{"id":583,"date":"2007-12-11T05:33:39","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T21:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stevepeer.net\/?p=612"},"modified":"2007-12-11T05:33:39","modified_gmt":"2007-12-10T21:33:39","slug":"city-of-rams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/city-of-rams\/","title":{"rendered":"Guangzhou: City of rams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/ramssml.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"The five rams of Guangzhou\"  \/>Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, is a metropolis that dates back centuries. Often referred to as Canton, the provincial capital in south-east China has an estimated population of 12.6 million.Historians believe the area was first settled around 214 BC. According to an ancient tale the now-thriving area was once barren and famine-stricken.The 2000-year-old legend states that five celestial beings, riding five rams, descended from the skies. Each ram held a stalk of rice in its mouth. The rice was left for the inhabitants of the less-than-successful region, as were blessings from the heavenly visitors. They returned to their divine abodes and the rams turned to stone. After the visit the area became prosperous; some would argue the most prosperous in the Middle Kingdom.Guangzhou is nicknamed Wuyangcheng (City of Five Rams) and Yangcheng (City of Rams). A sculpture of the legendary five rams was erected in Yuexiu park in 1959, a giant 93 hecatre wooded area in the northern section of the city. It is one the most visited sites in sprawling city. 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