Maoming Travel Guide
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The city of Maoming in the Guangdong Province is organized and has a clean environment, so much so that it is considered a National Garden City. At the same time, it is appraised as The Oil City of Southern China. Its climate is moderate, its history is long and prosperous, and its tourism resources are abundant, all combining to make Maoming a beautiful modern seaside city for visitors at any time.
Maoming’s agricultural industry flourishes due to its use of high technology. Fruits produced here such as litchi, banana, and longan are famous both at home and abroad. As well, Maoming is abundant in tourism resources and attractions. The superior diving base, Chicken Island, has water that is supremely clear with 8 meters of underwater visibility, attracting divers from around the world. There is no hidden underwater tide, which makes it suitable for the 3 major kinds of popular diving: diving in shallow water, in deep water, and diving to explore.
Maoming City
Beautiful Beaches in Maoming
City Flower: China Rose
Because of this and much more, Maoming has been named the No.1 Seaside Tourist Holiday Area in China. Helping the city live up to its high title are its numerous stunning natural spots. For example, the green “Great Wall,” a seaside coastal shelter belt, has been appraised as the Chinese Hawaii and developed to be the home for much marine life. Maoming Rare Botanical Garden is among the most unique ecological natural protection areas in the world. As well, West River Hot Spring Holiday Village is regarded as the best fluorine spring in China with the highest quality water in the Guangdong Province, complete with other minerals such as radon, silicic acid, and more. This means the spring far exceed the national standard for medicinal hot water, very rare in China, and a proud feature of the tourism department. To escape the bustle of the city and get close to nature, Gaozhou Fairy Cave Natural Scenic Area and Xinyi Tianma Mountain Ecological Tourist Area both are fantastic places to relax. It is said that the famous Southern Yue leader’s wife Ms. Xian was born here. The legend and the related historical places have become great destinations of interest for visitors to Maoming city.
Population: As of the end of 2004, there were 6,705,900 million registered citizens living in Maoming.
City Flower: Bright Red Flower, also called China Rose, Buddhism rose of Sharon, and Japan
Languages: The Maoming dialect is one of the locally used languages in the Guangdong Province. Of course, Putonghua (Mandarin) is the official language as it is in all of China. If you can speak Putonghua, you will not have any problems with communicating in Maoming.
Governing Districts: Maonan District, Maogang District, and Dianbai County; and acting cities: Gaozhou City, Xinyi City, and Huazhou City, all of which are governed by the Maoming Administration temporally.
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Hi, Maoming natives usually communicate with each other in Cantonese. However, young people there can speak Mandarin (Putonghua) and most of the natives under the age of 50 in Maoming City can speak Mandarin.
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