DONGGUAN BASICS

Dongguan (simplified Chinese: 东莞; traditional Chinese: 東莞; pinyin: Dōngguǎn) (old spelling Tung-kuan) is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. An important industrial city located in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to the west. It is also home to the world's largest shopping mall, South China Mall. City administration is considered especially progressive in seeking foreign direct investment (see below). The three neighboring municipalities of Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen are home to over 25 million residents, accounting for a large proportion of the Pearl River Delta's population.

Population: 1.7126 million

Area: 2645sq km

Currency: Chinese RMB, called also Yuan. 1 Yuan is divided into 10 Jiao.

Area Code: 0769

Language: Mandarin is the official language and nearly everyone understands it. However, Cantonese is widely used.