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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 | ||
[[Category:Geography]] | [[Category:Geography]] |
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.