江门

Jiangmen

By Vanni

➢ General Introduction

Jiangmen, alternately romanized in

Cantonese as Kongmoon, is a

prefecture-level city in Guangdong

Province in southern China. Its 3

urban districts are now part of the

Guangzhou–Shenzhen conurbation

and the entire prefecture had a

population of about 4.45 million in

2010.

Jiangmen is also known as Pengjiang.

Its rural hinterland is known to the

Chinese diaspora as the "Four

Counties" , although the addition of

Heshan to Jiangmen has prompted

the remaining locals to begin calling

it the "Five Counties" instead.

➢ Geography& Climate

The city is located on the lower reaches of the Xijiang or West River, in the west of the Pearl River

Delta in the middle of southern Guangdong Province. It faces the South China Sea in the south

and is 100 kilometres away from Guangzhou and Zhuhai by highway. Jiangmen city has an area of

9,260 square kilometres, about one quarter the size of the Pearl River Delta.

The climate is subtropical with monsoonal influences. The annual average temperature is 22.36 °C

(72.25 °F).

➢ Meten in Jiangmen

Pengjiang Center

Second Floor, Wanda Plaza, Fazhan Road, Pengjiang District, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province

➢ Transport

✓ Roads and highways

Jiangmen has a mature network of inter-city and intra-city highways and expressways, whose total

length has reached 10,084.97 kilometres as of 2016. G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway travels at

the north, connecting downtown Jiangmen to three of its administrative divisions Heshan, Kaiping

and Enping, as well as nearby cities Yangjiang, Zhongshan and Foshan. S32 Western Costal

Expressway goes along Jiangmen's coastlines, linking Zhuhai at the east and Yangjiang at the west.

G94 Pearl River Delta Ring Expressway, S20 Guangzhou-Zhongshan-Jiangmen Expressway,

G2518 Shenzhen-Cenxi Expressway and S47 Guangzhou-Foshan-Jiangmen-Zhuhai Expressway

run through northeast Jiangmen. S49 Xinhui-Taishan Expressway connects Taishan and joints S32

at the south.

China National Highway 325 is the only highway in the national trunk road system that goes into

Jiangmen. Several provincial highways, such as S273, S274, S276 and S367 link the city's suburb

areas to major towns.

✓ Railways

Although the very first railway, Sun Ning Railway, began operation in 1909, it was discontinued

in 1938 to deny its use by the Japanese military. The second operational railway is the Xinhui

branch of Guangzhou–Zhuhai Intercity Mass Rapid Transit (opened 2011), which provides

frequent service from Xinhui railway station to Guangzhou South Railway Station, where

connections to the nation's high-speed railway network are available. Since the late 2012,

Jiangmen is also served by the freight-only Guangzhou–Zhuhai Railway. Shenzhen–Zhanjiang

high-speed railway, which opened in 2018, connects Jiangmen at Jiangmen East railway station,

Shuangshuizhen railway station, Taishan railway station, Kaiping South railway station and

Enping railway station. Since then, Jiangmen is served by direct trains to Shanghai.

✓ Public transportation

Bus service within Pengjiang and Jianghai Districts are provided by Jiangmen Bus Co. Ltd.. Bus

routes in Xinhui District were formerly operated by Macao-based Xinfuli Co., but all routes were

consolidated into the city-owned bus system run by Jiangmen Automobile Transportation Group

Co. Ltd. in 2010. Transit buses in other districts are operated by Jiangmen Automobile

Transportation Group and other private companies.

By 2016, there are 1,077 taxicabs in Jiangmen, most of which are operated by local companies.

➢ Tourism

A significant amount of historical heritage survives from the period of mass emigration prior to

World War II. The most significant are the fortified multi-story towers found mainly in Kaiping.

These are known as "Gold Mountain Towers" or diaolou. A number of natural hotspring resorts

has been developed successfully by using its wealthy natural heated ground water resources such

as Gudou Hotspring Resort (古兜温泉). Guifeng Mountain, a mountain visited by many tourists,

is the peak of Jiangmen with an elevation of 545 meters above sea level.

The local government's economic development strategies emphasize the development of tourism

and protection of the environment.

➢ Food

✓ Bamboo Rice

cook rice in a hollow piece of bamboo which gives it a distinctive flavor.

✓ Tofu Triangles

Tofu triangles is a kind of snacks made from Tofu.

✓ Chinese Pudding

Chinese Pudding is a kind of dessert which is famous in Guangdong.