Why Yangjiang
Yangjiang is a prefecture-level coastal city situated in southwestern Guangdong Province, China. It is bounded by Maoming to the west, Yunfu to the north, Jiangmen to the east, and faces the South China Sea to the south. Named after the Moyang River, the city encompasses two urban districts—Jiangcheng and Yangdong—alongside a county-level city and an additional county. Local residents predominantly speak the Gaoyang dialect, which is a branch of Yue Chinese.
Historical records indicate that Yangjiang County originally formed part of the Zhaoqing commandery during the Qing Dynasty before being reclassified as an independent prefecture. Today, the area is an industrial and cultural hub, well known as the headquarters for the cutlery manufacturer Yangjiang Shibazi. It is also the home base for the Yangjiang Group, an artistic collective whose creative works draw inspiration from the surrounding region. Additionally, the municipality hosts China's largest nuclear power plant, which features six reactors.
For visitors exploring the region, prominent coastal attractions include Hailing Island and Zhapo Beach, both situated near Shapa Town along the southern shores. The local landscape is also characterized by elevated levels of natural background radiation.
Yangjiang experiences a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate marked by warm, mild winters and prolonged, hot summers with persistent humidity throughout the year. Winters start dry and clear before turning cloudier and wetter, while spring remains mostly overcast. Autumn brings sunny and dry weather. The heaviest precipitation occurs between May and August, contributing to a total annual rainfall of approximately 2,221 millimeters. Average monthly temperatures vary from 15.5 °C in January to 28.3 °C in July.
Travelers coming from Guangzhou can reach Yangjiang by bus, with the journey across the approximately 190-kilometer distance taking around two and a half hours.
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