Zhangmutou

Zhangmutou
樟木头
Town
Zhangmutou town centre in 2006
Country China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture Dongguan
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website dgzmt.gov.cn
Zhangmutou
Simplified Chinese 樟木头
Traditional Chinese 樟木頭
Hakka Zong1muk5tiu2 (Meixian)
Chông-muk-thèu (Sixian)
Literal meaning Head of (a) camphor tree(s)

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

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. ↑ 樟 and 木 could be Tseong and Mook respectively as well.

References

    Media related to Zhangmutou at Wikimedia Commons

    Coordinates: 22°54′50″N 114°05′00″E / 22.9139°N 114.0833°E / 22.9139; 114.0833

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