Match the city in column 1 to its description in column 2.
a. shenzen
b. tianjin
c. nanjing
d. guangzhou
- third largest city; a port city and manufacturing center.
- many tall buildings; one of the fastest growing cities in the world.
-located near beijing; has agriculture and manufacturing.
-former capital of china with rich history and culture; large manufacturing center.

A. Shenzen  --- Many tall buildings; one of the fastest growing cities in the world.

B. Tianjin  --- Located near Beijing; has agriculture and manufacturing.

C. Nanjing  --- Former capital of China with rich history and culture; large manufacturing center.

D. Guangzhou --- Third largest city; a port city and manufacturing center.

Explanation:

A- Shenzen is a sub-provincial city in Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China.

Shenzen is located in the southern part of the province and borders the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the south. The planned city, due to its status as a special economic zone, is considered a major city for foreign investment and is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. Shenzen is the city with the highest per capita income in China (excluding Hong Kong and Macao). The supporting pillars of the local economy are the electronics and telecommunications industries.

B- Tianjin is an important port city in the People's Republic of China. The total administrative area of the city is 11,943 square kilometers. Tianjin is one of the four direct government cities in China, directly subordinate to the central government in Beijing, and thus has the same status as a province.  The city is an industrial center, transportation hub and cultural hub of the region with universities, colleges, museums and monuments.

C- Nanjing is a prefecture-level city in the People's Republic of China. The city was the historic capital of the Ming Dynasty at the end of the 14th and early 15th centuries and the capital of the Republic of China from 1927-1949, making it one of the four major historic capitals of China. Nanjing is a politically cultural center of China with a long history.

D- Guangzhou is a city in the south of the People's Republic of China with 11,114,200 inhabitants in the geographical urban area and 14,043,500 inhabitants in the administrative city area. It is the capital of Guangdong Province and a major industrial and commercial location. The region is also known as the "factory of the world".

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