Editing Guangdong (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:广州最美乡村—红山村 - panoramio (32).jpg|left|thumb|A horse in Hongshan village]]
Guangdong faces the [[South China Sea]] to the south and has a total of {{convert|4,300|km|abbr=on}} of coastline. The [[Leizhou Peninsula]] is on the southwestern end of the province. There are a few inactive [[volcanoes]] on Leizhou Peninsula. The [[Pearl River Delta]] is the convergent point of three upstream rivers: the [[Dong Jiang|East River]], [[Bei Jiang|North River]], and [[Xi Jiang|West River]]. The [[river delta]] is filled with hundreds of small islands. The province is geographically separated from the north by a few [[mountain range]]s collectively called the [[Nan Mountains]] (Nan Ling). The highest peak in the province is [[Shikengkong]] with an elevation of {{convert|6,240|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above sea level.[[File:虎门大桥.JPG|{{center|[[Pearl River (China)|Pearl River]] and [[Humen Pearl River Bridge|Humen Bridge]]}}|right|thumb]]

Guangdong borders [[Fujian]] to the northeast, [[Jiangxi]] and [[Hunan]] to the north, [[Guangxi]] autonomous region to the west, and [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]] [[special administrative region (People's Republic of China)|Special Administrative Regions]] to the south. [[Hainan]] is offshore across from the [[Leizhou Peninsula]]. [[Pratas Island]], which were traditionally governed as part of Guangdong, are part of [[Cijin District]], [[Kaoshiung]], [[Taiwan]] (ROC).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/joe-hung/2009/06/22/213223/Sovereignty-over.htm |title=Sovereignty over the Spratly Islands – The China Post 22 June 2009 |publisher=Chinapost.com.tw |date=22 June 2009 |access-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924083855/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/joe-hung/2009/06/22/213223/Sovereignty-over.htm |archive-date=24 September 2012 }}</ref> The PRC continues to claim Pratas Island as part of Guangdong under the district of [[Chengqu, Shanwei]].<ref name="sws">{{cite web|url=http://smzt.gd.gov.cn/qhgk/gsqh/200505/sws/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103005408/http://smzt.gd.gov.cn/qhgk/gsqh/200505/sws/|archive-date=3 November 2020|url-status=live|script-title=zh:汕尾市|language=zh-hans|website=广东省民政厅网站|date=May 2005|quote=城区{...}（东沙群岛不是镇建制）}}</ref><ref name="chengqu">{{cite map|url=http://nr.gd.gov.cn/attachment/0/328/328278/2265301.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707201843/http://nr.gd.gov.cn/attachment/0/328/328278/2265301.jpg|archive-date=7 July 2020|date=30 June 2018|language=zh-hans|script-title=zh:城区地图|website=Department of Natural Resources of Guangdong Province {{lang|zh-hans|广东省自然资源厅}}|author={{lang|zh-hans|广东省国土资源厅}}|via=[[Internet Archive]]|quote={{lang|zh-hans|东沙群岛{...}北卫滩{...}南卫滩{...}东沙岛{...}东沙礁}}}}</ref>

Cities around the [[Pearl River Delta]] include [[Dongguan]], [[Foshan]], [[Guangzhou]], [[Huizhou]], [[Jiangmen]], [[Shenzhen]], [[Shunde]], [[Taishan, Guangdong|Taishan]], [[Zhongshan]], and [[Zhuhai]]. Other cities in the province include [[Chaozhou]], [[Chenghai]], [[Nanhai District|Nanhai]], [[Shantou]], [[Shaoguan]], [[Zhanjiang]], [[Zhaoqing]], [[Yangjiang]], and [[Yunfu]].

Guangdong has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa'' inland, ''Cwa'' along the coast). Winters are short, mild, and relatively dry, while summers are long, hot, and very wet. Average daily highs in Guangzhou in January and July are {{convert|18|and|33|°C|°F}}, although the humidity makes it feel hotter in summer. Frost is rare on the coast but may happen a few days each winter.