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| - | + | '''Guǎngdōng 廣東''' is a province in the south of China. It has been an important economic and political region in the twentieth century, especially the area surrounding the Pearl river 珠江 delta.  | |
| - | + | == Important Buddhist Sites ==  | |
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* Nánhuá Temple [[南華寺]] in the northern part of the province  | * Nánhuá Temple [[南華寺]] in the northern part of the province  | ||
* Yúnmén Temple [[雲門寺]], where Xūyún [[虛雲]] spent his final years  | * Yúnmén Temple [[雲門寺]], 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  | * 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  | * Zhū Zǐqiáo [[朱子橋]] was governor of this province for a short time  | ||
| - | + | == References and Resources ==  | |
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* [http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/kwang_tung_1878.jpg Kwang Tung <nowiki>[Guangdong]</nowiki> Province 1878] from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin  | * [http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/kwang_tung_1878.jpg Kwang Tung <nowiki>[Guangdong]</nowiki> Province 1878] from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin  | ||
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Guǎngdōng 廣東 
Other names include: Yuè 粵 (Abbreviation); Kwangtung (old Romanization)  | 
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Guǎngdōng 廣東 is a province in the south of China. It has been an important economic and political region in the twentieth century, especially the area surrounding the Pearl river 珠江 delta.