Prefecture-level city in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
About Maoming
Maoming, alternately romanized as Mowming, is a prefecture-level city located in southwestern Guangdong province, China. Facing the South China Sea to the city's south, Maoming borders Zhanjiang to the west, Yangjiang to the east, and Yunfu to the northeast, and is 362 kilometers (225 mi) from the province's capital Guangzhou and 121 kilometers (75 mi) from Zhanjiang. The Maoming Port is a Grade I port that handled 16.8 million tons of cargo in 2007. Refined oil and aquatic products are the major export products from the city. Major export destinations include Hong Kong, Macao and ASEAN member nations.
Etymology
The city is named after Jin dynasty Taoist scholar and doctor Pan Maoming (290–371), who was born in Gaozhou. The local area was renamed by imperial decree in honour of Pan in 598 A.D. during the Sui dynasty.
History
During the early development of Chinese civilization in the Wei and Yellow River valleys and across the North China Plain, the area around Maoming was held by the Baiyue. After the Qin invaded in the late 3rd century BC, the area was divided into Nanhai, Xiang, and Guilin. Maoming County was established c. 600 under the Sui. In September 1950, Maoming County was affiliated with the Gaolei Administrative Region. Under the Qing, it comprised part of Gaozhou Prefecture. Following the Chinese Civil War, Maoming became the primary community in the area and was raised to county-level city status in 1959. In 2014, the city was the site of popular protests against p-Xylene, a chemical based on benzene that was being produced by local industry. …
Geography
Situated in the southwestern coastal area of Guangdong, Maoming has under its jurisdiction Maonan District, Maogang District, Dianbai County. The city administers the smaller cities of Xinyi, Gaozhou, and Huazhou at the county level. Maoming's coastline is 128.1 kilometers long. The "First Shoal of China" resort is 25 kilometers (16 mi) from downtown Maoming.
Economy
Maoming was called one of "the top 100 developed cities in China" and the "National Garden City". Maoming is one of the largest petrochemical production areas in South China, and one of the largest fruit production areas. Other major industries include tilapia culture and processing, winter-planted vegetable production, and other energy, material, and heavy-chemical industrial production. Major Economic indicators (2012) GDP: RMB 195.118 billion (US$31.81 million), 10.6% up GDP Composition: Primary Industry (Agriculture) 19.1% Secondary Industry (Industry & Construction) 37.2% Tertiary Industry(Service) 43,7% GDP Per Capita: RMB 33,537(US$5467.93), 8.9% up Unemployment Rate: 2.5% Fixed Asset Investment: RMB 18.01 billion (US$2,64 billion), 23.5% up Utilized FDI: US$31 million, 44.2% down Total Import & Export: US$673 million, 9.1% down Export: US$532 million, 7. …
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