Since 1979 Guangzhou has forged sister-city ties with 38 cities all around the world.
1. Fukuoka, Japan
Location signed: Fukuoka
Date: 1979.5.2
2. Los Angeles, the United States of America
Location signed: Los Angeles
Date: 1981.12.8
3. Manila, Philippines
Location signed: Manila
Date: 1982.11.5
4. Vancouver, Canada
Location signed: Vancouver
Date: 1985.3.27
5. Sydney, Australia
Location signed: Sydney
Date: 1986.5.12
6. Bari, Italy
Location signed: Guangzhou
Date: 1986.11.12
7. Lyon, France
Location signed: Guangzhou
Date: 1988.1.19
8. Frankfurt, Germany
Location signed: Frankfurt
Date: 1988.4.11
9. Auckland, New Zealand
Location signed: Auckland
Date: 1989.2.17
10. Gwangju, Republic of Korea
Location signed: Guangzhou
Date: 1996.10.25
11. Linkoping, Sweden
Location signed: Guangzhou
Date: 1997.11.24
12. Durban, South Africa
Location signed: Durban
Date: 2000.7.17
13. Bristol, the United Kingdom
Location signed: Bristol
Date: 2001.5.23
14. Yekaterinburg, Russia
Location signed: Guangzhou
Date: 2002.7.10
15. Arequipa, Peru
Location signed: Arequipa
Date: 2004.10.27
16. Surabaya, Indonesia
Location signed: Guangzhou
Date: 2005.12.21
17. Vilnius, Lithuania
Location signed: Guangzhou
Date: 2006.10.12
18. Birmingham, the United Kingdom
Location signed: Birmingham
Date: 2006.12.04
19. Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Location signed: Beijing
Date: 2007.2.27
20. Recife, Brazil
Location signed: Guangzhou
Date: 2007.10.22
21. Tampere, Finland
Location signed: Tampere
Date: 2008.12.02
22. Bangkok, Thailand
Location signed: Guangzhou
Date: 2009.11.13
23. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Location signed: Buenos Aires
Date: 2012.04.16
24. Dubai, the United Arab Emirates
Location signed: Dubai
Date: 2012.4.18
25. Kuwait City, Kuwait
Location signed: Guangzhou
Date: 2012.4.25
26. Kazan, Russia
Location signed: Forged friendly ties through letters
Date: 2012.7.06
27. Istanbul, Turkey
Location signed: Istanbul
Date: 2012.7.18
28. Harare, Zimbabwe
Location signed: Signed in Guangzhou and delivered to Harare
Date: 2012.9.03
29. San Jose, Costa Rica
Location signed: San Jose
Date: 2012.9.11
30. Noboribetsu, Japan
Location signed: Guangzhou
Date: 2012.11.15
31. Valencia, Spain
Location signed: Signed in Guangzhou and delivered to Valencia
Date: 2012.12.29
32. Rabat, Morocco
Location signed: Rabat
Date: 2013.10.03
33. Lodz, Poland
Location signed: Forged friendly ties through letters
Date: 2014.8.20
34. Ahmedabad, India
Location signed: Ahmedabad
Date: 2014.9.17
35. Pokhara, Nepal
Location signed: Guangzhou
Date: 2014.11.29
36. Quito, Ecuador
Location signed: Guangzhou
Date: 2014.11.29
37. Santiago, Chile
Location signed: Forged friendly ties through letters
Date: 2017.6.20
38. Mombasa County, Kenya
Location signed: Forged friendly ties through letters
Date: 2018.11.27
(Sourced from Guangzhou Foreign Affairs Office)
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