With an area of 12 sq km, Tianhe Central Business District is located at the crossroads of Guangzhou's new central axis and the Pearl River. It is a major part of Guangzhou's plans to develop into a national central city and is one of the key central business districts within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

There are 120 commercial office buildings such as Guangzhou International Financial Center and Guangzhou Chow Tai Fook Financial Center. Tianhe CBD is home to over 200 investment projects funded by Fortune Global 500 corporations, headquarters ofover 100 firms, 53 foreign consulates, 11 overseas business associations, and regional headquarters of 32 foreign banks.

Investment is welcomed in key sectors such as company headquarters, modern business and trade, business and financial services.