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Zhanjiang
Zhanjiang (), historically spelled Tsamkong, is a prefecture-level city at the southwestern end of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, facing Haikou city to the south. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,981,236 (6,994,832 in 2010) whom 1,931,455 lived in the built-up (or metro) area consisting of four urban districts: Chikan, Xiashan, Potou and Mazhang. In 2007, the city was named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum. History Imperial China era During the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BC), the area belonged to Xiang Shire. The imperial government of the Han Dynasty (206 BC−220 AD) set Xuwen County as the administrator of the whole Leizhou Peninsula. It was one of the earliest departure points on the Maritime Silk Road. It was a city port soon after. Great numbers of Putian colonists settled in the Leizhou peninsula, establishing colonies during t ...
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Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) across a total area of about , Guangdong is the most populous province of China and the 15th-largest by area as well as the second-most populous country subdivision in the world (after Uttar Pradesh in India). Its economy is larger than that of any other province in the nation and the fifth largest sub-national economy in the world with a GDP (nominal) of 1.95 trillion USD (12.4 trillion CNY) in 2021. The Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, a Chinese megalopolis, is a core for high technology, manufacturing and foreign trade. Located in this zone are two of the four top Chinese cities and the top two Chinese prefecture-level cities by GDP; Guangzhou, the capital of the province, and Shenzhen, the first special economic zone in ...
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Potou
Potou District () is a district of Zhanjiang Zhanjiang (), historically spelled Tsamkong, is a prefecture-level city at the southwestern end of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, facing Haikou city to the south. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,981,236 (6,994,83 ..., which is located at the southwestern end of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, facing Hainan to the south. Location Potou consists of five towns, including Qiantang, Potou, Longtou, Nansan and Guandu, spanning between 109 degrees 20 minutes - 110 degrees 38 minutes east longitude and 21 degrees 5 minutes - 21 degrees 26 minutes north latitude, is located in the southernmost part of the Chinese mainland and southwest of Guangdong province. It faces Southeast Asia, and is with the hinterland of South and Southwest China to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Climate Potou is located in the southern low-latitude region of the Tropic of Cancer, enjoys a tropical and ...
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Guangzhouwan
The Leased Territory of Guangzhouwan, officially the , was a territory on the coast of Zhanjiang in China leased to France and administered by French Indochina. The capital of the territory was Fort-Bayard, present-day Zhanjiang. The Japanese occupied the territory in February 1943. In 1945, following the surrender of Japan, France formally relinquished Guangzhouwan to China. The territory did not experience the rapid growth in population that other parts of coastal China experienced, rising from 189,000 in the early 20th century to just 209,000 in 1935. Industries included shipping and coal mining. Geography The leased territory was situated on the east side of the Leizhou Peninsula (french: Péninsule de Leitcheou), near Guangzhou, around a bay then called Kwangchowan, now called the Port of Zhanjiang. The bay forms the estuary of the Maxie River (Chinese: , french: Rivière Ma-The). The Maxie is navigable as far as inland even by large warships. The territory leased ...
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Mazhang
Mazhang () is a district of Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China. See also * Donghai Island Donghai Island (; french: Île de Tan-Hai) (Tunghai) is an island in the southeast part of the urban area of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It has a coastline of , with a total area of , making it the largest island in Guangdon ... * Naozhou Island References County-level divisions of Guangdong Zhanjiang {{Guangdong-geo-stub ...
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Chikan District
Chikan District () is a district of the city of Zhanjiang, Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ... province, People's Republic of China. Administration The Chikan District is separated by 5 urban sub-districts and 3 townships: References External links County-level divisions of Guangdong Zhanjiang {{Guangdong-geo-stub ...
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Xiashan
Xiashan District () is a district in the city of Zhanjiang, Guangdong province Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ..., China. References County-level divisions of Guangdong Zhanjiang {{Guangdong-geo-stub ...
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Leizhou Peninsula
The Leizhou Peninsula, alternately romanized as the Luichow Peninsula, is a peninsula in the southernmost part of Guangdong province in South China. History Qing naval forces were stationed at the Leizhou Peninsula. During the 19th century, the area was a hotbed of piracy, many pirates, such as Zheng Yi and Wu Shi Er, were based in the area. Geography The Leizhou Peninsula is the third largest peninsula in China with an area of c.  located on the southwestern end of Zhanjiang, Guangdong with the Gulf of Tonkin to the west and the 30 km wide Qiongzhou Strait to the south, separating the peninsula from Hainan Island. Geologically, basalt terraces account for 43% of the peninsula's area. The rest is divided up between marine terraces (27%) and alluvial plains (17%). Leizhou Peninsula is dotted with a few dormant volcanoes, beaches, and low-lying diluvial plains. Leizhou has two separate volcanic fields: a Pleistocene– Holocene field at the norther ...
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Zheng Renhao
Zheng Renhao (; born June 1968) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in south China's Guangdong province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in December 2022. Previously he served as deputy secretary-general of Guangdong Provincial People's Government. He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress. Early life and education Zheng was born in Shantou, Guangdong, in June 1968, and graduated from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in 1990. From 2004 to 2007 he did his postgraduate work at China University of Political Science and Law. He also studied at the California State University, Sun Yat-sen University and the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party as a part-time student. Political career Zheng joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1988. Starting in July 1990, Zheng served in several posts in Guangdong Pro ...
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Leizhou Min
Leizhou or ''Luichew'' Min (, ) is a branch of Min Chinese spoken in Leizhou city, Xuwen County, Mazhang District, most parts of Suixi County and also spoken inside of the linguistically diverse Xiashan District. In the classification of Yuan Jiahua, it was included in the Southern Min group, though it has low intelligibility with other Southern Min varieties. In the classification of Li Rong, used by the '' Language Atlas of China'', it was treated as a separate Min subgroup. Hou Jingyi combined it with Hainanese in a Qiong–Lei group. Phonology Leizhou Min has 17 initials, 47 rimes and 8 tones. Initials The phoneme given here as is described by Li and Thompson instead as . Rimes Tones Leizhou has six tones, which are reduced to two in checked syllables. See also * Taiwanese Hokkien * Teochew dialect * List of Chinese dialects References *Běijīng dàxué zhōngguóyǔyánwénxuéxì yǔyánxué jiàoyánshì. (1989) H''ànyǔ fāngyīn zìhuì''. Běij ...
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Prefecture-level City
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China's prefectural cities were designated as counties as the country's second level division below a province. From 1949 to 1983, the official term was a province-administrated city (Chinese: 省辖市). Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative structure (alongside prefectures, leagues and autonomous prefectures). Administrative chiefs (mayors) of prefectural level cities generally have the same rank as a division chief () of a national ministry. Since the 1980s, most former prefectures have been renamed into prefectural level cities. A prefectural level city is a "city" () and "prefecture" () that have been merged into one consolidated and unified jurisdiction. As such it is simultaneously a city, which is a m ...
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Licence Plates Of The People's Republic Of China
Vehicle registration plates in China are mandatory metal or plastic plates attached to motor vehicles in mainland China for official identification purposes. The plates are issued by the local traffic management offices, which are sub-branches of local public security bureaus, under the rules of the Ministry of Public Security. Hong Kong and Macau, both of which are special administrative regions of China, issue their own licence plates, a legacy of when they were under British and Portuguese administration. Vehicles from Hong Kong and Macau are required to apply for licence plates, usually from Guangdong province, to travel on roads in Mainland China. Vehicles from Mainland China have to apply for Hong Kong licence plates or Macau licence plates to enter those territories. The font used are in the Heiti (Traditional: 黑體, Simplified: 黑体) style. History 1986-series plate In July 1986, the 1986-Series Plates were put into use. The layout and format for them are ...
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Prefecture-level City
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China's prefectural cities were designated as counties as the country's second level division below a province. From 1949 to 1983, the official term was a province-administrated city (Chinese: 省辖市). Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative structure (alongside prefectures, leagues and autonomous prefectures). Administrative chiefs (mayors) of prefectural level cities generally have the same rank as a division chief () of a national ministry. Since the 1980s, most former prefectures have been renamed into prefectural level cities. A prefectural level city is a "city" () and "prefecture" () that have been merged into one consolidated and unified jurisdiction. As such it is simultaneously a city, which is a m ...
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