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___MASK38___ ( Simplified ) is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People ' s Republic of China . Formerly romanised as Canton or Kwangtung , ___MASK38___ surpassed Henan and ___MASK84___ to become the most populous province in China in January 2005 , registering 79 . 1 million permanent residents and 31 million migrants who lived in the province for at least six months of the year ; the total population was 104 , 303 , 132 in the 2010 census , accounting for 7 . 79 percent of Mainland China ' s population . The provincial capital Guangzhou and economic hub ___MASK51___ are among the most populous and important cities in China . The population increase since the census has been modest , the province at 2014 end had 107 , 240 , 000 people . Mainland China , also known as the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland , is the geopolitical area under the direct jurisdiction of the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ). It generally excludes the Special Administrative Regions of ___MASK1___ and ___MASK68___ ; however , it usually includes Hainan . The term " mainland China ", which avoids calling the area simply " China " and thereby recognizing the founding of the PRC as " the " " China ", was coined by the Kuomintang ( KMT ) after receiving control of Taiwan from Japan after World War II . By 1949 , the KMT - led Republic of China ( ROC ) government was defeated in the Chinese Civil War in mainland China and fled to the island of Taiwan where the KMT pledged to " retake the Mainland ". The KMT considers both sides of the Taiwan Strait ( including Taiwan ), as ( one ) " China " and one country , whereas Taiwan ' s Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ) considers only mainland China as " China " and Taiwan ( ROC ) as " Taiwan " and maintains that they are different countries . The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the ___MASK25___ Ocean , encompassing an area from the Karimata and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around . The area ' s importance largely results from one - third of the world ' s shipping sailing through its waters and that it is believed to hold huge oil and gas reserves beneath its seabed . China General Nuclear Power Group ( CGN ) ( Chinese :  ) , formerly China ___MASK38___ Nuclear Power Group ( Chinese :  ) , is a major energy corporation under the SASAC of the State Council . CGN has operating nuclear plants at Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant , Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant , Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant and Ningde Nuclear Power Plant , with five new nuclear power stations under construction and another 2 planned . CGN operates in other emerging energy industries like wind energy and solar energy , as well as more traditional industries like hydroelectricity . As of 2014 CGN operates power generation plant of the capacity : nuclear 8 . 3 GW , wind 4 . 7 GW , hydro 4 . 0 GW and solar 600 MW . ___MASK84___ , formerly romanized as Szechwan , is a province in southwest China occupying most of the ___MASK84___ Basin between the Himalayas on the west , the Daba in the north , and the Yungui Plateau to the east . ___MASK84___ ' s capital is Chengdu . ___MASK51___ is a major city in Guangdong Province , China . The city is located immediately north of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and holds sub - provincial administrative status , with powers slightly less than a province . Henan is a province of the People ' s Republic of China , located in the ___MASK8___ part of the country . Its one - character abbreviation is "" ( yù ), named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state (" zhou ") that included parts of Henan . Although the name of the province means " south of the river ", approximately a quarter of the province lies north of the Yellow River , also known as the " Huang He ". ___MASK54___ , traditionally romanised as ___MASK97___ , is the capital and largest city of the Province of ___MASK38___ in southeastern China . Located on the Pearl River about north - northwest of ___MASK1___ and north of ___MASK68___ , ___MASK54___ was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road and continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub .