Guangdong, referred to as "Guangdong" for short, is a provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC), with Guangzhou as the capital. Because the East generally believes in ancient place names, it was named "Guangdong". Located in the south of Nanling and on the coast of the South China Sea, it borders Hong Kong, Macao, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian, and faces Hainan across the sea. It has jurisdiction over 2 1 prefecture-level city, 65 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 34 counties and 3 autonomous counties.
Guangdong is an important inheritance place of Lingnan culture, which has a unique style in language, customs, living habits, history and culture. Guangdong is also the most populous province in China at present.
Guangdong is the southern gate of China and the shipping hub in the South China Sea. It has been the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road since the Qin and Han Dynasties. In Qing Dynasty, Guangzhou became the only foreign trade port in China. After the reform and opening up, Guangdong has become the frontier of reform and opening up and the window to introduce western economy, culture and technology, and has made remarkable achievements.
Since 1989, Guangdong's GDP has been ranked first in the country, becoming the largest economic province in the country, accounting for 1/8 of the total national economy, reaching the level of upper-middle-income countries and moderately developed countries. The comprehensive competitiveness of Guangdong's regional economy ranks first in the country. Nine cities in Guangdong Pearl River Delta will join hands with Hong Kong and Macao to build Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and become one of the four largest Greater Bay Area cities in the world alongside new york Bay Area, San Francisco Bay Area and Tokyo Bay Area. In 2020, the regional GDP of Guangdong Province will reach 1 1076094 billion yuan, an increase of 2.3% over 20 19 years. ?