廣州係有成2000幾年歷史嘅城市。喺公元前九世紀嘅周朝，百越人同中原嘅楚國人就有交道，“楚庭”就係廣州最早嘅名。秦始皇33年（公元前214年）征服嶺南後，建制南海郡（郡治設番禺，今廣州城內）。西元226年，孫權管治時代為統治便利，將交州拆開成交州同廣州，“廣州”由此改名。直到1921年成立大中華第一個市政廳，特指廣州城。
Guangzhou is a city with a history of more than 2,000 years. In the Zhou Dynasty in the ninth century B.C., the Baiyue people had dealings with the Chu people in the Central Plains, and Lin Chu Tingying was the earliest name in Guangzhou. After Qin Shi Huang conquered Lingnan in the 33rd year (214 BC), he established Nanhai County (the county is located in Panyu, now in the city of Guangzhou). In 226 AD, in order to facilitate the rule of Sun Quan, Jiaozhou was split into Guangzhou and Guangzhou, and Lin Guangzhou uranium was renamed from there. It was not until 1921 that the first city hall in Greater China was established, specifically referring to the city of Guangzhou.