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.
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. In 20 16, the number of high-tech enterprises in Guangdong reached 19857, ranking first in the country. The number of PCT international patent applications has been ahead of the national 15 years.
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Guangdong is the seat of Pangu Kingdom in the South China Sea. Archaeology confirmed that Guangdong had a high degree of civilization in the pre-Qin period and was one of the cradles of Chinese civilization.
Guangdong is the southern gate of China and the shipping hub in the South China Sea. As early as 3000-5000 years ago, Guangdong had formed a trade circle with ceramics as the link, and its influence extended to coastal and overseas islands through waterways.
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.