Guangzhou, China

Guangzhou also known as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about 120 km north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port. The third largest city in China and southern China's largest city.

Guangzhou was awarded the right to host the 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad. The Canton Tower became operational on September 29, 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games, formerly known as Guangzhou TV and Sightseeing Tower, is an observation tower near Chigang Pagoda. The tower briefly held the title of tallest completed tower in the world, replacing the CN Tower, which had previously held the title for 34 years, before being surpassed by Tokyo Sky Tree in 2011. It is still the tallest structure in China (followed by Shanghai World Financial Center), the Canton Tower is the seventh tallest structure and the third tallest freestanding structure in the world.

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