Zhujiang New Town (Chinese: 珠江新城; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhūjiāng Xīnchéng; Jyutping: zyu1 gong1 san1 seng4) is the area in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, which is between Huangpu Avenue in the north and the Pearl River in the south, and between Guangzhou Avenue as the west and the South China Expressway the east. It includes business landmark buildings, namely Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou New Library, the new Guangdong Museum, the second Children's Palace, the Twin Towers and the new Canton Tower. It is planned to be the new central business district (CBD) of Guangzhou.
The Guangzhou customs office has moved to the area since 2006.
There is a Guangzhou Metro station called "Zhujiang New Town Station" in the area.
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