Yangjiang
Yangjiang, alternately romanized via Cantonese as Yeungkong, is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China. 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 residents of whom 1,292,987 lived in the built-up and largely urbanized area comprising Jiangcheng District and Yangdong District.
History
was previously part of Zhaoqing Prefecture. It was later split off as a separate prefecture in its own right.Administration
The prefecture-level city of Yangjiang administers 4 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, 1 county-level city and 1 counties.Yangjiang is located about from Guangzhou, about 2.5 hours by bus. Notable areas include Zhapo Beach and Hailing Island near Shapa Town.
Economy and culture
Yangjiang is the base of Yangjiang Shibazi, a knife manufacturer.The Yangjiang Group artist collective is based in the city, and its members' work is largely inspired by the locality.
Yangjiang is home to six nuclear reactors, the largest nuclear power station in China.
Geography
The city is named for the Moyang River.The city was hit by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake on July 25, 1969 which killed over 3,000 people. The area is known for its relatively high levels of natural background radiation.