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Kaiping

Kaiping is a county of about 700,000, west of the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong Province in China. It falls under the administration of Jiangmen perfecture and is known for its watchtower dwellings built by overseas Chinese in a mixure of western and eastern style. Kaiping city is located on the Tanjiang river, 140 kilometres away from Guangzhou, on the eastern edge of the county, which is shaped like a big question mark.

Kaiping city centre is located on the Tanjiang River, 140 kilometres (87 mi) away from Guangzhou, on the edge of the county Kaiping west of the Pearl River Delta. Kaiping consists of broken terrain, mostly either rocky or swampy, with only a third of the land arable. The county is shaped like a giant question mark (see map, in pink) and includes rural areas as well as three port cities: Changsha, Xinchang, and Dihai.

During the Northern Song dynasty, Kaiping was under the administration of Xin'an county (信安縣） Under the Qing (1649), Kaiping County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing. It was promoted to county-level city status in 1993.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

19°C12.1
Precipitation: 36.4 mm

Feb

20.1°C13.6
Precipitation: 66 mm

Mar

22.5°C16.4
Precipitation: 66.6 mm

Apr

26.9°C20.9
Precipitation: 197.7 mm

May

30.2°C23.9
Precipitation: 267.5 mm

Jun

31.7°C25.6
Precipitation: 334.1 mm

Jul

32.8°C26.2
Precipitation: 269.5 mm

Aug

32.7°C26.1
Precipitation: 294.4 mm

Sep

31.3°C24.8
Precipitation: 195.3 mm

Oct

29.1°C22.1
Precipitation: 72 mm

Nov

25.3°C17.8
Precipitation: 41.3 mm

Dec

21°C13.7
Precipitation: 29.7 mm
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