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A boat parade named "Setting Sail" on the famous Pearl River that passes through the length of the City will be one of the highlights of the ceremony.
While Beijing staged the Olympics and Shanghai the World Expo, it is now the turn of this booming southern metropolis to showcase itself to the world.
The Asian Games are the biggest multi-sports extravaganza after the Olympics and Guangzhou is hoping the 12th-27th November spectacle will help transform it into one of Asia's elite cities.
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"The Guangzhou Asian Games will help drive the development of Guangzhou and it will bring new opportunities and inject new vigour into China's economy," executive deputy secretary general of the Guangzhou Organising Committee Xu Ruisheng said.
"A successful and amazing Asian Games is a platform to show off Guangzhou's comprehensive strength and improve its international reputation."
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