Guangdong 廣東

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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.
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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 ==
== 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
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* Yúnmén Temple [[雲門寺]], where Xūyún [[虛雲]] spent his final years
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* Yúnmén Temple [[雲門寺]], notable as the location where Xūyún [[虛雲]] spent his final years
== Other Notes ==
== Other Notes ==

Revision as of 01:03, 25 July 2010

Guǎngdōng 廣東

Other names include: Yuè 粵 (Abbreviation); Kwangtung (old Romanization)

Nearby Locations:
  • Guǎngxī 廣西 province to the west
  • Húnán 湖南 province to the north
  • Jiāngxī 江西 province to the northeast
  • Fújiàn 福建 province to the east
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

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