Superior Geographical Location 

　　Guangzhou has superior geographical and regional advantages. In terms of distance, Guangzhou is located in the geometrical center of the economic circle of Southeast Asia and therefore it is equidistant from Japan and Southeast Asian countries within a flight voyage of 3 to 4 hours in general.

　　In terms of geographical location, Guangzhou is an open coastal city neighboring Hong Kong and Macao, and the economic, political, and cultural center, and also the commercial center, which combines manufacturing, transportation, commerce, finance, information, education and human resources as a whole. It is located in the center of the Pearl River Delta, one of the most economically dynamic and flourishing areas in China. Guangzhou exerts an impact on China, East Asia and even the world with its economic capacity and radiation.

Great Blueprint 

　　Approved by the Guangzhou Municipal Government, the Guideline for General Strategic Planning of Guangzhou City Development (Abbr. the Guideline), which depicting the blueprint of the following 20 years' ecological development of Guangzhou is now been fully implemented. Mr. Gao Dianying, deputy director of the Development Planning Commission of Guangzhou Municipality briefed the reporter on the relevant content of the Guideline.

General Plan: the idea of "mountain, city, farmland and sea"

　　Guangzhou is to fulfill the development strategy of " exploitation in the south, optimization in the north, extension in the east and association in the west" in about 20 years. Emphasizing on the natural characteristics of "mountain, city, farmland and sea", Guangzhou is going to be an ecological city with optimized city layout, rationalized urban and rural structure, and enhanced industrial structure, graceful living environment, leading the other big cities in China to build up a landscape ecological city with developed productivity and solid economic strength, profound culture and perfect harmony between people and the nature. It will possess both natural and cultural landscape with a flavor of the south of the Five Ridges.

Prospect of Guangzhou: a blueprint of an ecological environment ideal for business and living

　　The construction of building Guangzhou into an ecological city is divided into 3 phases, including phase I (by 2005), phase II (by 2010) and phase III (by 2020).

　　The Guideline presents a general description of the content of building Guangzhou into an ecological city, painting a blueprint of an ecological environment, which is adapted for business and living. By 2005, a "landscape city" is to appear. The fundamental ecological planning will be finished and the basic configuration of an ecological city and its communication networks are to be shaped. Afforestation network is to be roundly established and waters are to be cleaned. The construction of the new and the old urban areas will be primarily completed. Before 2010, a garden city will be basically built up: ecological zones are to be constructed in the round, the quality of the city's ecological and living environment are to be enhanced by leaps and bounds. Numbers of horticultural plazas will be built, and with clear functional subarea, a landscape consists of ecological scenery and the architectural ensemble with the "South Ridges" flavor is coming into being.

　　By 2020, Guangzhou as a whole will become an international ecological city with a territorially "South Ridges" flavor which combines the splendent art of the eastern and western architecture and the poetry connotation: the old city, being ecologically reconstructed, will become the most extensively afforested city in China; while the new city and the Greater Nansha will become the central of Guangzhou, for with convenient transportation, they are the new urban areas that fully embodying the meaning of landscape and garden cities.

Governmental Support 

　　Among the numerous cities in China and even in Asia, with its unique charm and vigor, Guangzhou has long become a key spot that attracts foreign investment. The Guangzhou Municipal Government promises to set up a wholesome investment environment, an apparent policy system and supporting frame so as to ensure the benefits of the investors and promote their business to develop healthily. Our commitment is an eternal one. Anyone who invests Guangzhou is to be supported so that his/her business is to be well developed and the competence of his/her enterprise is to be enhanced.