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Guiyu Town
Guiyu () is a town created from an agglomerate of four adjoined villages totalling 150,000 people in the Chaoyang district of Guangdong province in China. Situated on the South China Sea coast, Guiyu is perhaps best known in the global environmentalist community for its reception of e-waste. In fact, the town also holds the record for being the largest e-waste site of the world, as of 2013. Electronic waste Guiyu was once the largest e-waste site on earth, Regions like Guiyu rely on primitive electronics recycling as an economic staple despite the adverse effects electronic waste has on health and the environment. The burning off of plastics in the town has resulted in 80% of its children having dangerous levels of lead in their blood. A recent study of the area evaluated the extent of heavy metal contamination from the site. Using dust samples, scientists analysed mean heavy metal concentrations in a Guiyu workshop and found that lead and copper were 371 and 115 times higher, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns Of China
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese (traditional: ; ). The Constitution of the People's Republic of China classifies towns as third-level administrative units, along with for example townships (). A township is typically smaller in population and more remote than a town. Similarly to a higher-level administrative units, the borders of a town would typically include an urban core (a small town with the population on the order of 10,000 people), as well as rural area with some villages (, or ). Map representation A typical provincial map would merely show a town as a circle centered at its urban area and labeled with its name, while a more detailed one (e.g., a map of a single county-level division) would also show the borders dividing the county or county-level city into towns () and/or township () and subdistrict (街道) units. The town in which the county level government, and usually the division's mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lian River (South China Sea)
Lian River () is a river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea. It is located in the municipality of Jieyang and Shantou Shantou, alternately romanized as Swatow and sometimes known as Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,502,031 as of the 2020 census (5,391,028 in 2010) and an administrative ..., in Southern China's Guangdong Province and has a total length of . It is one of the most polluted rivers in China. See also Guiyu Town Rivers of Guangdong {{China-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingcheng District
Qingcheng () is a district of Qingyuan, Guangdong province, China. Qingcheng District is located in the middle of Guangdong province, lying beside the Bei Revier. Lying in the south of the Qingxin District, the north of Huadu District in Guangzhou, the west of the Fogang Country, the east of the Sanshui District in Foshan City, Qingcheng District covers an area of with a population of 620,000. The District government is located in the Fengcheng Subdistrict. There are 3 towns, 4 Subdistricts and a forest farm. Climate Qingcheng District has a subtropical climate, with an average annual temperature of , of rainfall. History Qingcheng District, the predecessor of Qingyuan County, is a county with a long history of 2229 years, formed in the Qin Dynasty (221 BC). Qingyuan County is nestled in the land south of the five ridges. The diligent, wise and hospitable Qingyuan County people have been hardworking since ancient times, creating the brilliant culture which has become part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |