When the word "reality" came out, it only refers to people who have lived in Guangzhou for many years. It means to be familiar with the culture of Guangzhou. Excluding Foshan and other areas outside Guangzhou.
But now it is the concept of Greater Guangzhou, even extending to the whole of Guangdong. Laoguang is not limited to urban areas. As long as you live near Guangzhou for a long time, people who are familiar with Guangzhou culture can also be called Lao Guang.
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Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong Province, a national central city, a megacity and the seat of the Southern Theater Command. The State Council is an international metropolis, an international business center, an international comprehensive transportation hub, a national comprehensive gateway city and a national historical and cultural city. Since the Qin Dynasty, Guangzhou has been the political, military, economic, cultural and scientific and educational center of southern China. Guangzhou became the main port of the Maritime Silk Road in 1930s, the largest port in China in Tang and Song Dynasties, and the only foreign trade port in China in Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Guangzhou was rated as the first-tier city in the world by GaWC, one of the most authoritative research institutions of world cities. Five times by Forbes as the best business city in Chinese mainland. The economic development capacity of Guangzhou headquarters ranks among the top three in China, with 27,000 foreign-funded enterprises investing in Guangzhou. There are 288 Fortune 500 enterprises, of which 120 have their headquarters or regional headquarters in Guangzhou. There are more than 3,000 Internet companies in Guangzhou, which have produced WeChat, Vipshop, YY Voice, Cool Dog Music, Netease, UC Browser and so on. Guangzhou's tertiary industry accounts for 68.56% of GDP.
The number of permanent residents in Guangzhou ranks third in China, and the population increase of 20 16 ranks first in China, attracting the largest number of college graduates in the province. According to the planning of the State Council, the permanent population of Guangzhou will be controlled at180,000 in 2020. According to the UN report, Guangzhou ranks first in China in terms of human development index. Guangzhou's total retail sales of social consumer goods ranks third in the country, and per capita consumption ranks first in the country; Per capita disposable income, total household deposits (household savings deposits) and per capita household deposits rank first in the province.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Guangzhou