Zhangmutou

Zhangmutou is a town under the direct jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Dongguan in Guangdong province, China.

Zhangmutou

樟木头镇
Zhangmutou town centre in 2006
Zhangmutou is labelled '21' on this map of Dongguan
Zhangmutou
Zhangmutou is labelled '21' on this map of Dongguan
Coordinates (Zhangmutou government): 22°54′54″N 114°05′00″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityDongguan
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitedgzmt.gov.cn
Zhangmutou
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
HakkaZong1muk5tiu2 (Meixian)
Chông-muk-thèu (Sixian)
Literal meaningHead of (a) camphor tree(s)

Overview

It is named for the abundant camphor trees (Chinese: 樟木; pinyin: zhāngmù) which existed at one time. It has many flats built and tailored toward expats. It is also a favorite retirement destination and attracts Hong Kong residents as the price is much lower than nearby Hong Kong. The predominant spoken languages are Hakka, Mandarin and Cantonese.

See also

Notes

  1. Hyphens could also be used in place of spaces as Jāng-mù-tóu.
  2. Likewise, using numbers in lieu of tone marks is valid as Jeung1muk6tau4.
  3. and could be Tseong and Mook respectively as well.

References

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