Zhangmutou
樟木头镇 | |
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![]() Zhangmutou town centre in 2006 | |
![]() Zhangmutou is labelled '21' on this map of Dongguan | |
Coordinates (Zhangmutou government): 22°54′54″N 114°05′00″E / 22.9149°N 114.0833°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Dongguan |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | dgzmt.gov.cn |
Zhangmutou | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 樟木头 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 樟木頭 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hakka | Zong1muk5tiu2 (Meixian) Chông-muk-thèu (Sixian) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Head of (a) camphor tree(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zhangmutou is a town under the direct jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Dongguan in Guangdong province, China.
Overview
[edit]It is named for the abundant camphor trees (Chinese: 樟木; pinyin: zhāngmù) which existed at one time. It has many flats built and tailored toward expats. It is also a favorite retirement destination and attracts Hong Kong residents as the price is much lower than nearby Hong Kong. The predominant spoken languages are Hakka, Mandarin and Cantonese.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official website of Zhangmutou government (in Chinese)
- Zhangmutou on sun0769.com (in Chinese)
Media related to Zhangmutou at Wikimedia Commons