Take a look around you. How many things around you were made in Guangdong?
That is no coincidence. Two thousand years ago, China's earliest ocean-going merchant ships set sail from Xuwen in Guangdong, passing through more than ten countries on their way to India and Sri Lanka.
Two thousand years later, Guangdong-made goods shipped overseas have become part of your everyday life. One in every three smartphones sold worldwide comes from Guangdong. The same goes for air conditioners.
Guangdong has led China in exports for 40 consecutive years. In 2025, the province ranked first in China in both exports and imports. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area accounts for less than 0.6 percent of China's land area, yet generates one-ninth of the country's GDP.
Guangdong reaches toward the Pacific on one side and toward the Indian Ocean on the other. China's longest coastline is here, along with a cluster of world-class ports.
Inland, Guangdong goods connect to China's vast manufacturing heartland. Outward, they reach your doorstep.
