Guangdong, referred to as "Guangdong", is a provincial-level administrative region of the People's Republic of China and the provincial capital of Guangzhou.
Because the ancient place name was the east of Guangxin, it was named "Guangdong". Located to the south of Nanling, on the coast of the South China Sea, it borders Hong Kong, Macau, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian, and faces Hainan across the sea. It has jurisdiction over 21 prefecture-level cities, 65 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 34 counties, and 3 autonomous counties.
Since 1989, Guangdong’s GDP has continuously ranked first in the country and has become China’s largest economic province. Its total economic output accounts for 1/8 of the country’s total, and it has reached the level of an upper-middle-income country. , the level of moderately developed countries. The comprehensive competitiveness of Guangdong's provincial economy ranks first in the country. In 2016, the number of high-tech enterprises in Guangdong reached 19,857, ranking first in the country; the number of PCT international patent applications has led the country for 15 consecutive years.
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Guangdong is the location of the ancient "Pangu Kingdom in the South China Sea". Archeology has proven that Guangdong already had a high degree of civilization in the pre-Qin Dynasty and is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization.
Guangdong is the southern gate of China and is located at the shipping hub of the South China Sea. As early as 3000-5000 years ago, Guangdong had formed a trade circle with ceramics as a link, and its influence was expanded to Coastal and overseas islands.
After the reform and opening up, Guangdong has become the forefront of reform and opening up and a window for the introduction of Western economy, culture, and technology, and has achieved remarkable results.