Timeline of Guangzhou
Listing of notable events in Guangzhou's history
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Nanyue
Imperial China
- 111 BCE – Panyu becomes a provincial capital of the Han dynasty after the Han–Nanyue War as the Han expands southward.
- 226 CE – Panyu becomes the seat of Guang Prefecture ("Guangzhou").
- 401 – Guangxiao Temple first established as the "Baoen Guangziao" Temple.[3]
- 537 – Temple of the Six Banyan Trees built.
- 878–879 — Guangzhou massacre instigated by forces loyal to Huang Chao
- 1350 – Huaisheng Mosque rebuilt.[4]
- 1380 – Zhenhai Tower built.[citation needed]
- 1516 – Portuguese merchants arrive.[5]
- 1600 – Pazhou Pagoda built.
- 1619 – Chigang Pagoda built.
- 1684 – British East India Company in business.[6]
- 1821 – Xigutang literary society formed.[7]
- 1822 – Fire.[8]
- 1827 – The Canton Register, an English-language newspaper, begins publication.[9][10]
- 1832 – Jardine, Matheson and Co. in business.
- 1834 – Wetmore & Co. in business.[11]
- 1835 – The Canton Press, an English-language newspaper, begins publication.[9]
- 1840 – Augustine Heard and Company in business.[11]
- 1841
- February 27: Battle of First Bar.
- March 2: Battle of Whampoa.
- March 18: Battle of Canton
- May: Second Battle of Canton.
- 1842 – City designated a treaty port under the Treaty of Nanking.[6]
- 1848 – Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong-Guangxi established.
- 1856
- British/French occupation begins.[6]
- Thirteen Factories set on fire.[11]
- 1859 – Shameen Island divided into French and British concessions.[6]
- 1861 – British/French occupation ends.[6]
- 1863 – Sacred Heart Cathedral built.
- 1866 – Yu Yin Shan Fang garden laid out.[12]
- 1879
- 1894
- Plague (3rd Pandemic).
- Chen Clan Academy built.
- 1895 – First Guangzhou uprising
- 1908 – Guangzhou North Railway Station opens.
- 1911
- Kowloon–Canton Railway begins operating.
- Second Guangzhou Uprising
Republic of China
- The Shakee Massacre on June 23, 1925, resulted in over two hundred casualties due to gunfire by British, French and Portuguese forces in Shaji (called Shake in Cantonese)
- 1918 – Urban council established.[citation needed]
- 1923
- June: National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party held in Guangzhou.[14]
- Kuomintang in power.[15]
- 1924
- 1927 – December 11–13: Communist uprising.[16]
- 1931 – Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall built.
- 1932
- Guangzhou Baiyun Airport opens in Baiyun District.
- Guangzhou Conservatory of Music founded.
- 1933 – Haizhu Bridge constructed.
- 1936
- Canton–Hankou Railway begins operating.
- Population: 1,122,600 (estimate).[6]
- 1938 – October 21: Japanese occupation begins.[6]
- 1945 – September 16: Japanese occupation ends.[17]
- 1949
- Nationalist government under the acting president Li Zongren relocates to Guangzhou.
- Nanfang Daily newspaper begins publication.
People's Republic of China
- 1949
- October: Communist forces enter city.
- Radio Guangdong begins broadcasting.
- 1952 – Guangzhou Daily newspaper begins publication.
- 1954
- 1956 – Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine founded.
- 1957
- Beijing–Guangzhou Railway in operation.
- Canton Fair begins.
- Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra founded.
- Population: 1,840,000.[19]
- 1958
- Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in operation.
- Jinan University relocates to Guangzhou.
- 1959 – Guangdong Provincial Museum founded.
- 1964 – Population: 3,031,486.[20]
- 1967 – Renmin Bridge built.
- 1981 - Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.[21]
- 1982
- Guangzhou Library and Liyuan Poetry Society established.[22]
- Population: 3,181,510 city; 5,669,640 urban agglomeration.[23]
- 1983 – Mausoleum of the Nanyue King discovered.[24]
- 1984
- Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone established.
- City designated sub-provincial city administrative status.
- Southern Weekly newspaper begins publication.
- 1985
- Zhujiang Brewery begins operation.
- Guangzhou Bridge built.
- 1988
- Haiyin Bridge built.
- Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King opens.
- 1990
- Guangdong International Building constructed.
- Avon begins hiring ladies in Guangzhou.[25]
- Population: 6,299,943.[26]
- 1991
- Guangzhou TV Tower erected.
- November: 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup held.
- 1992 – Guangzhou Free Trade Zone established.[27]
- 1996 – Guangzhou East railway station opens.
- 1997
- Guangzhou Metro begins operating.
- CITIC Plaza and Humen Pearl River Bridge built.
- Southern Metropolis Daily begins publication.
- Xiangjiang Safari Park opens.
- 1998 – Hedong Bridge, Jiangwan Bridge, Jiefang Bridge, and Huanan Bridge open.[citation needed]
- 2000 – Yajisha Bridge opens.
- 2001
- Guangdong Olympic Stadium opens.
- November: Chinese National Games held in Guangzhou.
- 2002
- 2003
- Zhang Guangning becomes mayor.
- Pazhou Bridge opens.
- 2004
- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport opens in Huadu District.
- Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center built.
- Guangzhou International Women's Open tennis tournament begins.
- 2006 – Chime-Long Paradise amusement park in business.
- 2008 – Huangpu Bridge and Xinguang Bridge open.
- 2009 – Liede Bridge opens.
- 2010
- Canton Tower and Guangzhou International Finance Center built.
- November: 2010 Asian Games held.
- Guangzhou Opera House, Guangdong Museum, and Guangzhou South Railway Station open.
- Wan Qingliang becomes mayor.
- Guangzhou Television Cantonese controversy.
- Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit system launched.[29]
- 2011
- Guangzhou–Zhuhai Intercity Railway begins operating.
- Pearl River Tower built.
- Chen Jianhua becomes mayor.
- 2012 – Leatop Plaza and The Pinnacle built.
- 2013 – Air pollution in Guangzhou reaches annual mean of 48 PM2.5 and 72 PM10, more than recommended.[30]
- 2021 – 2021 Guangzhou bombing.
See also
- Guangzhou history
- List of administrative divisions of Guangzhou
- Mayor of Guangzhou
- List of newspapers in Guangdong
- List of universities and colleges in Guangzhou
- List of historic buildings in Guangzhou
- List of tallest buildings in Guangzhou (sortable by date)
- Eight Sights of Guangzhou
- Major National Historical and Cultural Sites (Guangdong) in Guangzhou
- Southward expansion of the Han dynasty
- Other names of Guangzhou
- Urbanization in China
