Guangdong 廣東

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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

Article editor: Gregory Adam Scott

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Guǎngdōng 廣東

Guǎngdōng 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

  • 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

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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