Regions & prefectures
ChinaRegions & prefectures
Guangdong
The world’s workshop, the Cantonese language and the finest cuisine in China.
- Capital
- Guangzhou
- Status
- Province
- Region
- Central and South China
- Must-see
- The teahouses and dim sum of Guangzhou
- Local specialty
- Dim sum, roast duck, long-simmered soups
China’s leading province by GDP and population, Guangdong was the laboratory of economic opening: Shenzhen, a fishing village of thirty thousand in 1980, now holds close to eighteen million people. Guangzhou traded abroad long before, the only port open to Europeans from 1757 to 1842. Cantonese remains the daily language of tens of millions here, and the local cuisine, built on freshness and steaming, has spread worldwide.
What to see there
Places, dishes and traditions tied to this territory.
Dim SumCantonese culinary tradition consisting of a variety of small dishes served in bamboo steamer baskets, traditionally enjoyed with tea during yum cha ('drinking tea').Gongfu Tea CeremonyChinese tea ceremony. Art of preparing and tasting tea with care and mastery.HuaweiThe Chinese telecom equipment maker and smartphone manufacturer.Canton TowerLandmark · Guangdong, ChinaShenzhenChina's Silicon Valley. Tech megacity facing Hong Kong, home to Huawei, Tencent, DJI.
In the magazine
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