Baiyun New Town () is a new

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

(CBD) in Baiyun District,

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, located around the former Baiyun Airport. The CBD will be divided into six new

communities A community is a Level of analysis, social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place (geography), place, Norm (social), norms, religion, values, Convention (norm), customs, or Identity (social science), identity. Communiti ...

: Huangshi (), Xiaogang (), Jichang (Airport) (), Yunshan (), Chuangyi () and Keziling (). Xiaogang Village in the CBD will be

redeveloped Redevelopment is any new construction on a site that has pre-existing uses. It represents a process of land development uses to revitalize the physical, economic and social fabric of Urban area, urban space. Description Variations on redevelopme ...

. New

parks A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...

will be built around

Baiyun Mountain Baiyun (generally ) may refer to: Guangzhou *Baiyun District, Guangzhou *Baiyun Mountain (Guangdong) *Baiyun New Town *Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, in Huadu District *Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former), closed down in 2004 ...

, including Feixiang Park to the south and Community Park to the west. New

buildings A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and funct ...

will be constructed, including an

exhibition centre A convention center (American English; or conference centre in British English) is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typica ...

, the Guangdong Painting Academy, the Guangzhou Museum and the Guangdong Performance Centre.

Transport

For

transportation Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, ...

Guangzhou Metro The Guangzhou Metro () ( and ) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, af ...

Line 2 and Line 14 will cut across the CBD.Baiyun New Town, Guangzhou's new CBD to the north
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References

Baiyun District, Guangzhou Central business districts in China {{Guangzhou-stub