急求1篇介绍广东的英语作文

ThecapitalisGuangzhou.TheislandofHainan,oncepartofGuangdong,becameaseparateprovincein1988.Thehillycoastlineisthelongestofanyprovince;theonlyrealbreakstotheinteriorareatShantouontheHanRiverdeltaandatGuangzhouatthePearlRiverdelta.Inlandtransportationisgood;beforethe1950swaterroutespredominated,butnowrailroadsandhighwayshavetakenoverthefreighting.

Between15%and20%oftheprovinceisundercultivation,primarilyinthedeltaareas,whichareamongthemostpopulousinChina.Theretheclimateissubtropicalandtherainfallheavymostoftheyear.Twoorthreecropsaregenerallyharvested.Guangdongisthecountry'sleadingproducerofsugarcane;riceandsilkareothermajorcrops,althoughthesilkindustryisnolongerasimportantasitoncewas.Othercommercialcropsincludehemp,tobacco,tea,tropicalandsubtropicalfruits,andpeanuts.FishinginGuangdongaccountsforabout20%ofChina'scatch.

Guangdonghastungsten,iron,manganese,titanium,tin,lead,uranium,andbismuthdeposits.Shaleoildepositsarefoundinthesouth,andthereisoffshoredrillingforoil;theprovincehasseveraloilrefineries.Therearealsolumberandpapermills,andfood-processing,printing,cement,andfertilizerplants.Thelargehandicraftindustry,whichoncethrivedonEuropeantrade,hasdwindled,buttheapparelandelectronicsindustriesgrewsignificantlyinthelate20thcent.

Guangzhou,an“open”economiccity,isstilltheheartoftheprovince,withagreatrangeofmanufactures.Zhanjiang,another“open”city,hasgrownsignificantlyduetoforeigntradeandinvestmentsincethelate1970s.Threeofthecountry'sfirstfourspecialeconomiczoneswereestablishedinGuangdong,atShantou,Shenzhen,andZhuhai.Inearly1990stheprovinceaccountedfortwothirdsofChina'sexports;itsportionhasslowlydecreasedaseconomicdevelopmenthasincreasedinotherprovinces.