Guangdong Province

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    North the topography Gao Nadi, the thing inclines to the abdomen. Approximately may divide the north Kwangtung mountainous region, the Yuexi mountain platform, the Guangdong Province mountainous region knoll, the Zhujiang Delta and the Chaoxian plain several parts, is located in the Hunan Guangdong frontier the stone quarry 崆 elevation 1,902 meters, is the entire province high point. The coastline is long, occupies head of the coastal various provinces. The rivers are the Pearl River river system, minority alone inflow sea. Mainly has Nankiang, the Beijiang River, Dong Jiang (always calls Pearl River) Han Jiang, the Moyangjiang River Jian Jiang and so on.

    Guangdong is the subtropics - tropics moist monsoon climate, the Tropic of Cancer crosses middle the province boundary mainland. As a result of back Shan Mianhai, the marine climate is remarkable, warm multi- rain. Summer longer, Spring and Autumn Period is shorter, Xia Qiuduo the typhoon rainstorm, the winter besides the north Kwangtung mountainous area, does not see the frost and snow, the annual mean temperature 19 ℃ - 23 ℃, in January average temperature in 13.3 ℃ about; In July the average temperature is 28.4 ℃. Annual mean precipitation generally between 1,400 - 2,000 millimeters.

    The Guangdong Province total population 86.42 million, has the Chinese, precious, strong, 畲, returns, is full and so on the nationality. This province is Chinese overseas Chinese most provinces. Nearby Chaozhou, Shantou, Meizhou as well as Guangzhou are national famous overseas Chinese district.

    Guangdong Province's development may trace the A.D. for three centuries, 214 B.C. suppose the South China Sea county, the Tang Dynasty supposes Lingnan to say, Song Dynasty supposes south the light to say, clear supposes Guangdong 行省, continues to use until now. This province element has the revolutionary tradition, the new old-style democratic revolution many times in this armed uprising, has the revolution to whip name of the source area.

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    The main historical site has South Vietnamese Wang Mu, green jade Henry the village Zhongshan former dwelling, the Foshan ancestral temple, Chaozhou founds a nation the temple and so on.

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   In recent years, this province has opened special economic zone and so on coastal Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou, becomes the China's openning up policy the window.

     Guangdong Province approaches Hong Kong and Macao, the seacoast is long, is South China goes to sea the gateway, for Chinese important turnover port. The amphibious transportation is more convenient. The railway communication take Beijing broad, Beijing nine, Guang Shen, Li Zhan, Mei Shan and so on as the main skeleton line, the dense like spider web highway connection take Guangzhou as the central highway, causes the transportation to be more convenient. The inland river shipping take the Pearl River river system as the main skeleton line; Marine transportation developed, size harbor exceed hundred, mainly has Guangzhou, Zhanjiang, Shantou and so on, Guangzhou and Shantou's new year's goods volume of goods handled quite is all big. The aviation take Guangzhou as a center, passable toward province inside and outside each big city, as well as places such as Bangkok, Singapore, Manila, Melbourne.

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