Geography of China Administration South China

Mondo Three rural Updated on 2024-01-29

South China, abbreviated as South China, is one of the seven major geographical divisions of China and is located in southern China. Including Guangdong Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hainan Province, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region.

Although in many cases, Fujian Province and Taiwan Province are nominally included in East China, Fujian and Taiwan provinces mostly belong to the South China plate in terms of culture, customs, blood and personnel movement, especially the local culture of the central and southern Fujian region of Fujian Province, and the local culture of the Xijiang River Basin (Guangzhou, Zhaoqing), Dongjiang River Basin (Huizhou, Meizhou), and the eastern coastal area (southern Fujian) of Guangdong Province, have common historical origins. The state generally regards Fujian, Guangdong, and Hainan provinces as key hometowns of overseas Chinese.

South China is located in the southernmost part of China. It is connected to Central China in the north and East China, including the vast South China Sea and Nanhai Zhudao in the south, facing the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and other countries, and the Wuyi Mountain and Nanling on the border of South China are also roughly the dividing line of anthropology, and there are South China tigers in Guangdong and Fujian. The southwestern boundary line is China's border with Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and other countries. Administratively, South China includes all of Taiwan Province and Hainan Province, south-central Fujian Province, south-central Guangdong Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and south-south and southwestern Yunnan Province.

Guangdong Province

Guangdong, referred to as "Guangdong", is a provincial-level administrative region of the People's Republic of China, with the provincial capital of Guangzhou. Because of the ancient place name of the east of Guangxin, it is called "Guangdong". It is located in the south of Nanling, on the coast of the South China Sea, bordering Hong Kong, Macao, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian, and facing Hainan across the sea.

Guangdong Province is located in the southernmost part of Chinese mainland. It is bordered by Fujian in the east, Jiangxi and Hunan in the north, Guangxi in the west, the South China Sea in the south, the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions on the east and west sides of the Pearl River Estuary, and the Leizhou Peninsula in the southwest faces Hainan Province across the Qiongzhou Strait. The whole territory is located between 20°13 -25°31 north latitude and 109°39 -117°19 east longitude. It stretches from Chizai Island in Nanpeng Islands in Nanao County in the east to Liangpo Village in Jijia Town, Leizhou City in the west, spanning about 800 kilometers from east to westFrom Shangao Village, Baishi Township, Lechang County in the north, to Dengloujiao, Jiaowei Township, Xuwen County in the south, spanning about 600 kilometers. The Tropic of Cancer runs through Guangdong from Nanao-Conghua-Fengkai.

The land area of Guangdong Province is 17980,000 square kilometers, accounting for about 187%;The area of the island is 15927 square kilometers, accounting for about 089%。There are 759 islands with an area of more than 500 square meters along the coast of the province (due to historical reasons, the Dongsha Islands are controlled by the Taiwan authorities), ranking third in China after Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. In addition, there are 1,631 open reefs and dry reefs. The total length of the coastline of Guangdong Province is 4,114 kilometers. The length of the coastline that has been developed and utilized is 1,414 kilometers, accounting for about 35% of the total length.

Guangdong is an important place to inherit Lingnan culture, with unique styles in terms of language, customs, living Xi habits, history and culture. Guangdong is also the province with the largest Chinese population at present. Guangdong is the southern gate of China, located at the shipping hub of the South China Sea, and has been the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road since the Qin and Han dynasties. During the Qing Dynasty, Guangzhou became the country's only foreign trade port. 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 science and technology, and has achieved remarkable results.

Guangdong Province (administrative**: 440000), 21 prefecture-level divisions: 21 prefecture-level cities, 122 county-level divisions: 65 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 34 counties, 3 autonomous counties, 1606 township-level divisions: 481 streets, 1114 towns, 4 townships, 7 ethnic townships.

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, referred to as "Gui", is a provincial-level administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the capital of Nanning City, located in South China, Guangxi is bounded by 20°54 -26°24 north latitude, 104°28 -112°04 east longitude, east of Guangdong, south of Beibu Gulf and Hainan across the sea, west of Yunnan, northeast of Hunan, northwest of Guizhou, southwest of Vietnam, Guangxi land area of 23760,000 square kilometers, with a sea area of about 40,000 square kilometers.

Guangxi is located on the southeastern edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in the second step of China's topography, in the west of the Liangguang hills, and in the south of the Beibu Gulf. It is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, and is inclined from northwest to southeast. The mountains are continuous, the mountains are huge, the mountains and valleys are intertwined, the surrounding areas are mostly surrounded by mountains and plateaus, and the central and southern parts are mostly hilly and flat, which is basin-shaped, and is called "Guangxi Basin".

Guangxi has a long history, with many ancient cultural relics and revolutionary struggle memorial sites such as ancient human beings, ancient buildings, ancient cultural sites, ancient water conservancy projects, stone carvings, tombs, etc. On July 15, 2016, China's Guangxi Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art and Cultural Landscape was included in the World Heritage List, as of July 2016, there are more than 140 key cultural relics protection units approved by the Autonomous Region. National historical and cultural cities: Liuzhou, Guilin and Beihai, in addition to a number of national key cultural relics protection units.

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (administrative**: 450000), 14 prefecture-level divisions: 14 prefecture-level cities, 111 county-level divisions: 41 municipal districts, 9 county-level cities, 49 counties, 12 autonomous counties, 1250 township-level divisions: 132 streets, 806 towns, 253 townships, 59 ethnic townships.

Hainan Province

Hainan Province, abbreviated as "Qiong", is the southernmost provincial-level administrative region of the People's Republic of China, with the provincial capital Haikou. It is a special economic zone and a free ** pilot zone in China. It is located in South China, bounded by the Qiongzhou Strait and Guangdong in the north, Guangxi and Vietnam in the west by the Beibu Gulf, Taiwan in the east by the South China Sea, and the Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia in the southeast and south of the South China Sea. The total land area of Hainan Province is 3540,000 square kilometers, including 3390,000 square kilometers, with a sea area of about 2 million square kilometers.

The outline of Hainan Island resembles an oval big pear, the terrain is low and flat all around, towering in the middle, presenting the topography of the Dome Mountain, with Wuzhi Mountain and Parrot Ridge as the core of the uplift, descending step by step to the periphery, and is composed of mountains, hills, platforms, plains and other landforms. Hainan has a tropical monsoon climate, with warm and hot weather and abundant rainfall throughout the year.

The geographical location of the Paracel Islands is between 15°46 -17°08 north latitude and 111°11 -112°54 east longitudeThe geographical location of Nansha Islands is between 3°35 -11°55 north latitude and 109°30-117°50 east longitudeThe geographical location of Zhongsha Islands is between 13°57 - 19°33 north latitude and 113°02 - 118°45 east longitude.

On April 13, 1988, the Hainan Administrative Region of Guangdong Province was abolished and Hainan Province and the Hainan Special Economic Zone were established. On June 21, 2012, the Ministry of Civil Affairs announced that it had officially approved the abolition of the offices of Xisha Islands, Nansha Islands and Zhongsha Islands, and established a prefecture-level Sansha City to be located on Yongxing Island in Xisha Island.

Hainan Province (administrative**: 460000), 4 prefecture-level divisions: 4 prefecture-level cities, 25 county-level divisions: 10 municipal districts, 5 county-level cities, 4 counties, 6 autonomous counties, 218 township-level divisions: 22 streets, 175 towns, 21 townships.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Hong Kong (Hongkong), referred to as "Hong Kong", the full name of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is located in southern China, east of the Pearl River Estuary, west and Macao across the sea, adjacent to Shenzhen in the north, south of Zhuhai Wanshan Islands, the area includes Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories and the surrounding 262 islands, with a total land area of 110666 square kilometers, sea area 164869 square kilometers. As of the end of 2020, the total population was 747With 420,000 people, it is one of the most densely populated regions in the world, with the world's highest life expectancy and the world's fourth largest human development index.

Hong Kong's topography is predominantly hilly, with the highest point being Tai Mo Shan at 958 metres above sea level. About 20% of Hong Kong's land is lowland, mainly concentrated in the northern New Territories, namely Yuen Long Plain and Fanling Lowland, both of which are alluvial plains naturally formed by riversThe second is the reclamation of land located on the Kowloon Peninsula and the northern part of Hong Kong Island, which has expanded from the original narrow flat land. Although the name Hong Kong is taken from Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong's largest island is Lantau Island, which is more than twice the size of Hong Kong Island.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Administrative**: 810000), 18 districts: Eastern, Southern, Northern, Central and Western, Wan Chai, Kwun Tong, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Sai Kung, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Kwai Tsing, Islands, Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin.

Macao Special Administrative Region

Macau (Portuguese Macau, English Macau), referred to as "Macao", the full name of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is located on the west side of the Pearl River Estuary in southern China, is the water and land intersection of Chinese mainland and the South China Sea, adjacent to Guangdong Province, 60 kilometers away from Hong Kong, and 145 kilometers away from Guangzhou. Macau is composed of the Macao Peninsula and the two islands of Taipa and Coloane, with a land area of 329 square kilometers with a total population of 68 at the end of 2020320,000 people.

Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (22°11 N', longitude 113°33 E'Located on the southeast coast of Chinese mainland, on the west bank of the Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong is across the sea to the east, the Macao Peninsula in the north connects to Zhuhai City in Guangdong Province, and the south is a large island composed of Taipa, Coloane and Cotai, which is an island city and has no official name.

Macau is the city with the highest per capita GDP in Chinese. It is mainly in the secondary and tertiary industries. Macao's economy is not large, but it is highly export-oriented, and is one of China's two international free ports, with free entry and exit of goods, capital, foreign exchange and personnel, and is also one of the regions with the lowest tax rate in the region.

Macao Special Administrative Region (administrative**: 820000), 7 parishes: Lobby District, Wangde Parish, Fengshun Parish, Carmo Parish, Fatima Parish, St. Anthony Parish, St. Francis Parish, 1 reclamation area: Cotai Reclamation Area.

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