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1. Guangzhou Port Guangzhou Port is a port in Guangzhou city, Guangdong Province, China. It is located at the mouth of the Pearl River and the center of the Pearl River Delta region, facing the South China Sea, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macau, where the East River, West River, and North River converge and flow into the sea. Guangzhou Port is the largest comprehensive main hub port and container trunk port among the "Guangdong Ports" in South China.
2. Shenzhen Port Shenzhen Port is a port in Shenzhen city, Guangdong Province, China. It is located in the southern part of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong Province, at the mouth of the Pearl River, on the east bank of Lingdingyang Bay, adjacent to Hong Kong. It is one of the sea outlets of the "Guangdong Ports" in the Pearl River Delta region. It is divided into eastern and western parts by the Kowloon Peninsula. The eastern port area is located in eastern Shenzhen, on the north and northwest coasts of Dapeng Bay, with 4 port districts: Yantian, Xiadong, Shayu Chong and Chengtou Jiao. The western port area of Shenzhen Port is located on the east side of the Fanshi Waterway within the Pearl River Estuary. Water transportation is very convenient. Through the Pearl River Delta water network, it can connect with the delta region, Hong Kong, and Macau. The distances to Hong Kong, Macau, and Guangzhou are all within 60 nautical miles. It connects to southwestern China via the West River. Ships can reach domestic coastal ports and ports worldwide via Hong Kong or the Pearl River's navigable channel to the sea. It has 7 port districts: Shekou, Chiwan, Dongjiaotou, Mawan, Dachan Bay, Fushui, and inland river, located on the east coast of the Pearl River's Lingdingyang Bay.
3. Zhanjiang Port Zhanjiang Port, formerly known as "Guangzhou Bay," is located in Zhanjiang city, Guangdong Province, China, within Guangzhou Bay on the northeast of the Leizhou Peninsula. It is the largest natural deep-water harbor in western Guangdong and the Beibu Gulf Rim area. Always renowned for being "large, deep, wide, and well-sheltered," it is the most important port on the Chinese mainland with the shortest routes to Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. Occupying the central location along the coast of Guangdong and Guangxi, it is a main passage for cargo import and export by water from Southwest and South China among the "Guangdong Ports".
4. Zhuhai Port Zhuhai Port is a port in Zhuhai city, Guangdong Province, China. It is located on the west side of the Pearl River Estuary on the southern coastal area of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong Province, adjacent to the Macau Special Administrative Region. It is a main hub port on the South China coast and one of the major coastal ports in China. Its economic hinterland is the Zhuhai municipality and the western area of the Pearl River Delta. It serves Zhuhai's export-oriented economy and the development of the Port-centric industrial zone (Lingang industry).
5. Dongguan Port Dongguan Port is the port located within Dongguan city, Guangdong Province, China. It is situated in the core area of the Pearl River Estuary, at the geometric center of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area among the "Guangdong Ports." It borders the Lingdingyang Bay of the South China Sea, adjacent to Hong Kong, Macau, and Guangzhou. The Pearl River, East River, and West River converge here. The port areas are mainly distributed along the East River, Shiziyang waterway, and Lingdingyang Bay basin. It is a national first-class port.
6. Foshan Port Foshan Port is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province, in the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta. It leans on Guangzhou in the east, connects to Zhaoqing in the west, adjoins Zhuhai in the south, leads to Qingyuan in the north, and is adjacent to Hong Kong and Macau, presenting a very advantageous geographical position. Foshan's proximity to Guangzhou allows it to fully benefit from Guangzhou's radiation and drive, sharing transportation network resources, financial capital resources, human resources, and information resources with Guangzhou, achieving industrial linkage and functional complementarity, accelerating regional economic integration and urbanization, aiming to construct a "Guangzhou-Foshan Metropolitan Area."
7. Yangjiang Port Yangjiang Port is a national first-class open port with very convenient water and land transportation. It is located between two major hub ports, Guangzhou Port and Zhanjiang Port. It is the central point of the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang water and land transportation line among the "Guangdong Ports." Together with the two main hub ports, Guangzhou Port and Zhanjiang Port, it forms a well-structured water transportation system and serves as an important sea gate for China's southwestern region.
8. Zhongshan Port Zhongshan Port is located in Zhongshan city, Guangdong Province. Its full name is Zhongshan Port International Container Terminal. Zhongshan Port is located slightly south of the center of the Pearl River Delta, adjacent to Shenzhen and Hong Kong (55 nautical miles from Hong Kong, 38 nautical miles from Macau, 110 nautical miles from Yantian, Shenzhen, and 45 nautical miles from Shekou). It is one of the fastest cargo import and export channels in the Pearl River Delta.
9. Shantou Port Shantou Port is a port in Shantou city, Guangdong Province, China. It is one of the 18 major hub ports nationwide. Located on the eastern coast of Guangdong Province, in the southern part of the Chaoshan Plain among the "Guangdong Ports," it sits in the center of the golden coast between Fuzhou and Guangzhou. It faces the Taiwan Strait to the east, is 214 nautical miles from Kaohsiung, and 187 nautical miles west of Hong Kong. Controlling the outlets of the Hanjiang, Rongjiang and Lianjiang rivers, it boasts the reputation of "Gateway to Eastern Guangdong, Key Hub of South China." It is one of the important ports in Guangdong Province, named after the city on the north bank of the bay.
10. Maoming Port Maoming Port, formerly known as "Shuidong Port," is located in Maoming city, Guangdong Province, China. Situated in western Guangdong, it is a national first-class port in China.
There are also "Guangdong Ports" such as Chaozhou Port, Jieyang Port, Shanwei Port, Huizhou Port, Zhaoqing Port, Yunfu Port, Qingyuan Port, Heyuan Port, Jiangmen Port, etc.
