What's the difference between Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen?

The differences between Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are different.

Beijing, referred to as "Beijing" for short, is the capital, municipality directly under the Central Government, national central city, megacity, national political center, cultural center, international exchange center and scientific and technological innovation center of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is the office of the Central People's Government and the National People's Congress in The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCCPC) and People's Republic of China (PRC), and the headquarters of the Central China Theater.

Beijing is located in the northern part of North China Plain, backed by Yanshan Mountains, and adjacent to Tianjin and Hebei Province. Beijing's climate is a typical semi-humid continental monsoon climate in the north temperate zone.

Beijing is one of the first national historical and cultural cities, and also the city with the most world cultural heritage in the world. The history of more than 3,000 years has given birth to the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Badaling Great Wall, the Summer Palace and many other places of interest. As early as 700,000 years ago, the primitive tribe "Beijingers" appeared in Zhoukoudian, Beijing. In BC 1045, Beijing became the capital of thistle, swallow and other vassal states. Since 938, Beijing has successively become the capital of Liao, Jin, Yuan and Ming and Qing Dynasties. 1 949 65438+1October1became the capital of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Shanghai, referred to as "Shanghai" for short, is a municipality directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China, a national central city, a megacity, an economic, transportation, science and technology, industrial, financial, trade, exhibition and shipping center of China, and the first batch of coastal open cities. It is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, facing Kyushu Island across the East China Sea, bordering Hangzhou Bay in the south and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the northwest.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Shanghai was the fief of Huang Xie, the king of Chu, so it was nicknamed Shen. During the Jin Dynasty in the 4th and 5th centuries, because fishermen created the fishing tool "Hu", the place where the river flowed into the sea was called "blasphemy", so the downstream area of Songjiang was called "Hu" and later changed to "Shanghai", so Shanghai was called Shanghai for short. There was a county system in the Tianbao period of Tang Dynasty. The name "Shanghai" began in the Song Dynasty. The establishment of Shanghai County in Yuan Dynasty marked the beginning of Shanghai's urban construction. Shanghai is a national historical and cultural city with profound modern urban culture and numerous historical sites. The Wu-Yue culture in the south of the Yangtze River and the industrial culture introduced from the west are combined to form a unique Shanghai-style culture. After 1843, Shanghai became an open commercial port and rapidly developed into the largest city in the Far East.

Shanghai covers a total area of 6,340 square kilometers and governs 16 municipal districts. It has a subtropical humid monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine and rainfall.

In 20 15, Shanghai's GDP ranked first in China and second in Asia, second only to Tokyo. Shanghai is also a world-famous financial center and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. The Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration consisting of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui and Zhejiang has become one of the six world-class urban agglomerations in the world.

Guangzhou, referred to as "Sui" for short, was called Renxiaocheng, Chuting and Panyu in ancient times. It is the capital, sub-provincial city, national central city and megacity of Guangdong Province. Guangzhou is located in south-central Guangdong Province, at the intersection of Dongjiang River, Xijiang River and Beijiang River, in the northern part of the Pearl River Delta, near the South China Sea of China, and is the seat of China Southern Theater Command.

Since the Qin Dynasty, Guangzhou has been the administrative center of counties, states and governments. For more than 2,000 years, it has been the political, military, economic, cultural and scientific and educational center of southern China. Guangzhou is a national historical and cultural city, and it is also the birthplace and one of the prosperous places of Guangfu culture, a branch of Lingnan culture.

Guangzhou is an international metropolis determined by the State Council and one of the three comprehensive gateway cities of China. It is also called "Northern Guangzhou" with Beijing and Shanghai.

Guangzhou became the main port of the Maritime Silk Road in 1930s and the largest port in China in the Tang and Song Dynasties. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guangzhou became the only foreign trade port in China, the most important port in the history of China's Maritime Silk Road, and was known as the "Millennium Capital". Coupled with a large number of foreigners, it is also known as the "Third World Capital".

Shenzhen, referred to as "Shenzhen" for short, is also called Pengcheng, a city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, a sub-provincial city, a national regional central city and a megacity. It is located in the south of Guangdong, on the east bank of the Pearl River Delta, separated from Hong Kong by water, bordering Daya Bay and Dapeng Bay in the east, the Pearl River Estuary and Lingdingyang in the west, Hong Kong and Shenzhen Rivers in the south, and Dongguan and Huizhou in the north.

Shenzhen is the national economic center and international city of the State Council, and it is also called "Northern Guangzhou and Shenzhen" with Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The city has jurisdiction over Futian District, Longgang District, Luohu District, Baoan District, Nanshan District, Yantian District, Longhua District and Pingshan District, with a total area of 1996.85 square kilometers.

Shenzhen is the first special economic zone established by China's reform and opening up, and it is the window of China's reform and opening up. It has developed into an influential international city, creating a world-renowned "Shenzhen Speed" and enjoying the reputation of "City of Design", "City of Piano" and "City of Makers". The border of Shenzhen has the largest number of entry and exit ports in China. Shenzhen is also an important border port city, and Huanggang Port implements 24-hour customs clearance.