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Guangdong Province in
south China, with an abbreviation of ¡°Yue¡±.
Sprawls on the shore of the South China
Sea and is in close proximity to the
Hong Kong and Macao special
administrative regions. Covering an area
of 180,000 square kilometers, the
province has a topography that slants
downwards from north to south. Two
thirds of the region is hilly land, and
the Peal River Delta and Chaoshan Plain
make up the rest, the population of the |
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province is
86 million. The inhabitants include the
people of Han, and 41 minority ethnic
groups of Yao, Zhuang, Hui, Manchun,
She, and others. Guangdong has the
largest population of returned oversea
Chinese, with Chaozhou, Meizhou and
Guangzhou areas as their major homes.
Guangzhou is the capital city of the
province.
Guangdong has a quite long history. As
early as more than 100,000 years ago,
Qujiang Maba Man, the middle Paleolithic
primitive man, once lived in present
Guangdong¡¯s territory. Many significant
events in Chinese modern history
happened here.
Magnificent landscape, unique scenes and long and splendid
Lingnan Culture ---these wealth of
tourist resources have given rise to a
comprehensive tourist industry in
Guangdong. Xiqiao, Dinghu and Danxia
mountains are national key scenic
resorts. Other scenic spots and sites of
historical interest include Yuexiu Park,
Botanical Garden of South China, the
Memorial Hall of Dr Sun Yatsen.
Additionally, ¡°Splendid China¡±, a garden
of miniature of Chinese landscapes,
China Folk Culture Village and The Park
of Window of the World are newly
developed tourist attractions. Major
cities include Guangzhou, Shnezhen,
Zhuhai, Shantou, Zhanjiang, Foshan and
Zhaoqing. |
