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Guangdong
(redirected from Canton Province)

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Guang·dong  (gwängdông) also Kwang·tung (kwängtng, gwängdng)
A province of southeast China on the South China Sea. It has been part of China since c. 200 b.c. Guangzhou is the capital. Population: 85,200,000.
Guangdong [ˈgwæŋˈdʊŋ], Kwangtung
n
(Placename) a province of SE China, on the South China Sea: includes the Leizhou Peninsula, with densely populated river valleys, Macao and Hong Kong; the only true tropical climate in China. Capital: Canton. Pop.: 86 420 000 (2000 est.). Area: 197 100 sq. km (76 100 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Guangdong - a province in southern China
Guangdong province, Kwangtung
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Dim sum originated in the Canton province of China and was always served with tea.
Chinese Food - Dim Sum by Liz Canham / Food/cooking/nutrition community
So the local traders started to order black tea from Yunan and Canton Provinces, green tea from Hunan and Zhejiang Provinces, and oolong tea from Fujian in order to satisfy their customers' requirements.
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