Machong (), sometimes mispronounced Mayong, is a
town
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under the jurisdiction of the
prefecture-level city
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of
Dongguan
Dongguan,; pinyin: alternately romanized via Cantonese as Tungkun, is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. An important industrial city in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou t ...
in the
Pearl River Delta
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region of
Guangdong Province
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
, China. It is located at the northwest corner of Dongguan's administration and is the city's westernmost division.
Economy
The town is home to several
e-commerce
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logistics centers of companies including
JD.com
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Alibaba
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,
DHL
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, and
Cainiao
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.
References
External links
Town government website
Geography of Dongguan
Towns in Guangdong
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