The Chinese abbreviation of Guangzhou is Yue (TC: 粵; SC: 粤; pinyin: yuè), like Guangdong Province. Population (1999): city: 6.85 million; urban population: 4.05 million.
Guangzhou was sacked by Arabs ¹ and Persians in AD 758, ² based on a local Guangzhou government report on October 30758, which corresponded to the day of Guisi (癸巳) of the ninth lunar month in the first year of the Qianyuan era of Emperor Suzong of Tang Dynasty. ³
During Song Dynasty, Su Shi (苏轼), a celebrated poet, visited Baozhuangyan Temple (founded in 537 AD), and left his hand-writing "liu rong" (six banyan trees) to the temple, so the name "Liu Rong Temple".
