Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Guangdong



Guangdong is one of the most prosperous provinces in China. It is situated in the southern part of China mainland, and faces the South China Sea to the south. It also has 3,368km winding coastline which is the longest in China.
Guangdong became the most populous province in China in 2005, 110 million population which includes 79 million registered permanent residents and 31 million migrants who have lived there more than six months.
Guangdong’s summer is always hot, wet and lasts for a long time; typhoons hit it frequently in summer and autumn. Because Guangdong has a humid subtropical climate, you can see green plants and blooming flowers all year round.
Guangdong is a multicultural province, Cantonese cuisine is one of the attractive factors in Guangdong, and Cantonese Opera is a traditional Chinese art form which is popular in Cantonese speaking areas. Han opera , Hakka folk songs and Teochew Opera are also very traditional art forms in this province.
Light industry is the main industry in Guangdong, icluding food processing and manufacture of textiles, which is rather common in Guangdong. Lately tourism is also booming in Guangdong.

1 comment:

  1. It must be a very interesting city, Pei. I wish I could visit it one day!

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