| Zhangmutou 樟木头镇 | |
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| Town | |
 Zhangmutou town centre in 2006 | |
 Zhangmutou is labelled '21' on this map of Dongguan | |
  Zhangmutou | |
| Coordinates (Zhangmutou government): 22°54′54″N 114°05′00″E / 22.9149°N 114.0833°E / 22.9149; 114.0833 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Dongguan |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | dgzmt.gov.cn |
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| Simplified Chinese | 樟木头 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 樟木頭 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hakka | Zongmuktiu (Meixian) Chông-muk-thèu (Sixian) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Head of (a) camphor tree(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zhangmutou is a town under the direct jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Dongguan in Guangdong province, China. The town was called Taian (泰安) in Ming dynasty. It was renamed to its current name Zhangmutou, literally the camphor tree head, in Qing dynasty, because camphor trees were widely planted around the town.
Overview
It is named for the abundant camphor trees (Chinese: 樟木; 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 nearby Hong Kong. The predominant spoken languages are Hakka, Mandarin and Cantonese.
See also
Notes
- Hyphens could also be used in place of spaces as Jāng-mù-tóu.
- Likewise, using numbers in lieu of tone marks is valid as Jeungmuktau.
- 樟 and 木 could be Tseong and Mook respectively as well.
- 樟 and 木 could be Cheong and Mook respectively as well.
References
- "历史沿革_中国东莞樟木头镇栏目". www.dg.gov.cn. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- "樟木头镇--广东省东莞市樟木头镇地名介绍". www.tcmap.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
External links
- Official website of Zhangmutou government (in Chinese)
- Zhangmutou on sun0769.com (in Chinese)
Media related to Zhangmutou at Wikimedia Commons
| Dongguan | |
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| Chengqu Area* | |
| Songshanhu Area* | |
| Dongbu Chanyeyuan Area* | |
| Dongnan Linshen Area* | |
| Binhai Area* | |
| Shuixiang Xincheng Area* |
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| * Not a formal administrative subdivision | |
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