Guǎngdōng 廣東
Other names include: Yuè 粵 (Abbreviation); Kwangtung (historical romanization)
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Nearby Locations:
- Guǎngxī 廣西 province
- Húnán 湖南 province
- Jiāngxī 江西 province
- Fújiàn 福建 province
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South China Region
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Geography Portal
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Guǎngdōng 廣東 is a province in the south of China. It was an important economic and political region throughout the twentieth century, especially the area surrounding the Pearl river 珠江 delta.
Important Buddhist Sites
- Nánhuá Temple 南華寺 in the northern part of the province
- Yúnmén Temple 雲門寺, notable as the location where Xūyún 虛雲 spent his final years
Other Notes
- Huáng Chànhuá 黃懺華, Kāng Yǒuwéi 康有為, Wáng Hóngyuàn 王弘願 were born in this province
- Zhū Zǐqiáo 朱子橋 was governor of this province for a short time
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