Timeline of Guangzhou
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Prior to 17th century
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ANCIENT | |||||||
Neolithic c. 8500 – c. 2070 BC | |||||||
Xia dynasty c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC | |||||||
Shang dynasty c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC | |||||||
Zhou dynasty c. 1046 – 256 BC | |||||||
Western Zhou | |||||||
Eastern Zhou | |||||||
Spring and Autumn | |||||||
Warring States | |||||||
IMPERIAL | |||||||
Qin dynasty 221–206 BC | |||||||
Han dynasty 206 BC – 220 AD | |||||||
Western Han | |||||||
Xin dynasty | |||||||
Eastern Han | |||||||
Three Kingdoms 220–280 | |||||||
Wei, Shu and Wu | |||||||
Jin dynasty 265–420 | |||||||
Western Jin | |||||||
Eastern Jin | Sixteen Kingdoms | ||||||
Northern and Southern dynasties 420–589 | |||||||
Sui dynasty 581–618 | |||||||
Tang dynasty 618–907 | |||||||
(Wu Zhou interregnum 690–705) | |||||||
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 907–960 |
Liao dynasty 907–1125 | ||||||
Song dynasty 960–1279 |
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Northern Song | W. Xia | ||||||
Southern Song | Jin | ||||||
Yuan dynasty 1271–1368 | |||||||
Ming dynasty 1368–1644 | |||||||
Qing dynasty 1644–1911 | |||||||
MODERN | |||||||
Republic of China 1912–1949 | |||||||
People's Republic of China 1949–present |
Republic of China on Taiwan 1949–present | ||||||
- 206 BCE – Panyu becomes capital of Nanyue Kingdom (南越).
- 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.
- 401 CE – Baoen Guangziaosi temple built.[1]
- 537 – Temple of the Six Banyan Trees built.
- 1350 – Huaisheng Mosque rebuilt.[2]
- 1380 – Zhenhai Tower built.
- 1516 – Portuguese merchants arrive.[3]
17th century
- 1600 – Pazhou Pagoda built.
- 1619 – Chigang Pagoda built.
- 1684 – British East India Company in business.[4]
19th century
- 1821 – Xigu tang literary society formed.[5]
- 1822 - Fire.[6]
- 1827 – Canton Register English-language newspaper begins publication.[7][8]
- 1832 – Jardine, Matheson and Co. in business.
- 1834 – Wetmore & Co. in business.[9]
- 1835 – Canton Press English-language newspaper begins publication.[7]
- 1840 – Augustine Heard and Company in business.[9]
- 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 per Treaty of Nanking.[4]
- 1848 – Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong-Guangxi established.
- 1856
- British/French occupation begins.[4]
- Thirteen Factories set on fire.[9]
- 1859 – Shameen Island divided into French and British concessions.[4]
- 1861 – British/French occupation ends.[4]
- 1863 – Sacred Heart Cathedral built.
- 1866 – Yu Yin Shan Fang garden laid out.[10]
- 1879
- 1894
- Plague.
- Chen Clan Academy built.
20th century
- 1908 – Guangzhou North Railway Station opens.
- 1911 – Kowloon–Canton Railway begins operating.
- 1918 – Urban council established.
- 1923
- June: National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in Guangzhou.[12]
- Kuomintang in power.[13]
- 1924
- 1927 – December 11–13: Communist uprising.[14]
- 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).[4]
- 1938 – October 21: Japanese occupation begins.[4]
- 1945 – September 16: Japanese occupation ends.[15]
- 1949
- Nationalist government under the acting president Li Zongren relocates to Guangzhou.
- Nanfang Daily newspaper begins publication.
- 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.
- 1958
- Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in operation.
- Jinan University relocates to Guangzhou.
- 1959 – Guangdong Provincial Museum founded.
- 1964 – Population: 3,031,486.[17]
- 1967 – Renmin Bridge built.
- 1981 - Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.[18]
- 1982 – Guangzhou Library and Liyuan Poetry Society established.[19]
- 1983 – Mausoleum of the Nanyue King discovered.[20]
- 1984
- Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone established.
- City designated sub-provincial city administrative status.
- Southern Weekly newspaper begins publication.
- 1985
- Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery in business.
- Guangzhou Bridge built.
- 1988
- Haiyin Bridge built.
- Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King opens.
- 1990
- Guangdong International Building constructed.
- Avon ladies in business.[21]
- Population: 6,299,943.[22]
- 1991
- Guangzhou TV Tower erected.
- November: 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup held.
- 1992 – Guangzhou Free Trade Zone established.[23]
- 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.
21st century
- 2000 – Yajisha Bridge opens.
- 2001
- Guangdong Olympic Stadium opens.
- November: National Games (athletics) held.
- 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.[25]
- 2011
- Guangzhou–Zhuhai Intercity Railway begins operating.
- Pearl River Tower built.
- Chen Jianhua becomes mayor.
- 2012 – Leatop Plaza and The Pinnacle built.
See also
- 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
References
- ↑ Schellinger and Salkin, ed. (1996), International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania, Routledge, ISBN 9781884964046
- ↑ ArchNet.org. "Guangzhou". USA: MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ↑ Szczesniak 1956.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Springfield, Mass: G. & C. Merriam Co., 1960, OL 5812502M
- ↑ Inoue Hiromasa (1986). "Wu Lanxiu and Society in Guangzhou on the Eve of the Opium War". Modern China 12.
- ↑ Bruce Wetterau (1990), "Fires", New York Public Library Book of Chronologies, New York: Prentice Hall, OL 1885709M
- 1 2 "Guangzhou (China) Newspapers". WorldCat. USA: Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ↑ Canton Register v.8, 1835
- 1 2 3 Farris 2007.
- ↑ Maggie Keswick (2003), The Chinese Garden, Frances Lincoln Publishers, ISBN 9780711220317
- 1 2 Chor-Pang Lo 1977.
- ↑ Lawrence R. Sullivan (2012). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Communist Party. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7225-7.
- ↑ Paulès 2009.
- ↑ Dirlik 1997.
- ↑ John Stewart Bowman, ed. (2000). Columbia Chronologies of Asian History & Culture. Columbia University Press.
- ↑ "Garden Search: China". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved September 2015.
- ↑ "部分年份城乡人口分布". 广东省志:人口志 (in Chinese). Local Records Office of Guangdong. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ↑ "Sister Cities of Los Angeles". USA: City of Los Angeles. Retrieved December 2015.
- ↑ Lam 2007.
- ↑ "Guangzhou". China. Lonely Planet. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ↑ Nicholas Kristof (May 3, 1992). "Guangzhou: Let a Thousand Lipsticks Bloom". New York Times.
- 1 2 广州市商业网点发展规划主报告(2003—2012)(下篇) (PDF) (in Chinese). Department of Market System Development, Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ↑ Free Trade Zone and Port Hinterland Development, United Nations Publications, 2005
- ↑ "China". Art Spaces Directory. New York: New Museum. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ Charles Komanoff (March 15, 2010). "Postcard From a Guangzhou Traffic Jam". New York Times.
This article incorporates information from the Chinese Wikipedia, Dutch Wikipedia, and the Japanese Wikipedia.
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Published in the 19th century
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Published in the 21st century
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External links
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