Guangzhou is southern China’s largest city and the third largest in China. As the third most populous metropolitan area in China, it is also well positioned commercially and industrially. Located only an hour from Shenzhen and Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port. It is the main manufacturing hub of the Pearl River Delta – one of Mainland China’s leading commercial and manufacturing regions. As a result, Guangzhou has been a popular choice of a number of multinational companies as their national and regional headquarters.