page_title: Guangzhou
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Guangzhou / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: The North Square of Sun Yat-sen University
context_page_description: Guangzhou, also known as Canton and formerly romanized as Kwangchow, is the capital and most populous city of the province of Guangdong in southern China. On the Pearl River about 120 km north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road, and continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub, as well as one of China's three largest cities.
  Guangzhou is at the heart of the most-populous built-up metropolitan area in mainland China, which extends into the neighboring cities of Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan and Shenzhen, forming one of the largest urban agglomerations on Earth, the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone. Administratively, the city holds sub-provincial status and is one of China's nine National Central Cities. At the end of 2018, the population of the city's expansive administrative area was estimated at 14,904,400 by city authorities, up 3.8% from the previous year. Guangzhou is ranked as an Alpha global city. There is a rapidly increasing number of foreign temporary residents and immigrants from Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa.
context_section_description: The Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, also known as Guangzhou University Town (广州大学城), is a large tertiary education complex located in the southeast suburbs of Guangzhou. It occupies the entirety of Xiaoguwei Island in Panyu District, covering an area of about 18 square kilometres (7 sq mi). The complex accommodates campuses from ten higher education institutions and can eventually accommodate up to 200,000 students, 20,000 teachers, and 50,000 staff.
  The Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre higher education campuses:
  Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
  Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
  Guangdong University of Technology
  Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
  Guangzhou University
  Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
  South China Normal University
  South China University of Technology
  Sun Yat-sen University
  Xinghai Conservatory of Music
  Guangzhou's other fully accredited and degree-granting universities and colleges include:
  Guangdong Institute of Science and Technology
  Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University
  Guangdong University of Finance & Economics
  Guangdong University of Finance
  Guangzhou College of South China University of Technology
  Guangzhou Medical University
  Guangzhou Sports University
  Jinan University
  South China Agricultural University
  Southern Medical University
  Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering
  The two main comprehensive libraries are Guangzhou Library and Sun Yat-sen Library of Guangdong Province. Guangzhou Library is a public library in Guangzhou. The library has moved to a new building in Zhujiang New Town, which fully opened on 23 June 2013. Sun Yat-sen Library of Guangdong Province has the largest collection of ancient books in Southern China.
caption: Sun Yat-sen University main gate
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