Zhangmutou

Zhangmutou Chương mộc đầu trấn
Town
Zhangmutou town centre in 2006
Zhangmutou is labelled '21' on this map of Dongguan
Zhangmutou
Coordinates (Zhangmutou government):22°54′54″N114°05′00″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Dongguan
Time zone	UTC+8(China Standard)
Website	dgzmt.gov.cn

Zhangmutou
Simplified Chinese	ChươngMộcĐầu
Traditional Chinese	ChươngMộcĐầu
Hakka	Zong1muk5tiu2(Meixian) Chông-muk-thèu (Sixian)
Literal meaning	Head of (a) camphor tree(s)
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāngmùtóu Bopomofo ㄓㄤ ㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Jangmuhtour Wade–Giles Chang1mu4tʻou2 Tongyong Pinyin Jhangmùtóu Yale Romanization Jāngmùtóu MPS2 Jāng mù tóu IPA [ʈʂáŋ.mû tʰǒʊ] Hakka Romanization Zong1muk5tiu2(Meixian) Chông-muk-thèu (Sixian) Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jēungmuhktàuh Jyutping Zoeng1muk6tau4 Canton Romanization Zêng1mug6teo4 Hong Kong Romanisation Tseung Muk Tau Cheung Muk Tau IPA [tsœŋ˥.mʊk̚˨.tʰɐw˩]

Zhangmutouis atownunder the direct jurisdiction of theprefecture-level cityofDongguaninGuangdongprovince, China.

Overview

It is named for the abundant camphor trees (Chinese:Chương mộc;pinyin:zhāngmù) which existed at one time. It has many flats built and tailored toward expats. It is also a favorite retirement destination and attracts Hong Kong residents as the price is much lower than nearbyHong Kong.The predominant spoken languages areHakka,MandarinandCantonese.

See also

• Zhangmutou railway station

External links

• Official website of Zhangmutou government(in Chinese)
• Zhangmutouonsun0769.com(in Chinese)

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