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Prefecture-level city
  
Jiangshan

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Area
  
300 km²

Province
  
Guangdong Province

County-level city
  
Taishan

Postal code
  
529200

Local time
  
Tuesday 8:31 PM

Area code
  
0750

Duanfen

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Weather
  
15°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 83% Humidity

Duanfen (Chinese: 端芬; pinyin: Duānfēn; Jyutping: dyun1fan1) is a village in Taishan, in the southwest of Guangdong province, China. It is located 26 km (16 mi) south of Taicheng Subdistrict.

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Map of Duanfenzhen, Taishan, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China

History

In 1932, returning overseas-Chinese founded a middle school in Duanfen. It was the first in Taishan.

Duanfen experienced an earthquake on May 20, 1936.

Geography

The town covers 300 km2 (120 sq mi) with 17 village committees.

Demographics

Duanfen has a population of 60,600, while 118,000 original inhabitants live overseas.

Economy

Much of Duanfen's economy is industrially based, with two industry zones composed of 18 foreign and 12 domestic investors. These industries comprise grain processing, chemical, electronics, and appliance manufacturing, and clothing and accessory production.

Agriculture includes rice, livestock, eels, and bamboo shoots.

There is an architectural tourism industry in Duanfen. Constructed by returning overseas Chinese, heritage western-style arcade buildings and courtyards include Moy's Grand Courtyard (梅家大院), and Wong's Buildings (翁家楼).

References

Duanfen Wikipedia