Maoming

Coordinates: 21°39′46″N 110°55′32″E / 21.6627°N 110.9255°E / 21.6627; 110.9255
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Maoming
茂名市
Mowming
Coastline
220 km (140 mi)
Websitewww.maoming.gov.cn
Maoming
Hanyu Pinyin
Màomíng
Hanyu Pinyin
Màomíng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMauhmìhng
JyutpingMau6-ming4

Maoming,

Macao
and ASEAN member nations.

As of the 2020 census, Maoming had a population of 6,174,050 inhabitants, 2,539,148 of whom live in the built-up (or metro) area, which includes 2 urban districts (

GDP (2012) was RMB 195.118 billion (US$31.81billion), up by 10.6% over the previous year.[5] According to government sources, Maoming's GDP ranked 7th among Guangdong's 21 cities, and ranked 79th of China's 656 cities in 2012.[6]

Etymology

The city is named after

Taoist scholar and doctor Pan Maoming [zh] (290–371), born in Gaozhou. The local area was renamed by imperial decree in honour of Pan in 598 A.D. during the Sui dynasty
.

History

During the early development of Chinese civilization in the

Qing, it comprised part of Gaozhou Prefecture.[3] Following the Chinese Civil War, Maoming became the primary community in the area and was raised to county-level city
status in 1959.

In 2014, the city was the site of popular protests against

sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption in relation to the p-Xylene scandal. Two other former party secretaries, Liang Yimin and Luo Yinguo, were removed from office and sentenced to prison, respectively.[7]

Demographics

The prefecture includes a large number of

Mandarin. In addition, Hakka
dialect is also spoken by a certain percentage of the Maoming people.

Administration

The

districts and 3 county-level cities
.

Map
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Population
(2010 census) 		Area
(km2) 		Density
(/km2)
Maonan District
 茂南区 Màonán Qū 820,934 507 1,619.2
Dianbai District
 电白区 Diànbái Qū 1,615,505 2,227 725.4
Huazhou 化州市 Huàzhōu Shì 1,178,873 2,354 500.8
Xinyi 信宜市 Xìnyí Shì 913,717 3,081 296.6
Gaozhou 高州市 Gāozhōu Shì 1,288,724 3,276 393.4

Geography

Situated in the southwestern coastal area of Guangdong, Maoming has under its jurisdiction Maonan District, Maogang District, Dianbai County. The city administers the smaller cities of Xinyi, Gaozhou, and Huazhou at the county level.

Maoming's coastline is 220 kilometers long. The "First Shoal of China" resort is 25 kilometers (16 mi) from downtown Maoming.

Climate

Climate data for Maoming (2002–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.9
(84.0) 		31.5
(88.7) 		32.5
(90.5) 		34.0
(93.2) 		38.4
(101.1) 		37.5
(99.5) 		36.9
(98.4) 		37.3
(99.1) 		36.5
(97.7) 		34.4
(93.9) 		33.5
(92.3) 		29.8
(85.6) 		38.4
(101.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.1
(70.0) 		22.5
(72.5) 		24.5
(76.1) 		27.8
(82.0) 		31.3
(88.3) 		32.5
(90.5) 		33.0
(91.4) 		32.8
(91.0) 		32.2
(90.0) 		30.3
(86.5) 		27.1
(80.8) 		22.8
(73.0) 		28.2
(82.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4) 		17.8
(64.0) 		20.5
(68.9) 		23.8
(74.8) 		27.0
(80.6) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.6
(83.5) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.4
(81.3) 		25.1
(77.2) 		21.7
(71.1) 		17.2
(63.0) 		23.5
(74.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3) 		14.9
(58.8) 		17.8
(64.0) 		21.2
(70.2) 		24.2
(75.6) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.3
(77.5) 		24.3
(75.7) 		21.4
(70.5) 		17.9
(64.2) 		13.4
(56.1) 		20.3
(68.6)
Record low °C (°F) 4.3
(39.7) 		4.0
(39.2) 		4.9
(40.8) 		11.2
(52.2) 		16.1
(61.0) 		18.9
(66.0) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.3
(72.1) 		17.3
(63.1) 		13.7
(56.7) 		6.1
(43.0) 		3.5
(38.3) 		3.5
(38.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43.3
(1.70) 		39.5
(1.56) 		60.4
(2.38) 		141.2
(5.56) 		214.3
(8.44) 		299.8
(11.80) 		308
(12.1) 		302.4
(11.91) 		201.2
(7.92) 		71.6
(2.82) 		33.1
(1.30) 		37.1
(1.46) 		1,751.9
(68.95)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.5 8.0 10.2 11.7 15.7 17.7 17.4 19.1 14.2 6.1 5.2 5.2 137
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		76 80 83 84 84 85 83 84 81 74 73 72 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 116.2 86.8 73.6 99.3 156.5 160.6 195.2 183.4 176.6 197.3 165.2 143.5 1,754.2
Percent possible sunshine 34 27 20 26 38 40 47 46 49 55 50 43 40
Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10]

Economy

Maoming was called one of "the top 100 developed cities in China" and the "National Garden City". Maoming is one of the largest petrochemical production areas in South China, and one of the largest fruit production areas. Other major industries include tilapia culture and processing, winter-planted vegetable production, and other energy, material, and heavy-chemical industrial production.

Major Economic indicators (2012)[5]

GDP: RMB 195.118 billion (US$31.81 million), 10.6% up

GDP Composition:

  • Primary Industry (Agriculture) 19.1%
  • Secondary Industry (Industry & Construction) 37.2%
  • Tertiary Industry(Service) 43,7%

GDP Per Capita: RMB 33,537(US$5467.93), 8.9% up

Unemployment Rate: 2.5%

Fixed Asset Investment: RMB 18.01 billion (US$2,64 billion), 23.5% up

Utilized FDI: US$31 million, 44.2% down

Total Import & Export: US$673 million, 9.1% down

Export: US$532 million, 7.4% up

Import: US$141 million, 42.5% down

Sales of Consumer Goods: RMB 60.1 billion (US$8.8 billion), 20.3% up

Environmental issues

In March 2014, local people staged a protest over the production of

paraxylene, a chemical used to make fabrics and plastic bottles at a plant run by the local government and state-owned Sinopec, China's biggest refiner.[11]

Transport

Highway

Maoming can be reached by the Maozhan Expressway, which is linked to the Kaiyang Expressway and Fokai Expressway, which leads to the provincial capital, Guangzhou. Guangzhou is a 5 - 6 hour commute from Maoming.[12]

Railway

Maoming is served by the

Central Plain
.

Tourist attractions

Maoming is home to the No. 1 Shoal of China Vacation Area (中国第一滩),

Litchi
Cultural Tourist Area.

The No.1 Shoal of China Vacation Area is 25 kilometers (16 mi) from the downtown Maoming, in the Maogang District. With miles of fine beach outside the shelter belt, tourists can enjoy

sailboarding. It is also a national training center for beach volleyball
, and often hosts national and international competitions.

Chicken Island is the largest island in Maoming, covering an area of 1.9 km2. This tourist resort is a diving center, boasting clear and pristine sea water. It is known for its coral reefs and recreational scuba diving. Skin diving, deep diving, and explorational diving are available as well.

The

Madam Xian
, who was the female leader of the Baiyue Tribe. The temple is rich in cultural and historical objects, such as ancient statues, sculptures, and stone inscriptions.

Maoming is a famous

litchi production area. The Genzi Litchi Cultural Tourist Area is situated in Genzi
, a small town in Maoming.

Maoming's most popular local specialty foods include Huazhou Baiqie Chicken (白切鸡), Gaozhou Salted Chicken (盐焗鸡 yánjú jī), Fenpi (粉皮), Genzi Beef Rice Noodles and Xinyi Huaixiang Chicken.

Downtown Maoming is a comfortable walking city, great for just wandering into shops. A downtown park comes alive at night as couples and families stroll.

Maoming is accessible from Guangzhou (approximately four hours by train or a first class bus). Two train stations serve Maoming, one downtown that provides the connection to Guangzhou and points to the north, and one a few minutes south of town that connects to the south and west.

Notable people:

  • jiang, mao shen (江茂森)， born in 1901, and died in 1982. historian, also a senior member of Chinese nationalist party(KMT)
  • Tonyee chow hang tung (鄒幸彤) : vice chairperson of Hong Kong alliance in support of patriotic movements of China
  • Alexandra Wong fung yiu (王鳳瑤)， social activist of Hong Kong, ms Wong has a nickname: senior lady Wong(王婆婆)
  • Wong sun (黃新)： born in 1926, and died in November, 1999, Wong was a male actor of Hong Kong television broadcasting company (TVB)
  • chiu, miu ling (招妙玲)， Hong Kong actress, she has a nickname: big sound woman (大聲婆), Chiu was died around 2013.
  • Cheng, siu ping (鄭少萍 )： Hong Kong actress, Cheng migrated to USA around 1990s.

Notes

  1. ^ Maoming has also been romanized as Mow-ming and Mow-ming-heën. It was also Romanized in as late as the 1930s in older documents as Kochow.[3]

References

  1. ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ISBN 978-7-5037-7837-7. Archived from the original
    on 22 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Gützlaff, Charles (1838), China Opened, p. 527.
  4. ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  5. ^ a b "Maoming Economic and Social Development Report". Bureau of Statistics of Maoming.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "SOUTHCN, Chinese City GDP Ranking 2012". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  7. ^ a b 10年4任书记3人落马 (in Simplified Chinese). 14 October 2014.
  8. ^ 广东茂名买官价目表:副区长为转正送30万美金 (in Simplified Chinese). Netease. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  9. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  10. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  11. ^ Rajagopalan, Megha (31 March 2014). "Hundreds protest chemical plant in southern China". Reuters. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Guangzhou to Maoming Train Schedule and Ticket Prices".

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