Guangdong

American  

[gwahng-dawng] / ˈgwɑŋˈdɔŋ /

(Older Spelling) Kwangtung

noun

Pinyin.

1. a province in southeastern China. 89,344 sq. mi. (231,401 sq. km). Canton.

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Guangdong British  

/ ˈɡwæŋˈdʊŋ /

noun

1. a province of SE China, on the South China Sea: includes the Leizhou Peninsula, with densely populated river valleys; traditionally also including Macao and Hong Kong; the only true tropical climate in China. Capital: Canton. Pop: 79 540 000 (2003 est). Area: 197 100 sq km (76 100 sq miles)

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Guangdong

Guangdong province, which neighbours Hong Kong in southern China, is the heart of the country's toy manufacturing industry.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Ko adds that in Guangdong these separate facilities are located close to each other, and used to "working in harmony".

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Born in the southern province of Guangdong, Yang started intensive training in programming when he was 17 years old and competed in China’s National Olympiad in Informatics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The tit-for-tat escalation cooled off after Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed to a one-year truce in October, but manufacturers at the bustling Guangdong market told AFP that US orders had dwindled.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

In 1937—just four years before Joey’s diagnosis—lepers in the Chinese province of Guangdong were promised an allowance of ten cents.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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