Guangdong province belongs to the south of China. Guangdong, whose name evolved from Lingnan East Road and Guangnan East Road, is called "Guangdong" for short. Guangzhou, the provincial capital, is a coastal province at the southern tip of Chinese mainland. 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 cities (including 2 sub-provincial cities) and 9 county-level administrative regions (60 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 36 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. Cantonese, Hakka and Min dialects are widely used in Guangdong, and the centers of Cantonese and Hakka dialects are in Guangdong. Guangdong is also the most populous province in China at present. 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. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, Guangdong ancestors have embarked on the road of communication with other countries through the sea and become the earliest birthplace of the Maritime Silk Road. 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. 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. Nine cities in Guangdong Pearl River Delta will join hands with Hong Kong and Macao to build Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, becoming 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;
South China, one of the China regions, is located in the south of the Han nationality region, which includes Guangdong Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hainan Province, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region. During the Republic of China, South China included Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian, Yunnan and Guizhou. 1945 after War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, it was included in the provinces of Taiwan Province Province, collectively known as "six provinces in South China". However, there are many folk sayings about "South China". South China in a broad sense includes Fujian Province and Taiwan Province Province. reference data