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70-595: Taishan is in the Pearl River Delta , in southwestern Jiangmen Prefecture. It has 95 islands and islets, including Shangchuan Island , Guangdong's largest island now that Hainan is a separate province. Taishan is one of Guangdong's " Four Counties " ( Sze Yup ), which excluded Heshan and is now part of the Greater Taishan Region . During the Ming dynasty , the area of present-day Taishan

140-444: A Yue -speaking Han Chinese group coming from Sze Yup ( 四 邑 ), which consisted of the four county-level cities of Taishan , Kaiping , Xinhui and Enping . Heshan has since been added to this historic region and the prefecture-level city of Jiangmen administers all five of these county-level cities, which are sometimes informally called Ng Yap. The ancestors of Taishanese people are said to have arrived from central China under

210-637: A "Turn The Pearl River Delta Into One" project. The stated goal was to "mesh the transport, energy, water and telecommunications networks of the nine cities together." (Hong Kong and Macau were not included.) However, the Chinese government denied that such a project existed. The Pearl River Delta is notoriously polluted. After thirty years of rapid industrialization, the Pearl River Delta has in parts been famed for pollution. Acid rain , smog , water pollution , and electronic waste contribute to

280-418: A Clean Production Audit according to Article 28 of China's Cleaner Production Promotion Law . Guangdong Environmental Protection Bureau took a stance against the companies by blacklisting them. Pearl River Delta is a strong source of greenhouse gases as well. Although it is hard to estimate overall greenhouse gas emissions from such a large megacity, scientists have shown that Pearl River Delta exhibits one of

350-571: A city with over 20 is considered extremely rare in China. Among Asian Americans , Taishanese are influential in politics and were the first Americans of Asian descent to be elected as governors (for example Gary Locke ), mayors and congressmen. The Taishanese were the first Chinese people to settle in America and the Taishanese language was the original lingua franca of Chinatowns. Taishanese as

420-486: A few of them also served as living quarters. Kaiping has traditionally been a region of major emigration abroad and a melting pot of ideas and trends brought back from Overseas Chinese . As a result, many diaolou incorporate architectural features from China and from the West. Tong Laus which are mixed-used buildings where the ground floor is reserved for commercial use and the top floors for residential are also prominent in

490-592: A large influence in the course of Asian-American history, as they were the first Asian Americans to be elected as Governors, Mayors and U.S congressmen in the continental United States. The first international celebrity of Asian descent and America's first ace in World War II. They also represented the largest Asian community in America and made a significant contribution in building the First transcontinental railroad of United States. The Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR)

560-457: A long list of health problems such as cancer , endocrine disruption , renal failure and damage to the nervous system as well being known to harm the environment. Three of the five facilities sampled (Qingyuan Top Dragon Co. Ltd, Wing Fung P.C. Board Co. Ltd. and Techwise Qingyuan Circuit Co. Ltd. ) contained concentrations of chemicals which exceeded the limits set by Guangdong provincial effluent standards. These companies were then subjected to

630-483: A platform for serving global and Chinese markets. As of 2008, the Central Government has introduced new labor laws, environmental and other regulations to reduce pollution, industrial disputes, produce safer working conditions and protect the environment. The costs of producing low margin and commodity goods have increased. This is on top of the rising cost for energy, food, transport and the appreciation of

700-627: A report, "Poisoning the Pearl River" that detailed the results of a study it conducted in which 25 samples were collected from five manufacturing facilities in the Greater Pearl River Delta. The study concluded that all the facilities sampled were discharging waste-water containing chemicals with proven or suspected hazardous properties including beryllium , copper , manganese , and heavy metals , as well as high levels of organic chemicals. These substances are associated with

770-520: A road connection across the Pearl River between Hong Kong, Macau, and Zhuhai, and is regularly traversed by buses and other public transit. There are daily high-speed catamaran services throughout the PRD region. The PRD is covered by seven civilian airports, with five in mainland China and two in special administrative regions. Two of the mainland airports have international flights. Mainland China: Special administrative regions: Another new airport in

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840-408: A set of men as could be found. With the exception of a few whites at the west end of Tunnel No. 6, the laboring force was entirely composed of Chinamen with white foremen. A single Irish foreman with a gang of 30 to 40 Chinese men generally constituted the force at work at each end of a tunnel; of these, 12 to 15 worked on the heading and the rest on the bottom removing material. When a gang was small or

910-627: A thousand years ago and migrated into Guangdong during the Tang Dynasty . Taishanese, as a dialect of Yue Chinese , has linguistically preserved many characteristics of Middle Chinese . The Taishanese are part of the Yue Chinese family and have an identity that distinguishes themselves from the dominant Cantonese people . Among the Han Chinese, Taishanese are a source for many famous international Chinese celebrities and have produced

980-454: Is 31 people. Some of the more well-known academics are: Because the history of going abroad is long and there are many people sojourning widely in various districts, Taishan is called the "No.1 Homeland of Overseas Chinese ". The Taishanese diaspora is distributed in 91 countries and regions of the five continents including US , Canada , Hong Kong , Colombia , Cuba , Mexico , Malaysia , Singapore , and Australia . Taishanese have had

1050-669: Is Half of the Country's (China) System." In 2007, UNESCO named the Kaiping Diaolou and Villages ( 开平碉楼与村落 ) in China as a World Heritage Site . UNESCO wrote, "...the Diaolou … display a complex and flamboyant fusion of Eastern and Western structural and decorative forms. They reflect the significant role of émigré Kaiping people in the development of several countries in South Asia, Australasia, and North America, during

1120-400: Is a Yue Chinese language that is distinguished from Standard Cantonese but non-specialists often use "Cantonese" in a broader sense for the entire Yue subgroup of Chinese rather than specifically the language of Guangzhou . Cantonese speakers often find Taishanese difficult to understand and have an average intelligibility of only 30%. This is also true for other Yue Chinese variants such as

1190-652: Is accessible by bus with a long-distance bus station in Taicheng, and through a port at GongYi on the Tan River which flows into the Pearl River Delta . The ferry service between GongYi and Hong Kong has been discontinued. Ferry services connect the island of Shangchuan with the mainland, sailing between the Sanzhou Harbor ( 三洲港 ) on Shangchuan, and Shanzui Harbor ( 山咀港 ) in the town of Chuandao . There are also daily ferry services between Sanzhou Harbor and

1260-612: Is formed by three major rivers, the Xi Jiang (West River), Bei Jiang (North River), and Dong Jiang (East River). The flat lands of the delta are criss-crossed by a network of tributaries and distributaries of the Pearl River. The Pearl River Delta is actually two alluvial deltas, separated by the core branch of the Pearl River . The Bei Jiang and Xi Jiang converge to flow into the South China Sea and Pearl River in

1330-557: Is the former name of the railroad network built between California and Utah that formed part of the "First Transcontinental Railroad" in North America . About 12,000 such emigrant workers were employed as laborers by the Central Pacific Railroad representing 90 percent of the entire work force. J. O. Wilder, a Central Pacific-Southern Pacific employee, commented that “The Chinese were as steady, hard-working

1400-559: Is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary , where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea . Referred to as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area in official documents, the region is one of the most densely populated and urbanized regions in the world, and is considered a megacity by numerous scholars. It is currently the wealthiest region in Southern China and one of

1470-601: The Goulou dialects . Unlike most varieties of Chinese, Cantonese has de facto official status in Hong Kong and Macau and has an independent tradition of the written vernacular. Taishanese, who make up one-third of the population of Hong Kong, may identify themselves with Cantonese instead of Taishanese. Since Hong Kong culture is heavily Cantonese-influenced and is a Cantonese-speaking society, Taishanese and other Han Chinese who are Hong Kong-born and raised, assimilate into

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1540-751: The SARs of Hong Kong and Macau . The 2010/2011 State of the World Cities report, published by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme , estimates the population of the delta region at 120 million people; it is rapidly urbanising. The eastern side of the PRD (Shenzhen, Dongguan), dominated by foreign capital, is the most developed economically. The western areas (Foshan, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen), dominated by local private capital, are open for development. New transport links between Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai in

1610-475: The renminbi against the falling US dollar . Some manufacturers will need to cut costs by moving up the value chain or moving to more undeveloped regions. The Pearl River Delta established itself as the factory location of choice for global companies that were headquartered in Hong Kong in the 1980s. The industrial output of the Pearl River Delta was generated in the main by state-owned enterprises. Meanwhile

1680-774: The returning locals ; this erupted into full-scale war in the 1850s and '60s. The 1842 Treaty of Nanking that ended the First Opium War opened China to greater foreign trade just before the California Gold Rush made the prospect of emigration to the United States appealing. Many also served as contract workers abroad, as in Hawaii , Peru and Cuba and—most famously—for the Central Pacific half of America's Transcontinental Railroad , where

1750-530: The "Home of Overseas Chinese". Taishan's main dialect is Taishanese ( 台山话 ; 台山話 ). Most Taishanese today use Mandarin in school or formal occasions, but Taishanese is the lingua franca . Schools require their students to speak Mandarin in the classroom, and teachers are required to lecture in Mandarin. Taishanese is a language of the Yue Chinese , a large group that includes, but is broader than,

1820-552: The 1980s were Taishanese according to 1988 data. About 500,000 Chinese Americans claim Taishanese origins today. While Taishan itself has a population of about 1 million, there are around 1.3 million Taishanese people overseas, distributed in 91 countries and regions. It is estimated that, up to the mid- to late-20th century, over 75% of all overseas Chinese in North America claimed origin in Taishan, so Taishan has been called

1890-457: The Cantonese identity of Hong Kong. Many Hong Kong activists are of Taishanese ancestry such as the late Szeto Wah who was a politician of the pan-democracy camp and sang democratic Cantonese songs with other activists to promote democracy in China. Culturally, Taishanese people are similar to other Yue Chinese peoples. Today, many Sze Yup people have become successful in many areas such as

1960-445: The Cantonese spoken in Hong Kong and Guangzhou. Cantonese and Taishanese are thus related but distinct. Cantonese is also widely known in Taishan, as it serves as Guangdong Province's lingua franca . Before the 1980s, Taishanese was the predominant Chinese language spoken throughout North America's Chinatowns . In 2018, Taishan's GDP reached 43.25 billion Yuan , government revenue was 2.92 billion Yuan, fixed-asset investment

2030-528: The Chinese made up 80% of the company's workforce as they laid track over the mountains and deserts of the west. By 1870, there were 63,000 Chinese in the U.S., almost all in California . Chin Gee Hee 's Sun Ning Railway Company connected Sun Ning (Xinning) with its hinterland in 1908 and reached Jiangmen (Kongmoon) in 1913. It was notable as one of only three railways financed, built, owned, and run by

2100-743: The Chinese themselves before the 1949 Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War . In 1914, the new Republican government renamed the area Taishan County to avoid confusion with other places named Xinning . (Foreign sources now frequently confuse it with Mount Tai in Shandong .) During the Second World War , the Sun Ning Railway was destroyed to prevent its use by the Japanese . Japanese soldiers entered Taicheng ,

2170-558: The Dongguan Shuidao. Distributuares enter the Pearl River as far north as Luogang and as far south as Hu Men (Tiger Gate) . Saltwater crocodiles were present within the Pearl River estuary during antiquity. As well as the delta itself, the term Pearl River Delta refers to the dense network of cities that covers nine prefectures of the province of Guangdong, namely Dongguan , Foshan , Guangzhou , Huizhou , Jiangmen , Shenzhen , Zhaoqing , Zhongshan and Zhuhai and

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2240-455: The PRD are expected to open up new areas for development, further integrate the cities, and facilitate trade within the region. The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge , and the proposed Shenzhen–Zhongshan Bridge , currently in the planning phase, will be amongst the longest bridges in the world with a total length of approximately 50 km (31 mi) each. Until 1985, the PRD had been mainly dominated by farms and small rural villages, but after

2310-413: The PRD had a combined population of 86 million in 2022, the PRD has become the largest urban area in the world in both size and population. The region's traditional language is Cantonese ; in the late 20th century and the 21st century, due to the high inflow of migrant workers coming from other regions, Mandarin has gradually become a lingua franca . The west side of this region, along with Chaoshan ,

2380-670: The Pearl River Delta Economic Zone has been the fastest growing portion of the fastest growing province in the fastest growing large economy in the world. The industrial cities in the Pearl River Delta have been called the "Factory of the World" or the "World's Factory" due to the presence of industrial parks populated with factories from foreign investments. However, the target market of the delta region's exports has become increasingly domestic rather than foreign. Dongguan , Zhongshan , Nanhai , and Shunde are

2450-405: The Pearl River Delta accounted for 9.1 percent of China's GDP. These figures show the remarkable level of economic development to which the Pearl River Delta has been subjected in order to become an 'Economic Zone', as well as the international orientation of the region's economy. This orientation has attracted numerous investors from all over the world who use the Greater Pearl River Delta region as

2520-683: The Pearl River Delta. PRD is served by six different metro systems throughout the metropolitan area consisting of Guangzhou Metro , Shenzhen Metro , MTR , FMetro , Macau Light Rail Transit and Dongguan Rail Transit . In addition, the Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway provides regional transit between cities of the PRD. The entire PRD is fully covered by railway, high-speed rail, or intercity-rail services. All cities are served by buses and taxis, while some cities may still offer motorcycle service. The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge provides

2590-590: The Sze Yup or Ng Yap cities of Taishan , Kaiping , Enping , Xinhui , and Heshan , decided to build a Stars Park called Jiangmen star park ( 江门星光园 ). Taishan county is famous for being the Birthplace of China's volleyball , that was brought to Taishan by Overseas Chinese and the city won many provincial and national championships. Taishanese are well known for their love for Volleyball and being China's champions. Premier Zhou En-Lai once stated, "Taishan

2660-722: The United States, Canada, and Brazil. To honor their benefactors, these schools often bear either their names or the names of said donor's parents. The Peng Quan School ( 鹏权中学 ; 鵬權中學 ) is a prime example, which was constructed during 1999–2001 and is now integrated into Taishan's public school system. It is situated on the west side of Taicheng and was built by a Hong Kong businessman. There are many middle schools and high schools in Taishan but no academic universities. Students must study rigorously in order to be accepted at universities located in other cities. Taishan schools include: University: Secondary schools (including combined junior-senior high schools and senior high schools): Taishan

2730-523: The Xi include Donghui Shuidao, Jiya Shuidao, Hutiaomen Shuidao, Yinzhou Hu, and the main branch of the Xi Jiang. Jiangmen and Zhongshan are the major cities found in the western section of the delta. The Bei Jiang enters the delta plains at Qingyuan but does not begin to split until near Sanshui . From here the two main distributaries are Tanzhou Shuidao and Shunde Shuidao which form multiple mouths along

2800-539: The area is frequently covered with a brown smog. This has a strong effect on the pollution levels in the delta. On 22 March 2007 the World Bank approved a $ 96 million loan to the PRC government to reduce water pollution in the Pearl River Delta. On December 23, 2008, it was announced that ¥48.6 billion (about $ 7.1 billion) will be spent on the river by mid-2010 to clean up the river's sewage problems quoted by Zhang Hu ,

2870-697: The city have invested in the area's volleyball programs, and the city hosted a number of Volleyball Women's Nations League matches in 2018. 9-man is a form of volleyball from Taishan brought to American Chinatowns by Taishanese immigrants. Taishan and Guangzhou are the birthplaces of Guangdong music . Parts of the movie Let the Bullets Fly were filmed in Taishan in 2010. Education enjoys significant support from Overseas Chinese professionals and businessmen. Many secondary schools were built and financed by Chinese living in China's Special Administrative Regions , as well as various foreign countries, such as

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2940-402: The city's natural villages include Annanjiangchao ( 安南江潮 ), Bihou ( 庇厚 ), Jilong , and Guanbuli ( 官步里 ). Counting the total Greater Taishan Region or Sze Yap Region, which includes Kaiping , Xinhui , Enping and Taishan, there are about 8 to 9 million Taishanese people worldwide. According to American historian Him Mark Lai , approximately 430,000 or 70% of Chinese Americans in

3010-847: The county seat, in March 1941 and killed nearly 280 people. One quarter of the " Flying Tigers ", a joint American and Chinese group of airmen who fought the Japanese before the U.S. entered the Second World War, hailed from Taishan. Taishan was promoted to county-level city status on 17 April 1992, reflecting its increasing level of urbanization . Taishan administers one subdistrict and 16 towns , which in turn are subdivided into 313 administrative villages ( 村委会 ), and residential communities ( 社区委会 ). The city has 3,655 natural villages, but they do not function as administrative divisions ( 自然村 ). Taishan's township-level divisions are: Some of

3080-480: The director of Guangzhou municipal bureau of water affairs. The city will build about 30 water treatment plants , which will treat 2.25 million tonnes of water per day. The program hopes to cut down the amount of sewage in the area by 85%, and was also of fundamental importance for the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou from November 12, 2010, to November 27, 2010. In October 2009 Greenpeace East Asia released

3150-484: The economy was reformed and opened, a flood of investment turned it into the land's economic powerhouse. The PRD's startling growth was fueled by foreign investment coming largely from Hong Kong manufacturers that moved their operations into the PRD. In 2003, Hong Kong companies employed 11 million workers in their PRD operations. Lately there have been extreme labour shortages in the region due to runaway economic growth which caused wages to rise by about 20 to 30 percent in

3220-427: The entertainment industry, business and politics. Hong Kongers of Sze Yup ancestry include: Andy Lau , Beyond (band) , Danny Chan , Kenny Kwan , Joey Yung , Ronnie Chan , John Tsang , Andrew Li and many others. The Father of Hong Kong Cinema, Lai Man-Wai also has ancestry from the Sze Yup region of province. As a result, Sze Yup people have dominated in the entertainment industry and play most major roles in

3290-496: The firm and inspired other local typeface designers such as Kris Sowersby to pursue careers in that industry. Norman Kwong who is the lieutenant governor of Alberta , is also president and manager of Calgary Stampeders a Canadian football league. Sze Yup or Jiangmen is considered the home of Chinese Academician town: The total of academicians, the highest academic title in China given by the Chinese Academy of Sciences,

3360-501: The four cities known as the Four Guangdong Dragons for their high growth rates and rapid development from late the 1980s to the 2000s. Although the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone encompasses only 0.4 percent of the land area and only 3.2 percent of the 2000 census population of mainland China, it accounted for 8.7 percent of GDP, 35.8 percent of total trade, and 29.2 percent of utilised foreign capital in 2001. By 2016

3430-456: The industrial output of collective-owned enterprises diminished over time, with private enterprises and joint ventures increasing their share of the Pearl River Delta's industrial output to 37.5 percent by the mid-1990s. Today urban areas with the assistance of the municipal governments in the Pearl River Delta are attempting to rebrand industrial output as originating from "the world's tech lab" or "design studio". The Pearl River Delta has become

3500-473: The largest numbers of Chinese actors and singers of any region in mainland China. Despite their small population, Taishanese people have also produced a number of famous academics and historical figures. Sze Yup or Jiangmen is considered the home of Chinese Academicians, a title gifted by the world's largest research institution, the Chinese Academy of Sciences . The total of academicians is 31 people,

3570-520: The late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the close links between overseas Kaiping and their ancestral homes. The property inscribed here consists of four groups of Diaolou, totaling some 1,800 tower houses in their village settings." Today, approximately 1,833 diaolou remain standing in Kaiping and approximately 500 in Taishan . Although the diaolou served mainly as protection against forays by bandits,

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3640-592: The lingua franca was later replaced with Cantonese after being overwhelmed by immigration from Guangzhou and its satellite cities when the Chinese Exclusion Act was fully repealed under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 . Taishanese American laundrymen and shopkeepers were a primary source of funding that helped launch Dr. Sun Yat-sen 's revolutionary activities while he was in exile and raising money from overseas countrymen. Taishanese

3710-2311: The mainland — Pearl River Delta International Airport — located in Gaoming District , Foshan — is under construction. Districts: Yuexiu , Liwan , Haizhu , Tianhe , Baiyun , Huangpu , Panyu , Huadu , Nansha , Zengcheng , Conghua New Area: Nansha Districts: Futian , Luohu , Nanshan , Yantian , Bao'an , Longgang , Pingshan , Longhua , Guangming New District: Dapeng Districts: Xiangzhou , Doumen , Jinwan New Area: Hengqin Districts: Chancheng , Nanhai , Shunde , Sanshui , Gaoming Subdistricts: Dongcheng , Guancheng , Nancheng , Wanjiang Towns: Chang'an , Changping , Chashan , Dalang , Dalingshan , Daojiao , Dongkeng , Fenggang , Gaobu , Hengli , Hongmei , Houjie , Huangjiang , Humen , Liaobu , Machong , Qiaotou , Qingxi , Qishi , Shatian , Shijie , Shilong , Shipai , Tangxia , Wangniudun , Xiegang , Zhangmutou , Zhongtang Subdistricts: Dongqu , Nanqu , Shiqi , Xiqu , Wuguishan Subdistrict , ZTHIDZ (Zhongshangang) Towns: Banfu , Dachong , Dongfeng , Dongsheng , Fusha , Gangkou , Guzhen , Henglan ,l Huangpu , Nanlang , Nantou , Minzhong , Sanjiao , Sanxiang , Shaxi , Shenwan , Tanzhou , Xiaolan New Area: Cuiheng Districts: Jianghai , Pengjiang , Xinhui County-level Cities: Enping , Taishan , Kaiping , Heshan Districts: Huicheng , Huiyang Counties: Boluo , Huidong , Longmen Districts: Duanzhou , Dinghu , Gaoyao Counties: Guangning , Huaiji , Fengkai , Deqing County-level City: Sihui Districts: Central and Western , Eastern , Southern , Wan Chai , Kowloon City , Kwun Tong , Sham Shui Po , Wong Tai Sin , Yau Tsim Mong , Islands , Kwai Tsing , North , Sai Kung , Sha Tin , Tai Po , Tsuen Wan , Tuen Mun , Yuen Long Freguesia: Nossa Senhora de Fátima , Santo António , São Lázaro , Sé , São Lourenço , Nossa Senhora do Carmo , São Francisco Xavier Zone: Cotai A 2011 article in British newspaper The Telegraph reported on

3780-525: The men needed elsewhere, the bottoms were worked with fewer men or stopped so as to keep the headings going.” The laborers usually worked three shifts of 8 hours each per day, while the foremen worked in two shifts of 12 hours each, managing the laborers. The Sun Ning Railway (AKA Sunning Railway and Xinning Railway) 新寧鐵路 ( Pinyin : Xinning Tielu) was a standard-gauge railway in the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong Province founded in 1906 by

3850-476: The music and movie sectors. In many films, Taishanese can be heard, especially in many of Karl Maka 's films such as Merry Christmas and Aces Go Places . It is said that over a hundred famous people come from the Sze Yup region of Guangdong Province , making the region famous for producing more stars than any other city/region in mainland China. As a result, the local government in Jiangmen which administers

3920-551: The nearby island of Xiachuan . In 2018, Taishan railway station opened in Taicheng Subdistrict , connecting the city via rail. The station, located 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) north of the city center, is a stop on the Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway , and has a couple dozen trains a day running to Guangzhou South railway station . Pearl River Delta The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region

3990-455: The past two years. The Pearl River Delta has been one of the most economically dynamic regions of the People's Republic of China since the launch of China's reform programme in 1979. With annual gross domestic product growth of 13.45 percent over three decades since 1978, it is 3.5 percentage points higher than the national average. Since 1978 almost 30 percent of all foreign investment in China

4060-407: The perceived problems. In travel literature the Pearl River Delta has been titillated as among the most attractive "pollution day trips from Hong Kong". Treatment facilities for sewage and industrial waste are failing to keep pace with the growth in population and industry in the area. A large portion of the pollution is brought about by factories run by Hong Kong manufacturers in the area. Much of

4130-555: The region, as are traditional Lingnan architecture aesthetics which are commonly found throughout Guangdong Province . Besides dominating the entertainment industry , they are quite dominant and influential in Hong Kong's Business Industry, founding such companies as the Bank of East Asia ( 東亞銀行 ), Lee Kum Kee ( 李錦記 ), Hang Lung Properties , Maxim's Catering ( 美心 ), Li & Fung ( 利豐 ), Beijing Air Catering Ltd, Hysan Development ( 希慎興業 ) and many others. Lui Che-woo once

4200-535: The second richest man in Asia. Famous overseas Taishanese businessmen includes Loke Yew , the richest man of Malaysia in his time and who made significant impact in the growth of Kuala Lumpur and was one of founder fathers of Victoria institution. Jack Yan who founded his company Lucire , is a magazine publisher in New Zealand and he also owns a software firm that created over 100 typeface designs himself for

4270-1225: The strongest anomalies in carbon dioxide concentration around the world. This enhancement is easily discernible from satellite observations. 22°32′N 113°44′E  /  22.533°N 113.733°E  / 22.533; 113.733 Direct-administered municipalities . Sub-provincial cities as provincial capitals . Separate state-planning cities . Special economic-zone cities . Open coastal cities . Prefecture capital status established by Heilongjiang Province and not recognized by Ministry of Civil Affairs. Disputed by Oroqen Autonomous Banner , Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia as part of it. Only administers islands and waters in South China Sea and have no urban core comparable to typical cities in China. The claimed province of Taiwan no longer have any internal division announced by Ministry of Civil Affairs of PRC, due to lack of actual jurisdiction. See Template:Administrative divisions of Taiwan instead. Taishanese people Taishanese people ( Chinese : 台山 人 , Taishanese : Hoi San Ngin ), Sze Yup people ( Chinese : 四 邑 人 , Taishanese : Hlei Yip Ngin ), or Toisanese are

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4340-755: The wealthiest regions in China along with the Yangtze River Delta in Eastern China and Jingjinji in Northern China . Most of the region is part of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone , which is a special economic zone of China. The region is a megalopolis , and is at the southern end of a larger megalopolis running along the southern coast of China, which include metropolises such as Hong Kong , Shenzhen , Guangzhou , Macao . The nine largest cities of

4410-541: The west side of the Pearl River's estuary. Two other distributaries, Lubao Yong and Xinan Yong, split from the Bei further north and converge with the Liuxi He to form the main branch of the Pearl River just north of Guangzhou . The other major city in the north section of the delta is Foshan . The Dong Jiang flows through Huizhou into the delta. It begins diverging northeast of Dongguan into many distributaries, including

4480-615: The west, while the Dong Jiang only flows into the Pearl River proper in the east. The Xi Jiang begins exhibiting delta-like characteristics as far west as Zhaoqing , although this city is not usually considered a part of the PRD region. After passing through the Lingyang Gorge and converging with the Bei Jiang, the Xi Jiang opens up and flows as far east as Nansha District and as far west as Xinhui . Major distributaries of

4550-515: The world's goods were produced in the Greater Pearl River Delta, with a total export value of US$ 289 billion. Over 70,000 Hong Kong companies had factory plants in the Greater Pearl River Delta. In the Pearl River Delta an extensive system of container feeder shipping has been established. This system of containerization also serves ports within the same region. The container port of Shenzhen has surpassed Hong Kong as major hub with Guangzhou serving as another significant container shipping hub for

4620-469: The world's workshop and is a major manufacturing base for products such as electronics , garments and textiles , plastic products, and a range of other goods. Private-owned enterprises have developed quickly in the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone and are playing an increasing role in the region's economy, particularly after year 2000 when the development environment for private-owned enterprises has been greatly relaxed. In 2001 nearly five percent of

4690-653: Was 27.33 billion Yuan, retail sales totaled 25.52 billion Yuan, and foreign trade totaled 13.76 billion Yuan. Taishan is home to two major power plants: the Guohua Taishan Power Station and the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant . Taishan is nicknamed the "hometown of volleyball ", after the game was introduced to the city in 1915 by Lingnan University student Wu Xiumin ( 伍秀民 ). Many prominent Chinese volleyball players have hailed from Taishan. In recent years, local governments in

4760-401: Was also the source of much Chinese emigration from the 19th to the mid 20th centuries, including to the Western world , where they formed many Chinatowns . Today, much of the Chinese diaspora in the US , Canada , Australia , Latin America , and much of Southeast Asia traces their ancestry to the west side of this region. The river delta, also known as the Golden Delta of Guangdong ,

4830-424: Was carved out of Xinhui County on 12 February 1499 as "Xinning County". By the 19th century, Xinning was already a source of migrant and emigrant workers, but a series of subsequent natural and political disasters in the area exacerbated the situation. Aside from the disruption of the Sea Ban regulations ( Haijin ) themselves, their revocation led to an influx of northern settlers who began long-running feuds with

4900-427: Was in the PRD. In 2007 its GDP rose to US$ 448 billion which makes its economy about the size of Taiwan's and by 2019 this figure has increased to US$ 2.0 trillion or about the same size as Canada . The abundance of employment opportunities created a pool of wealthy, middle-income, professional consumers with an annual per capita income that puts them among China's wealthiest. Since the onset of China's reform program,

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