China Deaf Sports Federation in co-operation with Guangzhou Deaf Sports Federation will be hosting the 2nd DIBF World Deaf Basketball Championship to be held in Guangzhou, China in 2007.
China Deaf Sports Federation and Guangzhou Deaf Sports Federation are currently in process of preparing this international event and soon will be sending out information – press releases, publications, media and new Website for all Deaf Sports and Deaf Basketball organisations around the world to attend and compete.
Exact date and month of this championship to be confirmed shortly. If you have any questions or enquires – please do not hesitate to contact DIBF Secretary General.
The Province of Guangzhou city is called Guangdong, which is situated in the southern part of China mainland. It adjoins Jiangxi and Hunan provinces to the north, Fujian Province to the east, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the west and to the south across the Qiongzhou Strait is the island Province of Hainan.
Guangdong province covers an area of over 180,000 square kilometers (69,502 square miles) and has permanent population of 74,730,000. It also has 3,368 kilometers (1,300 miles) of winding coastline, which is the longest in the country. Rivers from all over the province meandering through the fertile Pearl River Delta discharges into the South China Sea at the half waypoint of the coastline. The Pearl River Delta is one of China's most densely cultivated areas. Situated right at the top of this river delta at the confluence of the North River, East River and West River is the provincial capital city of Guangzhou, which was formerly known as Canton to the western world.
Guangzhou is an ancient city with a history of 2,800 years. It is named "the spring city" because with long summer the city is always with green plants and blooming with fresh flowers all years round.
Myth legend tells of Guangzhou was founded by Five Immortals riding five rams, each ram planted a stalks of rice grain which symbolizes abundant of harvest or prosperity. And this is how Guangzhou got its nickname, "Yang Cheng" literally means "Goat City". Guangzhou provides traveler with their first taste of mainland China, thus resulting in also been the first place of mainland China where foreign influences enters into the country.
Regarded as the the earilest among the international trade port cities in the world; built as Chuting by the Chu people on the middle reaches of the Yangtse River in the 9th century B.C.; established as Nanhai Prefecture in the Qin dynasty and became Nanyue Kingdom in the Western Han dynasty; the starting point of the Silk Road on the sea which links China with the Arabian and western countries in trading; the China's only foreign trade port at sea before the Qing dynasty
Guangzhou is also the main communication center of Guangdong with generous amount of railways, highways, bridges, multi levels of flyovers and labyrinth of waterways. Ferries are still very much in use as a mode of transport, which also provides river excursion. With so many types of transport, it's not difficult to go to other places, towns and other areas in Guangdong Province.
Hong Kong and Macao
6.66 million
3.95 million
7,434 sq km
Han, Li, Yao, Zhuang, Miao, Hui, Manchu and She
subtropical humid monsoon climate, hot and rainy
21.7C annually with the highest of 38.7C and lowest of 0C
annual precipitation 1982.7 mm, with rainfall concentrated in spring and autumn
paddy rice, potato, wheat, corn, jowar, silk, sugarcane, earthnut and hemp
banana, cirtrus, lichee, and pineapple
Yue Drama
Bubugao and Xiyangyang
Ivory Carving, Sandalwood Fan
