Guangdong is the abbreviation of which province?

In ancient literature, "Yue" means "Yue", and "Yue" and "Yue" were very common in ancient times. Tribes along the coast south of the Yangtze River are often collectively referred to as "Yue" in pre-Qin ancient books, "Baiyue" or "Zhu Yue" in literature (including wuyue, Fujian, Yangyue, Nanyue, Xi 'ou and Luoyue), and "Nanyue" in Guangdong.

After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the meaning of the word "Guangdong" narrowed, generally referring to Lingnan area, or "South Guangdong". Until modern times, Guangdong and Guangxi were still called "Guangdong". After the Republic of China, the word "Guangdong" became the abbreviation of Guangdong Province.

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Guangdong Province, referred to as "Guangdong" for short, is the provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC), with Guangzhou as its capital. Because the East generally believes in ancient place names, it was named "Guangdong". Located in the south of Nanling and on the coast of the South China Sea, it borders Hong Kong, Macao, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian, and faces Hainan across the sea. It has jurisdiction over 2 1 prefecture-level city, 65 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 34 counties and 3 autonomous counties.

Guangdong is the southern gate of China and the shipping hub in the South China Sea. It has been the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road since the Qin and Han Dynasties. In Qing Dynasty, Guangzhou became the only foreign trade port in China. After the reform and opening up, Guangdong has become the frontier of reform and opening up and the window to introduce western economy, culture and technology, and has made remarkable achievements.

Refer to the above? Baidu encyclopedia-Guangdong