Why visit Yangjiang
Townapedia lists 15 parks and trails, 3 places to eat and 10 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Yangjiang
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About Yangjiang
Yangjiang (simplified Chinese: 阳江; traditional Chinese: 陽江), alternately romanized via Cantonese as Yeungkong, is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China. It borders Maoming to the west, Yunfu to the north, Jiangmen to the east, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south. The local dialect is the Gaoyang dialect, a branch of Yue Chinese. During the 2020 census, its population was 2,602,959 inhabitants of whom 1,292,987 lived in the built-up (or metro) and largely urbanized area comprising Jiangcheng District and Yangdong District.
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Things to do10
Parks, trails and playgrounds15
3 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes3
Churches and places of worship1
History
Under the Qing, Yangjiang County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing. It was later split off as a separate prefecture in its own right.
From the History section of Yangjiang on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries37
Healthcare4
Map of Yangjiang
74 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
- Tangping 20 km north, about 20 min by car
- Nalong 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
- Yangchun 39 km northwest, about 39 min by car
- Encheng 51 km northeast, about 51 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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