广东概况

　　In the first decade of the new millennium and after China's painstaking entryinto the WTO， Guangdong is going through a period of great changes socially，culturally， psychologically as well as economically. It is just at the threshold ofindustrialization， busy with economic restructuring and industry upgrading， such asspeeding up the restructuring of traditional industries， promotion of hi-techrenovation， accumulating new experiences on the way to socialism with Chir]esecharacteristics， maintaining sustainable development， e-life， e-government andeconomic globalization. Joined by Guangdong Province， Hong Kong and MacaoSARs， and eight other inland provinces， a super PPRD （The Pan-Pearl River Delta）regional economic cooperation is in shape， which will surely push forward thedevelopment of Guangdong and its neighboring provinces strongly. Guangdong， asa gateway to South China， has become a huge productive base as well as an exportpowerhouse in China. With those advantages， Guangdong will lead the way to awell-off society in China and to gear into the international society heart and soul.Comparing with the past social changes and development similar elsewhere inhistory， Guangdong's economic achievements are a miracle. According to Fortune，an American financial magazine， it took Great Britain most of the 19 century tomultiply per capita income 2.5 times， America's income increased 3.5 times in 60years from 1830 to 1890， Japan's 6 times from 1950 to 1975. China is the fastest ofall. Since emerging from 1950 to 1975， China's incomes have risen sevenfold andGuangdong takes the lead in China， increasing by about 100 times since 1978， twoyears later after Mao passed away. Guangdong has had an average annual increaseof about 13％ from 1978 to 2005， rising from 18.6 billion （1978） to 96.6223 billion（2000）， then to over 1 000 billion （2001）， reaching 1 886.62 billion yuan in 2004and over 2 170.1 billion in 2005. Guangdong's economic recourses have taken up11％ of the national total economic property.~

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Chapter Ⅰ A Survey of Guangdong Province
Part Ⅰ A Brief Introduction
1.1 Present Administrative Divisions
1.2 Administrative History
1.3 Geographic & Weather Conditions
1.4 Population & Cantonese Dialect
1.5 Communications & Transportation
1.6 Lingnan School of Chinese Culture
1.7 Lingnan Culture in History
1.8 Changing Lingnan Culture
Part Ⅱ Guangdong Today
2.1 A Land of Plenty
2.2 Natural Resources
2.3 Education， Colleges & Universities
2.4 A Survey of Economic & Social Development
2.5 Mass Media
Part Ⅲ Guangdong Tourism
3.1 Cultural Attractions in Guangdong
3.2 Guangdong Tourism in Three Categories
3.3 Local Customs & Tourism
3.4 Cantonese Wokking
Part Ⅳ The Pearl River Delta （The PRD）
4.1 A Land of Rice & Fish
4.2 Hong Kong & Macao SARs
4.3 Cultural Attractions & Tourist Spots
4.4 A Super Special Economic Zone Is in Shape
4.5 The Pan-Pearl River Delta （the PPRD） Regional Cooperation
Chapter Ⅱ Guangzhou - A Most Robust Metropolis
Part Ⅰ A General Introduction to Guangzhou Municipality
1.1 A Magically Changing Society
1.2 Guangzhou——The City of Rams & Rice-Ears
1.3 Geographic Location & Weather Conditions
1.4 A Hub of Communications in South China
1.5 A Favorable Place for Investment
Part Ⅱ Guangzhou's Sustainable Development
2.1 Recent Economic Development
2.2 Urban Construction
2.3 Culture & Talents
2.4 Guangzhou——A Consuming City in China
Part Ⅲ Guangzhou Tourism
3.1 Places of Interest & Entertainment
3.2 Shopping in Guangzhou
3.3 Food in Guangzhou
Part Ⅳ Guangzhou Municipal Administrative Division
4.1 Administration Conditions
4.2 Urban Districts
4.3 Suburban Districts
4.4 Zengcheng & Conghua——Two Satellite Cities of Guangzhou
Part Ⅴ A Home City of Green Mountains & Blue Waters
5.1 The Four Environmental Protection Zones under Discussion
5.2 The Four Targets of Urban Development
Chapter Ⅲ The Path-Breaking Bull & The Pearl Lady——Shenzhen&Zhuhai
Part Ⅰ Shenzhen City
1.1 A Rising Star in China
1.2 A Dreamland of Future
1.3 Sher hen as a Hi-Tech Base
1.4 Modem Tourism in Shenzhen
Part Ⅱ Zhuhai City
2.1 Zhuhai Municipality
2.2 Tourism in Zhuhai
2.3 Zhuhai Hi-Tech Zones
Chapter Ⅳ The PRD Cities and Their Industrialized
Townships
Part Ⅰ Dongguan City
1.1 A City of Migrants
1.2 An Electronic Giant in Asia
1.3 Places of Interest & Specialties
1.4 Humen Township
1.5 Changping Township
1.6 Zhangrnutou Township
1.7 Shijie & Houjie Townships
Part Ⅱ Zhongshan City
2.1 Hometown of Dr. Sun Yat-sen
2.2 Zhongshan Tourism
2.3 Booming Township Enterprises
Part Ⅲ Foshan City - One of Four Most Popular Ancient Towns in China
3.1 Foshan City
3.2 Nanhai District
3.3 Shunde District
3.4 Gaoming and Sanshui Districts
Part Ⅳ Jiangmen City （Wuyi Region）
4.1 Heshan City
4.2 Taishan City
4.3 Kaiping City
4.4 Enping City
Part Ⅴ Huizhou City
5.1 Aspects of Huizhou
5.2 Tourism in Huizhou
Chapter V The Backyard of the Pearl River Delta
Part Ⅰ Shaoguan City
1.1 The Ancient Postal Road to Central China
1.2 Shaoguan Attractions
Part Ⅱ Qingyuan City
2.1 The Gateway to Northern Guangzhou
2.2. The Beautiful Beijiang River
Part Ⅲ Heyuan city
3.1 Dinosaurs and Pagodas in the Eyes of Foreign Visitors
3.2 Local Economy and Industry
Chapter Ⅵ Western Guangdong
Part Ⅰ Zhaoqing City
1.1 Gaoyao City
1.2 Sihui City
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