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Guangdong [a] is a coastal province in South China, on the north shore of the South China Sea. [7] The provincial capital is Guangzhou.With a population of 126.84 million (as of 2021) [8] across a total area of about 179,800 km 2 (69,400 sq mi), [1] Guangdong is China's most populous province and its 15th-largest by area, as well as the third-most populous country subdivision in the world.
Guangdong Provincial Assembly site Guangdong ziyiju jiuzhi 广东咨议局旧址: Guangzhou: 6-1019 Dalingshan Base in the War of Resistance against the Japanese Dalingshan kang-Ri genjudi jiuzhi 大岭山抗日根据地旧址: Dongguan: 6-1020
Guangzhou, [a] previously romanized as Canton [6] or Kwangchow, [7] is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. [8] Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road.
Radio Guangdong begins broadcasting. 1952 – Guangzhou Daily newspaper begins publication. 1954 Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club formed. South China Institute of Botany active. [18] 1956 – Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine founded. 1957 Beijing–Guangzhou Railway in operation. Canton Fair begins. Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra founded.
Pages in category "History of Guangdong" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Throughout history, there have been multiple migrations of Han people from the Central Plains into the region that is now southeastern and southern China. [27] The first Chinese presence in Guangdong can be traced to the conquest by the Qin general Zhao Tuo and his subsequent establishment of the Nanyue kingdom, a hybrid Han-Yue polity as an ...
Governor of Guangdong Chen Jiongming; After Sun Yat-sen took office, the main force was the Northern Expedition to unify China. However, Sun Yat-sen's idea of the Northern Expedition was opposed by Chen Jiongming, who had risen to prominence in Guangzhou through the development of the Guangdong Army.
The First Government of Guangdong (September 1917 - October 1920) - It was called "Military Government of Republic of China" (中華民国軍政府) or "Military Government of Guangdong" (広東軍政府) or "Military Government of Constitutional Protection" (護法軍政府), "Guangdong Military Government" (広州軍政府), etc. Sun Yat-sen ...