What is the longest city in China?

Zhanjiang is the longest city in China.

In Guangdong, there is a port city called Zhanjiang, which is on the peninsula and has a coastline of 2023.6 kilometers. It is the prefecture-level city with the longest coastline in China, accounting for 46% of the coastline of Guangdong Province.

Because of its unique coastal resources, the coastline of 2023.6 kilometers has brought different characteristics to this port city, making Zhanjiang a "fresh" coastal city in many places. The seafood here is "fresh" and rich in seafood resources, and almost all kinds of seafood in the world can be eaten here; It is the seafood and food capital of China.

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Today, Zhanjiang city was originally a French concession in Guangzhou Bay. In the thirty-fourth year of the Republic of China (1945) in September, it was taken back by China, and a municipal level was established, named Zhanjiang City. Because it once belonged to Shenchuan County in history, there was Shenchuan Inspection Department in the territory, hence the name. The ancient "god ship" was also called "warship". It is also said that because Zhanjiang originally belonged to Suixi and Wuchuan, it was named after "Shenchuan" and "Jianjiang".

In the thirty-fourth year of the Republic of China (1945), it was established at the municipal level and named Zhanjiang City. Because it once belonged to Shenchuan County in history, there was Shenchuan Inspection Department in the territory, hence the name. 1September, 1983, the system of merging cities and counties was implemented, and Zhanjiang was a prefecture-level city directly under the provincial government.

Zhanjiang, located at the intersection of Guangdong, Qionghai and Guangxi provinces, is the main seaport for the southwestern provinces of China and the shortest important port for Chinese mainland to Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania.

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