Pearl River, the third longest river in China, is 2,129 meters long. With some most beautiful sections located in Guangzhou, Guangzhou with many famous sights which clustered along the river attracts many people with its world known highly developed high-tech and light industry.
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Pearl River got its name from a huge rock island. When this river cut through Guangzhou City a large rock island in the centre of the river was scoured over. Subsequently and slowly, it became a smooth and bright a pearl-like island, hence the rock named "Sea Pearl Rock" and the river "Pearl River". Today, on the banks of Pearl River in Guangzhou stand numerous modern commercial buildings, such as White Swan Hotel, Hotel Landmark Canton, Nanfang Mansion, Aiqun Hotel, Guangzhou Hotel, Gitic Riverside Hotel, all like sky-scrappers.
Guangzhou, China During the Tang dynasty, thousands of trade ships visited Guangzhou annually; a large community of Arab traders lived in the old Muslim quarter, now Liwan, dealing in exotic commodities such as pearls, rhino horns and hawksbill turtles.
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