Though dishes like shrimp dumplings and egg tarts are what most Westerners think of as dim sum, many locals still enjoy the old Guangzhou style, which is served at a number of restaurants.

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House price increases occurred in metropolitan cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, led by Hangzhou, which posted a modest increase of 0.6%.

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Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi was recently appointed at Guangzhou Evergrande, an ambitious club which has splashed out on South American players Dario Conca of Argentina and Paraguay's Lucas Barrios.

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