Pingshi Town () is a

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Lechang Lechang (; historically Lokchong) is a county-level city in the northern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the north. It is under the administration of Shaoguan prefecture-level city. History In the year 5 ...

City, in the far north of Guangdong Province,

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, near the border with

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. It is located along the Wu River (), a tributary of the

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. it had a population of 120,000 residing in an area of . Pingshi was called Pingshi County (, literally "flat rock county") during the

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(420589). The county district was from Sanxingping Village. Nowadays it is the "northern door of Guangdong" (), serving as a prominent border trade and transit point for the provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and

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. Pingshi lies at the intersection of the Beijing–Guangzhou Railway and the

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. Major roads passing through the town include the

G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway The Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway (), designated as G4 and commonly referred to as the Jinggang'ao Expressway () is a -long expressway that connects the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shenzhen, in Guangdong province, at the border wit ...

China National Highway 107 China's National Highway 107 runs from Beijing to Hong Kong SAR via Wuhan. It runs to approximately 2,698 km, and, on a map, runs broadly on a straight line from Beijing to Shenzhen. In 2013, under a new 2013-2030 plan by the National Devel ...

, and Guangdong Provincial Highways 248 and 249. City bridges include Pingshi Bridge, Futian Bridge, Pingmei Bridge, and Baisha Bridge. Pingshi's

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is 1.6 billion yuan. Pingshi B power plant powers the majority of northern Shaoguan. Major industries of Pingshi include

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and

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products. There are over 2000 private and individual enterprises and a state-run

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. The Pingshi region is rich in tourism resources. It is home to one of the eight wonders of Guangdong: "Jinji Ling" (, literally "Golden Chicken Mountain").

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Shaoguan Township-level divisions of Guangdong {{Guangdong-geo-stub