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广州历史图解 HISTORY OF GUANGZHOU 目录 Table of Contents 前言PREFACE 文明曙光 Dawn of the Southern Yue Civilization 南越国都 Capital of the Nanyue Kingdom 岭南都会 Metropolitan of Lingnan 广州得名 Naming Guangzhou 天子南库Southern Treasure Granary for Tang and Song emperors 南汉国都Hub of the Nanhan Kingdom 三城合一Three Towns in One City 帝国商行Co-hong of Imperial China 得风气之先First to Accept Western Cultures 英雄城市 Hero City 前 言 广州，这个诞生过“五羊衔谷、萃于楚庭”美丽神话传说的地方，在遥远的史前时期就有了人类活动的足迹。众多的新石器时期遗存，证明了六、七千年前广州已是先民繁衍生息的一块宝地。 广州自古以来就是中华民族历史长河中的一个亮点，是南越、南汉、南明三个地方王朝国都，是长盛不衰的海上丝绸之路的起点，是古代中国最具特色的港市，创造了辉煌的海洋事业。广州优越的地理位置和人文环境，使其采中原之精粹，纳四海之新风，融会贯通，形成了独特的地域文化，成为岭南的文化中心。 中国近代史始于广州，中国人民反抗外来侵略斗争也始于广州。广州得领风气之先，积极进取，为近代中国民族资本的摇篮和维新思想的启蒙之地，是中国民主革命的策源地。深具英勇无畏、百折不挠精神的广州人民又使广州成为名副其实的英雄城市。 新中国成立后，广州人民在中国共产党的领导下，奋发图强，在社会主义物质文明和精神文明建设中卓有建树。尤其是20世纪80年代以来，广州成为中国改革开放的前沿地，创造了举世瞩目的业绩。 PREFACE Guangzhou is a birthplace of beautiful myth and long human civilization. The considerable cultural relics dated from the Neolithic period, have evidenced that this region was the wonderland for the early Chinese people for several millenniums. Guangzhou was always a sparkling point in history of China. It was the capital for three local dynasties: the Nanyue (B.C.204-B.C.111), Southern Han (A.D.917-971) and Southern Ming (A.D.1644-1664). As one of the starting point of the Maritime Silk Route, it was the most representative harbor in Ancient China. The Guangzhou harbor is opening to the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Pacific Ocean, where the arrived exotic culture is constantly mixed with the Chinese tradition. Its splendid overseas trade, special geographic situation and civil environment, created a unique taste of local culture here. The modern history of China started in Guangzhou, since the Opium War occurred in 1840 and the Democratic Revolution in 1911. The heroic Guangzhou people during these movements were well respected in China today. The modern Guangzhou city was the harbinger for adapting modern democracy, Western science and national