Gaoming
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District (China)
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in Guangdong
Guangdong
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province of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
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. Gaoming City is located west of Foshan City
Foshan
Foshan is a city in central Guangdong province in southern China. The prefectural area under the city's jurisdiction over an area of about 3,840 km² and a population of 5.4 million of which 1.1 million reside in the city proper ....
, and has a population of 276,000 and Covers an area of 967.4 km².
Economy
Gaoming has resources of GoldGold
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, Copper
Copper
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, Tungsten
Tungsten
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and other minerals. Gaoming county is an important producer of foodstuffs within 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...
, as well as food and textiles.
Administration
Gaoming belongs to Foshan prefecture. Neighboring counties are GaoyaoGaoyao
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in the North, Xinxing in the West, Heshan
Heshan
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in the South, Nanhai and Sanshui
Sanshui
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in the East. The county is divided into six districts and three Street committees. Major localities in the county are Heshui (合水), Genglou (更楼), Yangmei (杨梅), Renhe (人和), Xi'an (西安) and Fuwan (富湾).
Transport
Gaoming is not particularly well integrated into transport systems. The railway from GuangzhouGuangzhou
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to Maoming
Maoming
Maoming is located in southwestern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. Facing the South China Sea to the city's south, Maoming city neighbors Zhanjiang in the west and is from Guangzhou and from Zhanjiang. The Maoming Port is a Grade I port that handled 16.8 million tons of cargo in...
as well as the Guangzhou
Guangzhou
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-Foshan
Foshan
Foshan is a city in central Guangdong province in southern China. The prefectural area under the city's jurisdiction over an area of about 3,840 km² and a population of 5.4 million of which 1.1 million reside in the city proper ....
-Kaiping
Kaiping
Kaiping : Hoi3 Pen6) or Hoi Ping is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, southern China. It has a population of 680,000 as of 2003 and an area of 1,659 km². The locals speak a variation of the Taishan dialect.-Administration:...
highway do not reach this area of the county. Gaoming has a river port on the Xi River.
Gaoming has a sizeable bus station located on Hexiang Lu. It provides transport to a number of locations including Guangzhou, Foshan, Kaiping and Zhuhai in mainland China, and Hong Kong. Buses to Guangzhou terminate at Fangcun Bus Station (ajoined to Ximenkou Metro) and the Central Bus Station (adjoined to Guangzhou Train Station). Both buses take just over an hour and cost around Y33.
Buses to Foshan (Chancheng) cost either 8 or 10 yuan, depending on whether you take the slower or faster bus.
Shopping
McDonald's and KFC both feature along Wenchang Lu alongside other Western clothes retail outlets and Watson's pharmacy stores. Otherwise, Western shops are rare. Nonetheless, shopping facilities cater well for day to day needs.The primary shopping streets are Canjiang Lu, Wenchang Lu and Wenhau Lu. Markets are also numerous and can be found simply by turning off the primary streets into nearby side-roads.
Eating
Affordable food can be easily found along Wenhau Lu in the City Centre, but if you turn off the main road you often find better, cheaper restaurants.Gaoming is famous for its Lai Fen, a local food only found here. It is a type of rice noodle.
There are three big Western restaurants: The Harbour Restaurant, Ming Xiang and Oupo.
Activities
Gaoming has little of offer in the way of entertainment.There is a cinema, several places where you can play pool or snooker, gyms, and some alcohol bars, the most popular being New Face (on Hexiang Lu) and Honey (on Cangjiang Lu).
One of the most popular places to go in Gaoming is the Century Square, a large flat open space by the river. Many people gather here in the evening to go dancing (many different styles), go rollerskating, play with kites, or simply to have a walk.