Based on the analysis of all elements competitiveness rankings upon Guangzhou in China’s Cities Competiveness Report 2009，this paper finds that the competiveness of Guangzhou owns the following features：strong in hardware，but weak in software；strong in economy but weak in social development；strong in macro economy but weak in micro economy；strong in fundamental factors but weak in innovative factors.We underscore that in the future Guangzhou should focus on the followings to improve its competiveness：strengthen the core advantage and free from horizontal competition；strive for indigenous innovation and forming strong support for industry structure transforming and upgrading；create city brand and improve the invisible capital competiveness；optimize spatial image and improve the environment status and inhabitability；expand the market share and make Guangzhou’s ability of economic control and diffusion stronger and wider；deepen regional cooperation and promote Guangzhou’s ability of economic agglomeration and radiation.