Sunday, October 12, 2008
Dalang, Dongguan
Dalang is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Zhongtang
Zhongtang is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Zhangmutou
Zhangmutou is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China. Named for its abundant camphor trees which existed one time. There are many flats built and tailored toward expats. It is also a favorite retirement or get away for Hong Kong residents as price is much lower than Hongkong. The predominant spoken language is Cantonese.
Xiegang
Xiegang is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Wangniudun Town
Wangniudun is a within the Dongguan prefecture-level city in the Pearl River Delta, in the Guangdong Province of southern China.
Tangxia
Tangxia is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Shipai, Dongguan
Shipai is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Shilong
Shilong is a town in Dongguan prefecture-level city, Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.
Shilong town has a territory of only 12.5 km?. It is the smallest town in Dongguan city, even the whole Guangdong province. It has a population of 100,000 people.
Shilong town is located within the north part of Dongguan prefecture-level city. It is situated at the central point of the Pearl River Delta, in conjunction with Zengcheng and Boluo County, 69 km to Guangzhou city and 78 km to Shenzhen city. The town lies on the beach of the Dongjiang River and the Guangshen railway （Chinese: 广深铁路）passes by.
Its convenience in transportation by rail and water makes it a regional industrial and commercial center.
In 2004, Shilong's GDP amounted to 3.66 billion RMB and the scale export income boosted to $1.14 billion. Shilong is very strong in the IT industry. For instance, 2.4 million cameras, 3 million computers and 750 thousand photocopiers and 1.8 million digital laser printers were manufactured in Shilong last year and most of them were exported.
During the Song dynasty , its first inhabitants settled down in Shilong town. Due to the convenient waterway of Dongjian river, Shilong had become a major hub for food supply and woods in the southern China since the late Ming dynasty to the early Qing dynasty. After the opening of the Kowloon-Canton railway at 1910, which passed through Shilong, its status as a traffic and commercial center had been strengthened and its economic boomed. Shilong made its name in history as one of the 'Four Big Town in Canton' . Thanks to its famous weightlifting world record breaker - Chen Jin-Kai , Shilong also has won its reputation as the 'Home Town of Weight Lifting' .
Shilong town has a territory of only 12.5 km?. It is the smallest town in Dongguan city, even the whole Guangdong province. It has a population of 100,000 people.
Location
Shilong town is located within the north part of Dongguan prefecture-level city. It is situated at the central point of the Pearl River Delta, in conjunction with Zengcheng and Boluo County, 69 km to Guangzhou city and 78 km to Shenzhen city. The town lies on the beach of the Dongjiang River and the Guangshen railway （Chinese: 广深铁路）passes by.
Transport
Its convenience in transportation by rail and water makes it a regional industrial and commercial center.
Economy
In 2004, Shilong's GDP amounted to 3.66 billion RMB and the scale export income boosted to $1.14 billion. Shilong is very strong in the IT industry. For instance, 2.4 million cameras, 3 million computers and 750 thousand photocopiers and 1.8 million digital laser printers were manufactured in Shilong last year and most of them were exported.
History
During the Song dynasty , its first inhabitants settled down in Shilong town. Due to the convenient waterway of Dongjian river, Shilong had become a major hub for food supply and woods in the southern China since the late Ming dynasty to the early Qing dynasty. After the opening of the Kowloon-Canton railway at 1910, which passed through Shilong, its status as a traffic and commercial center had been strengthened and its economic boomed. Shilong made its name in history as one of the 'Four Big Town in Canton' . Thanks to its famous weightlifting world record breaker - Chen Jin-Kai , Shilong also has won its reputation as the 'Home Town of Weight Lifting' .
Shatian
Shatian is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Qishi
Qishi is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Qingxi Town
Qingxi is an industrial located in the western part of Dongguan prefecture-level city, Guangdong province, China. The town is situated in a somewhat mountainous region close to the Pearl River Delta. It is west of Shenzhen, and approximately 60 kilometers from the border with Hong Kong. Qingxi has an area of 143 , and a population of approximately one million, of which just 70,000 are local. Many of the people came to the town from surrounding rural areas to work.
Economically, Qingxi has specialized in the electronics industry
, particularly in high-tech areas such as the manufacture of computer monitors, motherboards, and other computer peripherals. According to the town's official website, foreign direct investment currently totals over 2 billion, with some 750 companies investing in the area. As of 2003, Qingxi's GDP amounted to 25 billion .
Recent new additions in the city include a high-rise five- western-style hotel, and several new supermarkets.
Economically, Qingxi has specialized in the electronics industry
, particularly in high-tech areas such as the manufacture of computer monitors, motherboards, and other computer peripherals. According to the town's official website, foreign direct investment currently totals over 2 billion, with some 750 companies investing in the area. As of 2003, Qingxi's GDP amounted to 25 billion .
Recent new additions in the city include a high-rise five- western-style hotel, and several new supermarkets.
Mayong
Mayong is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Liaobu
Liaobu is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Ke Yuan
Ke Yuan , located at BoXia West Dongguan city, is one of the Four Great Gardens of Guangdong. Ke Yuan represents the Lingnan garden architecture.
Ke Yuan was built during the Qing Dynasty by Zhang JingXiu. Construction started in 1850 and was finished by 1858. After that, Ke Yuan has been expanded and reconstructed a few times.
Zhang JingXiu was first and second assigned as AnChaShi of the Guangxi and Jiangxi provinces by a Qing dynasty emperor. After he retired and returned to his home town Dongguan he lived in Ke Yuan.
Zhang was good at and fond of Chinese writing, painting, chess, poetry, antiquing, stone collecting, etc. He invited friends, poets, scholars and painters to gather in Ke Yuan. And that’s how Keyuan became one of the origins of Guangdong culture.
Compared with the other three gardens, the significance of Ke Yuan is far beyond just being a private own garden. Ke Yuan could be considered the origin of Lingnan culture, for example, the famous lingnan style painting was originated in Ke Yuan.
Ke Yuan was built during the Qing Dynasty by Zhang JingXiu. Construction started in 1850 and was finished by 1858. After that, Ke Yuan has been expanded and reconstructed a few times.
Zhang JingXiu was first and second assigned as AnChaShi of the Guangxi and Jiangxi provinces by a Qing dynasty emperor. After he retired and returned to his home town Dongguan he lived in Ke Yuan.
Zhang was good at and fond of Chinese writing, painting, chess, poetry, antiquing, stone collecting, etc. He invited friends, poets, scholars and painters to gather in Ke Yuan. And that’s how Keyuan became one of the origins of Guangdong culture.
Compared with the other three gardens, the significance of Ke Yuan is far beyond just being a private own garden. Ke Yuan could be considered the origin of Lingnan culture, for example, the famous lingnan style painting was originated in Ke Yuan.
Humen Town
Humen , also known as Taiping, is a county-level city within the Dongguan prefecture-level city, on the eastern side of the Bocca Tigris on the east bank of the Pearl River Delta, in the Guangdong Province of southern China.
Humen is a thriving city crowded with consumer-goods factories. These factories also
fueled population expansion from emigrating workers around the country seeking factory jobs. Furthermore, Humen is geographically advantageous for the factories due to its proximity to two large metropolitan cities and exporting harbors, namely Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
The history of Humen is linked to the First Opium War . It is in Humen that Lin Zexu supervised the destroy of large quantities of seized opium . Some major battles in the First Opium War were fought here and in the Bocca Tigris.
* The "Sea Battle Museum", which has dioramas and displays concerning the Opium Wars, may be reached by taking Bus 8A or 8B to its westernmost stop.
* The Opium War Museum aka. Lin Zexu Memorial Museum
* Former Residence of Jiang Guangnai
* Keyuan Garden , built in 1850 during the Qing Dynasty
Several Qing Dynasty forts, including:
* Weiyuan Fort , located near the "Sea Battle Museum" and almost directly under the Humen Pearl River Bridge
* Shajiao Fort , where the Convention of Chuenpeh took place in 1841
* Eyi Fort
* Jingyuan Fort
* Zhenyuan Fort
Humen is located at the eatern end of the Humen Pearl River Bridge.
Humen is served by regular direct buses traveling south from Guangzhou, and one can continue south by bus to Shenzhen's Window_of_the_World theme park, from which one can continue on to the Hong Kong border by bus or the Shenzhen Metro.
A ferry service connects Humen to Hong Kong International Airport.
Economy
Humen is a thriving city crowded with consumer-goods factories. These factories also
fueled population expansion from emigrating workers around the country seeking factory jobs. Furthermore, Humen is geographically advantageous for the factories due to its proximity to two large metropolitan cities and exporting harbors, namely Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
History
The history of Humen is linked to the First Opium War . It is in Humen that Lin Zexu supervised the destroy of large quantities of seized opium . Some major battles in the First Opium War were fought here and in the Bocca Tigris.
Tourist attractions
* The "Sea Battle Museum", which has dioramas and displays concerning the Opium Wars, may be reached by taking Bus 8A or 8B to its westernmost stop.
* The Opium War Museum aka. Lin Zexu Memorial Museum
* Former Residence of Jiang Guangnai
* Keyuan Garden , built in 1850 during the Qing Dynasty
Several Qing Dynasty forts, including:
* Weiyuan Fort , located near the "Sea Battle Museum" and almost directly under the Humen Pearl River Bridge
* Shajiao Fort , where the Convention of Chuenpeh took place in 1841
* Eyi Fort
* Jingyuan Fort
* Zhenyuan Fort
Travel and transport
Humen is located at the eatern end of the Humen Pearl River Bridge.
Humen is served by regular direct buses traveling south from Guangzhou, and one can continue south by bus to Shenzhen's Window_of_the_World theme park, from which one can continue on to the Hong Kong border by bus or the Shenzhen Metro.
A ferry service connects Humen to Hong Kong International Airport.
Humen Pearl River Bridge
The Humen Pearl River Bridge is a suspension bridge over the in Guangdong Province, southern China. It connects the Nansha District of Guangzhou to Humen Town of Dongguan. Completed in 1997 it has a main span of 888 meters.
The Humen Bridge across the Bocca Tigris, the mouth of the Pearl River, is an important link in the expressway network of Guangdong Province in southern China, connecting the Shenzhen and Zhuhai Economic Zones, as well as the rest of the coastal region, with Hong Kong and Macau.
The 3618-m-long bridge is divided into five sections: the east approach, the main navigation channel section, the middle approach, an auxiliary navigation channel bridge, and the west approach. Geological conditions at the bridge site are relatively good, with bedrock overlaid by thin soil layers, although conditions differ on each side of the river. Hurricanes are common occurrences, so the design wind speed at the bridge deck level was established at 61 m/s.
Economic significance
The Humen Bridge across the Bocca Tigris, the mouth of the Pearl River, is an important link in the expressway network of Guangdong Province in southern China, connecting the Shenzhen and Zhuhai Economic Zones, as well as the rest of the coastal region, with Hong Kong and Macau.
Features
The 3618-m-long bridge is divided into five sections: the east approach, the main navigation channel section, the middle approach, an auxiliary navigation channel bridge, and the west approach. Geological conditions at the bridge site are relatively good, with bedrock overlaid by thin soil layers, although conditions differ on each side of the river. Hurricanes are common occurrences, so the design wind speed at the bridge deck level was established at 61 m/s.
Huangjiang, Dongguan
Huangjiang is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Houjie
Houjie is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Hongmei
Hongmei is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Gaobu
Gaobu is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Fenggang
Fenggang is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Dongkeng
Dongkeng is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Dongguan railway station
Dongguan railway station serves the city of Dongguan in Guangdong province, China. It is located in Changping Town of Dongguan.
The station is configured in a northwest-southeast alignment. Trains departing to the northwest continue along the Guangshen railway towards Guangzhou. To the southeast, there is a junction where the Guangshen railway merges with the Jingjiu railway . The Guangshen railway continues south towards Hong Kong. The Jingjiu railway continues east though the station then onwards towards Beijing.
The station is configured in a northwest-southeast alignment. Trains departing to the northwest continue along the Guangshen railway towards Guangzhou. To the southeast, there is a junction where the Guangshen railway merges with the Jingjiu railway . The Guangshen railway continues south towards Hong Kong. The Jingjiu railway continues east though the station then onwards towards Beijing.
Dongguan Leopards
Dongguan New Century Leopards or Dongguan Leopards or Dongguan New Century are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, who take their name from Dongguan, Guangdong and play home games at .
They were runners-up in the 2004 championship and were promoted to the CBA for the 2005–2006 season.
In their first season in the CBA in 2005–2006, Dongguan New Century finished in seventh and last place in the South Division, out of the playoffs.
They were runners-up in the 2004 championship and were promoted to the CBA for the 2005–2006 season.
In their first season in the CBA in 2005–2006, Dongguan New Century finished in seventh and last place in the South Division, out of the playoffs.
Dongguan East railway station
Dongguan East railway station serves the city of Dongguan in Guangdong province, China. It is located in Changping Town of Dongguan.
The station is configured in an east-west alignment. Trains departing to the east continue along the Jingjiu railway towards Beijing. To the west, there is a junction where the Jingjiu railway merges with the Guangshen railway. The Guangshen railway continues south towards Hong Kong. The Guangshen railway continues east though station then onwards towards Guangzhou.
The station is configured in an east-west alignment. Trains departing to the east continue along the Jingjiu railway towards Beijing. To the west, there is a junction where the Jingjiu railway merges with the Guangshen railway. The Guangshen railway continues south towards Hong Kong. The Guangshen railway continues east though station then onwards towards Guangzhou.
Daojiao, Dongguan
Daojiao is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Dalingshan
Dalingshan is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
Shijie, Dongguan
Shijie is a under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.
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