Qingyuan

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清远市
Qīngyuǎn Shì

Administration Type	Prefecture-level city
City Seat	Qingcheng District
Area	19,000 km²
Coastline	nil km
Population	1.626 million in total of which 202,200 Zhuang and Yao minorities.
GDP - Total - Per Capita	¥ ¥
Major Nationalities	Han, Zhuang and Yao.
County-level divisions	4
Township-level divisions	53
CPC Committee Secretary
Mayor
Area code	763
Postal Code	511500
License Plate Prefix	粤R

Qingyuan (Chinese: 清远 Pinyin: Qīngyuǎn) is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China with a total population of 1.626 million. It covers an area of 19.000 km². Qingyuan is on Bei Jiang river. There is an expressway to Guangzhou. Qingyuan city is surrounded by mountainous areas. Cantonese is mainly spoken here.

1 Administration
2 Economy
3 Attractions
4 External Links

[edit] Administration

The seat of the municipal government is in Qingcheng District. It has jurisdiction over Qingxin, Fogang, Yangshan, Lianshan and Liannan Counties. It also administers the Feilaixia Districts and also two cities at the county level, Yingde and Lianzhou.

Qingcheng District (清城区)
Yingde District (英德市)
Lianzhou District (连州市)
Fogang County(佛冈县)
Yangshan County (阳山县)
Qingxin County (清新县)
Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County (连山壮族瑶族自治县)
Liannan Yao Autonomous County (连南瑶族自治县)

[edit] Economy

Qingyuan prefectural level city is a major economic and transportation hub. The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, State Highways 106 and 107, and Beijiang (North River) cross through the city. The martime infrastructure in Qingyuan plays a vital role in transporting goods to other Guangdong regional centres and as far as Hong Kong and Macau. The major ports are Qingyuan Port, Yingde Port, Lianzhou Port, and Yangshan Port.

[edit] Attractions

Qingyuan city is famous for its tourist attractions. These includes Feixia Scenic Spots, Baojing Palace of Yingde, Taihe Ancient Cave of Qingxin, Sankeng Hot Spring in Qingxin County, Huanghua Lake in Fogang, Little Biejiang of Lianyang, Peak Shikengkong in Yangshan County, Underground River of Lianzhou, Three Gorges of Huangchuan, Yinzhan Hot Spring Area, indigenous customs of minorities in Liannan and Lianshan.

[edit] External Links

http://www.qywjm.gov.cn/ (Qingyuan Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau)
http://www.qingyuan.jcy.gov.cn/ (Qianyuan City Customs Authority)

Prefecture-level divisions of Guangdong

Sub-provincial cities:	Guangzhou \| Shenzhen
Prefecture-level cities:	Chaozhou \| Dongguan \| Foshan \| Heyuan \| Huizhou Jiangmen \| Jieyang \| Maoming \| Meizhou \| Qingyuan \| Shantou \| Shanwei Shaoguan \| Yangjiang \| Yunfu \| Zhanjiang \| Zhaoqing \| Zhongshan \| Zhuhai