Guangzhou University Town is located in Xiaoguwei Island and the south coast of the new town in Panyu District, Guangzhou. It is a national first-class university park, a center for training senior talents, scientific research and exchange in South China, and a city with integrated development of learning, research and production. It is an international, ecological and informational university park adapted to the market economy system and Guangzhou's position as a regional central city in the 21st century. Ten universities: Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou Art College and Xinghai Conservatory of Music.

The planned area of Guangzhou University Town is about 43.3 square kilometers, accommodating students18.2 million, with a total population of 35.4 million (including the population of towns), which is equivalent to a medium-sized city. It is estimated that the total investment will reach 200.3 billion yuan. The construction area of the first phase of Xiaoguwei Island is about 17.9 square kilometers, of which Guangdong University of Technology occupies the largest area of about 2,400 mu, and Guangzhou University has the largest construction area of about 1800 mu. As a high-level talent training base, a leading scientific research base and a cultural tourist attraction in Guangzhou, Guangzhou University Town can greatly promote the economic, technological and cultural development of Guangzhou. In September 2004, the first batch of about 45,000 undergraduates entered the university town first. After September 2005, the number of students was 100000. After the completion of the planning of the university town in 2007, the population is expected to reach 350,000, which is equivalent to a small city. There are four villages, namely Beiting, Nanting, Biegang and Jianshi.

Guangzhou University Town Campus is located on the Pearl River, covering an area of 34.4 square kilometers. The first garrison is Xiaoguwei Island, which covers an area of 18 square kilometers. According to Secretary Zhang Dejiang's request, the leading group of Guangzhou University Town Construction has confirmed the list of ten universities in the university town and divided the campus into three categories, including: Group A 0 1: Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies 02, and Group II Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine 03:04; Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, 05 Group 3: South China University of Technology; Guangdong University of Technology 0706; Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts; Group 4 Group 5 08: Guangzhou University; Xinghai Conservatory of Music: 09, 10-South China Normal University.

Guangzhou University Town is located in the southeast of Guangzhou, and its site is located in Xiaoguwei Island and Nan 'an District of Panyu, with Luoxi Island in the west, Biological Island in the north and cheung chau island in the east. And Pazhou Island and the sea area, with a planned area of 43.3 square kilometers. It's about17km from the center of Guangzhou, about13km from Shiqiao and about17km from Guangzhou Metro. Guangzhou University Town is a first-class university park in China, a center for training senior talents, scientific research and exchange in South China, and a "new city with integrated development of learning, research and production". Guangzhou University Town is located in the "south" and "east" of Guangzhou's urban development planning, and the urban spatial development is closely related. Its location is located in the southern extension axis of Guangzhou and the metropolitan area, which is conducive to achieving good urban functional interaction and improving the comprehensive benefits of Guangzhou's urban construction. In the case that the development of industrial space is related to IT industry, Guangzhou's characteristic emerging industrial axis, through the interaction of industrial entities on the axis, forms an "urban innovation base integrating learning, research and production", which is conducive to knowledge innovation, industrial innovation and scientific and technological innovation, and enhances the comprehensive competitiveness of Guangzhou city; In terms of transportation, located in the urban transportation network system of "Guangzhou highway transportation, rail transportation, general transportation and broadband network information transportation", the multiple transportation needs of the university town can be met to the greatest extent; In the cultural area, the historical culture represented by the vicinity of Whampoa No.0 Military Academy, the traditional and modern Lingnan landscape culture represented by lingering sound and Mo Bao gardens, the modern Lingnan ecological culture represented by Pazhou International Convention and Exhibition Center and Guangzhou Island, and more campus cultures of Guangzhou universities, the rich cultural atmosphere in the surrounding areas is conducive to the construction of campus culture in Guangzhou University City; In the tourism network system of Guangzhou, Guangzhou University Town is located in the "three lines and one center" of the rivers and lakes tourism line in the southeast region. The combination of campus culture and tourism will make Guangzhou University Town a new highlight of Guangzhou tourism.