By what traditional name was the Chinese city of Guangzhou known in Britain?
Guangzhou Shanghai, but continued to serve as a major entrepôt. In modern commerce, Guangzhou is best known for its annual Canton Fair, the oldest and largest trade fair in China. For the three consecutive years 2013–2015, Forbes ranked Guangzhou as the best commercial city on the Chinese mainland. "Guǎngzhōu" is the pinyin romanisation of the Chinese name , which was simplified in mainland China to in the 1950s. The name of the city is taken from the ancient Guang Province (Guang Zhou), after it had become the prefecture's seat of government, which is how some other Chinese cities, including Hangzhou, Suzhou,
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine () is a higher education institution, located in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines. It was founded in 1924, known as Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology School. It was already a higher educational institution that was approved by the government of the Republic of China. In 1956, it became Guangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine College, with the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, and