Guangdong province is briefly named Yue, with Guangzhou as its provincial seat. Historically, Guangdong has been a booming commercial place. From Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty till the founding of the People’ s Republic China, Guangdong was all along the most economically developed province in China. Since the beginning of the 21 century, Guangdong has been restructured from an economy of primary and secondary industries to being dominated by the tertiary industry, from labor intensive production to being S&T intensive production. Home electronic appliances, plastic products, foodstuff, garment, textile, electronics and electric power, and metallurgy are pillar industries of Guangdong province. Civilian and high-tech enterprises have grown up rapidly, for example: Huawei, ZTE, Actions, Tencent etc. TCL Group, Kanka Group, 999 Group, Kelong Group, Gree Group, ZTE Group, Shunda PC and Midea Group are well-known industrial enterprises in the country. Besides, Guangdong is also home to Jianlibao Group, Honda Auto Co. Ltd. and Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

广东省简称粤，省会广州市。广东历来商业蓬勃，自明清至中华民国和中华人民共和国建立，均是中国经济最发达的省份。21世纪初叶以来，广东经济开始从主要的第一，第二产业转型到第三产业，由劳动密集型生产转型到科技密集型生产。家电，塑料制品，食品，服装，纺织，电子电力，冶金等是广东省的支柱产业。民间企业高科技企业迅速崛起，如华为、中兴、炬力、腾讯等等。TCL集团，康佳集团，三九集团，科龙集团，格力集团，中兴通讯，顺达电脑，美的集团等是全国知名产业。除此之外，还有健力宝集团，本田汽车公司，白云山制药公司等企业。

The expected GDP for the year 2010 totaled 4.5636 tillion yuan.

2010年广东预计地区生产总值45636亿元。

Guangdong’s culture goes back to ancient times and embodies unique features. Guangdong’s Yue Cuisine enjoys great prestige all over the country. Hakka walled-house is considered the typical architecture in the southern migrant culture of the Han ethnic group in China. The Cantonese dialect occupies an important position in the Chinese languages. Guangzhou, as the provincial seat, is the largest coastal city in south China and an important financial center in the southern region.

广东具有历史悠久而又独具特色的文化。广东粤菜誉满全国，客家围屋被认为是中国汉人南迁移民文化的代表性建筑。广东方言在汉语方言中占据重要地位。省会广州是中国南方最大的海滨城市，华南地区最重要的金融中心。