Guangzhou is a national historical and cultural city. Since the Qin Dynasty, Guangzhou has been the administrative center of counties, states and governments. It has always been the political, military, economic, cultural and scientific and educational center of southern China, and the birthplace and prosperity of Lingnan culture. Guangzhou became the main port of the Maritime Silk Road in 1930s, the largest port in China in Tang and Song Dynasties, and a world-famous oriental port city. Ming and Qing Dynasties were the only foreign trade port in China and the only port in the world that lasted for more than 2,000 years.
Guangzhou's per capita household deposits rank among the top three in China, and its per capita disposable income ranks first in the province. Guangzhou ranks first in human development index and third in national central city index. Forbes 20 17 "Best Business City in Chinese mainland" ranked second; China's top 100 cities ranked third. 20 19 China ranks among the top 50 cities in terms of GDP, and Guangzhou ranks fourth, breaking through the trillion mark.
In September, 20021year, it was selected as the national experimental base for smart social governance. In September, 20021,the demonstration application of fuel cell vehicles in Guangdong urban agglomeration was officially approved, and Guangzhou was among them. On July 23rd, 2022, the 2022 Forbes list of China's cities with dynamic consumption was officially released, and Guangzhou ranked fourth. On September 2 1 2022, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Finance of China publicized the list of the first batch of cities to strengthen the national comprehensive freight hub chain in 2022, and Guangzhou was shortlisted. 10 in 2022 was 1 1, ranking fourth in the list of top digital cities 100 in 2022. In June, 2022, it ranked eighth in the list of new energy industry gathering cities in China in 2022.