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|placename=Guǎngdōng 廣東 | |placename=Guǎngdōng 廣東 | ||
| - | |historical-names=Yuè 粵 (Abbreviation); Kwangtung ( | + | |historical-names=Yuè 粵 (Abbreviation); Kwangtung (historical romanization) |
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|nearby-locations=Nearby Locations: | |nearby-locations=Nearby Locations: | ||
| - | * Guǎngxī [[廣西]] province | + | * Guǎngxī [[廣西]] province |
| - | * Húnán [[湖南]] province | + | * Húnán [[湖南]] province |
| - | * Jiāngxī [[江西]] province | + | * Jiāngxī [[江西]] province |
| - | * Fújiàn [[福建]] province | + | * Fújiàn [[福建]] province |
|region=South China | |region=South China | ||
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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. | |
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| + | == Important Buddhist Sites == | ||
* 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]], notable as the location where Xūyún [[虛雲]] spent his final years |
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| + | == 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 | ||
[[Category:Geography]] | [[Category:Geography]] | ||
Current revision as of 10:56, 17 January 2011
Guǎngdōng 廣東
Other names include: Yuè 粵 (Abbreviation); Kwangtung (historical romanization) |
| Nearby Locations: |
| South China Region |
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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
References and Resources
- Kwang Tung [Guangdong] Province 1878 from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
![Kwang Tung [Guangdong] Province 1878](http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/kwang_tung_1878.jpg){kind=link}