located on a peninsula that extends into the middle of the Mediterranean Sea , with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. [ 15 ]
The emergence of foreign concessions in Imperial China was an indirect [citation needed] offshoot of the 19th century unequal treaties.The 1842 Treaty of Nanking between China and Great Britain stated that "British Subjects, with their families and establishments, shall be allowed to reside, for the purpose of carrying on their mercantile pursuits, without molestation or restraint at the ...
This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...
It is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang Province in East China. [ 17]: 86 Hangzhou comprises 10 districts, 1 county-level city, and 2 counties. The ten urban districts occupy 8,292.31 km 2 (3,201.68 sq mi) and have a population of 8,241,000, in which there are six central urban districts and four suburban districts. The central ...