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    Economy

    Maoming was called one of "the top 100 developed cities in China" and the "National Garden City". Maoming is one of the largest petrochemical production areas in South China, and one of the largest fruit production areas. Other major industries include tilapia culture and processing, winter-planted vegetable production, and other energy, material, and heavy-chemical industrial production.Major Economic indicators (2012)GDP: RMB 195.118 billion (US$31.81 million), 10.6% upGDP Composition:Primary Industry (Agriculture) 19.1%Secondary Industry (Industry & Construction) 37.2%Tertiary Industry(Service) 43,7%GDP Per Capita: RMB 33,537(US$5467.93), 8.9% upUnemployment Rate: 2.5%Fixed Asset Investment: RMB 18.01 billion (US$2,64 billion), 23.5% upUtilized FDI: US$31 million, 44.2% downTotal Import & Export: US$673 million, 9.1% downExport: US$532 million, 7.4% upImport: US$141 million, 42.5% downSales of Consumer Goods: RMB 60.1 billion (US$8.8 billion), 20.3% upEnvironmental issuesIn March 2014, local people staged a protest over the production of paraxylene, a chemical used to make fabrics and plastic bottles at a plant run by the local government and state-owned Sinopec, China's biggest refiner.

    Transport

    Highway[edit]Maoming can be reached by the Maozhan Expressway, which is linked to the Kaiyang Expressway and Fokai Expressway, which leads to the provincial capital, Guangzhou. Guangzhou is a 5 - 6 hour commute from Maoming.[8]Railway[edit]Maoming is served by the Guangzhou-Maoming Railway, which runs east to the provincial capital, the Hechun-Maoming Railway, which runs west to the Litang-Zhanjiang Railway, and the Luoyang–Zhanjiang Railway, which runs north through eastern Guangxi and central Hunan to China's Central Plain.

    Geography

    Situated in the southwestern coastal area of Guangdong, Maoming has under its jurisdiction Maonan District, Maogang District, Dianbai County. The city administers the smaller cities of Xinyi, Gaozhou, and Huazhou at the county level.Maoming's coastline is 220 kilometers long. The "First Shoal of China" resort is 25 kilometers (16 mi) from downtown Maoming.

    Demographics

    The prefecture includes a large number of minority groups, including the Yao, Zhuang, and Miao, giving it diverse cultural activities and folk arts. The people of Maoming speak the Gaoyang dialect of Cantonese, as well as Mandarin.

    History

    During the early development of Chinese civilization in the Wei and Yellow River valleys and across the North China Plain, the area around Maoming was held by the Baiyue. After the Qin invaded in the late 3rd century BC, the area was divided into Nanhai, Xiang, and Guilin. Maoming County was established c. 600 under the Sui. Under the Qing, it comprised part of Gaozhou Prefecture. Following the Chinese Civil War, Maoming became the primary community in the area and was raised to county-level city status in 1959.In 2014, the city was the site of popular protests against p-Xylene, a chemical based on benzene that was being produced by local industry. Since the 18th Party Congress and the ascension of Xi Jinping, Maoming has been one of the "hardest hit" areas of the anti-corruption campaign. It was seen as a city where buying and selling official positions was rampant. The 2014 investigation by central inspection authorities found that some 159 local officials had taken various forms of bribes. The former Communist Party Secretary of Maoming, Zhou Zhenhong, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption in relation to the p-Xylene scandal. Two other former party chiefs, Liang Yimin and Luo Yinguo, were removed from office and sentenced to prison, respectively.

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