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Shaoguan Overview
 善美之城善美之城


 中国·韶关中国·韶关
 Located at the juncture of three provinces, Shaoguan is a city
 of kindness and beauty.
 Bordering Hunan Province and Jiangxi Province, Shaoguan
 is located in the northern part of Guangdong Province. It has been
 a transportation hub and important gateway connecting South
 China and Central Plains since ancient times. Covering an area of
 the City of KINDNESS and Beauty
 the City of KINDNESS and Beauty
 about 18,400 square kilometers, the city has 3.35 million registered
 population and consists of 7 counties (cities) and 3 districts.
 Shaoguan is a city with a long history and ancient civilization.
 As early as 130 thousand years ago, the “Maba People” flourished
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 in Shaoguan and it was the birthplace of “Shixia Culture”.        005
 Since the establishment of Qujiang County in the Western Han
 Dynasty (111 B.C.), Shaoguan has always been the political,
 economic, transportation and cultural center of the northern part of
 Guangdong, and is a cultural melting pot of the Central Plains and
 South China.
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 Shaoguan is a birthplace of many talents and famous
 historical figures. From the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty,
    文明古城
 the city cultivated 194 “Jinshi” (candidates who passed three
 imperial examinations). In modern times, many great figures
 Shaoguan Overview
 and revolutionary martyrs left glorious footprints here. Zen, the
 Hakka, migration, revolution, folk customs, mining industry and
 many other rich cultural elements have made Shaoguan a famous
 historical and cultural city.
 Shaoguan enjoys the great ecological environment and
 abundant beautiful sceneries. It is known as the most intact oasis
 Chapter 1. An Ancient City of  Great Civilization
 004  on the Tropic of Cancer. The city is home to the state key national
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 forest area, the South China Biological Gene Bank and the Pearl
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