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45-431: Guiping was formerly known as Xunzhou . From 1855 to 1861 it was the capital of the rebel state of Da Cheng and was called Xiujing . Guiping has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ), with short, mild winters, and long, hot, humid summers. Winter begins dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast and often rainy, while summer continues to be rainy though it

90-545: A dry-winter humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification : Cwa ), with abundant rainfall over the year. It lies just south of the Tropic of Cancer . The average temperature is 22.9 °C (73.2 °F) throughout the year with average rainfall of 1,893 millimeters (74.5 in). With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 23 percent in March to 57 percent in October,

135-522: A landmark in Dongguan city. The new cultural hub houses two theaters presenting a full schedule of performances, including Romeo and Juliet and the Chinese classic Butterfly Lovers . So far Dongguan has produced seven original musicals by its own and made a roadshow of 60 performances in over 30 cities of China. The city and province have been the recent focus of press and journalist attention with coverage of

180-509: A large land and naval force in an attack on Wuzhou. The attack failed, and Chen Kai had to retreat with heavy losses. In February 1861, the Qing army attacked Xiujing. The city fell after a six-month long siege. Chen Kai was killed in the battle. The rebellion then entered an insurgency phase of actively resisting the Qing army until the last rebel holdouts surrendered in May 1864. The British involvement in

225-513: A lodge-master (堂主) and in October 1854 elected Li Wenmao and Chen Kai as joint alliance-masters (盟主). In Summer 1854, 50,000 outlaws, proclaiming a restoration of the Ming dynasty , captured Qingyuan . That roused the Tiandihui to revolt in the city of Conghua , forty miles northeast of the provincial capital. The Red Turbans were formed by religious members from Tiandihui, such as Qiu Ersao , who joined

270-587: Is 50 kilometers (31 mi) from that of Guangzhou to its north, 90 kilometers (56 mi) from Shenzhen to its south, 47 nautical miles (87 km) from Hong Kong and 48 nautical miles (89 km) from Macau by waterway. It is positioned in the middle of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen economic corridor, a hub for both land and sea transport. Of Dongguan's total area, 27 percent is water, 25 percent forest land, and 13 percent arable land, while 35 percent of its land area has been fully developed. Dongguan has

315-572: Is a prefecture-level city of the Guangdong province . An uncommon administrative feature is that it has no county-level division, but the municipal government does group the 32 township-level divisions into six district areas. The city government directly administers four Subdistricts and 28 towns : Dongguan is served by Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport , Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport , but primarily by Hong Kong International Airport ; ticketed passengers to HKIA can take ferries from

360-500: Is a major manufacturing hub, although it suffered significant loss of economic activity from the impact of the 2007–2008 financial crisis . The largest industrial sector is manufacturing of electronics and communications equipment; international companies with facilities in Dongguan include DuPont , Samsung Electronics , Nokia , Coca-Cola , Nestlé and Maersk . The Dongguan Science and Technology Museum opened in December 2005 and

405-471: Is considered especially progressive in seeking foreign direct investment . Dongguan ranks behind only Shenzhen , Shanghai and Suzhou in exports among Chinese cities , with $ 65.54 billion in shipments. It is also home to one of the world's largest shopping malls, the New South China Mall , which is seeing increased activity. Although the city is geographically and thus culturally Cantonese in

450-452: Is considered especially progressive in seeking foreign direct investment . Among the investors were Brazilian shoe manufacturers. Brazil excelled in manufacturing cheap footwear in the 1970s and 80s. The Brazilian community in Dongguan numbered 4,000 people in 2013. While the city is the fourth largest export region in China, behind Shanghai , Shenzhen , and Suzhou , Dongguan has yet to gain

495-406: Is home to a wide range of international schools due to the large expat community. The number of professional teachers, including those at kindergartens, totals 20,268. A comparatively integrated educational system has been set up including preschool, basic, vocational, higher and lifelong adult education. Senior high school education has developed since 1995. The Dongguan University of Technology

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540-682: Is the high tech commerce park in the Songshan Lake district, which opened in 2003. The museum is a partnership with the Global IT Academy of the Brea Olinda Unified School District in Southern California , demonstrating the city's emphasis on attracting technology business. The city announced in 2005 a planned investment of US$ 500 million over five years for technology infrastructure improvements. The city administration

585-648: Is the sunniest time of year. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 12.5 °C (54.5 °F) in January to 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 21.58 °C (70.8 °F). The annual rainfall is around 1,735 mm (68 in), and is delivered in bulk (~46%) from May to July, when the plum rains occur and often create the risk of flooding. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 13% in March to 53% in September,

630-462: The 2010 Asian Games at the Dongguan Arena . The 16,000 seat Dongguan Basketball Center was one of the venues for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup . The venue has also hosted the 2015 Sudirman Cup badminton tournament. Dongguan Yulan Theater is one of China's newest multipurpose performing arts venues. With its multi-layered exterior suggestive of an unfolding lotus petal, it has become

675-415: The Guangdong province of South China . The initial core of the rebels were Tiandihui secret societies that were involved in both revolutionary activity and organised crime, such as prostitution , piracy , and opium smuggling . Many lodges were formed originally for self-defence in feuds between locals and migrants from neighboring provinces. They were organized into scattered local lodges, each under

720-630: The Humen Ferry Terminal in Humen to the HKIA Skypier . There are also coach bus services connecting Dongguan with HKIA. Many foreign travellers to Dongguan fly into Hong Kong, which gives visas on arrival to citizens of over 170 countries. After landing, visitors must apply for a visa to enter mainland China . One can travel from Hong Kong to Dongguan by bus , ferry, or train . Passengers travelling overland must disembark from their transport at

765-507: The Pearl River Delta region Dongguan was the first urban area where joint production was implemented between village collectives, local Chinese Communist Party cadre , and foreign investors. In the 1990s this type of enterprise accounted for around 20 percent of all foreign direct investments and approximately 50 percent of exports by the People's Republic of China (PRC). Today Dongguan

810-494: The Pearl River Delta , Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to the west. It is part of the Pearl River Delta built-up (or metro) area with more than 65.57 million inhabitants as of the 2020 census spread over nine municipalities across an area of 19,870 square kilometers (7,670 sq mi). Dongguan's city administration

855-601: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom with thousands more. In September, forces commanded by Taiping-affiliated Ling Shiba captured Luoding and made it their headquarters. Ling Shiba was connected to the Taiping Rebels, as he was also a member of the Taiping God-Worshipping Society . Viceroy of Guangdong Xu Guangjin ( 徐廣縉 ) sent braves ( 勇 , or irregular militia ), to the border to deal with

900-458: The Weitou form and as well as culturally Hakka in the prefectures of Fenggang and Qingxi , the majority of the modern-day population speaks Mandarin due to the large influx of economic migrants from other parts of China. The city is home to several universities , including Guangdong University of Science and Technology , Guangdong Medical University and Dongguan University of Technology . In

945-679: The Hong Kong/China border to go through customs and immigration, except for those traveling on the Mass Transit Railway intercity services (former Kowloon–Canton Railway ) from Hung Hom station to Dongguan, Guangzhou and beyond. People can also choose to drive between Hong Kong and Dongguan. With the permitted business license plate and driver license, people can drive through the customs located at Shenzhen so that to get to Hong Kong. Normally, it takes three hours for driving. In 2018, G4 Expressway (Beijing - Hong Kong and Macau Expressway)

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990-856: The Taiping forces of Shi Dakai . Some of them were consolidated as the Flower Flag Force ( 花旗军 ) of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Many were crushed en route by the Xiang Army .   The rebellion was led by Chen Kai (陳開) and Li Wenmao (李文茂), both of whom were Yue Chinese . They captured several counties and besieged Guangzhou , but the Qing army managed to recover most of the territory. The rebels retreated west to Guangxi and captured Xunzhou (modern-day Guiping ) in 1855, renamed it to Xiujing (秀京), and made it their capital. The Dacheng Kingdom army

1035-808: The attack on the provincial capital Guangzhou, where the gentry had succeeded in raising a force of militia to defend the city alongside the British Royal Navy , which intervened on the government side. By 1856, after failing to capture Guangzhou, Red Turban forces, hoping to regroup with the Taiping forces in Nanjing, retreated north, occupied parts of Guangxi province , proclaimed the Dacheng Kingdom , and managed to hold out for nine years. Others fought their way through government-held territory in Hunan province and finally to Jiangxi province, where they coalesced with

1080-415: The broader service sector benefit from the trade brought by visitors. Although much of the business is illegal, police operations to limit these activities were for a long time largely ineffective, in part because corrupt members of the local administration and other officials have business interests in the sector. On 9   February 2014, CCTV aired a report about prostitution in Dongguan. In reaction, on

1125-414: The city of Huizhou . The rebel leader He Liu proceeded to capture the city of Dongguan , which was followed by Chen Kai's capture of the major city of Foshan on 4 July 1854. The Red Turbans did not succeed in taking the city of Guangzhou but fought through much of the country round it for more than a year. Failure to co-ordinate had exhausted the supplies of the rebel alliance, which faltered during

1170-465: The city receives 1,596 hours of bright sunshine annually. Guiping administers 21 towns and 5 townships : Towns: Townships: This Guangxi location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Da Cheng Rebellion Qing victory The Red Turban Rebellion of 1854–1856 was a rebellion by members of the Tiandihui ( Chinese : 天地會 , Heaven and Earth Society) in

1215-583: The city receives 1892 hours of bright sunshine annually. Dongguan had an estimated 6,949,800 inhabitants at the end of 2008, among whom 1,748,700 were local residents and 5,201,100 permanent migrants from other parts of the country. At the 2010 Census the population had expanded to 8,220,237. The number reached 10.5 million by 2020. Dongguan is the hometown for many overseas Chinese , the family origin of over 700,000 people in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau and over 200,000 Chinese nationals living abroad. Dongguan

1260-520: The city. In September 1857, the Dacheng Kingdom managed to expand half of Guangxi, an area equal to northern Vietnam , and issued their own currency called Pingjing Shengbao (平靖勝寶). In 1857, Li Wenmao attacked Guilin . However, the Qing army, commanded by Jiang Yili (蒋益澧) managed to recapture Wuzhou. During a battle in Huaiyuan , Li Wenmao was killed. Liuzhou then fell to the Qing. In 1859, Chen Kai led

1305-544: The counter-insurgency involved selling British weaponry to government forces and allowing the Chinese shipping carrying them to avoid rebel attack by using the British flag. That would lead to the Second Opium War in which a pirate ship with a British flag was captured by Chinese government forces. Dongguan Dongguan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. An important industrial city in

1350-546: The crackdown affected the livelihood of taxi drivers and restaurants who, while not directly involved in the sex industry, benefited from the increased clientele. The city ranked 13th in Forbes China's listing of the most innovative mainland cities, as well as 18th in Foreign Policy 's listing of the most dynamic cities in the world. The earliest traces of human habitation in the area stretch back 5,000 years. In 1839, at

1395-568: The four metro lines (Line 1-Line 4) planned for the Dongguan Rail Transit , Line 2 was scheduled to open for operations in early 2015. This was delayed and opened in May 2016. Line 2 will link towns in Western Dongguan, thereby promoting the connection of the entire downtown area with Houjie, Humen and Chang'an. It will also support Dongguan's regional transportation with other cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong by joining with

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1440-506: The further defence of the province against the Taiping rebellion, heavy taxes begun to be levied on the population. That resulted in the people becoming alienated, and flooding of the Pearl River added to their economic woes. The Taiping victory in the capture of Nanjing galvanised the Tiandihui to redouble its revolutionary efforts. A group, allied with the Small Swords Society in neighboring Fujian Province, succeeded in seizing

1485-467: The kind of name recognition realized by Shenzhen outside of China. This may be because the city has focused on infrastructure investment rather than the direct targeting of major corporations with financial incentives for economic development. Nevertheless, Dongguan has been identified by high level representatives of the National Development and Reform Commission of the central government as one of

1530-586: The many young Chinese workers, principally females (so-called factory girls ), from agricultural areas who work in the area's factories and manufacturing/assembly facilities, where many are housed in large dormitories, usually several to a room. An article in the High Tech Misery in China series reports research conducted, over 2008 to 2009, on working conditions at one of the city's major keyboard makers (Dongguan Meitai Plastics & Electronics Factory); in it, Meitai factory won some unwanted attention due to

1575-577: The most significant growth regions for technology in the coming years. As part of this plan, the Dongguan local government announced a plan to create and support a 100-billion-yuan photovoltaic manufacturing industry by 2015. To cope with the impact of the financial crisis, Dongguan city is looking to industrial restructuring, focusing on four pillar platforms , these are governmental services, supporting measures, technology upgrade, and market expansion. The city government claims that this process has already enhanced its capability for independent innovation and

1620-671: The outset of the First Opium War , large quantities of seized opium were destroyed in Humen , a town that now belongs to Dongguan. Several of the major battles of the war were fought in this area. During the Second World War , the city served as the base for guerrilla resistance against the occupation that came with the Second Sino-Japanese War . Being a district of the Huiyang prefecture before, as its economy overshadowed

1665-556: The poor conditions for its young, mostly female workers. The article includes details of those conditions, photos, translations of employer's rules and evidence that well-known computer brands use this keyboard supplier's products. Also, Dongguan has built a notoriety within China for its various types of brothels, massage parlors, nightclubs, sauna centers and karaoke bars. The city had more than 120 top-end luxury hotels and hundreds of other mid-range places that offer illegal sexual services or lease floors to sex operators, and many parts of

1710-454: The prefectural capital of Huizhou itself, Dongguan earned city status in 1985, and was upgraded to prefecture city status three years later. During this period the city changed its focus from an agricultural town into a manufacturing hub, with an average annual growth of up to 18 percent. Geographically, the city is mostly hilly to the east and flat in the west, with 115.98 kilometers (72.07 mi) of shoreline. The urban center of Dongguan

1755-433: The quantity of patent applications in 2008. On 9 February 2014 China Central Television aired a special on the sex industry in Dongguan. The same day Guangdong Provincial Police raided and closed all saunas, bars, foot massages, karaokes, and other businesses associated with the sex industry. The economic impact of this crackdown is believed to be 50 billion yuan, or just over $ 8 billion US dollars. The residual effects of

1800-545: The rail transit junctions of the Pearl River Delta. Dongguan is dubbed as a "National Basketball City" and is the only prefecture-level city with three professional basketball clubs in China. Established in 1993, the Guangdong Southern Tigers are the first professional basketball club in China, and won eleven Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) championships. The city hosted Weightlifting events during

1845-613: The regional railway hubs in Guangdong , where the Guangzhou–Kowloon railway , Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway and the Beijing–Kowloon railway converge. Rail services in and out of the city call at Dongguan railway station where there are direct train services to Guangzhou East railway station in Guangzhou; and Hung Hom railway station in Hong Kong. High-speed rail services are also available at Humen railway station . Among

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1890-404: The same day, Dongguan police launched a crackdown on brothels, massage parlors, nightclubs, sauna centres and karaoke bars, leading to some commentary that the city's days as China's sex capital were numbered. The city is home to 650 educational institutions: one general college, a TV University as well as technical and vocational schools, 550 primary schools and 480 kindergartens. Also, Dongguan

1935-459: The situation, but most of them defected to the rebels. Provincial Governor Ye Mingchen then formulated a strategy of bribing lodge leaders to defect, which was successful in bringing Ling to heel, and the Emperor promoted him to Viceroy. Ye would later be in charge of purging Guangdong of any anti-government outlaw. Over one million people from Guangdong were sentenced to death and executed. To fund

1980-602: Was joined by the forces of other Yue Chinese rebels such as Huang Dingfeng (黃鼎鳳), Li Wencai (李文彩) and Li Jingui (李錦貴), all of whom had rebelled against the Qing since the 1850s. Other short-term rebel regimes were established alongside Dacheng, such as the Yanling Kingdom and the Shengping Heavenly Kingdom. In November 1856, Li Wenmao besieged and captured Liuzhou . In April 1857, Chen Kai captured Wuzhou . They advanced to Yongzhou (now Nanning ) and captured

2025-489: Was opened, and Dongguan is one of the cities that G4 Expressway approaches. This benefits people from Dongguan to travel to those cities on G4 Expressway. The Humen Pearl River Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Pearl River . Completed in 1997, it has a main span of 888 meters (2,913 ft). Construction work on the Second Humen Pearl River Bridge will start in early 2014. Dongguan serves as one of

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