Guangdong [Province] - Canton

Japanese: 広東[省] - カントン

A province in southern China. Its capital is Guangzhou. The Nanling River runs along the northern border of the province, and the Pearl River, where the Xijiang, Dongjiang, and Beijiang join, forms a delta. The climate is tropical, with heavy rainfall and strong seasonal winds. Rice is cultivated twice a year, and the province is the largest producer of rice in China. Silkworm farming is also popular, and other fruits produced in the province include sweet potatoes, sugarcane, mandarin oranges, bananas, and pineapples. Minerals include coal, antimony, tin, bismuth, tungsten, and iron. Industries such as steel, cement, weapons, and shipbuilding are centered in Guangzhou. The main arteries of transportation are the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway (Beijing-Guangzhou), which runs north to south, the Guangzhou-Kowloon Railway (Guangzhou-Kowloon) that extends to the Kowloon Peninsula, and the Beijing-Kowloon Railway (Beijing-Kowloon), and the Pearl River waterway, with Hong Kong and Macau at the mouth of the Pearl River. The province has an area of 178,000 ^km2 . 86.36 million (2014).
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Japanese:

中国南部の省。簡称は粤(えつ)。省都は広州。北方省境を南嶺が走り，西江・東江・北江を合流する珠江が三角州を形成する。気候は熱帯性で多雨，季節風の影響が強い。水稲の二期作が行われ，産米量は中国一。養蚕も盛んで，ほかにサツマイモ，サトウキビ，ミカン，バナナ，パイナップルの産も多い。鉱産は石炭，アンチモン，スズ，ビスマス，タングステン，鉄など。製鉄，セメント，兵器，造船などの工業が広州を中心に行われる。交通は南北を縦貫する京広鉄路（北京〜広州），九竜半島へ延びる広九鉄路（広州〜九竜），京九鉄路（北京〜九竜）と珠江の水運が大動脈をなし，珠江河口に香港とマカオがある。17万8000km²。8636万人（2014）。
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