Guangzhou, Guangdong Province: One of the largest cities in China, and home to kings, rebellion, and martyrs. The city traces its beginnings to 214 BCE, and has been constantly inhabited.
The Pearl River, (Zhu Jiang, 珠江), the runs through Guangzhou, and has brought explorers, traders, and pirates. After the first opium war, Guangzhou was made a treaty port, allowing French and British traders to set up shop.
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I wonder if that smog traces back from 214 BC….
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Matt: Without a doubt. All smog was originally spawned in LA and migrated from there. Stay tuned for my prehistoric exposé. The air in GZ is better than this photograph purports. Dawn, and the ISO noise filter I used in Photoshop, didn’t help matters.
righto stevo!!! I’ve been watching the olympics….I don’t know how people live in Beijing. I don’t think I could breathe!
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Nice skyline…
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I hoped they learned their lesson about letting in the British and the French…
another beautiful shot dude
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