South China is one of the seven geographical divisions of China, which is located in the south of China. South China includes Guangdong Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hainan Province, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region.
Guangzhou is located in the south of Chinese mainland, south-central Guangdong Province, on the northern edge of the Pearl River Delta, close to the lower reaches of the Pearl River Basin. Its range is 1 12 degrees 57 minutes east to 1 14 degrees 3 minutes north to 22 degrees 26 minutes north to 23 degrees 56 minutes.
Guangzhou borders Boluo and Longmen counties in Huizhou city in the east, Sanshui, Nanhai and Shunde districts in Foshan city in the west, Fogang and Xinfeng counties in Qingyuan city and Shaoguan city in the north, Dongguan and Zhongshan city in the south and Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions across the sea.
The topography of Guangzhou
Guangzhou is a hilly area, with high terrain in the northeast and low terrain in the southwest, with mountains and seas at its back. In the north, this is a hilly area with dense forests. The highest peak is the Tiantangding at the junction of Conghua City and Longmen County in the north, with an altitude of1210m.
The northeast of Guangzhou is a middle-low mountain represented by Baiyun Mountain, which is called "the lung of the city". The central part is a hilly basin and the southern part is a coastal alluvial plain, which is an integral part of the Pearl River Delta.