Chang'an, Dongguan

For the ancient capital of China on the site of present day Xi'an, see Chang'an.

Chang'an Town (simplified Chinese: 长安镇; traditional Chinese: 長安鎮; pinyin: Cháng'ān zhèn) is an industrial town within the Dongguan prefecture-level city in the Pearl River Delta, in the Guangdong Province of southern China. The population of Chang'an was 594,809 at the 2000 Census, making it the most populous town (zhèn) in China at that count.[1]

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Economy

There are many manufacturing operations which tailor to the needs of the export industry, and as a result, Chang'an is one of the wealthiest districts in all of China.

Transportation

State Highway 107 and Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway run through the area.

References

  1. ^ National Bureau of Statistics of China; Guangdong (Chinese) Population of administrative units at the 2000 Population Census. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.