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Guangzhou in 40 Years: The City Has Changed

Guangzhou in 40 Years: The City Has Changed, But the Flavors Remain

🌸 1980s

Back then, the south of the Pearl River still looked like countryside, while the north was the “provincial city.”

The built-up area was only 68 km². Crossing the river meant queuing for boats.

Tianhe was still farmland, East Huanshi was the so-called “new urban district,” and Beijing Road carried the weight of the city’s commerce. Under the banyan trees at the Longdi embankment, old men shared their tales of yesterday.

🌆 1990s–2000s

The city began to rise. Tianhe was ready to boom, and the CITIC Tower pierced the clouds.

In 1997, the East Railway Station was completed → Tianhe City lit up the new central axis.

The Ninth National Games ignited the Olympic Sports Center, while the new Baiyun Airport took flight.

In 2004, the new TV Tower began construction → Liede Bridge connected the banks, and Zhujiang New Town was born.

🏙 2010s – Today

Nansha Free Trade Zone set sail. The Canton Tower lit up the skyline.

The 2010 Asian Games transformed the city → Zhujiang New Town finally became the “Wall Street of South China.”

By 2023, Guangzhou’s built-up area had reached nearly 2,000 km².

South Railway Station, Pazhou’s e-commerce hub, and the Greater Bay Area “one-hour living circle” made the city pulse with new speed.

But the Guangzhou in my heart will always be:

Grandma’s beef offal, Yinji rice noodle rolls, shrimp dumplings, and char siu buns in a teahouse cup 🍵

The Guangzhou in my ears is still:

The creak of Xiguan’s wooden sliding doors, the steamboat whistle on the Pearl River, and the herbal tea shop uncle calling out, “Hot-tempered? Have a cup of Bantang tea!”

Where does your Guangzhou memory lie?

In the blooming kapok flowers by the Pearl River, or in stories that never fade 🌺

#Guangzhou #UrbanHistory #CantoneseCulture #OldMemories

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... Read moreกวางโจวนับเป็นหนึ่งในเมืองสำคัญของจีนที่มีการพัฒนาทางเศรษฐกิจและสังคมอย่างรวดเร็วในช่วง 40 ปีที่ผ่านมา จากข้อมูลในบทความ เราได้เห็นภาพของเมืองที่เปลี่ยนแปลงจากพื้นที่ชนบทที่ติดกับแม่น้ำเพิร์ลในปี 1980s ที่มีพื้นที่เมืองเพียง 68 ตารางกิโลเมตร มีการใช้เรือข้ามฟากอย่างแพร่หลาย ไปจนถึงมหานครที่มีพื้นที่เมืองเกือบ 2,000 ตารางกิโลเมตรในปี 2023 ที่เชื่อมต่อด้วยโครงสร้างพื้นฐานใหม่ ๆ เช่น สถานีรถไฟใต้ดินและสะพานสำคัญ เช่น สะพานลี่เต๋อ และเกิดศูนย์กลางธุรกิจอย่าง Zhujiang New Town ช่วงทศวรรษ 1990s-2000s คือช่วงที่กวางโจวเริ่มพัฒนาอย่างรวดเร็ว โดยมีการก่อสร้างอาคารสูงอย่าง CITIC Tower และสถานีรถไฟตะวันออกที่ทำให้เมืองขยายตัวอย่างชัดเจน นอกจากนี้ยังมีการใช้ประโยชน์จากงานมหกรรมระดับชาติและกีฬาอย่าง Ninth National Games และ Asian Games ในปี 2010 ที่ช่วยผลักดันให้เมืองพัฒนาอย่างรุดหน้า นอกจากตัวเมืองที่เติบโตในด้านกายภาพ กวางโจวยังคงรักษาวัฒนธรรมอาหารพื้นเมืองไว้ได้เป็นอย่างดี อาหารท้องถิ่น เช่น ข้าวเกรียบปากหม้อ เนื้อเครื่องในวัว และติ่มซำต่าง ๆ ยังคงเป็นเสน่ห์ที่คนในท้องถิ่นและนักท่องเที่ยวหลงใหล เสียงของประตูบานเลื่อนไม้ในเขตซี๋กวน ไปจนถึงเสียงนกหวีดจากเรือนแพในแม่น้ำเพิร์ล ถือเป็นความทรงจำที่ไม่เคยลบเลือนในจิตใจของชาวกวางโจว ความเชื่อมโยงระหว่างอดีตและปัจจุบันนี้ช่วยสะท้อนให้เห็นว่า แม้เมืองจะเจริญเติบโตและทันสมัยเพียงใด กวางโจวก็ยังคงรักษาความเป็นเมืองที่อบอุ่นและใส่ใจในวัฒนธรรมดั้งเดิม พร้อมทั้งรับมือกับความเปลี่ยนแปลงในยุคใหม่ที่รวดเร็วได้อย่างลงตัว การผสมผสานระหว่างสถาปัตยกรรมใหม่และเรื่องราวเก่า ๆ รวมถึงวิถีชีวิตประจำวันที่ไม่เคยเปลี่ยนแปลงของชาวเมือง ถือเป็นสิ่งที่ทำให้กวางโจวเป็นเมืองที่มีเอกลักษณ์และน่าสนใจสำหรับทุกคน สำหรับผู้ที่สนใจเรื่องราวของเมืองและการเปลี่ยนแปลงทางสังคมในจีน กวางโจวเป็นกรณีศึกษาที่ยอดเยี่ยมที่ต้องไม่พลาด โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งในบริบทของการพัฒนาเมืองที่รวดเร็วในระดับภูมิภาค Greater Bay Area ที่เชื่อมโยงเศรษฐกิจเมืองใหญ่หลายแห่งในเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้และจีนใต้

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