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Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
Province, China
People's Republic of China
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. The city is on the Beijiang River
Beijiang River
Bei River is the northern tributary of the Pearl River in southern China. The other two main tributaries of the Pearl River are the Xijiang River and the Dongjiang River....
, a tributary of the Pearl River
Pearl River (China)
The Pearl River or less commonly, the "Guangdong River" or "Canton River" etc., , is an extensive river system in southern China. The name Pearl River is usually used as a catchment term to refer to the watersheds of the Xi Jiang , the Bei Jiang , and the Dong Jiang...
. Administratively, it is part of the Qingyuan prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city
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The principal languages are Cantonese and Hakka. Mandarin is rarely spoken except in teaching.
It is famous for its Yingde Stone and Ying De Hong
Ying De Hong
Ying De Hong is a black tea from Yingde, Guangdong province, China. First produced mechanically in 1959. The tea tasted good and the best kind is "Ying Hong NO.9", and much of the tea is exported...
tea.
See also
- Ying De HongYing De HongYing De Hong is a black tea from Yingde, Guangdong province, China. First produced mechanically in 1959. The tea tasted good and the best kind is "Ying Hong NO.9", and much of the tea is exported...