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Guangdong ( Simplified ) is a ___MASK59___ on the South China ___MASK6___ coast of the People ' s Republic of China . Formerly romanised as Canton or Kwangtung , Guangdong surpassed Henan and Sichuan to become the most populous ___MASK59___ in China in January 2005 , registering 79 . 1 million permanent residents and 31 million migrants who lived in the ___MASK59___ 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 Shenzhen are among the most populous and important cities in China . The population increase since the census has been modest , the ___MASK59___ at 2014 end had 107 , 240 , 000 people . Kowloon is an urban ___MASK57___ in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon ___MASK73___ and New Kowloon . It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun ___MASK41___ to the east , Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter ' s ___MASK87___ to the west , a ___MASK44___ range , including Tate ' s Cairn and Lion Rock to the north , and Victoria Harbour to the south . It had a population of 2 , 019 , 533 and a population density of 43 , 033 / km in 2006 . The peninsula ' s ___MASK57___ is approximately . Cheung Chau ( lit . " Long ___MASK87___ ") is an ___MASK87___ southwest of Hong Kong ___MASK87___ . It is nicknamed the ' dumbbell ___MASK87___ (  )' due to its ___MASK85___ . It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in the territory of Hong Kong , and had a population of 22 , 740 . Administratively , it is part of the Islands District . ___MASK64___ . Geographically the ___MASK87___ is formed from two mostly granite masses joined by a tombolo . With an area of , the ___MASK87___ is therefore " long ", hence the name as translated from Cantonese is " Long ___MASK87___ ". Thus , it is redundant to say " Cheung Chau ___MASK87___ ". The ___MASK87___ is dumbbell - shaped , with hills at the northern and southern ends and the settlements concentrated in between . China , officially the ___MASK22___ ' s ___MASK52___ of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over ___MASK42___ . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . Lantau ___MASK87___ ( also Lantao ___MASK87___ ; ___MASK28___ :  ) is the largest island in Hong Kong , located at the mouth of the Pearl ___MASK93___ . Administratively , most of Lantau ___MASK87___ is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong . A small northeastern portion of the island is located in the Tsuen Wan District . Mainland China , also known as the ___MASK28___ 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 Hong Kong and Macau ; 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 ) ___MASK78___ was defeated in the ___MASK28___ 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 . ___MASK82___ Shelter , also known as Ngau Mei Hoi ( ___MASK28___ :  , Pinyin : Niuwei Hai ) indigenously , is a harbour south of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong . Clear ___MASK45___ ___MASK43___ Country Park is a rural country park located in the New Territories of eastern Hong Kong . The park is located near the beaches in Clear ___MASK45___ ___MASK43___ . The 6 . 15 square kilometre park opened on 28 September 1979 with features like : A ___MASK55___ is an ___MASK57___ designated for ___MASK22___ to visit and enjoy ___MASK88___ in a countryside environment . The Pearl ___MASK93___ Delta ( PRD ), also known as Zhujiang Delta or Zhusanjiao , is the low - lying area surrounding the Pearl ___MASK93___ estuary , where the Pearl ___MASK93___ flows into the South China Sea . It is one of the most densely urbanised regions in the world and is an economic hub of China . This region is often considered an emerging megacity . The PRD is a megalopolis , with future development into a single mega metropolitan area , yet itself is at the southern end of a larger megalopolis running along the southern coast of China , which include metropolises such as Chaoshan , Zhangzhou - Xiamen , Quanzhou - Putian , and Fuzhou . The nine largest cities of PRD had a combined population of 57 . 15 million at the end of 2013 , comprising 53 . 69 % of the provincial population . According to the World Bank Group , the PRD has become the largest urban area in the world in both size and population . Hong Kong ___MASK87___ is an ___MASK87___ in the southern part of Hong Kong . It has a population of ___MASK42___ , 289 , 500 and its population density is 16 , 390 / km² , . The ___MASK87___ had a population of about 3 , 000 inhabitants scattered in a dozen fishing villages when it was occupied by the United Kingdom in the First Opium War . In 1842 , the ___MASK87___ was formally ceded in perpetuity to the UK under the Treaty of Nanking and the City of Victoria was then established on the ___MASK87___ by the British Force in honour of Queen Victoria . Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special ___MASK79___ of the People ' s Republic of China , is an autonomous territory on the Pearl ___MASK93___ Delta of East Asia . Macau lies across the delta to the west , and the Chinese province of Guangdong borders the territory to the north . With a total land area of and a population of over 7 . 3 million of various nationalities , it ranks as the world ' s fourth most densely populated sovereign state or territory . Peng Chau is a small ___MASK87___ located off the north - eastern coast of Lantau ___MASK87___ , Hong Kong . It is known for its temples , its small ___MASK87___ ___MASK48___ and accessibility to fresh seafood . Macau ( literally : " ___MASK43___ Gate "), ( in Portuguese , which is still widely used in the city ) also spelled Macao ( in English ), officially the Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China , is an autonomous territory on the western side of the Pearl River Delta in East Asia . Macau is bordered by the city of Zhuhai in China to the North and the Pearl River Estuary to the East and South . Hong Kong lies about to its East across the Delta . With a population of 650 , 900 living in an area of , it is the most densely populated region in the world . The Kowloon ___MASK73___ is a ___MASK73___ that forms the southern ___MASK68___ of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong . The Kowloon ___MASK73___ and the area of New Kowloon are collectively known as Kowloon . Towering 344 metres above the lowlands , High ___MASK17___ Peak ( ___MASK28___ :  ; literally : `` Fisherman '' ) is one of the three treacherous peaks in Hong Kong . It is the number one attraction of Clear ___MASK45___ ___MASK43___ Country Park located in the Clear ___MASK45___ ___MASK43___ Peninsula , Sai Kung , New Territories , Hong Kong . The other two sharp peaks of Hong Kong are Sharp Peak (  ) and Castle Peak (  ) . It is also known as one of the three sharp peaks of Sai Kung . The other two are Sharp Peak and Tai Yue Ngam Teng (  ) . East Asia is the eastern ___MASK12___ of the Asian ___MASK80___ , which can be defined in either geographical or ethno - cultural terms . Geographically and geopolitically , it includes China , Hong Kong , and Macao ; Mongolia and Taiwan ; North and South Korea ; and Japan ; it covers about , or about 28 % of the Asian ___MASK80___ , about twice the area of Europe . Clear ___MASK45___ ___MASK43___ is a ___MASK43___ on the eastern shore of Clear ___MASK45___ ___MASK43___ Peninsula of Hong Kong , located within Clear ___MASK45___ ___MASK43___ Country Park . There are two beaches at Clear ___MASK45___ ___MASK43___ : " Clear ___MASK45___ ___MASK43___ First Beach " and " Clear ___MASK45___ ___MASK43___ Second Beach ". The name is also used to describe the area around the ___MASK43___ on the peninsula . Facilities . Both beaches are protected by shark nets after the three fatal shark attacks in Hong Kong in 1995 . During the summer , both beaches have life guards on duty . Changing rooms , lockers , shower facilities , toilets and rafts are available at both beaches . BBQ area can only be found on the 1st beach , but there is kiosk selling refreshment on the 2nd beach . Clear ___MASK45___ ___MASK43___ Peninsula , is a peninsula in Sai Kung , Hong Kong . The peninsula separates Junk ___MASK43___ from Port Shelter . Boundary ___MASK29___ is a three - lane one - way ___MASK29___ in Kowloon , Hong Kong . It runs in an easterly ___MASK56___ from its start at the intersection with Tung Chau ___MASK29___ in the west , and ends at its intersection with Prince Edward Road West in the east , near the former Kai Tak Airport . Sham Chun ___MASK93___ ( also called Shenzhen ___MASK93___ in Shenzhen ) serves as the natural border between Hong Kong and Mainland China , together with the Sha Tau Kok ___MASK93___ and Deep ___MASK43___ . Lamma ___MASK87___ , also known as Pok Liu Chau or simply Pok Liu , is the third largest ___MASK87___ in Hong Kong (  ). Administratively , it is part of the Islands District . New Territories ( Hakka : " ___MASK21___ Gai ") is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong , alongside Hong Kong ___MASK87___ and the Kowloon Peninsula . It makes up 86 . 2 % of Hong Kong ' s territory , and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong . Historically , it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory . According to that the territories comprise the mainland area north of the Boundary Street of Kowloon Peninsula and south of the Sham Chun ___MASK93___ which is the border between Hong Kong and Mainland China , as well as over 200 outlying Islands including Lantau ___MASK87___ , Lamma ___MASK87___ , Cheung Chau , and Peng Chau in the territory of Hong Kong .