Canton

Canton 廣州
Capital City
Flag Seal
Etymology: Cantonians
Nickname(s):  The pearl city, The canal city
Motto(s):  貿易在我們的血液中 "Trade is in our blood"
Founded by	Ten'nō Takeo Sakuri and President Long Zexian
Government
• Type	City council
• Body	Greater Canton Metropolitan Government
• Daimshu	Mei Wang (Blue Lotus)
• Grand secretary	Gustav Rahner
Population
• Total	76,415,391
Time zone	-3

Canton is located on Lake Canton and is governed by the Daimshu and the Grand secretary. The city is the capital of Canton River Delta.

Geography

Waters

Canton River Delta is well known for their waters and so is their capital. The city is bordering the Lán jie on the west and the Yinghuahe on the east. In the center lay the 4 lakes, from biggest to smalest they are: Lake Canton, Lake Whua, Lake Akemi and Lake Shu. The Lán jie and the Yinghuahe are connected by a canal system that runs trough the city and the lakes.
"Map of the waters in Canton and their names"

Politics and Government

The city of Canton has the Greater Canton Metropolitan Parliament as their government. The city Parliament consists of 55 Parliament members and the two heads of the Parliament, the Daimshu and the Grand Secretary. They all together govern the city and make sure all the 76 million inhabitants live a safe and comfortable life.

Every 3 years a city wide election is held to decide the new Parliament members and with that the new Grand Secretary. The Daimshu/Daimyo is linked to the nationwide election which is held every 4 years.

Greater Canton Metropolitan Parliament political distribution:
500px|center|frameless Daimshu allegiance:    Blue Lotus Grand Secretary allegiance:    Green United
Color	Parties	Political direction	Number of seats	Affiliation
#5774c3	Blue Lotus	Liberal left	23	Coalition
#89e72f	Green United	Liberal left	14	Coalition
#ffa54c	Canton City Party	Center left	7	Coalition
#668000	Canton First	Far right	1	Opposition
#0488d0	People's Party	Center right	6	Opposition
#b3ced7	Party for Democracy	Center	4	Opposition

Metro

"Logo of the GCA Railway company"

Due to the shere size of Canton has the city it very own railway system that only provides lines through Canton. The Railway begins in the west on the banks of the Lán jie, goes thourgh the heart of Canton and ends at the banks of the Yinghuahe.

"service map of the GCA Railway company"

Culture

Famous buildings

Palaces

"Imperial palace of Canton (Tiānton)."

The Imperial palace of Canton or as it is officially known as Tiānton was build in the start of the city.

"Aerial photo of the Imperial Maxamilian Palace."

The Imperial Maxamilian Palace was build by Ten'nō Eiko Sakuri for his husband Ōshi Maxamilian Sakuri.

"Front of the Imperial Maxamilian Palace."

Places of worship

Churches

Front of St. Catherine

Saint Catherine is one of the oldest churches in the city of Canton. It was build by the lady Isaki Oye in 1632. She was of the first generation Christians in CRD, her conversion happened when she went on a trip outside of Canton River Delta to the Christian nations of the north. The nation composted then of almost zero Christians and so it was difficult to build her church. The construction lasted 26 years with her and 5 other people working on it almost every day. Those 5 others were friends who also converted to the christian faith due to her. When the lady her life came to an end she was buried inside the church.

The church has since then had some expansions with a hospital wing and a church garden. It is in the present one of the most visited churches in all of Canton River Delta.

Dōuist temples

Front of the Temple of the Dragon

The temple of the Dragon is the one of the most important Dōuist temples in all of Canton River Delta. This is due to the importance it has to the monarchy. All new monarchs of Canton River Delta must be crowned in the temple of the Dragon by both the High priestess (女教皇 (Jokyōkō)) and the High priestess (女教皇 (Jokyōkō)) of northern and southern Dōuism.

Parliament building

"Parliament building of Canton River Delta."