Dongguan, also known as Guancheng, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, one of the central cities in the Pearl River Delta and one of the cities in the Dawan District of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.?
The central city on the eastern coast of the Pearl River Delta has been approved by the State Council.
東莞別稱莞城，是廣東省下轄的地級市、珠三角中心城市之壹、粵港澳大灣區城市之壹，國務院批復確定的珠江三角洲東岸中心城市 。
There are 4 streets and 28 towns under the jurisdiction of the whole city, with a total area of 2465 square kilometers, a built-up area of 958.86 square kilometers, a permanent population of 8.3922 million, a urban population of 76.386 million, and a urbanization rate of 91.02%.
全市下轄4個街道、28個鎮，總面積2465平方千米，建成區面積958.86平方千米，常住人口839.22萬人，城鎮人口763.86萬人，城鎮化率91.02%。
Dongguan is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province and the Pearl River Port. It connects Guangzhou to the north and Guangzhou to the west across the sea. It connects Shenzhen to the South and Huizhou to the east.
It is the first of the "Four Little Tigers of Guangdong" and an important transportation hub and foreign trade port in Guangdong.
東莞地處廣東省中南部、珠江口岸，北接廣州市、西與廣州市隔海相望，南接深圳市、東接惠州市，為“廣東四小虎”之首，是廣東重要的交通樞紐和外貿口岸。?
Dongguan was founded in the Three Kingdoms Period. It has a history of more than 1700 years. It is an important birthplace of Lingnan civilization.?
The opening place of modern Chinese history and the pioneer place of reform and opening up are listed as the first batch of comprehensive pilot areas of new urbanization in China and famous historical and cultural cities in Guangdong.
東莞在三國時期建郡，有著1700多年的郡縣史，是嶺南文明的重要發源地，中國近代史的開篇地和改革開放的先行地，被列為第壹批國家新型城鎮化綜合試點地區和廣東歷史文化名城。
擴展資料
1、自然資源
東莞市野生動物種類繁多，主要分布於山區和丘陵地帶，體型較大的野獸多棲息在東南山區，壹般獸類出沒於平川、丘陵。主要野生動物有：哺乳類、鳥類、魚類（134種）、甲殼類和多種貝類、兩棲、爬行類、昆蟲類等。
主要野生植物有：樹類114種、竹類23種、內陸水域水生維管束植物48種，水果類40多種、野生中草藥89種。內陸水域中常見的浮遊生物***8門110屬。
2、歷史文化
東莞為廣東省歷史文化名城，以廣州方言演唱的粵曲、粵劇在東莞有悠久歷史，它是本土民間音樂吸融中原文化，並借鑒西方演奏技巧的產物，現為當地民間流傳最廣的地方音樂和戲劇，東莞素有粵曲、粵劇之鄉的美譽。
戲劇是流傳最廣、影響最深的民間藝術之壹。粵劇在東莞同樣深受群眾的喜愛，著名粵劇大老倌盧啟光等廣東粵劇名家常到東莞城鄉登臺演唱和傳藝。長安鎮業余粵劇團還於2002年赴京在人民大會堂演出大型粵劇《思源》。
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