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Yangjiang
Prefecture-level city in Guangdong, People's Republic of China

Yangjiang

Yangjiang, alternately romanized via Cantonese as Yeungkong, is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China.

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It borders Maoming to the west, Yunfu to the north, Jiangmen to the east, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south. The local dialect is the Gaoyang dialect, a branch of Yue Chinese. During the 2020 census, its population was 2,602,959 inhabitants of whom 1,292,987 lived in the built-up and largely urbanized area comprising Jiangcheng District and Yangdong District.

Get in

Getting to Yangjiang

Yangjiang’s transportation network is well-developed and still being improved, covering road, rail, and maritime transport, connecting the Pearl River Delta, western Guangdong, and other regions across the country. Several highways run through Yangjiang, such as the Shenhai Expressway (G15) and the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang Expressway, connecting Yangjiang with cities in the Pearl River Delta like Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

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    Yangjiang High-Speed Railway Station
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    From Guangzhou South Station
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    Yangjiang Bus Terminal

    Yangjiang Bus Terminal is located in the city center and offers services to major cities within Guangdong Province and some cities in neighboring provinces.

See

Worth seeing

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    Maritime Silk Road Museum of Guangdong
  2. 02
    Hailing Island Mangrove Forest National Wetlands Park
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    Jinjiling Forest Park
  4. 04
    Zhapo Windmill Tianlu Mountain and Sea Resort

    Zhapo Windmill Tianlu Mountain and Sea Resort is a famous resort in Yangjiang.

  5. 05
    Ten-Mile Silver Beach
  6. 06
    Yangjiang Ocean Culture Museum
Do

Things to do

Fishermen's Fishing Festival on Hailing Island (海陵岛渔民开渔节). Held every August. Held in August every year, it is a traditional festival for fishermen of Yangjiang Hailing Island to celebrate the opening of the sea for fishing. During the event, fishermen will hold a grand ceremony to worship the god of the sea, pray for good harvest and peace, and accompany their fishing boats out to sea.

Eat

Where to eat

Yangjiang tempeh is a local specialty of Yangjiang, which has a complex umami flavor, slightly sweet and salty, making it a popular condiment in a variety of dishes.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.