"Osaka" was often called "Osaka" in ancient times, and the word "Osaka" first appeared in the Muromachi era. Since the Nara era, Osaka has become a trading port because of its geographical location near the sea. Toyotomi Hideyoshi built Osaka Castle and regarded Osaka as the core city of Toyotomi regime. During the Edo period, Osaka and Kyoto Edo were also called the "three capitals" and were the most prosperous commercial cities in Japan at that time. After the war, it was still a metropolis in western Japan.
Osaka's heavy industry is dominated by steel, machinery manufacturing and metal processing, while its light industry is dominated by textiles, printing, food, paper making and chemical industry. There are more than 65,438+10,000 stores in the city. Osaka is also famous for its unique culture. There are bustling underground streets in Hankyu district of the city. The scale of industrial and commercial activities and the density of mass transit express railway are among the best in Japan.
Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong Province, a sub-provincial city and the seat of the Southern Theater Command. The State Council is an international metropolis, an international business center, an international comprehensive transportation hub, a national central city, a national comprehensive gateway city and a national historical and cultural city [1-2]. Since the Qin Dynasty, Guangzhou has been the political, military, economic, cultural and scientific and educational center of southern China. Guangzhou has been the main port of the Maritime Silk Road since 1930s, the largest port in China in the Tang and Song Dynasties, the only foreign trade port in China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the only port in the world that has flourished for more than 2,000 years.
Guangzhou has been rated as the fastest-growing mega-city in the world by the United Nations for five times and the best commercial city in Chinese mainland by Forbes [4-5]. In 20 16, Guangzhou ranked among the top three cities in China and the top three cities in China [6-7]. The economic development capacity of Guangzhou headquarters ranks among the top three in China, with 27,000 foreign-funded enterprises investing in Guangzhou. There are 288 Fortune 500 enterprises, of which 120 have their headquarters or regional headquarters in Guangzhou [8- 10]. There are more than 3,000 Internet companies in Guangzhou, and WeChat, Vipshop, UC browser, YY Voice, Cool Dog Music, Netease, etc. [112] have been born.
In 20 16, the increase of permanent population in Guangzhou ranked first in first-tier cities. According to the planning of the State Council, the permanent population will be controlled at180,000 in 2020 [13- 14]. According to the report of the United Nations, the human development index of Guangzhou ranks first in China [15]. Guangzhou residents' per capita disposable income and household deposits (household savings deposits) rank first in the province; The total retail sales of social consumer goods ranks third in China, and the per capita consumption ranks first in China [16- 18].