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Guangdong
Province
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Location:
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Guangdong is situated
in the southern most part of China.
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Area:
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177,600 square kilometers
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Climate:
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Guangdong is
located in the subtropical zone. Most
pasts of it belong to the subtropical
monsoon climate. So it has long summers
and warm winters. The average annual
temperature rises gradually from the
north to the south, that is ,from about
19¡æto22¡æ.The
average annual rainfall is over 1,500
mm. Therefore the whole province is
green all the year round and is seething
with life everywhere. |
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provincial capital:
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Guangzhou |
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Population:
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86.42 millions
(March 2001) |
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Ethnic groups:
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Guangdong is
a multi-national provice. Besides the
ltan people, there are other ethnic
groups, such as Yao, Hui, Manchu, Yi,
Li, Miao and so on, totaling 42. |
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Major Cities:
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Shenzhen; Chaozhou;
Dongguan; Shantou; Shunde; Zhuhai; |
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Agriculture:
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In as much
as only about 15 percent of its land
is under cultivation, agriculture is
of necessity extremely intensive. The
limited extent of sown land avaialble
is, however, partly offset by repeated
uses of it. Two crops of rice a year
can be grown on most cultivated land,
the annual yields resulting from two
harvests exceed the national average.
Rice is is the leading crop, occupying
76 percent of the total cultivated area
and accounting for over 80 percent of
Guangdong's total food production. |
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Industry:
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Light industry
has always been of significance in the
province. Apart from handicrafts, light
industry -- especially food processing
and the manufacture of textiles -- accounts
considerablly the provincial industry.
Sugar refining is centred in Guangzhou,
Dongguan, Shunde, Jiangmen and Shantou,
while silk filature (the reeling of
silk from cocoons) and weaving are well
developed in Guangzhou, Foshan and Shunde.
Heavy industry include metal processing,
the manufacture of machinery, shipbuilding
and ship repairing, the production of
hydroelectricity and mining. |
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