Dongguan
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Dongguan is a prefecture-level city
in central Guangdong
province, People's Republic of China
.
An important industrial city located in the Pearl River Delta
, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou
to the north, Huizhou
to the northeast, Shenzhen
to the south, and the Pearl River
to the west.
It is also home to the world's largest, though mostly empty, shopping mall, New South China Mall. City administration is considered especially progressive in seeking foreign direct investment
. The three neighboring municipalities of Guangzhou
, Dongguan, and Shenzhen
are home to over 25 million residents, accounting for a large proportion of the Pearl River Delta Region's population.
Dongguan ranks behind only Shenzhen
, Shanghai
and Suzhou
in exports among Chinese cities, with $65.54bn in shipment.
4 township level divisions, all of which are Subdistricts
.
Following 28 towns.
The urban center
of Dongguan is 50 km away from that of Guangzhou
to its north, 90 km away from Shenzhen
to its south, 47 nautical miles (87 km) away from Hong Kong
and 48 nautical miles (88.9 km) from Macau
by waterway. Dongguan is a must-pass-by locality from Guangzhou to Hong Kong by road or waterway.
Of the total area of Dongguan, 27% is water, 25% forest land, and 13% plow land, while 35% of its land area has been fully developed.
. The average temperature is 22.8 °C (73 °F) throughout the year. The average rainfall is 1756.8 millimetres (69.2 in).
Dongguan is also a known hometown for many overseas Chinese
, the root for over 700,000 people in Hong Kong, Taiwan
and Macau and over 200,000 nationals living abroad.
Many foreign travelers to Dongguan fly into Hong Kong, which gives visa on arrival to citizens of over 170 countries. After landing, visitors must apply for a visa to enter mainland China
.
One can travel from Hong Kong to Dongguan by bus, ferry, or train. Passengers travelling overland must disembark from their transport at the Hong Kong/China border to go through customs and immigration, except for those traveling on the Mass Transit Railway intercity services (former Kowloon-Canton Railway
) from Hung Hom Station to Dongguan, Guangzhou and beyond.
Depending on the time of day, using the ferry may be the most convenient way to travel from Hong Kong, as it allows one to avoid long queues at the land border checkpoint between Hong Kong and mainland China.
Dongguan serves as one of the regional railway hub in Guangdong
, where Guangzhou-Kowloon Railway, Guangzhou-Meizhou-Shantou Railway and Beijing-Kowloon converge.
Rail services in and out of the city call at Dongguan railway station
where there are direct train services to Guangzhou East railway station
in Guangzhou; and Hung Hom Railway station
in Hong Kong.
The Humen Pearl River Bridge
is a suspension bridge
over the Pearl River
. Completed in 1997, it has a main span of 888 m.
City administration is considered especially progressive in seeking foreign direct investment
. In 2005, the city hosted the first-ever Sino-American Forum of Intellectual Property
Rights, co-organized by the Patent Protection Association of China - PPAC and the International Association for Technology Trade (IATT) as well as what has been identified as the world's largest educational technology conference and expo, co-organized by IATT and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), attracting nearly 40,000 attendees in its first year.
The Dongguan Science & Technology Museum (opened in December 2005), the high tech commerce park in the SongShan Lake district (which debuted in 2003) and a partnership with the Global IT Academy of the Brea Olinda Unified School District
in Southern California
have demonstrated the city's emphasis on attracting technology business. The city also announced in 2005 a planned investment of US$500-Million over five years for technology infrastructure
improvements.
The city and province have been the recent focus of press and journalist attention with coverage of the arrival of teenaged Chinese workers, principally females (so-called factory girls), from agricultural areas to work in the area's factories and manufacturing/assembly facilities, where many are housed in large domitories, usually several to a room.
An article in the High Tech Misery in China series reports research conducted, over 2008 - 2009, on working conditions at one of the city's major keyboard makers (Dongguan Meitai Plastics & Electronics Factory); in it, Meitai factory won some unwanted attention, due to the disappointing conditions for its young, mostly female workers. The PDF article includes details of those conditions, photos, translations of employer's rules and evidence that well-known computer brands use this keyboard supplier's products.
While the city is the third largest export
ing region in China, behind Shanghai
and Shenzhen
(and a major center for Taiwanese investment), outside of China, Dongguan has yet to gain the kind of name recognition realized by Shenzhen (just an hour away, and down-river from Dongguan). This may be because the city has placed an emphasis on investing in infrastructure
, rather than directly targeting major corporations with financial incentives for economic development
. Still, Dongguan has been identified by high level representatives of the National Development and Reform Commission
of the central government as being one of the most significant growth regions for technology in the coming years. As part of this plan the Dongguan local government has announced a plan to create and support a 100 Billion RMB photovoltaic manufacturing industry by 2015.
To cope with the strike of financial crisis, Dongguan city has developed the solutions to step out of the difficulties in order to push forward the city’s industrial restructuring, transformation and upgrade. The city starts a series of study and discussion activities on applying scientific concept on development of the four-pillar platforms - governmental service, supporting measures, technology upgrade and market expansion - to give strong support for transformation of processing trade enterprises in Guangdong province. Through a series of effective measures, Dongguan industrial restructuring has achieved preliminary results. Its industrial restructuring has already enhanced the city’s capability of independent innovation and the quantity of patent applications in 2008. Such intention were further confirmed by the visit of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Dongguan back in July 2008 at some high technology enterprises where Wen gave strong encouragement and compliments on their innovative technologies, such as Dongguan Anwell Digital Machinery Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of a Singapore listed company), Dongguan Konka Electronic Co., Ltd., and Hua Bao Shoes Co.,Ltd.
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, United States
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, Greece
since (October 24, 2008)
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
in central Guangdong
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, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
An important industrial city located in the Pearl River Delta
Pearl River Delta
The Pearl River Delta , Zhujiang Delta or Zhusanjiao in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea...
, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
to the north, Huizhou
Huizhou
Huizhou , historically known as Waichow, is a city located in central Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. Part of the Pearl River Delta, Huizhou borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the west, Shaoguan to the north, Heyuan to the northeast, Shanwei to the east, Shenzhen...
to the northeast, Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
to the south, and 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...
to the west.
It is also home to the world's largest, though mostly empty, shopping mall, New South China Mall. City administration is considered especially progressive in seeking foreign direct investment
Foreign direct investment
Foreign direct investment or foreign investment refers to the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor.. It is the sum of equity capital,other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in...
. The three neighboring municipalities of Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
, Dongguan, and Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
are home to over 25 million residents, accounting for a large proportion of the Pearl River Delta Region's population.
Dongguan ranks behind only Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
, Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
and Suzhou
Suzhou
Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...
in exports among Chinese cities, with $65.54bn in shipment.
Administration
Dongguan has no intermediate county level; instead it is divided into:4 township level divisions, all of which are Subdistricts
Subdistrict (China)
The subdistrict , is one of the smallest political divisions of China. It is a form of township-level division which is typically part of a larger urban area, as opposed to a discrete town surrounded by rural areas, or a rural townships known as a xiang .In general, urban areas are divided into...
.
- Guancheng District (莞城区)
- Dongcheng DistrictDongcheng District, DongguanDongcheng District, Dongguan is a district of Guangdong Province, China. It is under the administration of Dongguan city....
(东城区) - Wanjiang DistrictWanjiang DistrictWanjiang District is a township-level district of the city of Dongguan, Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It is also home of the world's largest shopping mall, New South China Mall....
(万江区) - Nancheng DistrictNancheng DistrictNancheng District is a district of Guangdong Province, China. It is under the administration of Dongguan city.-Geography:Nancheng is a town located in the new city central area of Dongguan, and also where the Municipal Committee of Communist Party of China and the Municipal Government of Dongguan...
(南城区)
Following 28 towns.
- Machong Town (麻涌镇)
- Shilong Town (石龙镇)
- Humen TownHumen TownHumen Town , also known as Taiping, is a town within the borders of Dongguan city, on the eastern side of the Bocca Tigris on the east bank of the Pearl River Delta, in Guangdong province, southern China...
(虎门镇) - Daojiao TownDaojiao, DongguanDaojiao is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China....
(道滘镇) - Shijie TownShijie, DongguanShijie is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China....
(石碣镇) - Hongmei Town (洪梅镇)
- Liaobu TownLiaobuLiaobu is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China. It is very accessible to Hong Kong. You may travel by bus to Lowu and switch to KCR to go to Hong Kong. It shares the same weather condition as to that of the other provinces of...
(寮步镇) - Dalingshan TownDalingshanDalingshan is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China....
(大岭山镇) - Dalang TownDalang, DongguanDalang is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China....
(大朗镇) - Huangjiang TownHuangjiang, DongguanHuangjiang is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China....
(黄江镇) - Zhangmutou TownZhangmutouZhangmutou is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China. It is named for the abundant camphor trees which existed at one time. It has many flats built and tailored toward expats...
(樟木头镇) - Fenggang Town (凤岗镇)
- Tangxia TownTangxiaTangxia is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China....
(塘厦镇) - Qingxi TownQingxi TownQingxi is an industrial town located in the southeastern part of Dongguan prefecture-level city, Guangdong province, China.The name of the town should properly be pronounced 'Qīngqī', reflecting the pronunciation of 溪 in Southern Chinese place names....
(清溪镇) - Changping TownChangping TownChangping town is a town within the prefecture-level city of Dongguan, in Guangdong province, southern China. The town has a total area of 108 km² and has a population of 500,000.-Transportation:...
(常平镇) - Qiaotou TownQiaotou, DongguanQiaotou is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China....
(桥头镇) - Hengli TownHengli Town (Dongguan)Hengli is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China. It is located just north of Changping Town.-Hengli in the news:...
(横沥镇) - Dongkeng TownDongkengDongkeng is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China....
(东坑镇) - Qishi TownQishiQishi is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China. Its population was last estimated at about 78,000 in 51 kilometres.-Economy:...
(企石镇) - Shipai TownShipai, DongguanShipai is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China....
(石排镇) - Chashan TownChashan TownChashan is a town in Dongguan prefecture-level city, Guangdong Province of southern China. It is located 11.5 km northeast of city center.-Transport:...
(茶山镇) - Chang'an Town (长安镇)
- Gaobu TownGaobuGaobu is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China....
(高埗镇) - Shatian TownShatianShatian is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China....
(沙田镇) - Wangniudun TownWangniudun TownWangniudun is a county within the Dongguan prefecture-level city in the Pearl River Delta, in the Guangdong Province of southern China....
(望牛墩镇) - Xiegang TownXiegangXiegang is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.-Administration:Xiegang covers an area of 103 square kilometers, governs 11 villages and 1 community.-Location:...
(谢岗镇) - Zhongtang Town (中堂镇)
- Houjie TownHoujieHoujie is a town under the jurisdiction of Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, southern China.Houjie Town is located at the east bank of the Pearl River Delta, the middle section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen economic corridor. In the south it borders Humen Port, and in the north it...
(厚街镇)
Geography
Urban Center
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of Dongguan is 50 km away from that of Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
to its north, 90 km away from Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
to its south, 47 nautical miles (87 km) away from Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and 48 nautical miles (88.9 km) from Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
by waterway. Dongguan is a must-pass-by locality from Guangzhou to Hong Kong by road or waterway.
Of the total area of Dongguan, 27% is water, 25% forest land, and 13% plow land, while 35% of its land area has been fully developed.
Climate
The climate of Dongguan is humid subtropical. It lies south of the Tropic of CancerTropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern tropic, is the circle of latitude on the Earth that marks the most northerly position at which the Sun may appear directly overhead at its zenith...
. The average temperature is 22.8 °C (73 °F) throughout the year. The average rainfall is 1756.8 millimetres (69.2 in).
Demographics
Dongguan had 6,949,800 inhabitants at the end of 2008, among which there are 1,748,700 local residents and 5,201,100 permanent migrants from other parts of the country.Dongguan is also a known hometown for many overseas Chinese
Overseas Chinese
Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the Greater China Area . People of partial Chinese ancestry living outside the Greater China Area may also consider themselves Overseas Chinese....
, the root for over 700,000 people in Hong Kong, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
and Macau and over 200,000 nationals living abroad.
Transport
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
.
One can travel from Hong Kong to Dongguan by bus, ferry, or train. Passengers travelling overland must disembark from their transport at the Hong Kong/China border to go through customs and immigration, except for those traveling on the Mass Transit Railway intercity services (former Kowloon-Canton Railway
Kowloon-Canton Railway
The Kowloon–Canton Railway refers to a railway network in Hong Kong which is now combined with the MTR railway system, comprising rapid transit services, a light rail system and feeder bus routes within Hong Kong, and intercity passenger and freight train services to the rest of China...
) from Hung Hom Station to Dongguan, Guangzhou and beyond.
Depending on the time of day, using the ferry may be the most convenient way to travel from Hong Kong, as it allows one to avoid long queues at the land border checkpoint between Hong Kong and mainland China.
Dongguan serves as one of the regional railway hub in Guangdong
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...
, where Guangzhou-Kowloon Railway, Guangzhou-Meizhou-Shantou Railway and Beijing-Kowloon converge.
Rail services in and out of the city call at Dongguan railway station
Dongguan railway station
Dongguan Railway Station serves the city of Dongguan in Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It is located in Changping Town of Dongguan, and was known Changping Railway Station....
where there are direct train services to Guangzhou East railway station
Guangzhou East railway station
Guangzhou East Railway Station serves the city of Guangzhou, China. It is located in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China....
in Guangzhou; and Hung Hom Railway station
Hung Hom (KCR)
Hung Hom Station, formerly known as Kowloon Station is a station on the East Rail Line and West Rail Line in Hong Kong. It is located in Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon, next to the Cross Harbour Tunnel...
in Hong Kong.
The Humen Pearl River Bridge
Humen Pearl River Bridge
The Humen Pearl River Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Pearl River in Guangdong Province, southern China. It connects the Nansha District of Guangzhou to Humen Town of Dongguan...
is a suspension bridge
Suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. Outside Tibet and Bhutan, where the first examples of this type of bridge were built in the 15th century, this type of bridge dates from the early 19th century...
over 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...
. Completed in 1997, it has a main span of 888 m.
Economy
Foreign direct investment
Foreign direct investment or foreign investment refers to the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor.. It is the sum of equity capital,other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in...
. In 2005, the city hosted the first-ever Sino-American Forum of Intellectual Property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
Rights, co-organized by the Patent Protection Association of China - PPAC and the International Association for Technology Trade (IATT) as well as what has been identified as the world's largest educational technology conference and expo, co-organized by IATT and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), attracting nearly 40,000 attendees in its first year.
The Dongguan Science & Technology Museum (opened in December 2005), the high tech commerce park in the SongShan Lake district (which debuted in 2003) and a partnership with the Global IT Academy of the Brea Olinda Unified School District
Brea Olinda Unified School District
Brea Olinda Unified School District is the school district serving the City of Brea in Orange County, California, United States. It also serves portions of the nearby cities of Fullerton, Yorba Linda and La Habra.The school district consists of:...
in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
have demonstrated the city's emphasis on attracting technology business. The city also announced in 2005 a planned investment of US$500-Million over five years for technology infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
improvements.
The city and province have been the recent focus of press and journalist attention with coverage of the arrival of teenaged Chinese workers, principally females (so-called factory girls), from agricultural areas to work in the area's factories and manufacturing/assembly facilities, where many are housed in large domitories, usually several to a room.
An article in the High Tech Misery in China series reports research conducted, over 2008 - 2009, on working conditions at one of the city's major keyboard makers (Dongguan Meitai Plastics & Electronics Factory); in it, Meitai factory won some unwanted attention, due to the disappointing conditions for its young, mostly female workers. The PDF article includes details of those conditions, photos, translations of employer's rules and evidence that well-known computer brands use this keyboard supplier's products.
While the city is the third largest export
Export
The term export is derived from the conceptual meaning as to ship the goods and services out of the port of a country. The seller of such goods and services is referred to as an "exporter" who is based in the country of export whereas the overseas based buyer is referred to as an "importer"...
ing region in China, behind Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
and Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
(and a major center for Taiwanese investment), outside of China, Dongguan has yet to gain the kind of name recognition realized by Shenzhen (just an hour away, and down-river from Dongguan). This may be because the city has placed an emphasis on investing in infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
, rather than directly targeting major corporations with financial incentives for economic development
Economic development
Economic development generally refers to the sustained, concerted actions of policymakers and communities that promote the standard of living and economic health of a specific area...
. Still, Dongguan has been identified by high level representatives of the National Development and Reform Commission
National Development and Reform Commission
The National Development and Reform Commission , formerly State Planning Commission and State Development Planning Commission, is a macroeconomic management agency under the Chinese State Council, which has broad administrative and planning control over the Chinese economy...
of the central government as being one of the most significant growth regions for technology in the coming years. As part of this plan the Dongguan local government has announced a plan to create and support a 100 Billion RMB photovoltaic manufacturing industry by 2015.
To cope with the strike of financial crisis, Dongguan city has developed the solutions to step out of the difficulties in order to push forward the city’s industrial restructuring, transformation and upgrade. The city starts a series of study and discussion activities on applying scientific concept on development of the four-pillar platforms - governmental service, supporting measures, technology upgrade and market expansion - to give strong support for transformation of processing trade enterprises in Guangdong province. Through a series of effective measures, Dongguan industrial restructuring has achieved preliminary results. Its industrial restructuring has already enhanced the city’s capability of independent innovation and the quantity of patent applications in 2008. Such intention were further confirmed by the visit of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Dongguan back in July 2008 at some high technology enterprises where Wen gave strong encouragement and compliments on their innovative technologies, such as Dongguan Anwell Digital Machinery Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of a Singapore listed company), Dongguan Konka Electronic Co., Ltd., and Hua Bao Shoes Co.,Ltd.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Dongguan is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
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See also
- Dongguan New CenturyDongguan New CenturyDongguan New Century Leopards or Dongguan Leopards or Dongguan New Century are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, who take their name from Dongguan, Guangdong and play home games at Dalang ....
- Guangdong Southern TigersGuangdong Southern TigersGuangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway is a basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association, or CBA...
- Lanwa FC plays in the Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, not Chinese, footballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
pyramid - New South China Mall: World's second largest mall.
External links
- Dongguan City Government and
- www.dongguantoday.com Government funded website, giving a full range of information about Dongguan and
- Dongguan Bureau of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation and
- IATT - International Association for Technology Trade
- Expats in Dongguan - Expatacular - Expat Community