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Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...

has well-developed road, rail, air and water transport networks. Different areas of Guangdong are connected both economically and culturally by the waterways of the Pearl River. Water transport is responsible for more than two-fifths of Guangdong's total traffic tonnage. Connection with other provinces rely on Guangdong's extensive road and rail networks, one of the best networks in China.

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the major airport of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in Southern China. Both airport codes were inherited from the former Baiyun Airport, and the IATA code is derived from Guangzhou's historical romani ...

is one of the busiest airports in China and in the

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Air transport

Two international airports, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (formerly Shenzhen Huangtian Airport) is the airport serving Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. It is located on the east bank of the Pearl River near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, and is ...

, connect the province with major cities in China and in other countries.

Rail transport

Canton–Sam Shui Railway, built from 1902 to 1904, was the first railway line in Guangdong. As of 2018 in Guangdong, China Railway Guangzhou Group manages of railway and regional enterprises manage . Operating high-speed rail networks span .

Cross-border trains

Inter-city train services crossing the Hong Kong-Guangdong border connect major cities in Guangdong with

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

Guangzhou–Kowloon through train The Guangzhou–Kowloon through train () is an inter-city railway service between Hong Kong and Guangzhou jointly operated by the MTR Corporation of Hong Kong and the Guangzhou Railway Group of mainland China. Services operate along the East Ra ...

and Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) serve cities between Guangzhou and Hong Kong.

Road transport

The Guangzhou Provincial Passenger Bus Station is the largest bus station in Guangdong. In 2020, Guangdong became the first province in China to have over 10,000 km of Expressways.

Water transport

Ferries connect Guangdong cities within the Pearl River Delta and

and

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

References

External links

Department of Transportation of Guangdong Province

China Railway Guangzhou Group
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