Then the fairy went away with the wind, leaving five sheep to turn into stones and stay here. Although this is only a story, the city has always been prosperous, economically developed and famous for its delicious food.
The development of history
From Qin and Han Dynasties to Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guangzhou has been an important port city for China's foreign trade for more than two thousand years. It is the starting point of China's Maritime Silk Road. According to the Records of Geography of the New Tang Dynasty, in the Tang Dynasty, this maritime "Silk Road" was called "Guangzhou Tonghai Post Road". Its voyage starts from Guangzhou, passes through the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, directly reaches the port of Basra, and reaches the south coast of East Africa. This is the longest ocean route in the world before16th century.
By the Tang and Song Dynasties, Guangzhou had developed into a world-famous oriental port, and established the first institution in China to manage foreign trade affairs-the city ambassador; During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guangzhou was a particularly open port. For a long time, it was the only foreign trade port city in China. After the Opium War, China and Britain signed the treaty of nanking, which forced them to open five trading ports in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Ningbo, Fuzhou and Xiamen, thus ending the one-stop trade in Guangzhou.