City Name: Zhaoqing
City Flower: lotus
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Location: Midwest of Guangdong, northwest of Pearl River Delta
Territory: 15,000 square kilometers
Climate: Zhaoqing locates in mild subtropical zone with annual average temperature at 21.6 degrees centigrade, annual average rainfall of 1,518 mm and annual total sunshine of 1,708 hours.
Secretary of CPC Municipal Committee: Xu Pinghua
Mayor: Guo Feng
GDP: 105.00 billion RMB (2010)
Year on Year Growth (%): 17.1
Per Capita GDP: 22,008 RMB (2009)
Import & Export: 3.37 billion USD (2009)
Major Industries: Electronics & IT, bio industry, metal processing, machinery and auto parts, textile and garments, foods and beverage, building material and forestry
