Guangdong 廣東

Guǎngdōng 廣東 Other names include: Yuè 粵 (Abbreviation); Kwangtung (historical romanization)

Nearby Locations: Guǎngxī 廣西 province Húnán 湖南 province Jiāngxī 江西 province Fújiàn 福建 province

South China Region

Geography Portal

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

References and Resources

• Kwang Tung [Guangdong] Province 1878 from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin