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. 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, 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. Guangdong has formed a world-class coastal metropolitan belt led by the Pearl River Delta world-class bay area urban agglomeration and supported by Shantou-Chaozhou urban agglomeration and Zhanmao-Yangcheng urban agglomeration. References: